Power Plant Mechanical

James A. Keehan ** Rock Creek Court Baltimore, MD 21234

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CAREER SUMMARY

Highly accomplished, versatile and respected professional with over 20

years experience as a team leader and technical writer in the nuclear power

industry. Consistently achieves outstanding results in challenging

environments while building and maintaining strong, loyal relations with

both clients and colleagues. Extensive experience in planning and directing

administrative functions to meet time-critical deadlines. Communication

skills demonstrated through verbal and writing abilities, client relations,

training new employees, and the ability to produce in-depth reports and

correspondence.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Senior Procedure Analyst

. Supervised a group of fleet administrative and technical procedure

writers covering a corporate office and five nuclear power plants.

. Wrote administrative and technical procedure writer's guides and

developed fleet procedures for processing all fleet documents,

streamlining the process and leading to more consistent documents.

. Developed guidelines for procedure reviews, leading to a large reduction

in the number of errors and subsequent procedure revisions.

. Formulated a plan for addressing a backlog of nearly 500 change requests.

. Responsible for oversight of the system tracking company commitments to

regulatory agencies.

Technical Writer

. Developed Mechanical Maintenance programs, procedures and instructions in

compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission and nuclear power industry

requirements.

. Qualified to perform 10 CFR 50.59 screens, evaluations and applicability

determinations.

. Revised corrective and preventive maintenance procedures to address

equipment modifications and incorporate updated vendor information.

. Developed a Writer's Guide for mechanical maintenance procedures.

. Converted vendor drawings to electronic vector drawings for use in plant

procedures using a

two-dimensional computer drawing program.

. Developed a user's manual for a business management software program.

. Rewrote the training manuals and PowerPoint presentations for a Radiation

Safety Officer training program and all supporting programs.

. Developed work instructions for recovering radioactive sources from level

and density gauges leading to a reduction in generated radioactive waste.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

. Project leader for equipment modifications and upgrades during four

refueling outages.

. Worked with maintenance planning group to ensure timely completion of

critical path maintenance to avoid impacting refueling outages.

. Developed predictive and corrective maintenance programs for plant

protective coatings, seismic restraints and manual valve operators.

Nuclear Services Specialist

. Performed radiation survey meter calibrations for in-house equipment and

client's equipment.

. Performed all radiation-related tasks including building surveys, sealed

radioactive source leak testing, sealed radioactive source recovery,

radioactive material inventory and work planning.

. Developed a bar coding and database system to be used for radioactive

material inventory and reporting as required by the NRC and Ohio

Department of Health.

. Provided classroom instruction and laboratory training for Radiation

Safety Officers and all supporting positions.

Management

. General Manager of a Thoroughbred breeding and training facility,

responsible for all accounting, sales and marketing, stallion syndicate

management, racing partnership management and client relations.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Machinist's Mate/Nuclear Power Plant Operator U. S. Navy Submarine

Service 1976 - 1984

Supervised operation of submarine and land-based naval nuclear power

plants. Provided classroom instruction on mechanical system design,

construction and operation for Trident submarine pre-commissioning crews,

prospective Commanding Officers and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

engineers. Directed a division of staff mechanical operators responsible

for mechanical systems operations and maintenance. Supervised performance

of modifications and acceptance testing of Trident submarine prototype

mechanical systems and components. Operated complex monitoring and testing

equipment. Coordinated the training and qualification of approximately 70

nuclear power prototype students per year.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group Baltimore, MD 2009 -

Present

. Ohmart/VEGA Corporation Cincinnati, OH 2007 - 2009

. Keehan Racing Stable Cincinnati, OH 2005 - 2007

. Dish1Up, Bluegrass Satellite Cincinnati, OH 2003 - 2005

. Keehan Racing Stable Cincinnati, OH 1997 - 2003

. Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Avila Beach, CA 1992 - 1997

. Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Toledo, OH 1991 - 1991

. Frisch's Thoroughbred Farm, Inc. Morrow, OH 1991 - 1991

. Classicway Farm, Inc. Morrow, OH 1990 - 1991

. Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Toledo, OH 1985 - 1988

. Enrico Fermi-2 Nuclear Power Plant Detroit, MI 1985 - 1985

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

. B.S.B.A., Finance University of Louisville Louisville, KY 1989

Received awards from The Golden Key National Honor Society and The

Outstanding College Students of

America for outstanding academic performance.

. U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Orlando, FL and West Milton, N.Y. 1978

Qualified Mechanical Operator for operation and maintenance of

submarine-based naval nuclear power plants. Extensive mechanical

equipment operation, testing and maintenance training.

. Radiation Safety Officer Ohmart/VEGA Corporation Cincinnati, OH

2007

Training for fixed gauge users including nuclear theory, survey meter

operation, normal and emergency procedures, NRC rules and regulations, and

DOT rules and regulations.

. Radiation Survey Meter Calibration Ludlum Measurements, Inc.

Sweetwater, TX 2007

Training on basic survey meter calibrations, electronic calibrations and

basic trouble-shooting.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

. Submarine Squadron Commander Letter of Commendation, U.S. Navy, San

Diego, CA, 1981

. Outstanding Instructor Award, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, West

Milton, NY, 1983

. Certificate of Achievement, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, West Milton,

NY, 1983

. Special Performance Award, Impell Corporation, Toledo, OH, 1988

. Equine Industry Program Academic Scholarship, University of Louisville,

Louisville, KY, 1989

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