Project Manager Nuclear Security

ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTION/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Professional engineer with proven capabilities in project and construction management, process and facilities engineering, environmental cleanup and compliance, and business development.

EXPERIENCE

Project and Construction Management

Directed $5 billion portfolio of major capital projects at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site—Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility, Waste Solidification Building, MOX Substation, K-Area Plutonium Projects.

oLed value engineering study that reduced total project costs by $1 billion and scheduled by 18 months.

Construction Executive for the $295 million modernization of the Supreme Court of the United States.

oRecovered 6 months of lost schedule while processing backlog of 360 change order requests.

Vice President of Hill International’s Project Management Division in Washington, DC

oDelivered $225 million Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility in Ashburn, VA 6 months early with cost performance index (CPI) of 1.05.

oDelivered $120 million BNR-ENR upgrade of a wastewater plant in Salisbury, MD with schedule performance index (SPI) and CPI above 1.0.

oManaged $100 million capital improvement program for DC Public Schools.

Launched and directed Arcadis’ Global Conglomerates Division focused on capital projects for Rolls Royce, MTU, General Electric, UTC Pratt & Whitney, Siemens, and other international companies.

oGrew the unit’s revenue to $250 million in two years.

oConsolidated Rolls Royce’s manufacturing footprint and modernized electrical substation and distribution systems, saving $30 million in annual costs.

oCompleted energy efficiency upgrades to chilled water plants and HVAC systems.

oDelivered new headquarters buildings using design-build methodology.

oDeveloped the program requirements document (PRD), conceptual design, cost, and schedule estimates for GE Aviation’s Turboprop Center of Excellence in Prague.

Led a 10-person PMO for Global Laser Enrichment, LLC

oTechnical support to the successful Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing of a next-generation uranium laser enrichment plant.

oPrepared the PRD, project execution plans, risk management plans, systems engineering documents, construction cost estimates, and schedules for a $2.2 billion laser enrichment plant and a smaller $750 million feed plant.

oDaily interface with the technology developers to translate test loop results into design requirements, maturing the technology readiness level (TRL) from 4 to 7.

oEngaged NQA-1 capable supply chain to advance manufacturing readiness levels (MRLs) of key components.

Process and Facilities Engineering

Senior Designer on chemical, pharmaceutical, and nuclear materials processing projects.

Facilities Engineer for Boeing

oDesign, construction, and commissioning of plant expansions and modifications.

oManaged electroplating, chemical cleaning, wastewater pretreatment, and hazardous waste storage and disposal operations.

Engineering Lead at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX

oStart-up and testing of the new High Explosives Pressing Facility (HEPF).

Performed acceptance testing for structural, mechanical, and electrical systems. Developed and validated operating and maintenance procedures for non-destructive examination (NDE), hydrostatic pressing, and computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling operations.

Calibrated multi-axis CNC milling machines using ball bar and laser interferometry technologies.

oPrepared a conceptual design, preliminary work breakdown structure, AACE Class 5 cost estimate, and critical path method (CPM) schedule for the Advanced Manufacturing Prototype Facility.

Mechanical systems lead for Marriott and other hospitality, healthcare, and industrial clients throughout the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico.

oAssessments and engineering design, procurement, and project management support for HVAC, domestic hot water, chilled water, and boiler systems.

Operations and Maintenance

Managed operations and maintenance of water systems at the Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority (GSWSA) in Myrtle Beach, SC.

oServiced 500,000 customers in a 2,156 square mile area spanning three counties.

oLed a 145-person team of engineers and technicians.

oSingle-point accountability for regulatory compliance and environmental permits.

oAcquired and rehabilitated several small municipal and rural water systems in surrounding counties with long-standing regulatory compliance problems.

oCommenced a rehabilitation program for noncompliant elevated storage tanks.

oLaunched the Authority’s transition to fixed-base advanced metering infrastructure.

oCommenced maintenance of 200 miles of neglected pipeline right of ways.

oImplemented safety improvement program and drove OSHA recordables to zero.

Technical support to the U.S. Army Chemical Material Agency

oPerformance based oversight of EPC contractors during the construction and commissioning of four chemical weapons incinerators and neutralization plants.

oConduct of operations training for Army and EPC personnel.

oSenior advisor to the Army’s Board of Inquiry investigating personnel exposures to chemical agents.

Environmental Cleanup and Compliance

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permits for 31 hazardous and radioactive waste management facilities.

RCRA trial burns and human health and ecological risk assessments for 19 hazardous waste incinerators.

Closure certifications for 6 hazardous waste management units.

Project Manager for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) remedial investigation at the DOE’s Feed Material Production Facility.

Project Manager for remedial investigations at NASA facilities in Cleveland and Sandusky, OH.

Business Development

Technical proposal leads on successful contract captures valued at more than $40 billion

oHAZWRAP I and II contracts in Oak Ridge, TN.

oMOX Facility in Aiken SC.

oDOE Savannah River Site (SRS) Management and Operations contract in Aiken, SC.

oIdaho Core Procurement contract in Idaho Falls, ID.

Capture manager

oGE Aviation Turboprop Center of Excellence

oGLE’s acquisition of surplus uranium tails from DOE’s stockpiles in Ohio and Kentucky.

As Director of Mission Development at the DOE Savannah River Site

oIdentified new missions for underutilized land, facilities, and personnel.

oDeveloped public-private partnerships with industry, economic development entities, and universities.

oSecured Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with General Electric, General Atomics, and Hyperion to collaborate with SRNL on the development of small modular reactors.

oCreated the U.S. Energy Freedom Center vision for SRS.

oCollaborated with Holtec on innovative storage concepts for radioactive glass waste.

oDeveloped a master plan and engaged the Governor and South Carolina Department of Commerce in industrial development bond discussions for a new research campus and adjacent private sector manufacturing complex in Barnwell, SC.

EMPLOYMENT

Engineering Project Leader / MSS Solutions, LLC / Charlotte, NC / 2019-present

Water Manager / Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority / Conway, SC / 2018-2019

Engineering & Commissioning Lead / Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC / Amarillo, TX / 2017-2018

Principal Project Director / Arcadis / Greenville, SC / 2015-2017

PMO Director / Global Laser Enrichment, LLC / Wilmington, NC / 2011 - 2015

Director of NNSA Projects & Director of Mission Development / Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (Fluor) / Aiken, SC / 2006-2011

Vice President Construction Management / Hill International / Washington, DC / 2002-2006

Senior Project Manager and Chief Engineer / Tetra Tech / Nashville, TN / 1992 -2002

Senior Project Manager / Science Applications International Corporation / McLean, VA / 1985-1992

Facilities Engineer / Boeing / Oak Ridge, TN / 1983-1985

Engineer / Goodyear Atomic Corporation / Oak Ridge, TN / 1979 - 1983

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND PATENTS

M.S. Industrial Engineering / Engineering Management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI

Professional Engineer, States of Michigan and Ohio

Water Treatment Operator Certification, South Carolina

U.S. Patent 5,569,154, Method and Apparatus for Removing Mercury from Soils.

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