CAREER HISTORY

 Jacobs, Project Engineer (Sizewell B)  16/06/2008 – 07/08/2008

Contract for Main Feedwater Flowmeters

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Alstec, C&I Engineer (Sizewell B)  14/04/2008 – 12/05/2008

Contract for Seawater Pump Refit and Commissioning

  • As Sole C&I Technician responsible for all testing and calibration of instruments on the refurbished seawater pump, gearbox and 11Kv motor.
  • Supported commissioning and testing of the pump including faultfinding and override modifications to allow uncoupled motor testing.

Alstec, C&I Engineer (Sizewell B)  15/03/2008 – 11/04/2008

Contract for Refuelling Outage

  • Responsible for a team of 7 C&I technicians to undertake the general C&I outage work, including planning, setting to work, resolving problems and spares issues.
  • Carried out the functional impact testing of the primary reactor loose parts system, including accelerometer replacement on the reactor vessel head

Alstec, C&I Engineer (Sizewell B)    3/12/2007 – 21/12/2007

Contract for New Building Hook-Up

  • Responsible for a team of electricians, overseeing the wiring of services to new buildings on site and in the training facility. Including Telephone and network connections, PA system and fire system links.
  • Organising the supply and terminations of two Fibre optic cables to link the new building to the site/company Network.

Alstec, C&I Technician (Sizewell B)  12/11/2007 – 1/12/2007

Contract for Radwaste improvements

  • Low level waste drum storage camera replacement project. Replaced 9 cameras and associated power supply boxes and junction boxes.
  • Panel modifications to allow the use of LCD monitors, and a new control joystick.

Alstec, C&I Technician (Sizewell B)  17/09/2007 – 9/11/2007

Contract for Radwaste improvements

  • Carried out modification to optical sensors, which are used as part of a PLC based Encapsulation system for radioactive resin, including relay wiring and PLC inputs.
  • Full commissioning and system testing. Drawing revisions, and document closeout.

Alstec, C&I Engineer (Sizewell B)  18/06/2007 – 06/07/2007

Contract for Work Order Card Review

  • Full and in depth review (in advance of the forthcoming Refuelling outage) of the work order card instructions, Maintenance procedures and technical drawings
  • Reporting the findings of all problems to relevant engineers and support personnel, and writing an in depth report on each jobs location to assist contractors in outage.

Alstec, Commissioning Engineer (Calder Hall)  08/01/2007 – 29/03/2007

Contract to commission de-fuelling machines

  • Commissioning newly installed equipment as part of a mayor overhaul of the de-fuelling systems on site, in preparation for de-fuelling and decommissioning.
  • Full testing of hydraulic manipulator arm, variable speed drive for fuel delivery system and flask movement carriage.

Alstec, Instrument Technician (Sizewell B) 23/10/2006 – 22/12/2006

Contract for Seawater Pump Refit and Commissioning

  • As Sole C&I Technician responsible for all testing and calibration of instruments on the refurbished seawater pump, gearbox and 11Kv motor.
  • Supported commissioning and testing of the pump including faultfinding and override modifications to allow uncoupled motor testing.

Alstec, Instrument Engineer (Sizewell B) 28/08/2006 – 20/10/2006

Contract for Refuelling Outage

  • Responsible for a team of 7 C&I technicians to undertake the general C&I outage work, including planning, setting to work, resolving problems and spares issues.
  • Carried out the functional impact testing of the primary reactor loose parts system, including accelerometer replacement on the reactor vessel head

Alstec, Instrument Engineer (Dungeness B) 26/04/2006 – 29/07/2006

Contract for Gas Circulator Outage

  • Supervise a team of C&I technicians and electricians to undertake the Gas Circulator outage. Including setting to work, risk assessment and resolution of identified problems and spares issues.
  • Attended progress meetings and leased with other projects to maintain the outage timetable.

Alstec, Instrument Technician (Sizewell A)  05/09/2005 – 26/04/2006

Contract for Active Waste Facility refurbish

  • Responsible for testing/commissioning of newly installed transmitters and level systems.
  • Configuring SCADA inputs and checking outstations and network connections. Also alarm system upgrades from relay based to Rochester system.

 Alstec, Instrument Technician (Sizewell B)  20/06/2005 – 31/08/2005

Contract for Seawater Pump Refit and Commissioning

  • As Sole C&I Technician responsible for all testing and calibration of instruments on the refurbished seawater pump, gearbox and 11Kv motor.
  • Supported commissioning and testing of the pump including faultfinding and override modifications to allow uncoupled motor testing.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician (Sizewell A)            03/05/2005 – 27/05/2005

Contact Active waste facility.

  • Checking all drawings for “As built” status, and amending the drawings as required.
  • Repairs to Active areas Remote Camera.

 Alstec,            Electrical Supervisor            19/04/2005 – 28/04/2005

Contract for Lost blade project (Wylfa nuclear power station, Magnox)

  • Review drawings for applicability.
  • Set up and assisted with the heat soak testing of a full Vibration Monitoring panel.

 Alstec (FMA), Air Operated Valves Facilitator  14/03/2005 – 17/04/2005

Contract for Sizewell B Refuelling Outage                       

  • As a nominated Supervisor, setting teams to work, and ensuring everything is ready to complete the work, including Scaffolding, Lagging removed, Tools, and parts. And when required liasing with other teams to resolve identified problems.
  • Assist contactor partners in plant identification and welfare problems.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician (Sizewell A, Magnox)            07/03/2005 – 11/03/2005

Contract for refuelling machine depth indicator decoder cable separation.

  • Carrying out modifications to the cabling to cure an identified fault in the depth indicator. This included installing a new cable and junction box.

 Alstec,            Electrical Supervisor            17/01/2005 – 20/02/2005

Contract for Flask Filling Manipulator (Wylfa nuclear power station, Magnox)

  • Electrical Supervisor, supervising electricians carrying out the installation of a new hydraulic manipulator control desk, and rectifying discrepancies in drawings and Quality plans. Also updating plans and drawings as required.
  • Holding Electrical and radiological safety documents, and liasing with required groups to ensure the program kept moving, and was completed to time.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician            07/12/2004 – 15/12/2004

Contract for Heysham 1, Active Facility Modification

  • Modifications to Norlog Chassis to correct non-conforming Nuclear Safety related electrical interlocks.
  • Testing the Irradiated fuel handling system to confirm correct operation of the safety systems.

 Lorne Stewart, Instrument Technician  04/10/2004 – 29/10/2004

Contract for Merck Sharp Dohme (Hoddesdon)

  • General checking of installed instruments and quality control on new pharmaceutical plant.
  • Completing paper work for installation and loop checks ECT.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician            20/09/2004 – 01/10/2004

Contract for Sizewell B, Loose Parts System Upgrade.

  • The complete strip down and installation of a new loose parts system, designed to detect and record failed fuel elements or loose parts in the reactor.
  • Full Rewiring and commissioning.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician            30/08/2004 – 16/09/2004

Contract for Sizewell B, Work Order Card walk downs.

  • Complete Review of work scope for the next Refuelling outage. Including plant walk-downs to confirm requirements for each task in the work scope.
  • Liasing with engineers and stores to identify the correct parts required, and specialist tool used.

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician            14/06/2004 – 28/07/2004

Contract for Sizewell A Refuelling modifications R2

  • See below for details

 Alstec,            Instrument Technician            05/04/2003 – 08/05/2004

Contract for Sizewell A Flask Bay door project.

  • Carrying out modifications to the flask doors, changing them from roller doors to hydraulically operated doors. New wiring and control circuits installed.
  • Assisted in the commissioning and testing of the doors.

Alstec,            Instrument Technician            19/11/2003 – 24/01/2004

Contract for Sizewell A Refuelling modifications R1

  • Carrying out modifications to refuelling machine operation desk. Including complete desk refurbishment and new panel installation, all wiring and assisting commissioning.
  • Fitting and wiring a new Inverter and associated control boxes, to the refuelling machine, checking wiring to fuel grab hook and CCTV equipment.

Alstec,            Instrument Technician            01/10/2003 - 10/11/2003

Contract for Sizewell B Refuelling Outage                       

  • Part of a small team Carrying out general instrument calibrations, including pneumatic valve testing and set up, pressure transmitters and switches.
  • Assisted Framatome, Liasing with the planning and operation departments, and carrying out valve and level troll calibrations.