Supervisor, Work Management Section Support Unit (07/98--Present)

Supervise administrative, clerical and technical activities required to support the Work Management Section. Responsibilities include development of meaningful and effective reports and performance indicators to accurately reflect the work process. In addition, perform technical evaluation of operating experience report (OERs) reviews, significant event notifications (SENs), significant operating experience reports (SOERs), and condition reports (CRs), as they relate to the planning and scheduling of ‘online’ and ‘outage’ maintenance. Also responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Section’s budget and training requirements.

Preventive Maintenance Specialist/Program Manager, On-Line Scheduling Unit (07/96 – 07/98)

Program Manager, responsible for the administrative and technical oversight of the Preventive Maintenance Program. Utilized reliability-centered maintenance, combined with predictive maintenance, proactive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring to optimize performance of repetitive tasks. Provided direction and guidance to substantially increase the quality and effectiveness of the task instructions, and eliminate errors introduced into the tracking database.

Nuclear Scheduler, On-Line Scheduling Unit (04/95 – 07/96)

Consultant to the Systems Engineering Section during Perry’s fourth and fifth refueling outages; reported directly to the SES Mechanical Engineering Unit Supervisor. Responsible for preparation of bid specification packages to reduce the backlog of overdue action items assigned to the Perry Nuclear Engineering Department. Provided technical support for the coordination and evaluation of responses to condition reports, condition report corrective action items, operating experience reports, and industry event notices. Worked closely with Outage Planning, Operations, Maintenance, and Design Engineering to coordinate refueling outage design modification and testing activities related to the Safety Related Instrument Air System, Main Steam Isolation Valves, Circulating Water System and Service Water System.

Responsible Engineer assigned to the Control Systems Engineering discipline, tasked with the development, preparation and coordination of various modifications to be implemented prior to the restart of Brown’s Ferry Unit 3; and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) design modification packages required for the (Browns Ferry Unit 2 & 3) Control Room Design Review (CRDR) Project. This assignment required a detailed technical review of proposed modifications, previously implemented design changes and other related work scope. This included writing detailed modification criteria, procurement documents and bill of material, reliability analyses and installation instructions; as well as conducting conceptual, mid-course and final design review meetings, resolving reviewer’s comments and obtaining final approval from the client for the assigned modification packages.

QUADREX ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION, Coraopolis, PA

Technical Specialist (1989 - 1990)

Conducted a detailed review of the licensee’s Technical Specifications, which required a thorough understanding of various system operating characteristics; along with operating and alarm setpoints of associated instrumentation and controls. This evaluation included a written technical assessment of proposed and recently implemented design changes, which verified that the Quality Verification Section’s criteria for audits and surveillance continued to meet the criteria established by 10CFR50 Appendix B. Developed, tested and implemented a computerized (dBase IV) program for preparation and tracking of Technical Specifications audits. Wrote procedures, an extensive user manual (and desk-top instruction) and provided individualized training to Quality Assurance Department personnel. Utilized WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics and Lotus 123 for writing procedures and training material development.

QESC Corporate Office, Coraopolis, PA

Operations Support Engineer (1989 - 1990)

Temporary assignment at Quadrex (Pittsburgh) office, provided support for proposal preparation and recruiting efforts.

Scheduler/Technical Reviewer/Outage Coordinator (1988 - 1989)

Assigned to the Outage Engineering Unit of the Outage Planning Section. Planned, coordinated and scheduled daily plant maintenance activities, including design modification packages implemented on-line and during planned, forced and refueling outages. Responsibilities included Operations Quarterly Schedule (daily preventive and corrective maintenance activities) scheduling and coordination of refueling outage retest activities. Worked closely with Design Engineering, Operations, Systems Engineering, Materials Support and Maintenance to ensure maintenance and modification work packages were implemented correctly and efficiently. Performed a technical review of I&C, Mechanical and Electrical design modification work packages, which included Human Engineering Deficiency (HED) packages required for the Main Control Room and Safe Shutdown Control Panels. Provided technical support and guidance to outage schedulers, including input to Project/2 utilizing SAS and PPMIS, for planned, forced, and refuel outages. Reviewed Operations surveillance procedures for conflicts with day-to-day work activities and provided solutions through test revisions. During Perry’s first refueling outage, duties included integrated scheduling of retest activities and coordination of refuel floor operations.

Site Manager (1987 - 1989)

Responsible for all Quadrex personnel at the Perry Plant and business relationships with the Client (Cleveland Electric Illuminating).

Element Supervisor (1987 - 1988)

Assigned to the Nuclear Test Unit of the Outage Planning Section. Responsible for the supervision and administration of the Test Unit's activities. Directed the completion of all deferred startup testing; performed review of design criteria and test data for Instrumentation and Controls, Electrical, Mechanical and HVAC systems required for fuel load; and the processing of related test records.

Lead Test Engineer (1986 - 1987)

Assigned to the Nuclear Test Unit's Mechanical Section with the responsibility of writing, reviewing and approving Preoperational, Special, and Acceptance Test Procedures required for startup; to verify compliance with test specifications. This required knowledge of system design, test procedures, setpoint calculations, flow balancing, pump curves and operating characteristics for various NSSS, HVAC and BOP systems. Additionally responsible for the supervision of various test and inspection activities for the NSSS, HVAC, and BOP test personnel.

System Test Engineer (1986)

Assigned to the Nuclear Test Section NSSS/BOP Unit. As STE for the Emergency Service Water System, duties included writing the start-up test procedure and testing the cross-connect capability to the (safety-related) Fire Protection System. This involved full-flow tests and verifying related instrumentation and controls, including alarms and indicators, responded correctly. As STE for the Safety-Related Instrument Air System, directed the activities required to design, convert and test the low-volume, high-pressure system to a large-volume, low-pressure system. Other system responsibilities were Turbine Plant Sampling, Off-Gas, and Refueling Equipment.

Start-Up Engineer (1984 - 1986)

Assigned to the Nuclear Test Section's NSSS Unit. Shift Test Engineer for various system tests including the preoperational start-up of Residual Heat Removal, High Pressure Core Spray, and Emergency Core Cooling Systems Loss of Off-Site Power. Duties included testing control logic, alarms and setpoints, reviewing calibration data sheets and maintenance and modifications to instrumentation and controls for various NSSS systems. Directed videotape filming of Low Pressure Core Spray and High Pressure Core Spray injection tests. Extensive experience writing and reviewing preoperational test procedures for the startup of various assigned systems. As the Lead Work Package Planner for NTS/NSSS, developed and scheduled work packages required for critical work and testing. Additionally responsible for training NTS personnel to the work order program which utilized a computer network (PPMIS).

Assigned to the Operations Department. Duties included equipment startup and operation, system walkdowns, machinery inspection and cleaning, radioactive decontamination of floors, walls, piping and equipment.

Midland Nuclear Power Plant (PWR), Midland, MI

Operated and maintained secondary equipment and systems, including station low pressure and high pressure boilers. Completed system walkdowns and inspections for verification of design conformance (as-builts).

Familiar with all processes and equipment involved in tire manufacturing facility. Duties included troubleshooting and repair of all plant electrical equipment. Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on controllers, instrumentation, motors, switchgear, and other related components.