Experience

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  Us navy

  Jul 2005 - Jul 2011

  Nuclear electronics technician 1st class

  Ensure the safety of a nuclear reactor by maintaining Reactor safeguard equipment.Control the nuclear reactor during variable plant conditions ensuring plant continuity and safety.Perform maintenance and troubleshooting on reactor safety equipment while critical and shutdown.Plan, organize, and execute a maintenance plan for each quarter.Ensure nuclear quality parts are ordered and recieved from suppliersPerform quality assurance checks on various nuclear related equipment.Lead a maintenance team in completing maintenance on time or ahead of schedule. Show less

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  Nuclear logistics inc.

  May 2012 - Apr 2014

  Duties:Perform Commercial Grade Surveys, Source Inspections, and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B audits of suppliers to ensure they meet nuclear quality standards for supplying nuclear grade parts. Including full audits of their quality systems, inventory systems, and work practices for adequate quality controls. Deep dive into system processes and determine if they meet regulatory standards and if they do not provide recommendations to ensure they are met prior to order placement.Developed, wrote, and implemented quality procedures for several different NLI processes including UL508A compliance standards.Resolve discrepancies involving measurement and testing equipment. This includes out of cal and broken equipment replacements as well as ensuring proper standards are used to calibrate equipment.Track and help resolve internal and external corrective actions and non conformance reports. Including interfacing with clients to resolve issues with deliverables as well as update them on manufacture recalls or updates on products. Provide Root Cause Analysis for internal Corrective actions and develop a plan to correct the problem and prevent future occurrences.Develop metrics to track errors during the manufacture process to ensure proper training occurs and to determine bottle necks in the process. Show less

  • Quality Engineer/Lead auditor

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Test Technician

    May 2012 - Jan 2013
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  Luminant

  May 2014 - Nov 2021

  Oversee the operation of a nuclear power plant to ensure it delivers power reliably and safely. Provide training and mentoring to crew personnel to grow them in their role and develop them for future roles. Review and prioritize maintenance of critical plant systems. Direct action during emergency or abnormal plant conditions. Provide personnel performance reviews and feedback to ensure standards are being maintained. Review work orders and planned maintenance for impact on other plant systems to prevent conflicts. Assign work duties and hold briefings for simple and complex evolutions involving multiple departments. Provide oversight and technical expertise for operating plant equipment. Perform periodic self-assessments on various plant program and develop improvement recommendations. Perform root cause analysis of plant failures to determine cause and recommend corrective actions. Show less

  • Shift Manager Qualified

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Shift Technical Advisor

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Unit Supervisor

    Sept 2017 - Nov 2021

  • Nuclear Training Assistant

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Senior Reactor Operator Candidate

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Instrumentation and Control Technician

    May 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Terrapower

  Nov 2021 - now

  Management oversight of the following key areas:-Control account manager for Kemmerer Power Station Organization, managing budget for site staffing, equipment, software, and supplies.-Strategy development for advanced nuclear operating, maintenance, and administrative programs.-Development of the programs, processes, and procedures to operate, maintain and administrate the Natrium Demonstration Plant.-Development of the training programs for all plant staff, including operations and maintenance. -Organization hiring and development for the Kemmerer Power Station.-Manage plant staff.Other Responsibilities:-Design input for operational considerations-Coordination of operational needs from multiple disciplines Show less Lead operations team on design of plant level operation and control strategies. Developed new and novel strategies for operating and maintaining a nuclear power plant.Coordinated with various stakeholders for design input into systems and components to ensure they meet the needs of operators and maintainers.Developed the programmatic controls for commissioning and the initial timeline.Developed and tracked operations team scheduled activities to support deliverables.Developed normal and off normal plant level operational control narratives to assist in plant design. Show less

  • Sr Manager, Operations

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2023

  • System Integration Engineer (Operations Lead)

    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  • System Integration Engineer (Operations)

    Nov 2021 - Jun 2022