The Resume of
E. Ivar Husa
8635 W. Canyon Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509 735-2254 (home)
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Career Objective
I am seeking full-time engineering position, but can work shorter term managed task or staff augmentation assignments through my current employer, Wastren, Inc. Available for immediate hire (January 2003).
Safety
Have demonstrated a commitment to safety in the workplace. Have served as group ‘safety champion’, served on many safety committees, and developed innovative safety processes, one of which was presented at the (company) president’s accident prevention council.
Special Skills
Good communications ability, written and oral. Can work in front of an audience or teach. Good at writing and reviewing procedures, especially those involving manual craft. Very good with PCs and am an able programmer. Have taught courses at a junior college. Skilled as a liaison between technical professionals and others.
Have extensive fabrication shop experience, using a variety of hand and power tools including most welding processes. Have done production work in the metal shop, developing tooling for production. I maintain a 'cabinet grade woodshop' in my garage where I make hardwood furniture. I have built and flown my own experimental aircraft.
Awards
Nearly every year while at CH2M HILL (and its Hanford predecessors) I earned recognition as an employee of the month for a wide variety of activities. I felt very fortunate to be so often recognized for my efforts, and, in turn, successfully nominated many co-workers for their efforts. My awards were for safety and technical accomplishments.
Employment History
Sr. Engineer Wastren Inc. August 2002- October 2002
Supporting Hanford's Tank farm Contractor, CH2M HILL, by writing and processing occurrence reports into a federal database called ORPS. I review documents on file and meet with principle people involved in off-normal events and write them up for ORPS. DOE reviews the reports for their technical content "Have actions been taken that address the identified causes?", and clarity.
Sr. Engineer Vista Engineering 2000-2002
Worked with vitrification plant contractor, Process Technology and Systems Engineering groups, to develop the Operational Research Model (ORM). Participated in process that produced a new OR model with a reliable pedigree. I analyzed the process by which reliability measure data was collected and described a process that could be automated with software to achieve unprecedented (compared to their current practice) data integrity.
Engineer United Nuclear Industries/Westinghouse/Lockheed/CH2M HILL1987-2000
I helped automated handling processes for data, such as surveillance and chemistry data from Hanford’s waste tanks. Tasks ranged from developing new surveillance review processes and writing requirement specifications to overseeing the work of professional software developers. I have been particularly effective at reducing the amount of labor required to analyze voluminous sets of data. This was accomplished by creating very focused software that could be used by people not possessing special computer skills.
Participated in “Y2K” task team to identify components in systems that might have resulted in equipment failure at the change of millenium, due to design shortcomings. Participated in design reviews of robotic arm (Light Duty Utility Arm) that was deployed for use in tanks holding radioactive wastes.
Research Engineer, Battelle Northwest 1975-78, 1980-87
Carried out research with experiments for special process development involving welding (primarily), swaging, and drawing. Worked closely with corrosion group, such as on programs studying intergranular stress corrosion in stainless steel weldments for boiling water reactors. Used laboratory and shop (welding) equipment extensively.
Performed process studies in support of nuclear fuel fabrication that lead to improved efficiency and productivity.
Journeyman Welder, Gem Welding (Seattle, WA) Summers 1964-75
Job shop welding using gas-tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and oxy-fuel welding.
Vocational Instructor, Columbia Basin College, Richland WA
Visual Inspection and Materials classes in the NDE program (1987-92) and DOS computer classes in the Business program (1994-95).
Education
MS Materials Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY August 1980 Thesis "An Investigation of Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking in GMA Welds on HY-130 Steel.An Investigation of Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking in GMA Welds on HY-130 Steel." Advisor: Dr. Warren F. Savage Thesis topic was published in the Welding Journal, and presented at the AWS annual meeting in Cleveland, OH in 1981.
BS Mechanical Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA June 1975. Top 25% of graduating class. Selected for Tau Beta Pi. Led design team building solvent-refined coal fluidized bed furnace for national design competition Energy Resource Alternatives in Albuquerque, NM.
Shop Experience
I have an extensive fabrication shop background. I grew up in a metal shop, working for my father, and currently maintain a quality woodshop in my home. In between, I build an experimental airplane (which flew) using a wide range of fabrication techniques, including composite construction.
This shop experience is valuable when dealing with crafts of all kinds.
Community Service
I contribute to the Red Cross (blood), the Boy Scouts (merit badge counselor and instructor), Kennewick Community School (orienteering instructor), Sacajawea Orienteers (vice president), Habitat for Humanity construction, and United States Tennis Association (on-court official). Judge at Mid-Columbia Science Fair for 6 years.