Andrea Williams

Experience

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  Front Street Shipyard

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

  Marine Mechanic

  • Trouble-shoot, repair, and install full range of systems on sail and motor vessels in a deadline-driven team environment.• Develop detailed parts lists for projects from wholesale suppliers.

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  Sea Education Association | SEA Semester

  Sept 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Assistant to chief in charge, and then in charge, of engine room on 134-ft steel brigantines.• Maintain all logbooks, inventories, and write detailed End-of-Cruise reports.• Maintain all tankage in accordance with the Stability Letter.• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on all systems including: main propulsion engine and shafting, primary and emergency generators, watermakers, reefer systems, and more.• Instruct crew in emergency system operation and perform weekly drills. Show less

  • Assistant Engineer

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Chief Engineer

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2020
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  ZENITH MARINE

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2023

  Mechanic & Proprietor

  • Repair, maintenance and installation of engine, electrical and water systems.• Provide detailed project estimates and invoices.• Develop relationships with distributors, machinists, and OEMs.• Ensure owner-operators are informed about the safe use and maintenance of their vessels.*Formerly Williams Marine Svcs

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  Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center

  Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  Student Research Assistant

  • Develop experimental design for characterization of spent fuel in a 2 MW open-pool research reactor.• Conduct literature reviews and prepare reports for HPGe procurement and calibration procedures.• Develop simulations in MCNP6 to predict standard gamma source flux at a detector.

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  Ashland

  Sept 2024 - Jan 2025

  Process Engineer Co-op