Charles D. Meeks

*** ** ** ***, ******, AL ***** Mobile Ph. 256-***-****

EDUCATION

**** – BS degree, The University of Alabama,

**** – Postgraduate study, The University of Alabama,

**** – Chattanooga State Technical Training College, in conjunction with TVA Apprenticeship,

1981 – TVA/IBEW Instrument Technician Training Program,

1982 – TVA Senior Instrument Technician Program,

2006 – New Horizons Computer Training (Microsoft Office Suite),

2009 – Northeast Alabama Community College, Drafting Design Technology, AAS Degree (with academic honors),

2009 – Georgia Tech OSHA OTI-500,

2009 – Georgia Tech OSHA OTI-510,

2009 – Georgia Tech OSHA OTI-7845,

Currently pursuing MS degree, Occupational Safety and Health, Southern Columbia University.

CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS

• ANSI Level II and III Instrument Technician,

• Certified Tennessee Valley Authority Instrument and Control Instructor and Senior Instrument Technician,

• Certified Tennessee Valley Authority Workflow Process Guidelines Writer (WPG-1.0),

• Drafting Design Technology, General Drafting Short Certificate, Long Certificate and AAS Degree,

• OSHA – U.S. Department of Labor 30 hour course Occupational Safety and Health; Construction Safety & Health,

• OSHA – U.S. Department of Labor, Construction Outreach Trainer.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Thirty-four years professional background in engineering, planning, procedure preparation, scaling and setpoint calculations, program development, supervision, training, 10 CFR 50.59 preparation, control document review and research, preventive and corrective maintenance and operation activities associated with DOT, DOE and Nuclear Plant equipment, systems and procedures. Natural gas pipelines and compressor stations. Structural steel fabrication and erection. AISC Certifications and Quality Management System development and implementation. Professional training and development for all the above,

• Twenty years in Nuclear Plant construction, startup, operation, maintenance, planning, procedures and training,

• Seven years developing procedures, work behaviors, OJTs, classroom manuals for maintenance and operation personnel IAW DOT Regulations 192 and 195 and delivering classroom instruction for El Paso Energy (SONAT), and Tennessee Gas Pipeline,

• Seven years in structural steel fabrication, erection, purchasing, project management, contract review and management, AISC code and standard compliance, QA/QC and QMS compliance, sales and AISC Certifications development and implementation.

EXPERIENCE

SMITH IRONWORKS (SIW), Lyerly, Georgia Nov/04 – Feb/12

Chief Operating Officer

• Purchased Structural Steel, Joist & Deck, and assoc. materials, updated databases, tracked materials, and job status,

• Developed and implemented Quality Assurance Manual, Procedure and Training Manuals (QMS) for the purpose of obtaining American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Certifications,

• Managed Structural Steel (SS) Fabrication Facility and SS Erection projects including planning, scheduling and logistics,

• Managed all aspects of daily fabrication and erection Operations, Personnel Staffing of 50+, Department Management, Budgets, Contract Review Requirements and Administration and Business Development as Chief Operating Officer.

SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS/EL PASO ENERGY CORP., (ComEd, LLC) Birmingham, Alabama July/97 – Nov/04

Evaluator/Writer/instructor

• Assisted with Southern Natural Gas work behavior evaluation pilot project for Maintenance and Operations personnel,

• Developed and administered SONAT’S employee work behavior evaluation program complying with DOT Guidelines,

• Prepared OJT Guides, Procedures and Training Manuals IAW DOT Reg. 192 and 195 for Maintenance and Operation activities, provided classroom instruction.

COMMONWEALTH EDISON LaSALLE NUCLEAR PLT., (Primera Eng’s & Arch.), Marseiles, Ill. June/96 – Mar/97

I&C Supervisor

• Established, supervised and coordinated all activities associated with the plant instrumentation labeling project,

• Designed instrument database, established labeling format, tracking, and reporting labeling progress, revised appropriate sections of associated procedures, coordinated installation with RAD Protection and Work Control Center, Trained and supervised field personnel.

TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BCP Technical Services), Athens, Alabama Feb/96 – Apr/96

Senior Engineer

• Drafted and revised Loop Calibration Instructions (LCI), Component Calibration Instructions (CCI), Systems Instrument Maintenance Indexes (SIMI), Scaling and Setpoint Documents (SSD), and Calibration Data Sheets (CDS),

• Prepared Safety Assessments and Evaluations, Initiated drawing discrepancies,

• Performed Vendor Manual and Design Change Notice (DCN) reviews.

TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BELCAN Technical Services), Athens, Alabama Aug/94 – Dec/95

Senior Engineer Assumed same responsibility as with BCP Technical Services and served as BELCAN Site Lead.

D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT (Halliburton/NUS), Stevensville, Michigan June/94 – Aug/94

Senior Engineer Revised and drafted plant procedures to incorporate Plant Design changes ICW craft personnel comments.

TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (JESCO/PATSCO, INC.), Athens, Alabama Feb/92 – June/94

Senior Engineer Assumed same responsibility as with BCP Technical Services and served as PATSCO Site Lead.

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (General Physics Corporation), Aiken, South Carolina Mar/91 – Oct/91

Senior Engineer

• Developed plant procedures in accordance with the Department of Energy (DOE) Writers Guide and performed 10 CFR 50.59 Safety Evaluations,

• Performed instrument and loop calculations while ensuring procedures were prepared in compliance with plant Tech. Specs., Operations, Reactor Engineering, QA/QC, Safety requirements, and walkdown verification of plant equipment.

CLINTON POWER STATION (Illini Technical Services, Inc.), Clinton, Illinois Mar/90 –Mar/91

Senior Project Specialist

• Prepared and revised plant staff procedures, verified scaling and setpoint documents,

• Ensured commitments, performance details, regulatory requirements and human engineering factors were incorporated.

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (Combustion Engineering, Inc.), Aiken, South Carolina Mar/89 – Mar/90

Senior Engineer

• Interfaced with Operations, Reactor Engineering and Maintenance Planning to provide technical support and detailed work instructions to be incorporated in maintenance work packages,

• Wrote and technically verified the operational and restart procedures while placing in a format consistent with DOE, NRC and INPO guidelines,

• Ensured procedures conformed to Operations, Reactor Engineering, QA and Safety requirements

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION (Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation), Cordova, Illinois

Lead Field Engineer Jan/89 – Mar/89

• Developed field and administrative procedures,

• Scheduled and coordinated outage and plant modification activities, provided input for outage activities (man-hour estimates), Maintained Supervisory Information System (SIS),

• Scheduled insulation and scaffolding activities,

• Wrote outage critiques and provided assistance to field supervisory personnel

CLINTON POWER STATION (Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation), Clinton, Illinois Dec/88 – Jan/89

Field Engineer

• Expedited procurement activities by working with personnel to resolve field problems and parts/materials identification,

• Processed maintenance Work Request revisions and performed work package review and closeout tasks,

• Scheduled and maintained insulation activities, equipment tagouts and Radiation Work Permits,

• Assisted Outage Coordinator to support refueling outage schedule.

CLINTON POWER STATION (Cataract, Inc.), Clinton, Illinois Aug/88 – Dec/88

Procedure Writer

• Revised surveillance and maintenance procedures in association with the NCR commitment to incorporate plant review group comments ensuring procedure compliance with scaling and setpoint calculations, upper tier documents and administrative procedures.

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & FIELD ENGINEERING COMPANY, Wilmington, Delaware Jan/88 – Aug/88

Procedure Writer

• Authored administrative procedures and developed instrument training programs to be submitted to various facilities for contractual training enhancement and development proposals.

CLINTON POWER STATION (Plant Technical Services, Inc.), Clinton, Illinois Nov/85 – Dec/87

Procedure Writer

• Developed surveillance and maintenance procedures to comply with NUREG-1369,

• Verified engineering and technical data from design specifications, and performed technical reviews,

• Initiated 10CFR 50.59 safety evaluations,

• Reviewed plant modification packages for procedure impact,

• Evaluated procedure compliance with departmental programs and commitments,

• Served as Liaison to QA, Engineering, Operations and Licensing and Safety to ensure procedures were prepared in accordance with quality, safety, NRC regulatory guides and the commitments specified in the FSAR, Technical Specifications, Operational Procedures and other documents.

SHARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT (Butler Services Group), New Hill, North Carolina Mar/85 – Nov/85

Procedure Writer

• Completed procedures to support Initial Startup and Power Ascension Program,

• Accumulated information, drawings, prints, vendor manuals, field and design changes,

• Reviewed and revised scaling & setpoint documents and incorporated into surveillance procedures for Westinghouse NSSS Control System,

• Performed technical reviews for procedure accuracy and departmental compliance.

BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (Tennessee Valley Authority), Hollywood, Alabama Apr/78 - Mar/85

Senior Instrument Technician Instructor

• Trained newly assigned personnel, journeymen and senior instrument technicians, engineers and supervisors on selected plant systems

• Supervised apprentice training program and coordinated quarterly orals and journeymen final examinations

• Prepared lesson plans and training program for INPO Accreditation

• Completed Journeyman and Senior Instrument Training Program (Experience includes Sequoyah Nuclear Plant and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant)

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Scottsboro, Alabama Dec/75 – May/77

Certified Classroom Educator with B.S. Degree in Special Education

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