John Cox

Email: abpy1g@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* *****

City: Brighton

State: CO

Zip: 80601

Country: USA

Phone: 575-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $135,000

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JOHN COX PhD, PE, SE

4150 Combine Place, Brighton, CO 80601 303-***-**** 575-***-**** Cell

LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

A comprehensive record of success in the nuclear industry. Progressive responsibility in supervision, business development, complex project management, and technical design. Demonstrated success in engineering and construction of large structural projects including hazardous waste containment buildings, uranium enrichment facilities, and production plants. Proven ability to maintain schedules and finish projects under budget. Comprehensive knowledge of engineering design standards and codes including ACI 349, AISC N690 and ASCE 4 for nuclear safety-related steel and concrete structures. Proficient knowledge of CAE modeling, analysis, and design of steel and concrete structures and foundations, including seismic analysis and design.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Proposed innovative engineering solutions and cost saving alternatives to meet clients objectives and expectations. Designed 500-ton ore surge bin and support structure for a potash mine in Saskatchewan.

Held multiple responsibilities for engineering, project management, business unit operation, and business development functions. Lead structural engineer for the expanded tritium facility project at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Project support at Los Alamos National Laboratory and other DOE facilities.

Trusted partner with senior management, recognized for developing and implementing innovative solutions for complex engineering challenges.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JACOBS MINERALS, Tucson, AZ

Senior Structural Engineer (April 2012 " October 2012)

Provide Structural Engineering support for Metcalf capacity upgrade at Morenci, AZ, copper mine. Concept and design for large concrete and steel support structures for mining, crushing and processing equipment.

Prepare recommendations and engineering plans for major repair of concrete foundation of a filter building for copper mine in New Mexico. Engineer of Record based on active PE license in NM.

TKS, Inc. Carlsbad, NM

Senior Structural Engineer (July 2011 -October 2011)

Tessenderlo Group, Brussels, Belgium

Provide structural engineering support for four new chemical plants in the U.S.A. Typical structures include pipe racks, access platforms and foundations for tall towers, tanks and other equipment. Assignments span from Engineer of Record for original designs to submit for drafting to verification of designs produced by experienced structural designers familiar with company procedures and construction standards. IBC, ASCE, PIP, ACI and AISC are primary industry standards I used in my work.

CH2MHILL Plateau Remediation Company, Richland, WA

Licensed Professional Engineer (2010)

US Department of Energy Hanford Site

Successfully evaluated and certified heritage process canyon concrete structures for compliance with EPA requirements for hazardous-waste containment buildings.

URS Washington TRU Solutions, Carlsbad, NM

Senior Structural Engineer (2009 - 2010)

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Site Engineering Office, Carlsbad, NM

Structural engineering consultant hired to determine and report status of above-ground structures for compliance with DOE-STD-1020 seismic and tornado natural phenomena hazards defined for the Plant.

Evaluated existing Waste Handling Building (WHB) and TRUPact Maintenance Facility (TMF) structures for compliance with original steel and concrete codes using advanced computing technology since initial analysis and design.

The Shaw Group (Stone & Webster), Cherry Hill, NJ

Lead Structural Engineer (2008 - 2009)

Site Engineering Office National Uranium Enrichment Facility, Eunice, New Mexico

Conducted liaison services between the Shaw design office in Cherry Hill and the general contractor.

Developed dispositions for non-conformance reports (NCRs), processed field change requests (FCRs).

Answered requests for information to clarify construction documents (RFIs), and responded to engineering change requests (ECRs.)

Successfully conducted seismic analysis of fire water pump house and associated tank and piping system for foundation design. Structural analysis and design of other BOP structures.

GE Hitachi Nuclear EnergyVallecitos Nuclear Center,Pleasanton, CA

Senior Structural Engineer (2007)

Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant BWR Upgrade

Seismic analysis of reactor vessel and support skirt for effect of heavier replacement steam dryer on component loads.

Bechtel SAIC Company, Las Vegas, NV

Senior Structural Engineer(2007)

Yucca Mountain High Level Waste Repository Project

Structural analysis, design and probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of above-ground concrete and steel structures for waste receiving and handling.

Washington Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC

Senior Structural Engineer (2006 - 2007)

Structural Mechanics Group

Conducted seismic qualification of SRS plutonium production plant structures for new service. Calculated capacities of concrete walls, floor slabs, and roof slabs for seismic loads.

Awarded assignment based on extensive structural engineering experience with at Department of Energy facilities including the following locations: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Hanford Site, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, and Savannah River Site.

Developed calculation procedures based on strip method of analysis for concrete floor and roof slabs and shear walls.

Wardrop Engineering Inc., Saskatchewan, Canada

Lead Structural Engineerand Engineer of Record (2005 - 2006)

Multi-Level Parking Structure, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Responsible for inspecting and conducting structural evaluation of three-level aging concrete post-tensioned parking structure and pile foundation for the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.

Supervised inspection team and built a finite element computer model of the structure and foundation, including tendon compression and load balancing, using RISA-3D software.

Defined loading restrictions and concluded part of structure should be closed until safe conditions could be restored by upgrades or replacement.

Lead Structural Engineer

Mines in Saskatchewan, Mexico, and British Columbia - New and Upgraded Facilities Projects

Responsible for supervising staff of structural engineers and draftsmen; participated in structural engineering work and signed and sealed structural engineering drawings issued for construction by the Mining Division.

Designed structure for a 500 metric ton underground surge bin for feeding raw potash ore from the mining face to the skip loading pocket.

Supervised design and drafting of new and upgraded underground and process mill facilities for other potash and uranium mines in Saskatchewan. .

Planned and designed structures for copper and cobalt mining and processing feasibility study, Mexico, and for molybdenum mining and processing feasibility study, British Columbia.

Designed new building addition and tank foundation for reverse osmosis plant at Key Lake, Saskatchewan.

Designed upgrades to brine impoundment reservoir at Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, for potash solution mining.

Merrick & Company, Los Alamos, NM (1995 - 2005)

Lead Structural Engineer and Engineer of Record

Neutron Tube Target Loading Project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Designed complex of buildings comprising the Expanded Tritium Facility for Neutron Tube Target Loading including new reinforced masonry shear wall building, modification and upgrade of an existing reinforced concrete building, foundation for a new manufactured steel building and the site stack and stack foundation.

Wrote criteria, prepared construction specifications and drawings, developed structural test and inspection plans, and integrated structural design with electrical, mechanical, architectural and clean room disciplines.

Performed support services for the Laboratory during construction of the expanded tritium facility.

Reviewed and approved vendor submittals, responded to contractors requests for information and

supported the change control process to prepare as-built project records

Principal Structural Engineer

Project Support at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Developed a finite element model of a pressurized stainless steel reaction chamber used in the Laboratory plutonium facility. Results were used as input to operating procedures for the equipment.

Conducted seismic analysis of a nitric acid tank farm expansion for building PF-4 in TA-55, and designed structure for tanks and piping support and anchorage.

Completed an evaluation of seismic safety for the two in vivo measurement chambers in the Health Research Laboratory. Recommended anchorage upgrades to meet current DOE requirements.

Performed evaluation of Building 6 in TA-53 to seismic requirements of FEMA-178.

Designed an addition to Building 29 in TA-35 to house beam targets for the LANL/DARHT Project. Work included producing drawings and specifications for construction.

Designed elevated steel structural support for the replacement main air compressor for the CMR Building Upgrades Project and produced construction drawing.

Conducted conceptual and detailed design of a Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility upgrade for rack storage of tritium canisters in Building 205A at TA-16 including seismic certification, fabrication drawings and specifications.

Conducted seismic analysis of numerous glove boxes including support framing for nuclear facilities in TA-3, TA-55 and TA-35.

Performed evaluation of Building 21-1001 to seismic requirements of FEMA-178. Also designed roof support upgrade for this building.

Designed a reinforced masonry PC-3 storage vault and drilled pier foundation for the Beryllium Technology Facility including seismic analysis. Work included producing drawings and specifications for construction.

Conducted nuclear criticality analysis of the Annular Core Research Reactor with Fueled Ring External Cavity (ACRR-FREC ll) for the LANL Weapons Response Program testing at Sandia National Laboratory. LANL Monte Carlo computer code MCNP was used for modeling and analysis of the reactor alone and with LANL test assemblies in place.

Principal Structural Engineer

K-Basin Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, Hanford Site, Richland, WA

Provided numerous structural analyses and design assignments for the Cold Vacuum Drying System (CVDS) and Hot Conditioning System (HCS.) Designed seismic anchorage and supports for equipment.

Developed finite element models for the 25-ton HCS process enclosure, process pit covers, and HCS oven and trench-mounted piping assembly.

Designed trunnion supports for the pit covers, seismic anchorage for the process enclosure, spent fuel

canister support ring and shear bolts for the hot conditioning oven.

Senior Structural Engineer

Savannah River Site, Canyons Upgrade Project, Aiken, South Carolina

Developed structural design criteria document for design and drafting of a reinforced concrete shear wall building to house a new diesel generator power system.

Senior Structural Engineer

Transuranic Waste Treatment Project, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Performed seismic analysis of equipment support structures and major elements of the TRU process building at Pit 9 including walls and shredder balcony.

Designed and prepared drawings for large steel traveling waste recovery building spanning Pit 9.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PhD. Structural Engineering Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Master of Science, Nuclear Engineering University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Master of Science, Structural Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Master of Science, Offshore Foundations University of Houston, Houston, TX

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Nuclear Society (ANS)

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES) Record #4591

ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)

New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado

Licensed Structural Engineer (SE)

California, Nevada, Washington, Idaho

Licensed P.Eng (Inactive) Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)

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