ROBERT D. ROSS

**** ******* *** ~ Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986

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www.linkedin.com/in/4robertross/

772-***-**** (H) 772-***-**** (C)

QUALIFICATIONS

Veteran nuclear power plant operator, trainer, and senior technical writer

with over 20 years of experience developing nuclear Operations,

Maintenance, Engineering, and Administrative procedures and managing

documentation projects in the nuclear power and technology industries.

Background includes over 20 years of experience as a Senior Reactor

Operator, with ten years of experience training Nuclear Power operators,

specializing in Operations, Engineering, and Management training for both

PWR and BWR nuclear plants. Managed teams of technical writers with up to

10 members. Earned a reputation for developing quality documents on or

ahead of schedule. 10CFR50.59 qualified. B.S. degree in Nuclear

Technology.

CERTIFICATIONS

Senior Reactor Operator License and Certification

INPO Certified SRO Instructor

SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Florida Power & Light (St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station)

. Top producing member of a team of Operations procedure writers working on

a procedure upgrade project for two-unit plant and served two and a half

years as Project Lead.

. Consistently delivered quality procedures ahead of schedule with an

issuance rate over twice the group average.

. Project was recently completed ahead of schedule and under budget

Omaha Public Power District (Fort Calhoun Station)

. Reduced annual O&M costs $500,000 by implementing and managing a

centralized procedure writers group.

. Reduced procedure backlog from over 600 to fewer than 200 during the

first year by streamlining processes, improving planning and tracking,

and increasing writer productivity.

. Contributed to the first plant outage with no significant delays due to

new procedure delivery or procedure changes by applying proactive

planning and oversight.

. Received significant positive user feedback regarding the quality of

training materials and student handouts after developing and implementing

standardized templates, training department guidelines, and

administrative procedures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABSOLUTE CONSULTING, Navarre, FL 1/13 - 11/13

Senior Operations Writer/St. Lucie Power Station

. Working on a procedure upgrade project to enhance the quality and

usability of existing plant Operations, Engineering, and Administrative

procedures and to develop new procedures as required.

. Brought back to project because of recognized skills and quality of work.

Aerotek Energy Services, Hanover, MD 10/12 - 1/13

Clearance Coordinator/Fort Calhoun Station

. Developed operations clearances for containment penetration Teflon

repairs and equipment end of service projects using eSOMS software.

. Researched work orders, controlled documents, and plant drawings.

. Completed all assigned work ahead of schedule.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

ABSOLUTE CONSULTING, Navarre, FL 1/08 - 10/12

Senior Operations Writer/Project Lead, St. Lucie Power Station

. Worked on a procedure upgrade project to enhance the quality and

usability of existing plant Operations, Engineering, and Administrative

procedures and to develop new procedures as required.

. Researched design basis documentation, USAR, Technical Specifications,

technical manuals, and related drawings.

. Served as project lead, performing peer checks to ensure quality and

style maintained among writers and managed work progress and scheduling.

NUCLEAR ENERGY CONSULTANTS, Rockville, MD 7/06 - 1/08

Senior Operations Writer, Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station

. Worked on a procedure upgrade project to enhance the quality and

usability of existing plant Operations and Reactor Engineering procedures

and developed new procedures as required.

. Researched design basis documentation, USAR, Technical Specifications,

technical manuals, and related drawings.

LIBERTY MEDICAL SUPPLY, Port St. Lucie, FL 11/01 - 6/06

Senior Technical Writer

. Created and revised department training manuals and system user manuals

for a mail-order pharmaceutical company.

. Developed standardized format and content for all manuals to provide

consistency in content and appearance.

FLORIDA PROPERTY CONSULTANTS, Port St. Lucie, FL 5/01 - 11/01

Commercial Editor

. Produced the final appraisal report for Department of Transportation

projects in the State of Florida for commercial properties affected by

road projects.

. Worked directly with researchers and appraisers to obtain the necessary

information and arrange it in a document acceptable to the FDOT.

COMPUTER HORIZONS CORPORATION, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 11/00 - 3/01

Technical Writer

. Provided the necessary software documentation to support an enterprise

integration project for Florida Power and Light.

. Interfaced with various department entities and software programmers to

deliver documentation.

DETTMERS INDUSTRIES, Stuart, FL 12/99 - 11/00

Technical Writer/Program Manager

. Developed and managed a documentation project to support the design and

manufacturing of FAA-certified executive aircraft furniture.

. Worked directly with engineers, FAA officials, drafters, and assembly

personnel to develop quality documents.

ONSITE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, Kansas City, KS 6/97 - 11/99

SRO Training Instructor, Clinton Power Station (GE-BWR), Fort Calhoun

Station (CE-PWR)

. Developed and revised lesson plans and student handout materials for

nuclear operator training classes, and performed classroom and on-the-job

training.

. Conducted seminars for licensed operators on various advanced managerial

and administrative topics.

. Offered and implemented many innovative solutions for training

improvements.

. Continuously updated, improved, and modernized training material and

delivery methods.

. Routinely spent time on-shift with operations crew as an instructor to

maintain proficiency and stay current with operations activities and

practices.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

TRW, INC., Bellevue, NE 7/96 - 5/97

Engineer/Scientist II

. Top Secret CNWDI clearance.

. Developed technical documentation and manuals for a Strategic Air Command

software project, including documentation design and on-line help.

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Omaha, NE 6/92 - 2/96

Test and Performance Engineer/Procedure Writer Coordinator, Fort Calhoun

Station)

. Developed and revised plant procedures required by design modifications

and changes made to plant systems.

. Worked directly with system, design, licensing, and construction

engineers, and operations and craft personnel, to ensure the accuracy and

adequacy of station operating and maintenance procedures.

. Read blueprints, developed work orders, performed engineering

calculations, interpreted design data and specifications, and performed

safety analysis assessments.

. Researched, developed, and presented a proposal to senior management to

establish a centralized procedures group while the Company was

reorganizing and downsizing. Proposal approved.

. Managed a team of seven procedure writers in the centralized procedures

group.

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, Omaha, NE 3/90 - 6/92

Operations Training Specialist/Educational Coordinator, Fort Calhoun

Station

. Coordinated the Thomas Edison State College degree program for plant

employees and taught classes as the lead non-licensed instructor.

. Developed and maintained a lesson plan and student handout material and

performed both classroom and on-the-job training.

. Liaised with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to

grant college level accreditation to numerous plant courses.

. Scheduled initial and requalification training for nuclear operators,

including instructor/classroom resources.

. Received extensive training in supervisory, management, and problem

solving skills from participation in seminars, in-house training, and

college level coursework.

ENERCON, Berwick, PA 8/89 - 12/89

Non-Licensed Operator/Technical Staff Training Instructor, Susquehanna

Nuclear Station (GE-BWR)

. Performed classroom instruction, conducted seminars, and operated the

plant simulator.

. Developed higher order questions for the NRC RO & SRO Exam bank.

COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, Omaha, NE 5/85 - 8/89

SRO Training Instructor, Fort Calhoun Station (CE-PWR)

. Developed and established INPO accredited training programs for

Operations, System Engineering, and Shift Technical Advisors.

. Performed job and task analysis using SAT, developed an objective-based

exam bank, lesson plan and student handouts, conducted classroom

instruction and seminars, and assisted in operation of the plant

simulator.

Additional Experience

. Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Non-Licensed Operator/Senior Reactor

Operator/SRO Certified Training Instructor, Perry Nuclear Power Plant,

Cleveland, OH (7/81 - 5/85)

. The Ohio State University, NRC Senior Reactor Operator, Columbus, OH

(1/79 - 7/81)

. United States Navy, Electronics Technician First Class/Reactor

Operator/Lead Prototype Instructor, various worldwide locations (1/70 -

6/78)

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), Visio,

FrameMaker, WordPerfect, VE_PROMS, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photo

Paint, tTrack, Curator, NAMS, Documentum, eSOMS, Adobe Acrobat,

Lotus Notes, Passport, Asset Suites

Operating Systems: MS Windows, UNIX

EDUCATION

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY, Bellevue, NE

Completed 15 semester hours toward a Master's degree in Computer

Information Systems

THOMAS A. EDISON STATE COLLEGE, Trenton, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, OH

Completed 98 semester hours toward a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical

Engineering

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