Power Plant Administrative Assistant

Karen Elizabeth Mercorella

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Fremont, Ohio 43420

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a professional position that utilizes my varied education and

experience.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science, Nuclear Power Technology, Terra State

Community College, Fremont, Ohio (May 2008)

. Dean's List, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008

. Phi Theta Kappa, academic honor society member

. 4.0 GPA; Summa Cum Laude

24 credits towards Master's Degree, K-12 Education, Niagara University,

Niagara Falls, New York, May 1997 - May 1998

. Dean's List (2 semesters)

. 3.94 GPA

Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Human Development, State University

of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, New York (1996)

. 3.4 GPA

. Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society, 1995

. Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1995

. Golden Key Academic Honor Society, 1994

. Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society, 1993

. Roemer Award for Leadership and Academic Excellence, 1993 - 1995

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

. Completed a 10-week internship in Radiation Protection and

Operations departments during and after RFO15 at Davis-Besse

Nuclear Power Plant

. Reactor Theory, Safety and Design

. Nuclear Plant Drawings

. Nuclear Plant Fundamentals

. Chemistry

. Industrial Safety

. Technical Writing

. Reactor Plant Materials

. Passed the Edison Electrical Institute (EEI) Exam

. Passed the Operator's Math Exam (93%)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Equipment Operator, Davis-Besse NPS, Oak Harbor, Ohio (July 2009 -

present)

. Qualified on Secondary and some Primary Plant Systems

. Volunteer Fireman, Confined Space Rescue Attendant, HAZMAT

technician, First Aid Responder, Vibration Monitoring Technician,

SCBA, Respirator, CPR, FME and RadWorker qualified

. Used skills learned in training to regularly monitor and report

problems with various systems throughout the plant

. Regularly performed periodic system testing to confirm operability

of various plant systems

. Participated in drills to verify the effectiveness of our emergency

procedures

Intern, Davis-Besse NPS, Oak Harbor, Ohio (June 2008 - July 2009)

. Assigned to Radiation Protection Department

. Achieved System Material Expert status while writing procedure for

the MGP Instruments Smart Turnstile to be used with LHRA's and

VHRA's

. Used troubleshooting skills to solve problems with plant-wide

telemetry system; created new profiles for MGP Instrument's Base

Transmitters and EXT's that allowed for their compatibility and

usage with Eberline AMS-4 and AMP units.

. Created database for new SCBA's for Respiratory Program

. Created shielding packages for 16RFO including surveys and photos

of shielding and scaffolding for ALARA Department

. Gained knowledge of PADS, HIS-20, DOSIMASS, Windows Access Control

(WACS), and Filenet8

Administrative Assistant, News-Messenger, Fremont, OH (Aug. 2000 - Aug.

2008)

. Trained and supervised four sports clerks

. Created the sports agate page daily on deadline

. Prepared a comprehensive training manual for new hires

. Analyzed and organized daily high school sports boxes and reports

. Interacted daily with coaches in order to properly round up

information

. Collected and input county record and court information for News

Department

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook, LotusNotes,

QuarkExpress, NewEditPro, Publicus, and Prepsfactory.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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