NATHAN F. GIBBS
Delmont, PA ***** USA
aczx2q@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thenucleareditor
SUMMARY A veteran technical writer and editor, author of documentation quality standards and publication program coordinator. Customer-focused knowledge professional in international nuclear power arena, experienced in nuclear safety/licensing, advanced reactor designs, plant life extension and decommissioning. I provide oversight and expertise in producing engineering reports, procedures, QA and regulatory documents, calculations and manuals. Marketing/corporate: proposals, brochures, employee communications and web content. WORK EXPERIENCE
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC / WECTEC, Cranberry, Pennsylvania 1/2017 – Present Procedure Writer, Dominion Kewaunee Power Station Decommissioning – Coordinate procedure revisions and approvals for dry cask loading operations using NAC International’s MAGNASTOR® storage system. Support continuous improvement to raise efficiency and reduce dose. Granted Unescorted Access. AECOM / URS Corporation
2012–2016 Technical Publications Supervisor / Senior Technical Editor, Energy & Construction, Princeton, NJ – Review/editing of Design Control Document (DCD) chapters, technical reports and NRC Requests for Additional Information for U.S. licensing of KHNP/KEPCO APR1400 nuclear power plant – on site in Korea and remotely. 2013–2015 Senior Technical Editor, Infrastructure & Environment, Germantown, MD – Supported Document Quality Services in producing reports, proposals and training materials for environmental, emergency management and federal agency projects.
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry, Pennsylvania Consulting writing/editorial assignments – Developed procedures, technical reports, proposals and design documentation for engineering and marketing groups. Designed and implemented publication process improvements. Managed approvals/archiving in Documentum. 4/2007 – 9/2014 Senior Technical Editor / Coordinator, Technical Communications Dept.
Lead editor, AP1000® DCD revisions for India’s Atomic Energy Review Board (AERB).
Lead editor, PCI Energy Services spent fuel canister closure welding procedures.
Proposal coordinator, decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) services and Alloy 600 product line.
Outstanding Service Award – 2013.
Lead author, Westinghouse Technical Communications Style Guide. Led team of senior writers in creating and publishing corporate writing standards. Updated the guide through several revisions.
Documentation Lead, Fukushima Daiichi 3 spent fuel and debris cleanup with parent company Toshiba. Produced equipment functional and design specs, test/qualification procedures and O&M manuals.
Edited complex boiling water reactor (BWR) acoustic analyses for steam dryer replacements.
Senior-level documentation and production efforts for client groups including Marketing, Materials Center of Excellence, Reactor Internals, Major Component Replacement and Plant Extension Projects. 3/2004 – 3/2007 Editorial Reviewer / Publications Coordinator, Engineering Services Primary Systems Design and Repair / Plant Operations and Support Engineering. Edited/updated Level III QA Procedures. Authored documentation handbooks and associated training presentations for multiple engineering groups. Coaching and application of authored standards via editorial review. Quality assurance of reports and calculations supporting ASME Code qualification and structural analyses of component upgrades/replacements. Developed AP1000® reactor vessel and internals design documents. Coordinated proposals and design reviews. 3/2006 – 9/2006 Quality Consultant to Repair, Replacement and Automation Services (RRAS) Document Quality Customer 1st Team. Provided expert input to documentation quality improvement program. Authored RRAS Technical Publications Handbook and author reference guide.
12/1999 – 1/2004 Lead Editor / Publications Specialist, Westinghouse Nuclear Automation. Project management and editing/QA of engineering reports, testing and project documentation in nuclear I&C and simulator upgrades for U.S. and European utilities. Managed flow of deliverables in Documentum, coordinated production to meet deadlines. 1/1999 – 12/1999 Lead Writer/Editor, Software Technology Division. Key role in generating documentation for engineering group libraries of analytical software for UNIX, Sun and PC. Instrumental in completing corporate-wide Y2K assessment. Helped to design Intranet forms for software calc note and V&V. Nathan F. Gibbs Page 2
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Quality Management System / QA Procedures
Nuclear Safety Culture (NRC/INPO)
WEC 19.1, Field Service – Preparation of Procedures
Corrective Actions Process (CAPs)
Human Performance
Customer 1st
WCAP-7211, Proprietary Information and Intellectual Property Management
Design Analysis Editorial Review
Safety in Motion
Duquesne University
M.A. – Corporate Communication
National Dean's List
B.A. – Speech/Communication
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat Pro Advanced
MS Office applications Advanced
SharePoint Advanced
EMC Documentum (Webtop) Power User
IBM Rational DOORS Novice
WordPress Advanced
HTML editors Advanced