Dan Freerksen
Cedar Rapids, IA. 785-***-**** *******@*******.***
Senior Electrical Planner / Implementation Coordinator
A highly successful and experienced Maintenance/Modification Planner and Implementation Coordinator. Proven track record of consistently providing input and leadership on critical and challenging projects, daily work and emergent work. Assists others with projects to ensure project is completed as scheduled. Recognized as a self-motivated professional with integrity, diligence and attention to detail. Extensive experience in the nuclear industry serving in diverse capacities. A team orientated individual who values the input of those involved with the project to ensure project is completed as designed and ready for implementation. Areas of expertise include: Project coordination and organization, modification implementation, communications, supervision and management, oversight, design reviews, work package development, understanding and implementation of procedures, schematic drawings, P&ID’s, tech manuals etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Duane Arnold Nuclear Station – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Senior Nuclear Maintenance Planner/Scheduler 2017 to Present
Develops work packages for maintenance, preventive maintenance (PM’s), modifications and trouble-shooting activities, and generate requests for all required permits.
Requests and coordinates schedules for outside contractors.
Initiates clearance requests (tag outs), identifying drawings, breakers and fuses required for isolation. Provides information to operations to review and issue.
Reviews with shops man-hours to incorporate into schedule. Initiate requests for procurement of material for projects.
Serves as Communicator for the TSB Emergency Response Organization (ERO).
Develops decommissioning work packages for final shutdown.
Identifies milestones in 16-week work schedule.
Performs peer reviews of work tasks.
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation – Burlington Ks.
Electrical Planner III/Implementation Coordinator 2011 to 2016; 1994 and 1997
Reviewed design modification packages and develop written step by step work instructions, identified any and all hold points, resolved work package restraints, identified any required permits (clearance orders, confine space, QC, FME etc.). Verified all procedural requirements have been identified and would be met.
Reviewed information to update design drawings, performed close-out activities and critique overall performances in accordance with design and procedural specifications.
Oversaw and participated in the implementation of the project. Ensured all post modification testing had been identified, planned, performed and documented as per the engineering design.
Ensured all material has been identified and ordered. Tracked all material to ensure readiness for installation to meet schedule. Identified any spare parts and initiated requests to add to warehouse.
Provided client/management with status of projects, schedules and any delays identified.
* Major projects included: Station Blackout, Fukashima upgrades for flex power to safety related switchgear, new battery chargers, new level indication for spent fuel pool, main transformers bushing and CT replacements, modifications to the 4160 switchgear, turbine digital controls, cable vault sump pump replacement, upgrading cathodic protection, gai-tronics and lighting systems.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Arkansas Nuclear One—Russellville, AR
Planner
Developed work instructions for design modification packages identifying any testing requirements, resolved work package restraints, performed close-out activities and writing critiques of overall performances.
Reviewed all work packages once field work is complete and progress the work package accordingly in the system to the appropriate status.
Routed safety related work packages to Quality Control for final reviews.
Identified and initiated permits required to perform the work activities.
Perform oversite during project implementation.
*Major projects included: Annunciator upgrade, new security system, switchgear upgrades, communications upgrade.
Arkansas Nuclear One—Russellville, AR
Electrical Lead General Foreman
Over-saw and directed personnel for the coordination and installation of various projects being implemented during outage and non-outage.
Coordinated the schedules and progress of all work. Provided information to management of the site. This includes but not limited to new modification installations, rework, trouble shooting, etc. Oversee and perform start-up activities.
Performed walk downs of new projects and provide estimates on manpower and time schedule.
Verified all the material required for the modification has been identified.
Performed training on new personnel on installation procedures and identified expectations of individuals.
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant – Athens, AL
Field Engineer
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant – Glen Rose, TX
Electrician/Supervisor
Cooper Nuclear Station – Brownville, NE
Electrician
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / TECHNICAL SKILLS
Electrical Apprenticeship at Wolf Creek Nuclear Station
OSHA 510 Certification – University of South Florida
NANTeL Training ( current through 2022)
Planning software:
– NAMS
– Empac and Curator
– Set route
– MS Word
– MS Outlook
– Asset Suites
– ESOMS