I have a strong desire to return the US, my primary reason: my two sons

currently live on the east coast

with grandchildren, we desire to be closer to them. Minimal relocation

needed -Regards - George Burris

1 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Group leader, Site Technical Services Group, CCFE(Culham Centre for Fusion

Energy), Abingdon Oxfordshire, UK Dec. 2007 - To the present (held two

other positions during this period):

I am responsible for providing leadership to the Site Technical Services

Group for the Culham site.

The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) research site in the United

Kingdom encompasses 189 acres of land in Oxfordshire, UK. The total NIA

(net internal area) for the site buildings is 94,656 square meters or

1,018,869 square feet. In addition to the research facilities of the MAST &

JET Fusion machines and a 1100 sq.M data center; there are twenty-six

business tenants, a large conference centre (with auditorium), caf and a

Costa coffee lounge. The technical work force is made up of many different

European nationalities. The Site Technical Services Group consists of

approx. 50 people and is responsible for all the HV and LV electrical

systems, as well as, various mechanical and electrical installation and

maintenance services at the Culham Campus. My US equivalent maintenance

budget is $400K, $4M electric bills and a Project budget of $1.2M.

The Electrical Services are supplied by a 11 KV Power System. 11 KV power

is distributed at, 11KV, 3.3 kV and 415 V throughout the site. The 415 V

power is distributed via 23 (twenty-three) primary boards, 130 (one hundred

thirty) section boards and approximately 600 (six hundred) distribution

boards which in turn feeds thousands of 415/240 Volt loads. Responsible for

10 mission critical UPS systems (740KVA) across the CCFE site and the

design upgrades for a large data center (1100 sqM).

The mechanical technical services section for the JET Tokamak machine

primarily involves the active ventilation design, chilled water and HVAC

designs, plant stores, operation and maintenance requirements for JET

support and safety systems.

Manage a staff of ~50 consisting of Engineers (ME & EE), technicians (M&E),

skilled tradesmen, general workers and embedded contractors. Additional

information on other CCFE positions held can be supplied.

Senior Electrical Engineer, The Freije Company, Indianapolis, IN USA

1 (June 2002 - July 2003) and March 2004 - Dec. 2007:

Responsible for Electrical design-build/EPC, Engineering and

implementation of Electrical (controls, control panels, lighting and

distribution) systems. Designs were primarily for the installation of

cryogenic/refrigeration rooms (and systems), chillers and various

equipment for food and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, bid

preparation, estimating, the design and installation of power, lighting

and controls for hospitals, data centers, retail and manufacturing

facilities.

2 Manager, Southern Sites Engineering Design Services Department (EDSD)

3 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Major Projects and

Engineering Division July 2003 - Mar 2004:

Responsible for the management of an Engineering Design department for four

Facilities in the UK relative to new construction and decommissioning of

nuclear plant. The department provided design specification, verification,

FEED/facilities planning and design management support for Major

Engineering Projects. EDSD was responsible for ensuring best practice and a

consistent approach concerning the use of engineering standards throughout

all engineering design activities. This involved interpretation and

guidance on the application of UKAEA, Industry, National and International

Standards.

4 Corporate Engineer (Contract) PEN Products, Ind. Department of

Corrections, Indianapolis, IN

July 1999 - February 2000 and June 2000 - April 2002:

My function was to provide consulting services to 14 facility locations

throughout the State of Indiana. The engineering services provided were:

mechanical/electrical/industrial design of facility changes concerning

HVAC, electrical power/lighting, refrigeration, facility planning, project

management (relative to laundry, metal fab., painting ops, electrical fab.,

chemical facilities, food manufacturing (meat, dairy, vegetables, bakery

and farms). Consulting services involving planning, engineering design,

training, safety and environmental direction for all prison locations.

Plant Facilities Engineer, Allison Transmission (General Motors),

Indianapolis, IN

February 2000 - June 2000:

Contract employee through Belcan Technical Services, working in the plant

facilities engineering department at the 10th Street facility responsible

for Design and Construction Engineering for various plant projects.

Interfaced with local plant, corporate consultants and their corporate

facilities engineering function.

5 Manager, Corporate Environmental Engineering, Thomson Consumer

Electronics (TCE), Indianapolis, IN (Purchased RCA/GE Consumer Electronics

- see below) 1987-1997:

Responsible for providing corporate advice and counsel to the four

international operating groups (48 facilities) of TCE regarding Safety &

Environmental Protection, real estate assessment, site remediation,

training, process safety and worldwide facility audits with a special

emphasis on the Americas Operation. As Manager of Corporate Environmental

Engineering assessed project needs, identified, developed plans, EH&S

policies and programs for Facility Engineering and EH&S Departments

worldwide.

6 Manager, Plant Facilities Engineering, RCA/GE NEW PRODUCT DIVISION,

Lancaster, PA

1984-1987:

Department consisted of 25 people made up of engineers, administrators,

draftsmen, telephone operators, librarian, and guards. Responsibilities

included: project administration, environmental protection and safety;

departmental budgeting; appropriation request preparation, justification,

and presentation; system planning, M&E design and construction of facility

renovations; preparation of specifications, provided coordination between

contractors, maintenance, engineering and the various production

departments.

7 Member Engineering Staff and Plant Electrical Engineer. RCA VIDEO DISC,

Indianapolis, IN

1984. : See RCA/GE above for typical department activities.

Powerhouse Manager and Senior Facilities Engineer, GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER

CO. CHEMICAL PLASTICS DIVISION, Ionia, MI 1979-1981

Responsible for the management, supervision (5 operators) and operation of

the power plant department; consisting of high and low pressure boilers,

air compressors, cooling towers, and de-ionized water systems. Former

position as Maintenance Manager was to direct, plan, organize, and schedule

preventative, routine (i.e. building and grounds) and emergency maintenance

activities. Supervised 105 hourly-Unionized skilled tradesmen (multi-

crafts) and 10 salary supervisors. Originally hired as Senior Facilities

Project Engineer, gained engineering experience in automated manufacturing

equipment, controls, injection molding, robotics, programmable controllers,

pneumatics, and hydraulics.

Utility Manager, AURORA UTILITIES - GAS, WATER, & SEWAGE UTILITY CO.,

Aurora, IN

1977-1979:

Management responsibilities included: management reporting to the city

council, accounting, accounts receivable and payable, customer service,

industrial relations, grant administration, safety, personnel (9 hourly, 5

salary), purchasing, public relations, budgeting, rate cases, and records.

Engineering responsibilities included: pipeline corrosion protection,

working with developers and industrial customers, directing the design of

engineering consultants, directing the design and construction of

extensions and replacements, as well as the operation, maintenance, and

system planning for each utility.

Staff Engineer, member of the Corporate Engineering Group of Eli Lilly &

Company in the Design and Construction Engineering Physical Plant Utilities

Group and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group, ELI LILLY & CO. -

PHARMACEUTICAL MFG. GROUP, Indianapolis, IN 1974-1977:

Project management responsibilities included: administration, estimating,

specifications preparation, in-house design, field construction, utility

upgrades, renovations, and directing the design of engineering consultants.

Electrical engineering design responsibilities included: instrumentation,

low and high voltage distribution, lighting, heat tracing, motor and

process control.

8 EDUCATION (additional training and class information can be provided upon

request)

Purdue University, Lafayette, IN BSEE, 1973

Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN ASE, 1972

My website - http://gburris.wix.com/leadership#

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/george-burris/12/15/780/

acn0wi@r.postjobfree.com

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Managed an engineering department responsible for facilities planning of a

1.2 Million square foot facility. Managed 25 people and a budget of

approximately $1.8MM with an estimated project budget of $4MM. Result:

Received a RCA management award in 1986.

Directed a corporate effort to reduce the amount of water leaving the RCA

Marion Plant waste treatment facility. Utilized the Marion Facility

Engineering and maintenance departments to systematically review the use of

process water throughout the facility. Result: This effort saved $500,000

annually in reduced wastewater treatment operation costs and improved the

wastewater quality leaving the site. Received the High Achiever Award from

the Thomson Quality Leadership Process.

Managed a City Utility company in financial trouble. Directed and utilized

leak consultants to map key areas of the utility system. Result: Improved

the financial condition by reducing the unaccounted for gas loss from 23%

to 13% and obtained grants for construction and system mapping of the gas

utility.

Developed corporate EH&S policies, procedures and auditing protocol. Led a

team that performed 14 environmental audits at manufacturing facilities

worldwide utilizing Thomson EH&S personnel. Result: These assessments

protected Thomson from environmental liabilities by identifying potential

EH&S problem areas and correcting them before they adversely impacted their

business.

As engineering manager directed the design and construction of a new

industrial waste water treatment plant for the RCA Lancaster Facility.

Utilized waste water consultants to perform the study and design. Reviewed

design, specifications and prepared funding request. Result: Met new

environmental wastewater standards in the time frame required by EPA.

Directed the design and construction efforts to upgrade the HV & LV

electrical distribution system and to eliminate PCB transformers (53).

Utilized engineering consultants and plant personnel to develop a plan to

accomplish the construction with minimal downtime. Result: Improved the

electrical distribution system, reduced the number of transformers to 46

and accomplished all replacements during weekends, holidays and shutdown

periods without a loss of production while eliminating a potential

environmental problem.

Responsible for the MAST Neutral Beam High Voltage Power Supply Project

consisting of the complete design, construction, factory test, delivery,

installation at the Culham Science Centre of a high voltage power supply

(identified as HVPS-5) to provide pulsed 80KvDC at 70A power to the MAST

nuclear fusion experimental facility. Result: Met a Culham Corporate

milestone for this project in December 2008 the project was delivered under

budget. This project was truly international in scope, with equipment made

in Britain, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, as well as an international team

of engineers and technicians here at the Culham site. As CPM utilized

experience and talent on both sides of the Culham site, approximately 25

people from many departments were involved in the completion of the ~ 4

million project.

Directed and performed over 40 real estate assessments for leased and

purchased property as well as new business ventures. Represented Thomson in

the property transfers associated with the deal with GE utilizing

environmental consultants. Result: Protected Thomson from assuming

environmental liabilities caused by previous owners by identifying and

documenting areas of contamination.

Over the past 39 years, I have developed a strong Facilities and Project

Management

background in progressively responsible positions. My career to date has

been varied and involved several different type facilities (WWT facilities,

Hospitals, Data Centers, Food Operations, Pharmaceuticals (AMGEN, Eli

Lilly) and a city utility company) and a Design-Build M&E contractor. My

past experience includes design and construction engineering, maintenance

(preventive, routine and emergency), safety, HAZOP, security, fire

protection, estimating, contract management, environmental, technical

support, power distribution, lighting, controls, mission critical

operations, FEED/facility planning and equipment troubleshooting/start-up.

I have experience working at the corporate and plant level. Additionally, I

have considerable international and regulatory negotiation experience.

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