CAREER PROFILE:

Summary:  Over 26 years real experience with constructing and commissioning centrifuge plants with steadily increasing responsibility.  Through primary roles as Deputy Site Director Eagke Rock, Project Manager for E23 in Capenhurst, NEF in New Mexico and SP5 in Almelo developed firm resolve for relentless pursuit of project excellence through strong  team development, uncompromising commitment to safety and solid relationships with suppliers.    Full European Security Clearance recognised by the NRC as equivalent to Q Clearance. (Now Lapsed since joining AREVA)

EXPERIENCE

Deputy Site Director for Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility     Seconded January 2009 – March 2012

                                                                                                AREVA Staff April 2012 - Present  

• The position supports the Site Director in oversight of the construction and commissioning of a major nuclear fuel cycle facility.
• The position also ensures that experienced gained in previous design, construction and commissioning of centrifuge enrichment plant is available and made known to benefit the construction and commissioning of the EREF.
• The position is responsible to provide project controls, planning and integrated scheduling oversight for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the EREF.  In this capacity, the Deputy Site Director reports to the Site Director.

Also see detailed job description attached:

Project Manager for E23 Plant - Capenhurst-£240M                         January 2007 – January 2009

• Responsible for overseeing all activities associated with design, build, erection, installation, commissioning and setting to work of centrifuge enrichment plant;
• Developed ETC team to manage aggressive schedule demands and shift of work structure;
• Initiated Safety Committee to serve as designated group representing all entities on site to promote and encourage rigid safety standards;
• Initiated Building Team meetings to establish dialogue with all contractors on site;
• Re-instigated Monthly Progress Meetings with individual suppliers;
• Involved ETC team in improving relationships with suppliers through in person meetings and site inspection visits;
• Structured and implemented new format work schedule to accommodate accelerated time scale for meeting target completion dates (Jan 2007 – H Phase of Project some 17 weeks behind schedule because of structural faults found from previous phases. May 2008 – H Phase completed- recovering all delays and achieved early delivery of latter half.)
• Overseeing continued acceleration of build and commissioning work on next J Phase with delivery ahead of schedule and within budget, again setting new company record for delivery of the project;

Vice President-Project Manager for National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico-$2.4B       

January 2004 – December 2006

• Selected Architect Engineering company;
• Developed provisional programme for deliverables;
• Reviewed and validated previous cost estimates;
• Identified suitable suppliers for all work packages and engineering deliverables across the project;
• Managed coordination of design work between Europe and USA;
• Supported local educational authorities in identifying future needs and requirements;
• Promoted project to local communities through presentations, meetings and tours of potential suppliers’ facilities.

Project Manager LES2 License Submission                                                  July 2003 – December 2003

• Part of team responsible for delivery of completed license application on time to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
• License submission achieved within target timescales;
• License subsequently granted mid 2006.

Project Manager for SP5 Plant in Almelo, NL-£180M                                  July 1998 – July 2003

• Responsible for overseeing all activities associated with design, build, erection, installation, commissioning and setting to work of centrifuge enrichment plant;
• Implemented Bouw (Building) Team Meetings to establish dialogue with all contractors on site;
• Delivered all phases of project, setting new company delivery records at that time, ahead of time, in full and within budget;

Project Leader for TC21 Lead Cascade in Gronau, D- £70M                       January 1998 – July 1998

• Responsible for all project activities to deliver the first cascade of a new centrifuge variant

Project Engineering Manager/Senior Control and Instrumentation Engineer - Capenhurst   1986 - 1998                                                                                                      1

• Responsible for Plant Control Systems, Centrifuge Monitoring Systems, decontamination workshops and control room ergonomic design and functional design
• Specialising in MF Drive Systems, Plant Control Systems, Centrifuge Monitoring Systems and Cascade Protection Systems

Senior Design Engineer (I&C) – Taylor Woodrow Management & Engineering Systems    1980 - 1986                                                                                                     

• Responsible for design of Plant Control Systems and Management of the Customer interface for a nuclear storage facility BNFL Sellafield, UK
• Oversight and acceptance and approval of manufactured capital equipment

Instrumentation Design Engineer – Dow Chemicals (NL)                                                     1979 - 1980

• Approving Instrument specifications
• Approving P&ID’s
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Instrumentation Design Engineer (I&C) – Cabot Carbon Chemicals                                    1978 – 1979

• Developing P&ID’s for a new Carbon Cracking Reactor utilizing a new PLC control concept.
• Generating specifications for the plant instrumentation
• Overseeing the manufacture of Capital Equipment off site

Instrumentation Technician/Artificer – Bold Coal Fired Power Station                                1974 - 1978

QUALIFICATIONS

            BSc. Applied Physics – Liverpool Polytechnic College (aka John Moores University)

            MSc. Engineering Project Management – Lancaster University

            Full Member of IET (previously Institute of Electrical Engineers)

            Chartered Engineer with Engineering Council