Robert Alexander – Operations, Maintenance and Facilities Management, Training Manager, Expert Instructor

Russellville, AR 72802

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Apply my extensive Nuclear Power Operations, Maintenance, Training and Facilities Management experiences/skills to a leadership role in helping others to efficiently work as a team in meeting well communicated objectives.

Willing to relocate to: Central or Eastern Oklahoma areas

Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Work Experience

Maintenance and Technical Training Manager

Entergy – Arkansas Nuclear One - Russellville, AR

December 2020 to present

Leadership: Responsible for oversight/management of all phases of the Accredited Training Programs, Instrumentation and Controls, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemistry, Engineering and Radiation Protection Technical Training owner. Responsible for management and development of Two Supervisors and 15 Nuclear Instructors.

Lead for successful performance improvement in Maintenance Training.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and specialized experience: Develop, Maintain and execute the delivery of academically rigorous continuous improvement and innovation education and curriculum. Oversight of Instructor preparation, faculty development and curriculum delivery, conduct relevant research, and teach, coach, mentor and facilitate courses, workshops, and webinars for all staff members from entry level through senior site leadership team members. Develop, review, and evaluate instructional and educational materials, systems, methods, and technologies for multinational institutions. Apply adult learning methodologies and recognize educational principles to meet the education and training requirements. Identify, develop, and apply measurements to assess student performance at the appropriate learning level. Works with individuals at all levels, including those whom both set and implement policy, to assess the impact of upcoming changes on existing training and that which may need to be developed. Lead and facilitate panel discussions and/or working groups in order to plan, analyze, develop, implement, evaluate, and/or revise curriculum. Advise and coordinate partners to shape Personnel Recovery training, planning, policy, guidance, and operations. Guide and gain consensus among organizations and specific mission analyses activities across multiple echelons of organizational management. Review policy directives, instructions, manuals, and doctrine designed to guide and provide structure. Ensures that the most current resource materials are available and presented in the best possible manner. Establish a synthesis level of learning in, planning, execution, and adaptation with the ability to articulate and apply the intricate details within and across each associated discipline from a joint perspective. Designs and validates evaluation tools to maximize leader learning, understanding, and competencies. Provide lectures, facilitates learning, provide mentorship, and assist in the development and assessment of student performance. Designs and validates evaluation tools to maximize student learning and understanding. Evaluate, facilitate, assess, and validate courseware and instructional methods against system and evolution in Joint Operations. Implement improvements using feedback from student critiques, personal observations, and data from quizzes, exams, and performance metrics.

Operations Training Manager

Entergy – Arkansas Nuclear One - Russellville, AR

January 2018 to December 2020

Leadership: Responsible for oversight/management of all phases of the Accredited Training Programs, both Licensed Operator and Non-licensed Operator for the Arkansas Nuclear One Operations Dept. Responsible for management and development of Two Supervisors and 16 Nuclear Instructors.

Lead for successful performance improvement in Operations Training resulting in a June 2019 National Nuclear Accrediting Board unanimous renewal of Accreditation for all Operations Training Programs (6).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and specialized experience: Expert at all of the above listed items as well as Nuclear Regulatory Commission governed requirements for Training of Nuclear Licensed Operators and Senior Rector Operators.

Nuclear Training Department Section Leader- Supervisor

Non-Licensed Continuing Training Program

Arizona Public Service (APS), Palo Verde Nuclear generating Station - Tonopah, AZ

April 2017 to December 2017

Driven leader responsible for and directly involved in the success and development of six Nuclear Instructors as well as all Auxiliary Station Operators in training. Designed, developed, and implemented and evaluated the personal and professional development plans and qualification paths for each of six direct report Nuclear Instructors, only one of whom was officially qualified when assigned to me.

Superintendent of the Non-Licensed Operator Initial Training Program with a 100% student completion rate during my tenure.

Senior Nuclear Instructor, (Senior Reactor Operator, SRO) INPO Certified Instructor

Licensed Operator Continuing Training Program

Arizona Public Service (APS), Palo Verde Nuclear generating Station - Tonopah, AZ

2012 to April 2017

Provides day-to-day Nuclear Power Industry-Leading Knowledge and Training for an Auxiliary Operator customer base of approximately 140 Operators.

Accountable key stakeholder and leader in the Licensed Operator Continuing Training (LOCT) program with a

strategic focus on continuous improvement in operator knowledge, overall fundamental behaviors and performance.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensed Senior Reactor Operator, Control Room Supervisor

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

2001 to 2011

Control Room Supervisor for one of the five operating crews on shift. As the crew supervisor, I

directed and supervised all aspects of safe and efficient plant operations.

Engineering Watch Supervisor, Nuclear Prototype Instructor

US Navy

1998 to 2001

Reactor Laboratories Division Lead Instructor at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTU).

• Leading member of the Staff Training Group also at NNPTU.

Division Leading Engineering Laboratory Technician

US Navy – USS California (CGN-36)

1992 to 1998

Reactor Laboratories Division Lead Engineering Laboratory Technician and Machinist’s Mate First Class

Education

College and University equivalent secondary education in Nuclear Power Engineering Technology- US Navy

Nuclear Training Specialist qualified.

Naval Nuclear Power Training Program graduate 1993

PVNGS Leadership Group Mentoring, INPO First and Second Level Leadership graduate

PVNGS Leadership Academy

Skills

•Talent Development and Team Management •Adult Education

•Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation knowledge •Instructional Design (8 years)

•Curriculum Development •Utility operations (22+ years)

•Learning Technology Application •Nuclear power operations (30+ years)

•Mentoring •Word Processing

•Classroom Management

•Mentoring

Military Service Awards

Branch: United States Navy Rank: E6 Navy Achievement Medal X 3

Three awards of this medal on various dates from 1994 to 1999

Certifications and Licenses

Senior Reactor Operators License

Licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to supervise all operations at Cooper Nuclear Station in Nebraska

INPO Certified Nuclear Instructor

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations certification program to Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate any and all Nuclear Power Plant accredited program related Training.

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