Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Dinesh B. Patel
Michigan City, IN 46360
219-***-**** (Residence)
219-***-**** (Cell)
Email: **********@*****.***
United States Citizen
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Degreed engineer with broad based engineering and design expertise at nuclear power generating stations. Experience encompasses the following areas:
A. Technical:
Procurement, Spare Parts and Obsolescence Evaluation, Commercial Grade Dedication, Component Evaluations, Safety Classifications. Equipment Qualification, Seismic, design and engineering of nuclear power generating stations, foundation loads HVAC support, mounting calculations for instrumentation, resolution of various plant design and construction concerns (DCN's and FCN's)
B. Managerial:
1. Active Team Member during restart of Cook Plant Unit 1 & 2 resolving Procurement Engineering issues (1997 to December 21, 2000).
2. Active Team Member to achieve INPO Rating 4 to INPO Rating 2 in 2005 (Achieved in First Time in Nuclear Industry) and continuing on as an INPO 1 Rated plant.
3. Active Support Team Member resolving Procurement related issues for the DC Cook Unit 1 Turbine Restoration Project – 1st in industry history. (September 2008 to December 2009).
4. Mentored and trained procurement engineers in the areas of contracts, Commercial Grade Dedication, Obsolescence, Safety Classification of components and parts and Vendor Audits.
C. Procurement Certification and Training (EPRI & INPO):
1. Nuclear Utility Procurement July 8 -11,1996
2. ASME Procurement Training Course June 15-16, 2009
3. INPO Tech Staff Systems Training for Region III NRC Required
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
Plant Forward, Western Spring, IL 60558 1/2015 - Present
The Arnold Group, Emporia, KS 66801 11/2013 –12/2014
Consultant- Procurement Engineer
Responsible for Procurement Engineering Purchase Requisitions and Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) for Replacement Spares. Verification of all required documentation, technical, quality and Code requirements for the purchase specifications. Provided procurement engineering support on engineering back log. Ensure that all work being performed in accordance with plant procedures, regulatory requirements and the applicable industry codes and standards such as 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50.49, EPRI NP-5652, EPRI NP- 6406, ASME QME-1, etc. Updating Wolf Creek internal data bases (MPA.C/Curator) to capture component/application ties and documentation related to procurement. Generate Service Labor requisitions for the purpose providing offsite/onsite related services. Providing outage support on rotating shifts.
Xcel Energy Prairie Island Nuclear Plant 05/2013-10/2013
Sun Technical Services, Inc.
Consultant- Procurement Engineer
Responsible for Procurement Engineering Purchase Requisitions and Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) for Replacement Spares. Verification of all required documentation, technical, quality and Code requirements for the purchase specifications. Provided procurement engineering support to buyers resolve the QC discrepancy (OSD&D in Indus Passport) review equivalency evaluations for replacements items requirements, Review CGD to insure that it meets the current industry and procedure Requirements. Support to reduce outage and on line back log in procurement engineering. Also review shelf-life expired item in warehouse. Established shelf-life for new cat id (material stock number).
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 10/2012-5/20/2013
Planet Forward
Consultant- Procurement Engineer
Responsible for Procurement Engineering Purchase Requisitions and Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) for Replacement Spares. Verification of all required documentation, technical, quality and Code requirements for the purchase specifications. Provided procurement engineering support on capital project providing technical and quality requirements on contract including spare parts for station black out, turbine control upgrade, forth aux feed pump, ESW piping replacement and RCP seals. Ensure that all work is being performed in accordance with plant procedures, regulatory requirements and the applicable industry codes and standards such as 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50.49, EPRI NP-5652, EPRI NP- 6406 etc. Updating Wolf Creek internal data bases (MPAC/Curator) to capture component/application ties and documentation related to procurement. Generate Service Labor requisitions for the purpose providing off-site / on-site related services. Providing outage support on rotating shifts.
Invensys, Inc. 5/2012-08/2012
Foxboro, MA
CDI Corporation
Procurement Engineering Consultant
Equipment Qualification and Commercial Grade and Procurement project manager for eight nuclear units in China. Responsible for ensuring the parts are procured correctly and shipping, handling, storage requirements are established in accordance with NRC regulations and industry standards. Prepare and issue conditional releases when necessary. Develop and review vendor’s commercial dedication and EQ plans to comply with regulations and industry standards. Conduct receipt inspections and close out non-conformances. Perform technical evaluation, material classification and develop result oriented solution. Used SAP as a procurement tool to order components, parts and tracking the inventory. Creating purchase orders and requisitions.
Ensure EQ and Commercial grade dedication work is performed in accordance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, NQA-1, 10 CFR 50.49, and industry standards such as EPRI NP-5652, EPRI NP- 6406, EPRI TR-107330, EPRI TR- 102260, GL 91-05 and IN 2011-01.Resposible for completion of the above procurement and qualification tasks within budget and on Schedule.
Urenco USA 8/2011-4/2012
Eunice, NM
Empyrean Services
Procurement Engineering Supervisor
Procurement Engineering Supervisor at the URENCO USA facility in Eunice, NM. This facility is for the enrichment of uranium. Procurement Engineering support for both operating units and units under construction. Review all purchase requisitions to ensure proper technical and quality requirements including ASME NQA-1 and 10CFR 50 App. B requirements using SAP 6.0 software. Interface with vendors to resolve anomalies such as discrepancies with part numbers, descriptions, etc. Interface with all departments to ensure that configuration control is being maintained. Work with Approved Suppliers (QL-1, QL-2) to ensure they are on the Approved Supplier List (ASL) and are qualified to supply products / perform required work for the UUSA facility.
American Electric Power 2/2001 to 8/2011
Cook Nuclear Plant
Bridgman, MI
Procurement Engineering Supervisor
Supervisor, responsibilities include: Review of Engineering Documents and Provide Technical and Quality Requirements for Procurement Documents; Approve Equivalency Evaluation, Commercial Grade Dedication Plan, Safety Classification Determination, Technical Specifications; Provide input to Design Engineering as needed; Supervising Procurement Engineers and Bill of Materials personnel (Total of 11 personnel) to perform and review of procurement engineering documents this also involved providing mentoring for new Procurement Engineers due to aging workforce; Manage Materials Management Department in acting capacity if required by the Department Manager; Perform reviews on job performance; Write performance observations on training classes; Write performance observations on work being performed and engineering documents; Conduct Safety and Human Performance Meetings periodically; Coordinate with other departments to resolve technical problems on material issues. Experience in usage of programs such as Indus Passport. Participated in Obsolescence committee. Performed Obsolescence evaluation and determined priority based on safety and critically determination and mitigation measures for Obsolescence components, Evaluation of Bill of Material, and interface with appropriate engineering disciplines.
American Electric Power 4/1992 to 2/2001
Cook Nuclear Plant
Bridgman, MI
Senior Procurement Engineer
Senior Procurement Engineer, responsibilities include: Write and review equivalency evaluations for replacements items; Write and review dedication plans; write and review procedures, Write and review safety classification determinations; Perform engineering evaluations on maintenance work activities; Review technical requirements and standards in purchase and repeat purchase requisitions; Provide Technical and Quality Requirements on procurement documents; Advise and maintain stocking levels; Evaluate item necessity, resolve issues with purchase orders and items received; Access the Internet to interface with other utilities and to search for parts; Coordinate and resolve the issue with Material Testing Lab for Commercial Grade Items; Resolve issue with Shelf-life and Preventive Maintenance of Stored Items.
MDM Engineering 6/1991 to 4/1992
Diablo Canyon
San Francisco, CA
Replacement part evaluation engineer
Replacement part evaluation engineer, responsibilities included replacement part evaluations and commercial grade dedication of mechanical and HVAC parts, as well as resolving decision issues that are equipment and parts related.
Sargent & Lundy Engineers 3/1991 to 3/1992
Chicago, IL
Senior component engineer
Senior component engineer, responsibilities included review and evaluation of design, qualifications and procurement documentation, prepared supporting calculations, reviewed test reports for adequacy, evaluated equipment and parts for commercial grade dedications, and provided interface with the clients and with the suppliers to resolve problems as needed.
South Texas Power Project 8/1989 to 3/1990
Wadsworth, Texas
Procurement engineer
Procurement engineer, responsibilities included component information listing, classification and procurement of spare parts, performed engineering evaluations, commercial grade dedications, interfaced with EQ, maintenance and engineering disciplines, and reviewed equipment qualifications ensuring that configuration controls was maintained.
Doctor General Medical Lab 4/1987 to 7/1989
Chicago, Ill
President and Owner
Sargent & Lundy Engineers 5/1980 to 3/1987
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, Zion, La Salle,
Fermi, and Clinton power plant
Chicago, IL
Engineering analyst:
Engineering analyst, responsibilities included stress analysis of components and foundation load calculations to industry codes and standards. Performed static and dynamic analysis of equipment implementation of design changes, reviewed as built drawings, mechanical class I penetrations stress report. Reviewed seismic and environmental qualification reports. Performed spare parts and procurement evaluations, developed master parts list, performed engineering evaluations of replacement parts, both technical and quality, establishing procurement requirements, and preparing commercial grade item dedication packages.
A. M. General Corporation 9/1978 to 4/1980
Division of AMC
Detroit, MI
Product engineer:
Product engineer, responsibilities included feasibility study for military truck program, adapted operating computer program for analyzing vehicle mechanics, and completed stress analysis of critical components.
Clark Equipment Company 7/1978 to 9/1978
Corporate Development Center
Cassopolis, MI
R & D engineer:
R & D engineer, responsibilities included working on a finite element model utilizing the element analysis program.
EDUCATION
Wayne State University 1978
Course work towards M.S. civil engineering
(One course left incomplete towards Masters)
Detroit Institute of Technology 1975
B.S. Civil Engineering
University of Baroda/India 1973
Course work
Diploma in Civil Engineering
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