Experience

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  United states navy nuclear submarine force

  Sept 1978 - Jul 1995

  Engineering watch supervisor, nuclear power school instructor

  All facets of Nuclear Power Plant mechanical operation and maintenance as an operator up to enlisted plant watch supervisor. Involved in USN first Navy owned Nuclear Power School training platform with the conversion of the USS Sam Rayburn into a training facility including development of all classroom training materials, drawings, system training materials, tests, qualification boards, classroom instructor, and hands on plant instructor. Qualified radcon worker, secondary chemist, fire fighting brigade, etc. Show less

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  Scana

  Jul 1995 - Nov 2001

  Control room operator

  start up of 430mw coal fossil plant, team oriented, qualified all areas of plant up to and including control room operator and all areas of team responsibilities, hazmat team and fire brigade member

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  Progress energy

  Sept 2001 - Jul 2012

  Sr. combustion turbine technician

  multi talented/disciplined cross trained craft, major strength in operations, mechanical secondary, qualified I&C, electrical, and water chemistry, control room operator of 5 simple cycle GE frame 7 gas turbines, a 2x1 Neuter-Erickson HRSG with Toshiba steam turbine, and a 2x1 Voight HRSG with Siemens gas turbines and a GE steam turbine. On staff during start up of both HRSGs, 2000 MW plant, safety council chairman 2001, shift lead when Supervisor absent

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  Hydrodyne industries

  Mar 2005 - now

  Parttime employee
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  Hydrodyne llc

  Dec 2005 - now

  Hydroelectric plant technician

  operate and maintain a 600kw hydroelectric power plant on the Little River in Montgomery County, NC as the sole operating technician. Maximize power output while conducting preventative and corrective maintenance when necessary. Provide upkeep and security. Monitor water levels and environmental concerns.

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  Tecmer

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

  Shift technical advisor

  Assisted, trained, advised, qualified, coal plant operators and simple cycle combustion turbine operators in combined cycle plant operations. This involved hands on as well as textbook and tech manual training as well as helping develop the training material. Made suggestions as to logic changes to aid in operation. Advised technical references for procedural updates, etc. Assisted in day to day operation.

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  Etec indstrial contractor

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  Start up control room operator

  Operate 2 on 1 Combined Cycle plant under construction nearing commissioning from the control room.

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  Technology transfer services

  Dec 2013 - Jul 2015

  Training development/consultant/instructor

  Research Technical documentation and develop training materials for power plant employee training, On site instruction as necessary.

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  Technical diagnostic services

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

  Professional trainer

  Hands on training and mentoring of new employees to the power generation industry during and after commissioning of a GE LMS100 site with extensive BOP equipment, including cooling tower, NH3 unloading, NOx skid, and SCR, CO catalyst, water injection, intercooler, RO, Koebelco gas compressors, etc. Advising on day to day operation of plant, making recommendations,helping set up documentation and record keeping methods, etc. Advising employees how to be an operator.

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  Duke energy corporation

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2024

  Training development and delivery for Fossil Hydro Operations, specialising in Combined Cycle, Fossil, and Hydroelectric generation. Writing mechanical maintenance procedures for the Combustion Turbine fleet, GE 7FA, 7EA, & Siemens 501. Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle including CC Steam turbine work.

  • Sr. Training Specialist, Operations

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2024

  • Technical Writer

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2017