338 Riverwood Street ● Richland, WA 99352

T/F:(509) 627-6490 ● C: (509) 948-7014

Experience SummaryEngineer with 16 years of mechanical, electrical and controls experience, including extensive support for operations and projects. Provided engineering services for facilities operations, maintenance, repairs and upgrades at industrial, hazardous waste, defense and nuclear sites.Designmodifications haveincludedelectrical, instrumentation,and process equipment.

Served as cognizant engineerand design authority for majorprojectssuch as plant electrical and breaker upgrades, plant secondary containment upgrades, PWR fuel removal, and upgrades involving transfer of over 600 drawings to AutoCAD. Technical expertise includes design, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting for electrical, mechanical, control and fire-protection systems. In addition to engineering career, a small business owner and computer network consultant.

Technical Qualifications

  • Engineering expertise and technical support for systems operation, maintenance, startup, testing, upgrades and modifications
  • Electrical engineering design, installation and modification of systems and components—from low-voltage circuit breaker repairs and wiring design to transformer change-outs
  • PCB Qualified Lead Engineer, removal and remediation of PCB transformersand capacitors
  • Buyer’s technical representative, design authority, specifications development and approvals, qualification analyses and inspections
  • Review and modification of Safety Basis and evaluation of impacts to changes on Safety Basis
  • Technical authority for approval of maintenance, operating procedures, and work packages
  • Environmental monitoring system calibration, maintenance, repair and modification
  • Troubleshooting for a wide range of industrial apparatusand systems

Computer Skills

  • Computer programming (Visual Basic, Fortran, Assembler)
  • Troubleshooting PC, Macintosh (OS 9 and X), and Network systems
  • Digital circuits, TTL integrated circuits, relay logic, microcontrollers
  • AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Filemaker, and a variety of desktop publishing
    packages and web design software programs
  • Construction of digital distance verses time controller for hobby
  • Technical support for web design over multiple servers

Employment History

WinSome Design, Inc.

Richland, WA

1996 – Present: Owner, Board Secretary, Network Administrator

Wastren, Inc.

Richland, WA

2004: Senior Engineer, Contract to Fluor Hanford

Fluor Hanford, Inc.

Richland, WA

1999 – 2003: T Plant Design Authority/System Engineer

Waste Management Federal Services Hanford

Richland, WA

1998 – 1999: T Plant Design Authority

1997 – 1998: Facility Management Cognizant Engineer

1996 – 1997: T Plant Electrical Cognizant Engineer

Westinghouse Hanford Company

Richland, WA

1992 – 1996: T Plant Electrical Cognizant Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Cincinnati, OH

1985 – 1991: Field Service Engineer

Managed projects for a variety of clients, including the U.S. Air Force, Cincinnati Technical College, Ford Motor Company, Navistar, Proctor & Gamble, and Anheuser Busch

Education and Training

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Training

Suspect/Counterfeit Parts

Radiation Worker 2

24-Hour Hazardous Waste Worker

System Engineer/Design Authority

ACand DC Drives

PCB Remediation

Criticality Safety Training

Intellectual Property

Designed and developed a proprietary, multi-user, web-based time- and job-tracking database system for his business. The robust timekeeping and billing system generates customized reports and offers remote access and an easy-to-use search function. It provides excellent business and project support and has market potential.

RegistrationCertified Engineer-in-Training (Indiana)

Professional Affiliations

Quality Council

Safety Council

EIT, Indiana

Project Experience

C-157 T Plant Electrical Upgrades

C-137 T Plant Drawing Upgrades

CincinnatiTechnicalCollege Breaker Upgrade Project

Wright Patterson AFB Breaker Upgrade Project

WinSome Time and Billing System

W-259 T Plant Secondary Containment Upgrades

PWR Fuel Removal Project

PCB Transformer and Capacitor Change Outs

Test Equipment Experience

Relay Tester

Doble Insulation Tester

Optical Level/Jig Transit

Megger

High Current Tester

Vibration Analyzer

High Potential Tester

Ductor

Baker Surge Tester

Facility/Process Equipment Experience

Level Indicators

Differential Pressure Indicators

Low- and Medium-Voltage Circuit Breakers

Transformers(Doble, TTR)

AC Motors (to 4500 HP)

DC Motors (to 2000 HP)

Synchronous Motor Starters

Star-Delta Motor Starters

Medium Voltage Motor Starters

Reduced Voltage Motor Starters

Autotransformer Motor Starters

AC Variable Speed Drives

DC Variable Speed Drives

Control Panels

Medium Voltage Switches

Low Voltage Breaker Testing

Insulation Testing

Medium Voltage Power Factor Correction Systems

Electrically Actuated Brakes

PCB Transformer and CapacitorChange Out

Motor Alignment

Bearing Repair

Bearing Pressure Lube System Installation and Startup

Generator Repair

Capacitor Testing

Pumps

Fans

Fire Alarm Systems

Alarm Systems

Fire Protection Systems

Emergency Lighting

HEPA Vacuums (to 100 HP)

Cranes

Compressors

Elevators

Ground Fault Protection Systems

Wound Rotor Motors/Controls

Temperature (PID) Controllers

Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Annunciator Panels

Modicon PLCs

Intellution SCADA Software

Waste Transfer Lines Modification

Ultrasonic Level Transmitters

Tasks Performed

Design Document Reviews

Lighting Design

Electrical Power Design

Control System Design Reviews

NEC Issue resolution

Power/Energy Conservation Studies - Reduced Power Consumption by 10%

As-Built Drawing Project

Change Document Evaluation

Maintenance Procedure Reviews

Maintenance Procedure Assignments

Instrument Calibration Procedure Development

Instrument Calibration Calculations

Floor loading Calculations

Electrical Coordination Checks

Procurement support as design authority, buyer’s technical representative, core evaluator.

Performed NCR resolutions.

Resolved notices of discrepancy for out of tolerance instruments

Work package preparation

Maintenance procedure preparation and field support

Unresolved Safety Question Screening and evaluation

Radioactive Source term calculations

Environmental monitoring system calibration, maintenance, repair, and modification

Control System Modifications

Lock and tag administrator

Arc Flash Calculations

Configuration Management

Plumbing Design

HEPA filter Aerosol Testing

Radiation Monitoring System Installation

DCS Administrator

Fire Hazards Analysis Technical Authority

Electrical Load Calculations

Designed/Built Time/Distance Control Computer

Circuit Breaker Repair