Alan — Sr. Mechanical Engineering Specialist II
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Senior mechanical designer with over forty years of experience in a variety of fields including automated equipment, process equipment, gloveboxes, robotics, material handling, mechanisms, injection molded & sheet metal parts, castings and weldments. My background also includes machine design, design for automation, design for manufacturability and jig & fixture design. I am familiar with ISO 9000 standards as well as ANSIY14.5 and AWS D1.1 and D1.6 and have approximately 18 years of experience using SolidWorks up to version 2018. I am a self-starter and team player capable of working from both verbal and written instruction.
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06/2018-Present Sr. Mechanical Engineering Specialist II Mox Services, LLC, Aiken SC (Savannah River) Providing mechanical engineering support to the project management and construction team as it relates to glovebox and process unit installation. Duties include: - Provide high level technical expertise of process unit designs and help train planning and craft personnel - Analyze installation and design problems and provide feedback and guidance for correcting technical issues - Provide technical analysis and input for supporting organizations throughout all phases of installation - Ensure installations meet both design requirements and design intent as it relates to process unit functionality - Display expert working knowledge of mechanical design and process requirements - Develop design solutions, help explain complex design concepts and obtain consensus on design approach - Provide primary interface to other organizations such as Planning, Design Engineering, Quality and Construction Engineering - Provide feedback and status of scheduled work to Construction and Project Management

06/2015-06/2018 Site Superintendent III CB&I/Areva Mox Services, LLC, Aiken SC (Savannah River) Responsible for the installation and integration of process equipment (gloveboxes) used in the handling of nuclear materials to be processed into fuel for the energy sector, ensuring that the work is performed in an efficient, correct and safe manner. Duties included: - Organize, coordinate and supervise the work of the Foreman, General Foreman and Craft employees. - Determine work priorities and coordinate work activities within the design area; apportion work among employees according to abilities and/or specialized training. - Coordinate new process equipment installations utilizing scheduling meetings, IPS (Integrated Project Scheduling) and reviewing project documents as needed. - Estimate material and manpower needed for specific jobs. - Inspect field work to evaluate construction progress, efficiency of operation and cost control. - Maintain familiarity with a variety of field concepts, practices, and procedures

11/2009-06/2015 Process Unit/Glovebox Construction Field Engineer Shaw/Areva, LLC, Aiken, SC (Savannah River) Responsible for supporting daily field construction activities related to the manufacture and installation of process units/gloveboxes used in the handling of nuclear materials. Ensured adherence to design basis and quality requirements for all assigned process unit/glovebox and support installation work. Duties included: - Review of Work Packages in planning, working, and closure. - Provide technical assistance to the Process Unit Supervisor and Superintendent and keep them informed on matters relating to quality and quality control. - Update Work Packages and/or create additional work steps for appropriate changes. - Initiate, review, implement, and/or disposition change requests such as Field Change Notices, Field Change Requests, Nonconformance Reports, Conditioned Reports, and other technical documentation. - Perform field walk-downs and inspections to review work for conformance with design requirements, applicable codes/standards and project procedures. - General coordination with multiple groups across jobsite (craft, design, QC, subcontractors, etc.). - Review/interpret design drawings for constructability. (cont'd on next page) - Provide clarifications of drawings, specifications, and other technical documents as necessary to support Process Unit Installation. - Achieve successful completion of assigned work responsibilities within budget, schedule, and contract requirements

11/2008-11/2009 Senior Mechanical Designer Shaw/Areva LLC, Aiken, SC (Savannah River) Responsibilities included the design, detail and development of large gloveboxes and process equipment, as well as internal components, bills of materials and subassemblies used in the handling of nuclear materials being processed into nuclear fuel. All work was done using

Prior to my tenure with MOX Services, LLC, I spent 32 years as a contract mechanical designer/checker with responsibilities ranging from conceptual design of automated OEM and capital equipment to overseeing the assembly, installation and debug of that equipment. The following is a partial list of the companies I had the pleasure of working for during that time. Dates and duties of work performed available upon request. Senior Mechanical Designer, Robert Bosch Corp., Charleston, SC Senior Mechanical Designer, Automated Tooling Systems, Corvallis, OR Senior Mechanical Designer, Alexander Machinery, Simpsonville, SC Mechanical Designer/Supervisor, KM Metals, Kings Mountain, NC Senior Mechanical Designer, Advanced Automation, Greenville, S.C. Senior Mechanical Designer, Hamilton Automation, Greer, S.C. Senior Mechanical Design Checker, Perry Technologies, A Division of Lockheed-Martin Senior Mechanical Designer, kSaria Corp., Waltham, Ma. Senior Mechanical Designer, I.B.M. Fishkill, N.Y. Senior Mechanical Designer, D.T. Industries Hyannis, Ma Senior Mechanical Designer, Heat and Control Pembroke, NH Senior Mechanical Designer, Dyax-Biotage Charlottesville, VA. Senior Mechanical Designer, Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Boca Raton, Fl. Mechanical Designer, Coulter Corp., Hialeah, Fl. Senior Designer/Checker, Creative Assoc., Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL Mechanical Designer, Sydos Corp, Boca Raton, FL. Mechanical Designer, Cordis Corp., Miami Lakes, FL. Tool Designer, Motorola, Inc., Boynton Beach, FL. Tool Designer, Martin-Marietta, Ocala, FL. Mechanical Designer, Motorola, Inc., Plantation, FL. Professional references available upon request
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