Thomas Nash

Experience

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  General Motors

  Jan 1982 - Jan 2008

  Senior Project Engineer

  Held several positions ranging from Reliability Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Project Controls Administration. Implemented a Project Management Office with 3 major capital projects: $90 million investment to focus 6 product lines and create 125 lean manufacturing cells $200 million plant construction for a brand new product line $130 million product line and facility expansion. These capital improvement projects resulted in unprecedented sales growth from 99,000 to 307,000 units over a 7-year period.Managed a matrixed team of 40 hourly and salaried personnel in the installation of $50 million in new equipment. Increased daily production capacity by 67% with a $90 million increase in annual revenue.• Designed and built engineering test facilities to record experimental product performance.• Managed the capital projects for manufacturing and assembly facilities totaling 4 million square feet and over $500 million in capital for lean manufacturing implementation.• Increased productivity 67% with no quality decline as Team Lead on $50 million LEAN cell manufacturing implementation and product expansion project. Directed 40 skilled trades and engineering personnel.• Administered and met the key business metrics for capital portfolio management of $50 to $125 million annual budget, including 1-year and 5-year forecasts.• Managed 9 direct reports to create and track baseline costs and schedules; provided capital analysis of multiple projects that executed by over 100 skilled trades personnel.• Achieved $1 million annual savings through SAP Project System module implementation. Show less

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  Westinghouse Electric Company

  Aug 2008 - Mar 2011

  Project Manager

  Planned and managed the budget and costs for the AP1000 build for Levy County Florida and for the United Arab Emirates project as a sub to the Korean Electric Public Utility (KEPCO).• Initiated cost, schedule, and risk functions to create a cohesive project plan and maintain high profit margin from two major lines of business, Nuclear Automation and Nuclear Power Plants; managed a unique effort to identify control payment points from the detailed project plan that maximized project revenue curve.• Authored and edited the Executive Project Summary for monthly review, including revenue, cost, margin, cash flow, key schedule milestones, risk analysis, critical procurement issues, and contract amendments.• Project Controls/Supply Chain Business Management • Managed multi-national project management system as a member of the project launch team sent to Seoul, South Korea in July 2010. • Authored the Executive Project Summary for monthly review, including revenue, cost, margin, cash flow, and key schedule milestones.• Created a project plan that maximized the project revenue curve and cash flow using custom designed control payment points from the detailed project plan.• Upgraded the Key Performance Index (KPI) measures of project performance in supply chain, engineering, construction, and installation which enabled better program control. Show less

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  Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2013

  Project Controls Manager

  Project Controls Manager • Implemented corporate and project management systems as a prime contractor over several sub-contractors.• Created key milestones and performance metrics to track the schedule, cost, and risk project data.• Managed matrixed organization of 25 project professionals for the engineering design phase of a new nuclear build project.• Initiated project monitoring metrics that achieved contractual customer milestone incentives.• Coordinated the development, installation, and implementation of a software system to manage the corporate risk contingency for major projects. Show less

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  CB&I

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  Consortium Risk Manager

  Consortium Risk Manager, Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Nuclear Plant Project • Improved the Risk Management process in line with new corporate initiatives• Integrated the consortium approach for utility customer utilizing Monte Carlo techniques, key risk identification and schedule risk analysis. • Interfaced with all project executives, auditors, and sponsors to monitor identified risks, update corresponding risk action items, and produce the monthly executive dashboard.• Implemented project management best practices while developing procedural requirements to optimize cost and schedule analysis. Show less

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  WECTEC, Westinghouse

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

  Project Control Manager - Risk Management

  Project Controls Manager, Risk Management, Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Nuclear Plant Project • Developed risk plans and mitigation tasks for 2 nuclear EPC projects: 2 units at Vogtle in Georgia and 2 units at VC Summer in South Carolina.• Integrated the workflow for change management, risk analysis, and contingency calculations as the lead risk manager for both projects.• Consulted with phase directors and executives across all company functional areas to monitor, update, and analyze the risk profile for the AP1000 projects.• Utilized Monte Carlo and @Risk modelling of project financial data to provide project contingency and management reserve analysis for executive reports.• Updated mitigation strategies and probabilistic risk data to analyze and compare results against company policy and the project contingency requirements.• Facilitated executive level and working level brainstorming sessions for risk register updates.• Represented the company for risk management audits and compliance reviews. • Provided consulting in risk management as it applied to schedule and budget.• Generated technical reports and risk details for auditors, executive staff, phase lead directors, and parent company Toshiba executive management.• Improved the risk management system through consultation, training, and lessons learned. Show less

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  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Feb 2018 - now

  Capital Projects Leader - Risk Management

  Applying risk principles to the cost, schedule, and estimate uncertainty for the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Utilizing my experience and background to assist in the implementation of a first class risk management system as a pilot for the rest of the project endeavors within the complex. Supplying monthly and quarterly reports while managing the risk planning and analysis in support of the construction of a $multi-million research facility for the DOE.