Engineer

Joseph Parrette

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Saco, ME *****

Phone Number: 207-***-****

********@*****.**.***

Materials Engineer with broad based scientific and engineering background. Summary:

• Team Work Experience

• Excellent Communication Skills

• Clear and Concise Writing Skills

Education:

Masters of Engineering, 2000

Materials Science and Engineering GPA 3.4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Science,

Chemistry

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT

Professional Experience:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 6/14 to 2/21

Materials Engineer GS-12

• Hardness testing of metallic materials

• Portable hardness testing of metallic materials

• Tension testing of metallic materials

• Use Sigma-Six Tools to organize work area and refurbish machine shop

• Re-arrange metals testing equipment to fit new equipment

• Work with others to install new equipment

• Write/review/update procedures and process instructions

• Write Corrective Action Reports

• Secret Security Clearance

Polymer Engineer GS 12

• Technical Lead for Gasket Manufacture

• Write procedures for the manufacture of rubber

• Write procedures for operating inspection equipment

• Write technical correspondence in relation to gasket production after discussions with NAVSEA

• Operate equipment to determine rubber properties

• Ensure coverage for performing QMS samples

• Review and write Process Instructions, Rubber Engineering Authorizations, and Standard Operation Procedures

• Troubleshoot problems with manufacture of gaskets

• Write reports with manufacturing improvements

• Troubleshoot problems with rubber molds

• Group lead assign work to staff, talk with individuals on work quality Westinghouse Electric Company 6/08 to 11/11

Manufacturing Engineer

• Responsible for Drive Rod manufacture

• Interpret mechanical drawings to define bills of materials and manufacturing processes

• Use GD&T

• Generate, review and approve manufacturing production orders

• Use PFMEA to troubleshoot process interruptions. Recommend and implement resolutions including analysis and consideration of new innovations in materials, machinery and manufacturing processing techniques

• Improve the safety, quality and productivity of the manufacturing processes using Lean Six Sigma tools

• Coordinate the efforts of multifunctional groups to effectively implement activities to meet the project scope, schedule and financial targets

• Address customer and regulatory requirements and concerns

• Product line interface with manufacturing operations, quality, design and customers, both domestic and international

• Communicate with machinists on production order work

• Work with contractors to ensure parts are processed correctly and on time

• Identify milling machines and lathes needed, Time to fabricate, Storage of Drive Rod Parts

• Write China Technology Transfer for Reactor Vessel Internals

• Instruct Chinese Engineers on Fabrication of Reactor Vessel Internals

• Member of Westinghouse Safety Committee, worked Lean and Safety issues Norfolk Navy Shipyard (Portsmouth, VA)

Nuclear Engineer GS 12

11/02 to 5/08

Performs professional engineering work in Reactor Servicing and Refueling overhaul. An equipment expert involved with the cradle to grave process in preparation and repair of refueling equipment and associated reactor servicing operations. Responsible for oversight of technical and administrative aspects of assigned equipment work, and providing engineering assessments of conditions encountered during shipboard work.

Primary duties are:

(1) Preparation, review, and approval of technical work instructions and drawings,

(2) Ensuring that adequate and accurate technical and administrative requirements are incorporated into engineering instructions,

(3) Radiological controls to prepare reactor servicing equipment for use in refueling overhaul are properly implemented in accordance with Article 112 of NAVSEA 389-0288,

(4) Recommends to management the distribution of equipment assignments to achieve matching capabilities of junior engineer with duties,

(5) Provides oversight of and mentors junior engineers to ensure that objectives are being met and personnel are being properly trained in the technical and administrative performance of their duties,

(6) Trains and instructs junior personnel in tasks requiring specific experience/techniques, and ensuring that personnel follow established standards and practices,

(7) Provides technical recommendations to management,

(8) Maintains status of on-going work and ensures that work is completed in a timely manner to support refueling operations,

(9) Acts as a technical consultant to production groups to resolve reported deficiencies, cooperates with and is a member of the production planning group to ensure equipment and material are ready and available to support shipboard operations,

(10) Determines the proper resolution to deficiencies encountered during on-going preparatory work or shipboard evolutions,

(11) Provides technical oversight of government furnished equipment preparation and its reliability in operations and provides technical expertise to management,

(12) Evaluates radiological conditions of engineered jobs and ensures that radiation and contamination controls are adequate for the conditions encountered,

(13) Proposes and co-ordinates radiological containment designs and work practices for standardization among the public shipyards,

(14) Responsible for reporting deficiencies and recommending a corrective action to cognizant off yard organizations for government furnished equipment, and procedures, resolves any conflict between requirements,

(15) Responsible for coordinating receipt and ship out of various equipment in a timely manner,

(16) Performs structural analysis of lifting and handling features of shipyard furnished equipment and prepares any load testing or NDT instructions necessary for certification of permanently installed lifting features in accordance with the lifting standard,

(17) Knowledgeable in reactor disassembly and re-assembly operations and trained in MIL- STD-767 cleanliness maintenance and recovery actions,

(18) Green Belt certified

Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID) - DOE Principal Environmental Scientist 6/91 to 7/96

Technical Lead:

• Wastewater Land Application Permits

• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans

• Develop compliance with RCRA Mixed Waste regulations

• Write Title V Air Operating Permit

• Determine tasks required to complete permit

• Determine permit compliance requirements

• Organize permitted equipment in groups for ease of permit writing

• Inventory all water discharges

• Identify, investigate, and resolve deficient conditions, and audit findings

• Audit permit compliance

• NPDES

Team Member:

• Develop Title V and permit to construct air permits

• Negotiate permit conditions

• Assist in the RCRA ground water monitoring program

• Analyze cost effectiveness

• Oversee and minimize radiological waste generated at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company (East Hartford, CT) Senior Environmental Engineer 5/89 to 5/91

Regulatory Group Lead:

• Developed plans for environmental requirements

• Analyze cost effectiveness

• Developed strategies for regulatory compliance

• Prepared air permits

• Monitored process air emissions

• Performed environmental audits

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