Engineering Design/Regulatory Affairs/Licensing
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At Dresden, was
technical lead for component-level design basis review (USQ) of non
safety-related systems and outage work.
Implemented station program for ensuring design basis of these systems
was maintained during their next outage. Documented review of over 7000
components against design basis, FSAR requirements, original system and
component specifications and vendor-supplied data.
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Developed design change documentation for
component replacements including 50.59 screens.
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As Nuclear Project Licensing Engineer,
Bellefonte and Yellow Creek Nuclear Plants, responsible for the coordination of
all licensing activities with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission including the
preparation of Preliminary and final Safety Analysis Reports and other
licensing documentation, the presentation of testimony at various licensing
hearings, and the conduct of all meetings with the NRC.
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Interfaced directly with the NRC in resolving
Environmental Qualification and Replacement Part issues at TVA. Developed licensing submittals that
documented resolution of issues.
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Perform USQ/50.59 evaluations at TVA and
Commonwealth Edison’s Dresden Station as required.
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Project Licensing Engineer for Limited Site
License Review to establish seismic design criteria.
Project Management
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Project Manager, Bill of Materials (BOM)
Project, Commonwealth Edison. Responsible for production, technical
quality, and day to day project management activities for $13 Million
multi-site bill of material development project. The project completed on
schedule and on budget.
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At Dresden,
was technical lead for component-level design basis review of non
safety-related systems and outage work. Implemented station program for
ensuring design basis of these systems was maintained during their next outage.
Documented review of over 7000 components against design basis, FSAR
requirements, original system and component specifications and vendor-supplied
data. Supported fault tree and event tree development for BWR IPEs at the Dresden and Quad Cities
Nuclear Power Stations.
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As Assistant Project Manager, BOM Project at DC
Cook, supported the Project Manager in day to day management activities. Prepared the BOM Self Assessment Plan,
participated in the BOM Self Assessment, and drafted the Self Assessment
Report. Provided critical input
facilitating the revision of the Safety Classification procedure.
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As Manager, Materials Management Services,
TENERA, responsible for providing senior level materials management/materials
engineering services to the nuclear industry.
Developed an Automated Procurement Engineering Database System Business
Analysis/Process Re-Engineering and Software Requirements Specification and
directed the development of a Windows based client-server procurement
engineering/materials specification/bill of materials software application.
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As Manager, Replacement Items Projects,
responsible for managing the Replacement Items Project, a critical path program
required to support the restart of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. Management of
project activities required procurement and installation of the first LAN in
TVA and the downloading and merging of PRIME maintenance history and corporate
mainframe materials databases into a Dbase IV application. All restart
requirements were completed on schedule and within budget. Project staffing peaked at 150 personnel
from 12 different contractors. 200,000 maintenance activities were evaluated to
substantiate the qualification of the replacement parts and materials.
Developed the methodology and directly supervised the implementation of the
seismic sensitivity review for replacement items installed in safety-related
components. Responsibilities included
development of the new engineering procurement program procedures and
practices, training of personnel in the new procedures, and the implementation
of the new program. The NRC termed the program as "technically the best in
the industry" during their inspection of the program.
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Responsible for the technical and economic
evaluation of alternative energy sources and the integration of conservation
and renewable energy sources into the power system models. Assisted in the
power system model development and the nuclear plant deferral/cancellation
evaluations. As Power Supply Engineer,
responsible for conducting the bid evaluation for a new nuclear plant and
performing the technical and economic analysis of alternative energy
strategies.
Supply Chain Management/Materials Management
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As Manager of Nuclear Materials, responsible for
managing the overall TVA Nuclear Materials and Procurement Program to support
the total materials requirements at three plant sites and the corporate
offices. Initiated and directed the performance of a System Requirements
Analysis for a new Materials Management database system. Directed a materials
business process streamlining project.
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Performed materials process streamlining
evaluation for the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, identifying more than $34 million in savings. Led an
assessment of Northern States Power's
and Florida
Power and Light's procurement program compliance with the comprehensive
procurement initiative and regulatory requirements. Performed material
evaluations and developed procurement specifications for a wide variety of
materials for numerous clients.
Reengineering/Management Assessments
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As Manager of Nuclear Materials, directed a
materials business process-streamlining project for the Nuclear Business Unit.
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Performed materials process streamlining
evaluation for the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, identifying more than $34 million in savings.
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Developed an Automated Procurement Engineering
Database System Business Analysis/Process Re-Engineering and Software
Requirements Specification and directed the development of a Windows based
client-server procurement engineering/materials specification/bill of materials
software application. Led a Procurement Engineering Streamlining assessment for
Vermont Yankee.
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At DOE Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site, assisted multi-organization team in
the performance of a materials procurement process reengineering project.
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At Dresden,
performed process improvement assessment and implemented improvement
initiatives.
Quality Assurance
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As Quality Assurance Technical Specialist,
served as a "trouble shooter" for the Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA)
including NQA's representative to the Engineering Assurance Design Baseline and
Verification Program oversight team at Sequoyah.
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As Technical Advisor, Environmental Qualification
Project, reported to the Project Manager and was responsible for QC programs
and procedures for the Environmental Qualification Project. Developed program
documentation, engineering procedures, and interface requirements to assure
integration of the program with site maintenance and operations programs.
Through surveillance and quality circle concepts, assured that the
implementation of the program met all quality and technical requirements.
During their intensive inspections, the NRC termed the project "the best
in the industry." The TVA EQ Program was responsible for the shutdown of
the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant and the EQ Project was critical path for restart.
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As Head, Quality Audit Group, responsible for
managing a staff of technical specialists (chemistry, NDE, materials and
welding, civil/structural, health physics, security, electrical, instrumentation
and controls) in the conduct of performance-based audits of the TVA Nuclear
program. Certified lead auditor.
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Performed QA Program Audits for ENTERGY and at
DOE Rocky Flats Environmental Technology
Site.
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At D.C. Cook, prepared the BOM Self Assessment
Plan, participated in the BOM Self Assessment, and drafted the Self Assessment
Report.
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At DOE Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site, developed the standards/requirements
document for the packaging and transportation program.
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Lead audit of Nuclear Fuels core/fuel design
activities including software validation, qualification, and Quality Assurance
Controls.
Procedure development and training
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At TVA Developed new engineering procurement
program procedures and practices, training of personnel in the new procedures,
and the implementation of the new program.
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As Technical Advisor, Environmental
Qualification Project, responsible for QC programs and procedures for the
Environmental Qualification Project. Developed program documentation,
engineering procedures, and interface requirements to assure integration of the
program with site maintenance and operations programs.
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Developed and presented EPRI Safety
Classification Training modules.
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Developed and presented Environmental
Qualification Training at Point
Beach and Kewanee Nuclear
Stations.
Procurement Engineering
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As Manager of Procurement Engineering at TVA,
responsible for managing the Procurement Engineering Program for all nuclear
sites including providing standardized procedures, practices, and specifications
to ensure that a quality engineering product is produced in an efficient manner
which satisfies all technical, regulatory, safety, quality, cost, reliability,
and schedule requirements. This includes the support of the development of an
automated procurement program and the development of an Action Plan for the
engineering support of procurement that was directed at increasing material availability
to support plant operations, maintenance activities, and reduce the impact of
material restraints.
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Led an assessment of Northern States Power's and Florida
Power and Light's procurement program compliance with the comprehensive
procurement initiative and regulatory requirements. Performed material
evaluations and developed procurement specifications for a wide variety of
materials for numerous clients.
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Member, NUMARC Comprehensive Procurement
Initiative Working Group.
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Participated in the development of all EPRI
procurement related guideline documents
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Certified EPRI Procurement Module Trainer.
Information Systems/Software Development
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Responsible for the acquisition and
implementation of PC based local area networks and the development of the Standards
Database Configuration Management Plan.
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Provided direct support to the CIO and
Information Compliance organizations at the Yucca Mountain Project in the areas
of Corrective Action Item Resolution and Process Improvements.
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As Data Manager, sourced, installed, implemented
and managed the Enertia enterprise software package (an MS SQL Server 7
Application) for an oil and gas exploration and development company. Developed
data base control and process procedures for all accounting and engineering modules
and served as LAN/WAN System Administrator.
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Served as LAN Administrator for Novell and
Windows NT networks.
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Developed an Automated Procurement Engineering
Database System Business Analysis/Process Re-Engineering and Software
Functional and Design Requirements Specification.
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Directed the development of a Windows based
client-server procurement engineering/materials specification/bill of materials
software application using a Gupta front end and SQL Base.
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Initiated and directed the performance of a
System Requirements Analysis for a new Materials Management database system.
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Managed numerous data intensive projects where
data was extracted from diverse mainframe and plant data systems (Prime and
DB2) and merged to efficiently manage critical projects while meeting
regulatory and client requirements.
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Lead audit of Nuclear Fuels core/fuel design
activities including software validation, qualification, and Quality Assurance
Controls.
Environmental Qualification
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As Technical Advisor, Environmental
Qualification Project, responsible for QC programs and procedures for the
Environmental Qualification Project. Developed program documentation, training,
engineering procedures, and interface requirements to assure integration of the
program with site maintenance and operations programs. Through surveillance and
quality circle concepts, assured that the implementation of the program met all
quality requirements. During their intensive inspections, the NRC termed the
project "the best in the industry."
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Performed Special Assessment of TVA EQ Program.
Author, "Marginal Cost Approach to
Evaluation of Conservation Program Benefit" - 1983
Author, "The Role of Technical Specialists
in a QA Verification Program" - 1984 - HAFA - Advanced Inspection Methods
for Nuclear Power Components and Systems.
Author, "Commercial Dedication Experience
at TVA" - Presented at EPRI - 1988
Presentation "Managing at the State of the
Art" - Chattanooga
Chapter ASNT -1988
Author, "Concern for Older Parts," ANS
Transactions, November 1992
Author, "Performance Based Evaluation of
Commercial Grade Items," ANS Transactions, June 1993
