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Will Davis is listed as Instrumentation and Control Consultant at Proxima Fusion, a company with 106 employees, based in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Will Davis.
Will Davis previously worked as Managing Director at International Fusion Systems and Visiting Scientist at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. Will Davis holds Master Of Engineering - Meng, Computer Systems And Software Engineering, First Class With Honours from University Of York.
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The world has an energy problem and providing long-term sustainable solutions to this is what drives me. The career choices I’ve made have always been characterised by societal impact, intellectual challenge and taking a bold step to something new. My career has taken me on a tour of the UK’s advanced gas-cooled and pressurised-water reactors, the world’s most complex construction project at ITER, and most recently the bleeding-edge high-temperature superconducting SPARC tokamak. These have led me to conclude that economies of scale will only truly be achieved if the innovation and learning cycle is short and can be iterated upon rapidly.I have 20 years’ experience as an I&C engineer through nuclear fission power plants and fusion research facilities. I’ve worked with almost every kind of I&C system and component in these projects, from MHz data acquisition and kHz multi-dimensional plasma control down to 1970s binary logic using thermocouples, trip-amps and safety relays. Throughout the early years my aim was to make the AGR fuel handling control systems reliable, to allow the fuel cycle to keep ahead of the hunger of the reactors. I took that understanding of operational focus and power generation to fusion, changing the mindset from that of a lab to that of a plant, designing for high availability, reliability and long life-times. In turn, fusion taught me the importance of flexibility, of building a control system that’s capable of much more than its requirements because the capability of the machine must not be constrained by the I&C. Joining a startup showed me the dynamism that the nuclear industry and national labs generally lack and the importance of agility and low-friction processes in making rapid progress.I am galvanised by building energy sources, combining innovation, productionising cutting-edge technologies and the hard practical need of generating energy for people and industry and is what I strive to do in my career. My ultimate career goal is to build a fusion power plant.
Listed skills include Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Power Generation, and 7 others.
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Managing Director
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International Fusion Systems
Started my own company to provide engineering design services for instrumentation and control systems of fusion research facilities around the world. From July 2021 to August 2022 I led the I&C team for the SPARC project before transitioning to CFS as a full-time employee in this role.
Jul 2021 - Present
Visiting Scientist
CurrentWorking closely with leading plasma and fusion scientists and engineers on the plasma control and data systems for SPARC, at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Centre.
Oct 2022 - Present
Research Affiliate
Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
The I&C Architect
I am the most senior I&C engineer at CFS, leading the I&C architecture development and engineering. I work across the organisation, with the teams for I&C, software, operations, systems engineering, the system owners as well experts from MIT, suppliers and other partner organisations. I provide technical leadership and authoritative advice on I&C across.
Nov 2022 - Jul 2024
Head Of Instrumentation And Control
As director-level Head of I&C I grew, built, managed and led the I&C team for the SPARC tokamak and supporting systems at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. My team was responsible for the design, integration, testing, installation and commissioning of the central I&C systems and I&C of each plant system. I defined the technical and delivery strategies.
Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
Tritium Plant I&C Engineer
Leading a growing intercultural team on the design, qualification, manufacture, testing, installation and commissioning of the PLC-based I&C systems for the ITER fuel cycle tritium processing and detritiation systems and the overarching industrial-computer-based SCADA and central control desks.I direct the team’s activities and define requirements.
Jan 2018 - Jun 2021
Plant Control Systems Integration Engineer
I was responsible for the integration of plant I&C systems with CODAC, central interlock system and central safety systems at ITER. Leading a multinational team of I&C engineers I worked closely with responsible officers (ROs) and domestic agencies for electrical power distribution, coil power supply systems, tokamak structural instrumentation, test.
Aug 2013 - Dec 2017
Safety Assessment Engineer
My final months with EDF Energy were on secondment as a safety assessment engineer to produce a safety case for removal and replacement of the damaged GH96 penetration liner that formed part of the reactor pressure vessel and primary confinement barrier; and a second case for the long-term handling of plug units that sit within these interstitial.
Jan 2013 - Jul 2013
Fuel Route Systems Engineer
I led a team of young and experienced C&I engineers within a wider multidiscipline team. Together we were responsible for fuel handling plant at AGR power stations in the UK where I managed a budget of ~£1.2m per year to improve the reliability of the C&I to ensure the plant design integrity was maintained and the fuel route could perform to its.
Sep 2009 - Dec 2012
Fuel Route Systems Engineer
Responsible as design authority, technical design lead, technical support, project and contract manager for Hartlepool and Heysham 1, joint-site and cross-fleet plant improvement work. Authorised Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person (SQEP) in fuel route safety cases, fuelling machines, fuel route C&I and software. Author and verify category 2 safety.
Sep 2006 - Sep 2009
Graduate Trainee
Key achievements were assessing the new-nuclear-build market for EPC contractors; producing a design for intermediate level waste storage; assessing output losses and identifying common root causes; assisting with preparation and execution of plant outages and improvements; developing a performance incentive model; being the nominated representative for.
Sep 2004 - Sep 2006
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Will Davis is listed as Instrumentation and Control Consultant at Proxima Fusion.
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Will Davis is based in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom while working with Proxima Fusion.
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Will Davis has worked for Proxima Fusion, International Fusion Systems, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and Iter Organization.
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Will Davis holds Master Of Engineering - Meng, Computer Systems And Software Engineering, First Class With Honours from University Of York.
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Will Davis is listed with skills including Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Power Generation, Engineering Management, Project Engineering, Energy, and Instrumentation.
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