Jack L. Skiles

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Midland, Texas 79705

Phone: Mob: 402-***-**** Home: 432-***-****

Email: cvjl5g@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications:

Professional experience in:

• Innovative troubleshooting and problem solving techniques; technical and organizational

• Perceptive business and operationally focused and success oriented

• Strategic planning, controlling costs and negotiating contracts

• Improving organizational effectiveness through setting standards, expectations, and team work

based on short and long term customer needs

• Building commitment at all levels and improving individual and organizational performance

Selected Achievements:

Accepted challenging management position that had gone unfilled for two years and successfully moved

multiple design engineering departments from “industry poor performers,” to highest industry ranking.

Project Management Skills applied to multiple large projects to meet regulatory deadlines, organize

work, work processes, budgets, to successful completion safely, on time, and under budget.

Introduced and implemented a business plan that transformed a cost center of a company into a dynamic

profit center and maintained 95% billable rate.

Created and implemented an innovative solution to a 15 year legacy problem discovered by a regulatory

agency which resulted in avoided costly modifications and potential regulatory fines.

Revitalized an engineering staff by developing a shared vision, creating a guiding coalition within the

staff and a commitment to change, resulting in excellent performance in solving complex issues.

Experience:

Sequoia Consulting Group May 2011

URENCO/UUSA – Providing client consulting services to Engineering for resolution of automatic

machine welding process. Troubleshooting of Aluminum material, weld wire, repair methods, cleaning

methods and process controls related to contractors’ welding program. Lead technical review process for

instituting alternative acceptance criteria proposed by contractor. Provide input to Head of Engineering in

preparation of next phase of construction. Develop and conduct training for initial qualification of

Quality Control welding Inspectors, re-training, and continued training. Participate in root cause

evaluation for field inspection issues and code compliance.

Resume - Jack L. Skiles

Columbia Generating Station - Manager Construction & Maintenance Services

October, 2009 – March, 2011

Responsible for managing major projects including replacement of condenser (12 modules) and cooling

tower fill replacement. Provide regular updates for Sr. Management and Board of Directors. Also

managed site facilities maintenance services group and construction projects. Responsible for

establishing project controls, budgets and schedules.

EESI – Consultant January, 2009 – October, 2009

Fort Calhoun Station – Provided service to organize preparations for the 2009 refueling and maintenance

outage projects and outage success teams (OSTs); identified milestones and interfaced with project

managers and OST leads through completion of project plans, charters and project descriptions. Prepared

readiness/challenge review action plans, identifying projects, OSTs and identified departments to be

reviewed and scheduled same. Provided coaching/mentoring to project managers and leads in preparation

for challenge reviews and to meet outage milestones. Revised outage procedures based on gap-analysis.

PL Integrated Services – Consultant September 3, 2008 – January 9, 2009

Fort Calhoun Station – Resolved regulatory identified legacy issues related to Post Maintenance Testing

(PMT) program. Identified best practices by using established industry benchmarking methods which

included application of INPO and EPRI documents. Conducted interviews with stakeholders and

reviewed engineering procedures, control practices, data bases and condition reports to further identify

shortfalls and gaps in stations’ program. Prepared process flow charts and detailed procedures for

approval by stakeholders. Prepared a governing Standing Order to direct the stations’ PMT program.

WSI – Sr. Director of Engineering January 7, 2008 – August 29, 2008

Responsible for leading engineering to provide leading edge technical solutions and development, in line

with WSI’s strategic plan and for developing new technology.

As part of WSI’s executive team, responsibilities included partnering with the company’s profit and loss

management to ensure effective use of resources in design engineering, electronic controls, R&D, capital

expenditures, machining, systems analysts, project management both field and manufacturing facilities

globally. Overall responsibilities included, design process management, development of project

scheduling, cost tracking and reporting; resource planning, and management; and electro/mechanical

system design oversight. Provided leadership in system automation, structural and electrode design,

precision and robust engineering methods, field construction and project management, R&D group

management, customer/sales interaction, related to nuclear and fossil power generation, petroleum

refining, and large industrial customers.

Resume – Jack L. Skiles

Omaha Public Power District October 5, 1988 – January 1, 2008

Manager, Design Engineering (OPPD)

Consisted of 5 direct reports and 70 indirect reports.

• Strategic planning and budgets

• Directed the activities of design engineering disciplines of nuclear; reactor performance, mechanical,

civil/structural, electrical, electrical I&C, digital systems, drafting and configuration control

• Long term planning for outage preparations for the installation of major and minor modifications as

well as daily support to operations and maintenance for engineering related analysis and regulatory

issues.

Manager, Special Assignments (OPPD)

• June, 2004 – Organized project team, schedule tasks, oversee design and implementation of

regulatory driven compliance date (October 29, 2004) for security modifications.

• April, 2004 – Developed plan, scheduled tasks, implemented and oversaw activities for 28 outage

projects in preparation for the 2005 refueling/maintenance outage. Ensured departments, committees

and individuals met outage milestones.

• December, 2002 – Participated as an OPPD/USA loanee to INPO (Atlanta, GA) as an INPO Senior

Representative to five operating plants (11 reactors). Worked with plant Executives, Sr. Management

and staff to identify areas for improvement and to provide support to implement improvements.

• April, 2002 – Functioned as Co-Outage Manager for 2002 refueling/maintenance outage. Outage

was completed in shortest scheduled outage (29 days), on time and within budget. Company record.

• Work Management Plan (WMP) – Prepared WMP for use in upgrading and updating the plant’s work

processes. Worked closely with other Sr. Managers for management alignment and systematic

implementation.

• Lead effort to prepare a five year plan to guide Senior Management team in preparation for operating

as a stand-alone single unit plant. The plan addressed staffing, performance and cost. It included

staff retention, aging work force, organizational structures, plant performance, and a focus on

leadership.

• Joint Venture (Lead for Organization and Operations business case) – Participating member of a

multi-discipline team for the purpose of forming a Joint Operating Company. The team was made up

of Sr. Managers from OPPD and NPPD representatives, outside experts, and attorneys formed to

determine Structure, Staffing, performance, Finance, Budget, Legal, Human Relations/Benefits, and

Work Management, IT.

Manager, Station Engineering (OPPD)

Consisted of 2 direct reports and 62 indirect reports.

• Strategic planning and budgets

• Directed the activities of systems engineers, station engineering, special services engineers,

performance monitoring, predictive maintenance, maintenance rule engineers, and probabilistic

assessment engineers.

• Responded to daily plant operations and maintenance issues while addressing long term operational

and environmental issues

Resume – Jack L. Skiles

Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering Division (OPPD)

Consisted of managing 26 technical engineers responsible for design changes.

• Oversaw mechanical and civil/structural plant designs and modifications.

• Interfaced with plant staff and regulatory representatives for resolution of technical issues.

• Served as Safety Assessment and Review Committee (SARC) subcommittee chairman for review

and approval of SAOs, FLCs, Security Plans, Emergency Plan procedures and Waivers.

• Developed budget and negotiated contracts with vendors/contractors

Supervisor, Project 1991 (OPPD)

Managed and supervised projected engineers for the following projects:

• Welding program, CHAMPS maintenance computer data base upgrade, Equipment Labeling,

Performance Monitoring, Plant Appearance Upgrade. Successfully completed each project.

• Served as company weld/welding code expert.

Sargent & Lundy Engineers, Chicago, IL – Supervisor, Project Services 1985

– 1988

• Assessed client needs and provided technical problem solving for outages, design

connections/systems; reviewed weld radiographs and provided repair solutions.

• Performed vendor surveillance, review of specifications, and evaluation of vendor bids.

• Conducted client training for special processes.

• Prepared piping design tables and reviewed application of tables.

• Performed code reconciliations for testing, design, and fabrication designs

Other Companies and Positions Held

Project Welding Engineer - Pullman/Kenneth Fortson, Alvin W. Vogtle Plant, GA 1984

Welding Engineer - Commonwealth/Lord J.V., Marble Hill, IN 1983-1984

Asst. QA Manager - F&M Technical Services, Assignment - Clinton Power Station 1981-1983

Q/ST Staff Engineer - F&M Technical Services, Assignment – Clinton Power Station

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - F&M Technical Services, Assignment – Dallas Office

QC Welding Engineer - F&M Technical Services, Assignment – Satsop Nuclear Site, WA

Construction Welding Engineer - Peter Kiewit Sons Company, Satsop Nuclear Site, WA 1979-1981

Welder, QC Inspector, QA Engineer - Certified Manufacturing, Sheton, WA 1977-1979

Education & Specialization

Bachelor of Science, General Engineering (Weld Engineering Focus), Calif. Coast University 1988

MBA, California Coast University 2000

Doctoral – Completed all courses, Dissertation Proposal approved and Dissertation Approved 2003

OPPD Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) Management Certification 2000

INPO Senior Plant Management Course Completed 2001

INPO Senior Representative Assignment 2002

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