FOMIS Staff

• 12 years experience in the design, operation, and maintenance of electric utility equipment and systems
• 31 years experience in the electric utility industry.
• 18 years experience in information exchange services for the utility industry
• MBA University of Phoenix
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Experience

Project Management - Manage all aspects of the TDIS program including program development, market analysis, direct and indirect marketing and client service. Managed multiple individual steam generator (boiler) projects for Deltak Corporation including all technical and commercial concerns. Specifically responsible for management and coordination of design engineering, purchasing, production and field service groups from the sale of the project until final acceptance by the customer. Handled all interface with the customer, the architect/engineers, etc.

Principal Engineer - Responsible for assisting utility power plants with the solicitation, collection, organization and distribution of information relevant to the operation, maintenance, management and safety of the plants. Planned, organized and directed both specific topic and general discussion conferences for utility professionals. Also performed research to locate equipment, components, parts and information required in emergency situations.

Project Engineering - Verified and finalized designs for steam generator projects, developed specifications for auxiliary systems such as controls, pumps, fans, burners, fuel handling, etc., oversaw the vendor production and quality, developed instruction and training manuals for operation of the systems.

Field Engineering - Provided on-site support to utilities for steam and combustion turbine/generator equipment. Duties included management of installations of new equipment and scheduled and forced maintenance, designed and implemented field modifications, provided coordination between the utility and Product Service at the factory, developed and implemented specialized component testing programs and was classroom and field instructor for management, engineering, operations and maintenance personnel.

Affiliations/Honors

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• 11 years experience in Project Administration with Scientech.
• 10 years experience as a Meeting/Event Planning Professional
• 20+ years Customer Service experience.
• 2 years Lean Initiative, serving on three committees with Scientech.
• Event/Meeting Professional Certificate, University of South Florida

Experience

Project Administrator – Provide support to Project Director, Client Managers and Business Development position as well as customer service to client membership base. Create proposals, maintain program financials, maintain client files, and coordinate annual membership renewals, event management including site selection, contracts, budget, organizing sponsorships and on-site management of three annual programs.

Computer Software – Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, PaintShop Pro and QuickBooks.

Graphic Design, Web Page Development and Desktop Publishing – Create and maintain web content for program website and events, design and create newsletters, flyers and various conference publications.

Affiliations

Meeting Professionals International, Tampa Bay Area Chapter

Volunteer Positions

• Children’s Cancer Center
• Upper Bay Chamber of Commerce
• Suncoast Yellow Ribbon Program
• AFSP – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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• Over twenty-five years of engineering and supervisory experience.
• Develops and implements new programs to enhance productivity at the lowest possible cost.
• Strong record of Quality Improvement accomplishments and catalyzing team action.
• Supervised major projects at fossil power plants, including steam turbine overhauls, plant performance, condensers and feedwater heaters, and heat rate improvement.
• Adept at identifying root cause and implementing countermeasure actions.
• M.S., Systems Management, University of Southern California
• B.S., Engineering Physics, University of Tennessee
• Engineer In Training (EIT)
• Florida Teacher Certification - Physics (pending)
• Asbestos Abatement Supervision certification

Experience

Information Management/Technical Writing/Sales and Marketing - Assists subscribers in seeking answers to issues, O&M problems, and best-in-class performance. Coordinates the needs of an international panel of subscribers through on-line electronic media, membership network, benchmarking, special conferences, and direct weekly communication. Provides on-site consulting services. Performs research for subscribers, compiles data and responds to their needs with deliverable services which resolve customers' needs by locating spare parts and materials, resolving emergency inquiries and identifying best practice solutions. Coordinates, plans, organizes and directs semiannual conferences and topical seminars.

Training/Thermal Hydraulic Analysis - Instructor of Fossil Power Plant Performance (thermodynamics) course. Plant system description writing and technical specification review.

Design and Systems Engineering/Project Control/Remedial Action - As Technical Design Engineer at a 1600 MW fossil station, directed turbine and auxiliaries engineering support and budgetary justifications; developed the plant vibration/balance program for all rotating auxiliary equipment using machine analyzers, multiplexors and data acquisition software (WavePak); designed, installed, and operated new fuel additive system; served as resident expert on boiler reliability and efficiency inspections; wrote operations and overhaul procedures; analyzed unit performance/equipment efficiency; led cross-functional team that located and corrected generation losses; administered numerous overhaul contracts and served as primary contact for turbine nozzle block repairs including vendor selection/monitoring.

Water/Waste Management/Environmental Compliance/Safety Policy - As Assistant Superintendent of Results, supervised one engineer and seven lab technicians in performance testing, water treatment, waste/sewage control and fuel inventory management. Directed all plant environmental permitting and safety training programs. Developed in-house, state-of-the-art capabilities, i.e., eddy current testing.

Cost Benefit Analysis/Performance Engineering - As System Economy Engineer, Plant Services, supervised an analysis group and made recommendations of unit efficiency opportunities for ten stations, including two nuclear fueled. Formulated and executed new program for efficiency/availability incentives for fuel adjustments.

Plant Production Supervision - As Special Crew Supervisor at an 800 MW fossil station, supervised sixteen employees, directing breakdown maintenance, condenser and other duties associated with daily cycling operations.

Performance Engineering - As Plant Engineer, performed equipment and unit testing and trend reporting and provided construction contractors' liaison and dispute settlement.

Procedures Development - As Field Engineer Scientist Specialist for an astronautics company at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, wrote and conducted Skylab space vehicle pre-launch, check-out procedure including QC steps.

Human Factors Engineering - As Engineer Scientist Specialist, designed, implemented and conducted new (cutting-edge) man/machine human factors testing, including zero-gravity aircraft and neutral buoyancy (Manned Space Flight Center) test programs.

Affiliations/Honors

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society) and Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honorary)

Publications

• G. O'Neil, G. Addicott, M. Archer, C. Huff, M. Maxwell, J. Rimes, J. Smith, H. Cawvey, "Lost Generation" FPL Quality Review Committee, 1991.
• O'Neil, Glenn, Astronaut Restraints for the Aquanaut, Seventh Annual Space Congress, 1973.

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• 38 years in the electric utility industry
• 10 years providing programming, database, and website development
• 12 years in nuclear licensing and regulatory compliance
• 9 years perfoming environmental assessments and quality assurace services oversight

Experience

Information Technology – Designs and develops Internet and Intranet Applications for FOMIS using .NET technologies and Microsoft SQL-Server 2000. Is responsible for administration of the SQL-Server database including the development of data base schema, stored procedures and views.

Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Compliance – Monitored nuclear industry’s compliance activities. Developed and maintained periodicals and computer data bases to capture industry experience relative to NRC inspection reports, notices of violations, enforcement policy, and civil penalties.

Provided research and data analysis in support of expert witness testimony for litigation cases in involving nuclear power plants. Developed data bases a chart depicting plant performance base on a variety of safety, production, regulatory, and economic indicators.

Developed and maintained a multi-plant automated commitment tracking system. Was responsible for coordinating software development, document review, commitment identification, data loading, and commitment closeout. Participated in an assessment and upgrading of a second utility's commitment management system.

Prepared annual updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports (FSARs) of PWR and BWR plants as required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This task included review of plant records for documents affecting the FSAR, and rewriting the FSAR text and updating drawings to reflect these changes.

Assisted an operating utility, on-site, with duties involving: 1) preparation of administrative and licensing procedures; 2) participation in annual emergency exercise; 3) preparation of technical specification amendments and licensee event reports; 4) coordination of utility activities associated with NUREG-0612; and 5) serving as Project Manager for outage related modifications.

Environmental Assessment and Quality Assurance – Performed water quality and thermal mapping Benchmarking for an environmental monitoring study involving a pumped storage facility. Also conducted impingement and entrainment studies for both nuclear and fossil generating stations. Participated in the preparation of environmental impact statements and siting studies for the construction of nuclear power plants. Gained field experience in freshwater, marine and terrestrial environments. Installed, calibrated, and maintained underwater temperature and current speed and direction sensors in Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

Coordinated the preparation of, and monitored compliance with, department Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures. Served as quality assurance and quality control coordinator for the Southeast Environmental Center. Developed project work scopes, plans and procedures, maintenance of QA/QC records, and equipment procurement for the area center.

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• 28 years of engineering, regulatory and licensing experience in the power industry
• 16 years in utility licensing or engineering organizations
• 9 years in power plant site leadership positions
• Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Experience

Project Management - Performed project management of diverse Utility regulatory issues. Responsibilities included resolution of generic industry issues and utility specific regulatory issues with the Regulatory Agencies. The issue resolution process consisted of developing consensus on utility positions and gaining acceptance of these positions by the regulators. As a utility Project Manager, managed all aspects of multi-million dollar projects including direct accountability for scope, schedule and costs.

Regulatory Policy and Compliance - Managed a branch of regulatory professionals who performed strategic planning and implementation and resolution of diverse regulatory issues for a large utility. Responsibilities included resolution of generic industry issues and power plant specific regulatory issues with the state and federal regulatory agencies. Accomplishments included leadership of acquisition regulatory team responsible to obtain regulatory approval and integration of two nuclear power plant acquisitions; and merger integration team leader responsible for regulatory approvals associated with a major utility merger. Responsibilities included resolution of generic industry issues and power plant specific regulatory issues with the state and federal regulatory agencies. Accomplishments included leadership of acquisition regulatory team responsible to obtain regulatory approval and integration of two nuclear power plant acquisitions.

Quality Oversight - Provided management of the nuclear oversight support for a Power Station to improve the Station Performance. Managed performance assessment of the station’s functional and cross-functional areas. Provided oversight and assessment of plant activities during scheduled and forced outages. Identified deficiencies in Station performance and provided Senior Station Management with insights on potential performance improvement areas.

Site Leadership Positions - Supervised employees performing fire protection, industrial safety, environmental protection, and chemical control. Managed the site implementation of aggressive hazardous waste source and volume reduction strategies that reduced costs and volumes from the large quantity generator to small quantity generator status. Also managed engineering group for new systems and modifications for major plant support systems, including development of a performance based engineering contract with bonus/penalty compensation based on quality, schedule and cost performance.

Affiliations/Honors

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Nuclear Society
• INPO National Academy for Nuclear Training – Regulatory Engineer

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• 29 years experience providing the electric power industry with computerized information management and consulting services.
• 15 years experience assisting with the design, development, construction, maintenance and operation of particle accelerators/colliders and the high energy physics experiments conducted with them.

Experience

Project Management - Managed all aspects of the design, development, planning, scheduling, budgeting, client service and marketing of:
The Readily Accessible Parts Information Directory (RAPID), a supply chain data base service for sharing of the active (on-hand), surplus, and obsolete item replacement inventory between power plants integrated with electronic catalogs of power industry suppliers.

The EPRI/Scientech Equipment Qualification Data Bank (EQDB), a technical program providing nuclear power plants with computerized environmental and seismic qualification data on safety-related electrical and mechanical equipment and associated regulatory information.

Project Engineering - Provided engineering support needed to establish equipment environmental qualification maintenance programs meeting the requirements of I&E Bulletin 79-01B, NUREG 0588 and 10CFR50.49 for several nuclear power plants; Assisted the establishment of the environmental qualification maintenance program at Crystal River Unit 3. Served on project teams that performed environmental qualification program audits and assessments for the Ginna Nuclear Plant, Kewaunee Nuclear Plant, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant and the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant located in the Philippines. Provided engineering support needed to prepare annual updates of nuclear power plant Final Safety Analysis Reports (FSAR) to reflect as-built documentation following construction and/or modification to plant systems and components, and assisted in the design and development of regulatory commitment tracking and periodic test scheduling systems for several nuclear power plants.

Participated in the construction, and operation of the Cornell University Electron Storage Ring (CESR) laboratory and the high energy physics experiments conducted there. Responsibilities included installing, maintaining and repairing the laboratory’s large industrial electrical and mechanical components and I&C systems, designing, and constructing large electro magnets and ultra high vacuum systems and experimental particle tracking devices.

Affiliations/Honors

• American Nuclear Society - Florida Section

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