Power Plant Quality Assurance

SHELBY F. ELWOOD

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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

** ***** ** *** ***** Production Industry; 10 years as a Technical Writer/Editor

>20 Years’ Admin/Management experience; 6 Years as a Business Management Consultant

Teacher of Adults, Teens & Children; Multi-Media Business Owner & Producer

TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR

• Developed, wrote, and edited power plant and corporate directives for use by employees, in accordance, and in compliance with site and federal regulatory agencies. Wrote/reviewed procedures for Operations, Maintenance, Work Control, Licensing, Compliance, Training, Warehouse, Procurement, and Finance Departments.

• Advised departments on Licensing and Compliance requirements; reviewed documents to ensure regulatory requirements and guidelines are met.

• Wrote, illustrated, and published monthly newsletters for civic organization.

POWER PLANT OPERATIONS/ENGINEERING SUPPORT

• Performed local operations of nuclear and fossil generating plant equipment.

• Developed, wrote, and administered testing for power plant systems in compliance with regulatory requirements.

TRAINING SPECIALIST

• Computer Instructor for 500-student elementary school. Taught computer basics, installed & maintained hardware & servers for school.

• Healthcare Management Instructor for high school students. Developed lesson plans, taught, & tested Technical Careers students basics of Dentistry, and management for Dental Office.

• Dental Office Employee Trainer. Proceduralized information and developed training for new and existing employees in compliance with state and federal requirements governing Healthcare Operations, Privacy, and Records.

• Procedures Trainer for nuclear power utility. Wrote, and taught use of, instructional procedures for use of Computerized Equipment Maintenance System, and Standards for Procedures (Site Procedure Writer’s Guide).

MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

• Coordinated Four-year recovery & restoration efforts following tornado destruction of dental office. Assisted legal counsel in insurance litigation and settlement. Served as building consultant for the construction of replacement dental office.

• Managed/administrated 6,000+ bilingual patient dental office; conducted all Human Resource activities for the office. Performed Controller, Patient Coordinator, and Billing activities; supervised same. Represented doctor at dental, civic, and governmental programs.

• Administrative procedures consultant – codified and developed corporate management directives for power plant use. Developed corporate philosophical strategy for document classification according to procedure hierarchy for multiple locations.

• Volunteer Coordinator for civic organizations.

MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCER

• Associate Producer for Turnstile Entertainment’s TV Pilot “TaMara and the Scene”, premiered May, 2009.

• Owner/Operator of a full-service media company featuring videography for weddings, events, resumes, performances, and concerts. Alacarte services included film conversions, editing, graphics, special effects, and sound engineering.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

TVA Cumberland Steam Plant - Student Generating Plant Operator, 1978-79

TVA Fabius Coal Wash Plant – Engineering Asst., 1980

TVA Bellefonte Nuclear Plant – Startup & Test Engineering Asst./Assoc., 1980-82

APS Palo Verde Nuclear Plant – Contract Plant Operator & Procedure Writer, 1982-86

Con Ed Indian Point 2 Nuclear Station - Contract Technical Writer/Editor, 1988-90

APS Palo Verde Nuclear Plant – Contract License Compliance Auditor, 1990

Com Ed Zion Station – Contract Procedure Writer, 1990-91

NYPA Indian Point 3 Nuclear Station- Contract Administrative Consultant, 1991-94

(Took Family Leave Time for newborn son)

Dr. Carole Fuller Edmonds – Business/Clinical Manager, 1996-2002

Hixson Elementary School PTA – Volunteer Coordinator/Historian, 2001-05

Panache Productions – Owner/Operator, 2000-05

Chattanooga Boys Choir – Volunteer Newsletter Editor/Publisher, 2002-05

Hamilton County Dept. of Ed. – Title 1 Computer Lab Instructor, 2005

Cobrainey Media – Owner, 2006-10

Turnstile Entertainment – Associate Producer, 2008-10

EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

University of The South, 2002-04 “Education For Ministry”

Jacksonville State University, 1998 “How to be the Employer of Choice”

Jacksonville State University, 1998 “OSHA Issues Roundtable”

General Public Utilities, 1993 “Procedure Generation Conference”

Consolidated Edison, 1989 “Safety Reviews in Accordance with 10CFR50.59”

Arizona Public Service, 1982, “Radiation Protection”

Tennessee Valley Authority, 1981 “Quality Assurance”

Northeast AL State College, 1973-75 General curriculum, Journalism Major

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Affiliate, Alabama General Dentistry, Fifth District

Member, American Nuclear Society

Member, National Organization of Business and Professional Women

References are available upon request.

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