Plant Mechanical
Resume:
MICHAEL A. BRININGER
Colstrip, MT *9323
EDUCATION
B.S. in Engineering Science (Plant Option), 1995 Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, Montana
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit, 1986
Plant Mechanical Operator and Maintenance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NAES Power Contractors, Colstrip MT
Project Engineer, 03/11 to 07/16
Responsibilities include writing bids and estimates for boiler repairs. Manage and track projects. Write reports detailing approach, findings, and completed repairs on the boiler for forced and planned outages. Provide supervision for trades personnel during maintenance, trades involves where: Boilermakers, Pipefitters, Electricians, Insulators, and Laborers. MSE Technology Applications, Inc., Butte, MT
Operations Engineer, 03/96 to 09/10
Responsibilities include detailed design of fluid piping systems, structural support systems, and plant layout. Provide construction oversight and project documentation. Provide assistance and support in the design of electrical and controls systems as they relate to mechanical systems to achieve a practical design. Provide engineering test direction during operation of Plasma Arc Furnace. TTI, Inc., Great Falls, Montana
Mechanical Design Engineer, 09/95 to 03/96
Responsibilities included mechanical design and construction of parts and mechanisms for an electro- mechanical machine to produce gambling tickets. Project included the design of several mechanical linkages and devices as well as combining existing mechanisms into a final machine to achieve a desired sequence of cutting, folding, gluing, manipulating, and placing of paper components. MSE Technology Applications, Inc., Butte, Montana
Engineering Intern, 05/92 to 12/94
Responsibilities included fabricating Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) mechanical configuration sketches. Providing as-built changes of existing drawings to show actual construction and layout of plant systems and components. Designed slag fines removal system for MHD test plant. Provided structural design changes to the nitrogen system operation platforms associated with the MHD system. Performed bench-scale lab testing for Mine Waste Technology Program. Performed land reclamation duties for Mine Waste Technology Program. USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USN (honorable)
Reactor Plant Mechanical Operator and Maintenance Man, 01/84 to 01/90 Responsibilities included performing corrective and preventive maintenance on all reactor and steam plant mechanical system and equipment in the same capacity as a millwright. Perform watch-station duties of operation of mechanical equipment and maintaining logs on equipment operations, 2
parameters (temp, pressure, speed, levels, etc), and runtimes. Qualified all reactor plant mechanical watch stations. Qualified Chief Reactor Watch. Performed training, supervision, and scheduling of junior watch standers and maintenance men in the performance of their duties. SPECIALIZED TRAINING
40-hour OSHA Hazwoper #C387
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Training Program, United States Navy
Basic Medic First Aid Course
NFPA Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Autocad 14 software training
19-hour Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA)
Improving Public Works Construction Inspection Course
Cranes Companion Fluid Package and Design Flow Network Software
Solidworks(with CosmosExpress FEA), AutoCad, & CadKey
CadWorx Equipment and CadWorx Plant software
“Overview of 2009 IEBC & IBC Chapters34 Provisions” Seminar SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Approximately 20 cumulative years’ experience in applying mechanical design and plant operations knowledge to a variety of projects, which include fluid systems design, civil design, and materials specification. Six years’ experience in the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program as a reactor plant mechanical operator and maintenance man. Computer skills include training and/or experience in: spread sheets, programming in Basic and Fortran, CAD (CAD-Key and AutoCAD), CadWorx Plant and Equipment, and the Cranes Companion fluids software package. Quality assurance and quality control experience includes the application of codes and specifications to work packages and the implementation of quality assurance project plans. Other applicable skills and experience include a working knowledge of the fundamentals of ionizing radiation, radioactive contamination controls and containment procedures, man-rem reduction programs, shielding and exposure control, radiation monitoring equipment use and design (gas amplification and scintillating).
Verification Test Site. Assisted in the supervision of the borehole installation designed to acquire seismic tomography data. Supervised the installation of electrodes for electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) data acquisition. Developed work package for, and supervised the installation of gaseous tracer instrumentation.
Magnetohydrodynamics. Provided mechanical design work on MHD train systems. Provided As-Built documentation for field changes.
Mine Waste Technology Program. Assisted with activities for the Crystal Mine. Performed bench-scale testing on treatment concepts for Berkley Pit Water.
Small-Scale Plasma Furnace Testing. Provided test directing for the Electrode Life Extension Testing program.
Pit-9. Assisted in the construction of the Pit-9 Plasma Furnace while on assignment to Retech Inc at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). Provided training to Pit-9 operations personnel in the proposed plant operations and basic nuclear concepts.
Plasma Ordnance Demilitarization System (PODS). Provided support in the design of the PODS Plasma furnace, including the design of cooling systems, slag-conveying systems, and Furnace design. Assisted in identifying and procuring required support equipment for furnace 3
systems. Assisted in the compiling and writing operations and maintenance manual for PODS systems.
Mine Waste Technology Program (Biomet). Assisted in the design, equipment specifications, and procurement of equipment for Biomet Sulfate Reducing Bacteria treatment systems.
NASA (HiLift). Developed 135000 ft2 building plan for support of the high-speed wind tunnel based on maintenance requirements, shop needs, and personnel needs. Developed cost estimate for building and construction schedule based off Richardson system.
Watervliet Chrome Rinse Recycle. Assisted in design of Chrome Rinse Recycle system. Assisted in procurement of materials and components for Chrome Rinse Recycle system. Assigned Subcontract Administrators Technical Representative for installation of system.
Watervliet Sodium Hydroxide Filtration. Assisted in design of Sodium Hydroxide Filtration system. Assisted in procurement of materials and components for Sodium Hydroxide Filtration system.
UMB Barrier. Provided supervision to subcontractor in the excavation, soil washing, barrier placement, and back filling of the Underground Microbial Barrier test cell.
Battle Mountain. Acting shift supervisor and technical advisor in the operation of a temporary mine waste water treatment plant.
Remediation Technology Evaluation. Observed and documented the treatment of soils in segregated test cells for the evaluation of various treatment technologies associated with acid mine drainage producing soils. Assisted in developing and implementing of field changes and repairs to achieve the goals of the work plan.
Technology Investigation. Investigate current and possible future technologies for the sensing of specific contaminants in ground water utilizing in-situ and real time technologies to be used at the Hanford DOE site. The contaminants of concern include: Strontium-90, Technetium-99, Tritium, Carbon Tetrachloride, and Chrome-6.
INTEC/INEEL. Reviewed site systems, operational procedures, and monitoring equipment to develop an overall site water budget, suggest changes to current systems, and suggest changes in operational procedures to eliminate or reduce the potential for transportation of existing contaminants from the site to the water table.
Rimini Mine Waste Treatment. Assisted with developing a plant layout and hydraulic modeling to ensure pumping requirements where met.
Fernald Safe Shutdown. Performed testing of commercially available equipment and assisted in the design and development of new equipment to facilitate the decontamination and decommissioning of the Fernald Uranium Processing Plant. Developed flushing sequence for the Fernald Sites piping system to reduce the quantity of potentially contaminated solid waste requiring long term disposal upon the shutdown of the Fernald Plant systems.
BioSource. Provided plant layout, piping layout, pump sizing, and mechanical design support services to BioSource America for the design of a Bio-Diesel distillation plant.
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