Thomas Demers, Pe Email & Phone Number

Westwood, Massachusetts, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Serve as a technical and marketing leader helping utilities communicate contemporary and complex energy-related topics like digitization, asset management, life extension and modernization, robotic process automation, unmanned vehicles and data democratization to general audiences• Lead diverse teams of strategists, designers and web developers in creating compelling content for a variety of formats, including articles, infographics, press releases, social media, websites, magazines… Show more • Serve as a technical and marketing leader helping utilities communicate contemporary and complex energy-related topics like digitization, asset management, life extension and modernization, robotic process automation, unmanned vehicles and data democratization to general audiences• Lead diverse teams of strategists, designers and web developers in creating compelling content for a variety of formats, including articles, infographics, press releases, social media, websites, magazines, apps and more• Lead market research projects, including customer survey design and analysis as well as conducting customer and end-user interviews • Interface with utility clients on engagements and support business growth, including growing a 3-month client engagement with a New York State utility into a multi-year contract• Serve as a product manager for UI/UX projects, including work management applications for technical organizations in the energy sector • Improve organizational operations, including implementing and improving upon internal processes, project and resource management, time and productivity tracking, long-term planning and employee development and retention Show less

Windsor, Ct

• Constantly examined and challenged established practices to offer fresh and effective solutions to grow business, enhance work processes and improve product quality • Mentored and developed other engineers across the company, disseminating knowledge to break down established silos and create a more agile and adaptable organization• Collaborated with marketing and sales teams to identify effective methods for communicating outage support capabilities and technical prowess to… Show more • Constantly examined and challenged established practices to offer fresh and effective solutions to grow business, enhance work processes and improve product quality • Mentored and developed other engineers across the company, disseminating knowledge to break down established silos and create a more agile and adaptable organization• Collaborated with marketing and sales teams to identify effective methods for communicating outage support capabilities and technical prowess to the industry• Identified, proposed, developed and led innovation efforts in new business areas including fracture mechanics and weld distortion modeling, including coordinating team members from several groups• Led Westinghouse’s involvement in EPRI probabilistic fracture mechanics software development, including collaborating with EPRI, utilities, software developers and other engineering firms• Interfaced with utility customers to propose and develop proactive nuclear plant license renewal programs to prepare the industry for second license renewal (60 – 80 years of operation)• Established and led Westinghouse’s fracture mechanics community of practice, which included individuals from various groups across the company and work locations around the world• Led engineering teams as a player-coach on a variety of technical analyses and coordinated with management to consistently deliver projects on time and under budget• Developed project proposals as both the technical lead and the project manager• Periodically served as acting manager for group of 15 engineers• Consistently multitasked to perform all the above roles concurrently and effectively Show less

Shoreview, Minnesota

Performed design and analysis work for components in nuclear power plant primary systems. This involved pressure boundary stress analyses according to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, dynamic load analyses, and fracture mechanics analyses. Functioned as a technical expert in the field of fracture mechanics (LEFM, EPFM, Limit Load, and FCG/SCC Flaw Growth). Worked with a team to apply finite element approach to flaw evaluation.Authored and reviewed technical documents and… Show more Performed design and analysis work for components in nuclear power plant primary systems. This involved pressure boundary stress analyses according to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, dynamic load analyses, and fracture mechanics analyses. Functioned as a technical expert in the field of fracture mechanics (LEFM, EPFM, Limit Load, and FCG/SCC Flaw Growth). Worked with a team to apply finite element approach to flaw evaluation.Authored and reviewed technical documents and developed flaw acceptance criteria for use in inspections. Performed analysis and generated reports for industry groups such as Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Led early second license renewal efforts for the PWROG utility owners group through Westinghouse.Additionally, participated in and reviewed seismic evaluations of cranes and fuel handling equipment used within nuclear power plants. Familiar with ASME NOG-1, CMAA-70, and AISC Steel Construction Manual. Show less

Windsor, Ct

Performed design and analysis work for components in nuclear power plant primary systems. This involved pressure boundary stress analyses according to the ASME code, dynamic load analyses, and fracture mechanics analyses. Also authored and reviewed technical documents and customer facing inspection acceptance criteria.

Windsor, Ct

Performed design and analysis work for components in nuclear power plant primary systems. This involved pressure boundary stress analyses according to the ASME code and dynamic load analyses. Also authored and reviewed technical documents.

Windsor, Ct

Worked with analysts who had decades of experience in pressure boundary stress analysis and different applications of finite element analysis. Assisted in performing portions of the analysis and performing small study-type analyses. Assisted technical leaders in compiling Alloy 600 weld locations across the Westinghouse and CE fleet in support of addressing fleet-wide SCC issues.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering