Project Manager Engineer

FREDRICK I. RIPPEE, PE

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Meridian, ID 83646-1892

Cellular: 503-***-****

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Qualifications Summary

Experienced Project Manager for large nuclear and industrial US and International capital projects. Achieved successful budget, quality and safety goals for projects. Developed cost and time effective scoping and scheduling strategies with appropriate contingencies. Achieved sound systems meeting codes, standards and regulatory requirements. Overall experience of 36 years in project management roles, including 15 years nuclear utility, three years nuclear plant water treatment, 8 years NSSS supplier, and 10 years high tech silicon wafer plant experience.

Led multidiscipline teams to safely realize quality products within management and regulatory expectations. Built three world class greenfield fast-track plants (built one first, then built and tied others into the operating plant) without a lost time accident or environmental incident. Site manager for 5 years for silicon wafer plant. Able to dissect complex opportunities, determine best course of action, and focus resources using cost control and management skills to obtain tactical and strategic objectives. Able to work and manage and effectively turn around troubled projects. Enjoy challenging work efforts and leading staff to performance levels that surpass company and staff expectations.

Work Experience

Nuclear Plant Experience

June 2007 to Present – Consulting Engineer Fred Rippee TPR

Performed design, construction and operation oversight and analyses and process modifications to increase nuclear plant yield, safety and efficiency. Reviewed and analyzed all aspects, including CFD modeling, physical modeling, engineering approach, calculations, piping design, construction, plant response, simulator response, ‘power descention’ testing, power ascension testing, licensing, and operations of process to identify risks and provide suggestions regarding the best, safest, highest yield, lowest maintenance, and most reliable and cost effective solution.

January 2008 to April 2014 – Consulting Engineer Westinghouse Electric Company

Incorporated design changes in Customer COLAs and answered RAIs. Worked closely in Japan with Toshiba engineers to ensure their designs met 10 CFR 50 and 10 CFR 52 requirements, including Regulatory Guides and Standard Review Plans. ‘Americanized’ the Japanese designs into the STP COLA. Managed, facilitated and coordinated efforts between Toshiba, Westinghouse and STP to meet schedule. Westinghouse EPC Team representative managing the progression of ITAAC activities. Asked by STP to provide a validation review of the Toshiba offgas system prior to an NRC audit. Identified and directed EPC team in addressing fixes in the offgas system validation. Analyzed severe accident containment gas management strategy. Performed human factors engineering task analyses and functional requirements assessments/allocation of function for turbine, ECCS and electrical distribution systems while interfacing with Technatom (Spain).

November 2012 –Radwaste Design Consultant NuScale (NEC)

Performed preliminary Radwaste layout design review. Suggested several layout considerations and improvements to eliminate conflicts and enhance operation. Provided timeframe estimation to license Radwaste design.

August 2007 to January 2008 – Containment Analysis Consultant USNRC (P2S)

Duties included leading and performing the technical acceptance review of the Bellefonte and Lee COLA containment analyses for the US NRC. Identified significant technical oversights in the referenced AP-1000 DCD that the NRC and vendor are addressing.

June 2007 to November 2007 – Senior Nuclear Consultant MHI (PLS Corporation)

Scheduled and developed several MHI US-APWR 10 CFR Part 52 Tier 1 design control document sections, including ITAAC development, involving PRA and severe accident analyses, containment systems, power generation, radwaste, communications, and the nuclear island-site interface section within four months. Tier 1 was scheduled, completed and accepted by the NRC in less than 25% of industry average time.

April 2006 to June 2007 – Principal New Plant Design Engineer GE Nuclear

Project manager for ESBWR and ABWR advanced nuclear plant off-gas and radwaste design, and lead technical reviewer for ESBWR power generation systems design. Developed scope, schedule and budget involving the entire radwaste design. Prepared the 10 CFR Part 52 Tier 1 and Tier 2 DCD sections associated with radwaste including the COLA for three customers, and addressed follow-up questions from the NRC, customers and public. Managed international and US contractor work efforts to assist in the design of radwaste sections including Bechtel, WGI, Black & Veach, EA (Spain), and Hitachi (Japan) to ensure the ESBWR and ABWR radwaste sections adhered to codes and standards, complied with regulatory requirements, and met BWROG, EPRI, and INPO good practice recommendations. Interfaced with the NRC and customer licensing staff to maintain consistency and project schedule. Participated in NEI and EPRI working groups for industry perspective. Met project budget, customer schedule, NRC schedule, and company schedule goals with a high quality radwaste design product. Provided comments to NRC on RG 1.206/DG1145. Speaker - 2006 EPRI RW conference

April 2000 to April 2006 - Senior Advisor Pilot Advisors

Nuclear duties included root cause determination of a PWR spent fuel cask failure. Mathematically modeled and confirmed the performance of the spent fuel pool cleanup system. Determined cask corrosion rate and corrosion mechanisms. Determined cask design was flawed.

May 1991 to June 1996 – Senior Engineer (ERT Field Team Supervisor) Washington Public Power Supply System

Project manager of high visibility operations and engineering audits and root cause analyses with extensive regulatory and company potential impacts. Developed and managed the scope, schedule and staffing. Led, trained and focused staff on significant areas of importance including adherence to standards, adherence to codes, regulatory compliance and soundness of design. Managed the work and kept management apprised of progress and findings through periodic interim reports and presentations. Root cause analyses and corrective actions on the RHR system, bowsers, RWCU system, hydrogen recombiners, and others were readily accepted by management and effectively implemented due to cost effective quality products being developed up-front, realistic implementation schedules, and project team follow through. Each root cause analysis effectively eliminated the causal issue with no recurrences. Developed containment hydrogen management and venting approach for beyond design basis severe accidents.

August 1988 to May 1991 - Field Representative Calgon Corporation

Project manager responsible for corrosion and deposit control of ECCS and safety related equipment at a large nuclear plant. Developed and implemented budget. Developed schedule for equipment inspection and staff training. RODI expert and instructor. Managed others to inspect and analyze equipment. Managed the design, installation and operation of analyses and treatment systems that resulted in engineered treatment that maintained corrosion and deposits within plant design requirements.

June 1980 to August 1988 - WNP-2 (1150 MWe GE BWR-5) Mechanical Systems Engineer (ERT Chemical Process Engineer) Washington Public Power Supply System

Responsible for the design, startup, operation and maintenance of RHR, RBCCW, TSW, CW, FPC, CAC, MUW, COND, ECCS HVAC, FDR, EDR, and radwaste processing systems. Ensured systems met, were tested to, and kept compliance with codes, standards, regulatory requirements, INPO good practices, and EPRI and BWROG recommendations. Developed and performed startup, PAT and operating procedures. Developed beyond design basis severe accident core and spent fuel cooling approaches.

Project manager responsible for the containment atmosphere cooling system rebuild during initial plant start-up. Managed the design, contractors, schedule, procurement, preliminary construction, budget, containment rebuild activities, retesting, procedure development and initial operation activities. Continuously kept management apprised of status, cost, quality and contingency plans. Rebuilt system on time and under budget.

Project manager responsible for the condensate filter demineralizer performance improvement project. Developed the schedule, scope and budget. Developed a pilot plant, managed the construction and operational testing activities, and implemented changes in the condensate filter demineralizers. Trained operations management and managed the rewrite of operations procedures to incorporate performance improvements of the condensate demineralizers that allowed 100% power operation with a 0.1 gpm condenser tube leak without significantly increasing radwaste resin loading.

Project manager responsible for the reactor-plant integrated system, structure and component chemical corrosion management program that was adopted by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations and became the nuclear industry standard. Managed the scope, trained the key engineers and buyers, and managed progress by the entire company staff on the project. Apprised management on the status, managed the development and hanging of posters and plant installed color coding, and managed the final turnover to operations.

Project manager responsible for the redesign and installation of the failed RHR pump motor coolers. Managed the scope, design, vendor work, contingency, cost, schedule, installation and testing. Kept management apprised of the status, schedule and cost.

High Tech and Other Plant Experience

Full Time August 2005 to April 2006 - Senior Advisor Pilot Advisors

Non-nuclear duties included restart of a large seamless tube steel mill. Designed $2 million instrumentation package. Lead root cause of 860 MWe generator failure.

May 1996 to August 2005 - Facility/Site Manager Komatsu/Park Corp

Plant Management: Site manager responsible for all aspects of three high-tech chemical processing plants on a 96 acre site. Directly responsible for site operations, engineering, maintenance, HAZMAT, ERT, purchasing, developing the budget, fiscal cost control, staffing and other functions that consistently exceeded all corporate performance, safety, quality and budgetary policies, permits, requirements and goals. Effective communicator with staff, regulators and customers. Built and staffed the engineering, operations and maintenance departments into very effective and efficient teams. Achieved a 50% reduction in site electricity consumption and a safe and environmentally sound operation through staff initiatives.

Project Management: Project Manager and Chief Engineer during the design, construction and start-up of three $500 million plants, including chillers, boilers, air plant, demineralizers, RO units, diesels. Directly responsible for these plants coming in 10% under budget, 17% ahead of schedule, and setting the industry standard for quality.

Engineering: Identified and implemented manufacturing changes resulting in yield improvement, cycle time reduction and process optimization.

Education and Computer Skills

BS Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho, 1980

Management, accounting, marketing and law courses, Columbia Basin College

Licenses & Certificates

Professional Engineer, State of Oregon; SRO Cert., BWR-5 (WNP-2)

Professional Engineer, State of Washington; Root Cause Analyses Instructor

10CFR50.59 & Part 52 Change Qualified; NRC ITAAC Closure Training

Lead Auditor Cert.; FMEA Qualified

Project Management

ITAAC Coordinator ABWR EPC Team – Westinghouse Electric Corporation

ESBWR Radwaste Section Design and Licensing - GE Advanced Plant Division

Designed Built and Operated $500 million 3 High Tech Fabs on a 96 Acre Site

Several Nuclear [ NQA-1 ] Quality Audits, & Containment Atmosphere Control SSFI

Several Root Cause Analyses

Drywell Cooling Modification BWR-5

TSW Modification BWR-5

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