Michael Dobson

Experience

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  US Navy

  Oct 1974 - Jun 1981

  STS-1 SS

  Served on the USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN 634 and the USS New York City SSN 696. Qualified on both boats. Duty Section Leader, LPO, Nuc Weapons Handling Supervisor, Sonar Supervisor, etc.

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  Westinghouse Electric Company

  Apr 1983 - May 1987

  Instrument Engineer

  Prepared Engineering and technical Papers on several Nuclear Power and fossil power projects. Conducted Nuclear Startup Controls Related Activities for Hope Creek and Salem Nuclear Power Generating Units.

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  BOGAN ELECTRIC Co.

  May 1987 - Jun 1988

  Instrument Engineer
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  Professional Systems Associates

  Jun 1988 - Apr 1992

  Engineering Supervisor
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  MLD Inc

  Jan 1990 - Nov 1994

  Principal Owner

  International Product Distribution Company

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  NPS & PSEG Nuclear

  Mar 1992 - Jun 1998

  Projects Test Manager Level III

  Responsible for the Engineering Projects Restart Testing Program. Manage and oversee the plan to test the new project related work for the restart of Salem 1 and 2 Units for PSEG Nuclear, Hancocks Bridge N.J.

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  Sargent & Lundy

  Jul 1998 - Dec 2002

  I&C Engineer

  Work on Nuclear I&C Projects for 15 different Nuclear Sites and Simple Cycle Power Plant Design Projects for LM6000 Gas Turbine Generators.

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  Sargent & Lundy

  Feb 2003 - May 2006

  Senior Engineer

  Oversee and conduct I&C Design on Nuclear Projects

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  Merrimac Associates

  May 2006 - Feb 2009

  Engineering Supervisor

  Manage the I&C Discipline for Engineering Projects and Design Efforts for multiple projects. Software Development.

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  PGFM Solutions

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2022

  Manage the Developmental Testing Process for Navy Machinery Control Software. Manage, schedule and coordinate multiple tests on various platforms. Prepare and supervise testing standards and procedures. Evaluate results and present to engineering the results and findings. Provide testing acceptance or failure status on software upgrades for delivery and implementation. Manage corrective action requirements on testing results and corrective actions for the Project. Provide input to engineering solutions for process control issues.

  • AECS Software Development Lab Manager

    Jan 2007 - Apr 2022

  • Test Manager

    Feb 2009 - Nov 2014
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  Gryphon Technologies, Inc

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2022

  Test Director
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  The GBS Group

  Feb 2022 - now

  Controls Engineering Specialist