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  Registered Professional Engineer Tennessee

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  Issued Jan 2001

  Credential ID 106873

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  Registered Professional Engineer Colorado

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  Issued Jan 1998

  Credential ID 32885

• Host Master Thesis

  Høyskolen i Vestfold

  2009 - Present 15 years

  Education

  Hosting master thesis project for 3rd year mechanical engineering students - "Metering skid design"

• Host Mater Thesis

  Høyskolen i Vestfold

  2013 - Present 11 years

  Education

  Hosting master thesis project for 3rd year mechanical engineering students - "Sight Protection Systems"

• Product Development of 30mm MCT

  Presented to 2nd year mechanical engineering students at HiBu March 26, 2014

• Design of Hot Cell Penetrations

  American Glovebox Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2001 Jul 2001

• Design and Prototype Fabrication of High Temperature Primary Containment Furnace

  American Glovebox Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 1999 Jul 1999

• Autodesk Inventor and Vault, 2008, FMC

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• Autodesk PID 2008, FMC

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• Caesar II, FMC

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• EMC for Mechanical Engineers, Kongsberg

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• ESD for Mechanical Engineers, Kongsberg

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• Enovia PDM, for Engineers, Kongsberg

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• Euro Code 3, Norwegian Steel, Oslo

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• Ex Introduction, FMC

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• Exi for projects, FMC

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• Export Control, Kongsberg

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• Fire Extinguishing, Kongsberg

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• Intro to ASME S VIII, National Board Ca

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• Introduction to Abaqus, Abaqus, Kongsberg

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• Introduction to Enovia Document Handling, Kongsberg

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• Introduction to Enovia PDM, Kongsberg

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• Introduction to Once, FMC

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• Introduction to Pro-E, U of Denver

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• Introduction to RWS, Kongsberg

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• Introduction to SAP, FMC

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• LEAN Product Development, Kongsberg

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• MIL STD 810G, Munich

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• Metering Measurements, FMC

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• Principles and Practices of Flow Measurements, TUV NEL Scotland

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• SAP DMS, FMC

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• Solidworks 2010, Kongsberg

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• StaadPro, FMC

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• Reduced Weight MCRWS

  2013

  Reduced weight of MCRWS turret by 350kg, by changing the steel turret structure to an all aluminum structure. Coordinated deign effort of mechanical analysis and designers. Rearranged equipment layout inside turret, to reduce overall volume, increased access and maintainability. Coordinated mech and el-mech redesign efforts for the Main Servo Units, Battery Units, and Power Distribution Units. Follow-up of suppliers, and oversight of assembly of reduced weight prototype MCRWS.

• MCRWS

  Sep 2010

  Medium Caliber Remote Weapon Station (MCRWS). Senior Project Engineer for the prototype development of the MCRWS. The MCRWS is a gyro stabilized weapon station designed for remote operation of light and medium caliber machine guns, medium caliber automatic cannons.
  The weapon station supports the use of a primary weapon (30mm cannon) and a secondary weapon (7.62mm). Mountable on both wheeled and tracked vehicles. The system provides the operator with remote controlled traverse, elevation…

  Medium Caliber Remote Weapon Station (MCRWS). Senior Project Engineer for the prototype development of the MCRWS. The MCRWS is a gyro stabilized weapon station designed for remote operation of light and medium caliber machine guns, medium caliber automatic cannons.
  The weapon station supports the use of a primary weapon (30mm cannon) and a secondary weapon (7.62mm). Mountable on both wheeled and tracked vehicles. The system provides the operator with remote controlled traverse, elevation and all firing operations, using a Fire Control Unit and Control Grip.
  Equipped with advanced day and thermal imaging sensors, as well as a laser range finder, the operator is able to observe, select and engage moving and static targets with high precision during night and day operations.
  Senior project engineer responsibilities include plan and schedule development for the design, prototype build, and engineering test phases. Tasks included creating engineering budgets, schedules with milestones for the various phases, and prepare work packages. Coordinate design efforts for the mechanical, electro, servo, analysis, software and test disciplines. Track progress and earned value. Check and approve production documents. Ensure implementation of the SSS requirements. Follow-up of suppliers, including placing orders, responding to rfi’s and deviation requests. Coordinate assembly and testing of prototypes. Work with customers and vehicle manufacturers, to integrate MCRWS on different vehicle platforms.
  Collecting stakeholders, and market requirements and rewriting and preparing mechanical requirement for use in the SSS specification. Requirements were also assigned, safety category, a verification description, method, and level, and acceptance criteria. Requirements ranged from material, loads, surface treatment, environmental, armor protection, safety, reliability, to maintainability. Developed Random on Random vibration PSD spectra for analysis and testing the MCRWS.

• BG India PC

  2010

  Prepare stress analysis for class 900 piping system and supporting structure using Caesar II software to analyze piping in accordance with ASME B31.3. Used Staad.Pro to analyze structure in accordance with AISC code. Analyzed details of structure using Inventor FEM.

• GSP Test Separator

  2010

  Prepare stress analysis for class 600 piping system and supporting structure using Caesar II software to analyze piping in accordance with ASME B31.3. Used Staad.Pro to analyze structure in accordance with AISC code. Analyzed details of structure using Inventor FEM.

• Gate LNG Metering Skid

  2009

  Prepare stress analysis for class 600 and 900piping system and supporting structure using Caesar II software to analyze piping in accordance with EN 13480. Used Staad.Pro to analyze structure in accordance with EC3 code. Analyzed details of structure using Inventor FEM. Sized anchors based on reactions from Structural analysis.

• Gjøa Semi EPCH

  2008

  Prepare changes to production drawings for piping and structure. Prepare various indexes, and PSM and THI documents. Prepare analysis on piping and structure using Staad.Pro and Caesar II.
  Follow-up mechanical activities with skid piping and structural steel fabricator – answer requests for information, communicate design changes. Perform spot checks on welding activities – review of welding log and NDT log. Participate in mechanical completion activites with customer. Create punch lists and…

  Prepare changes to production drawings for piping and structure. Prepare various indexes, and PSM and THI documents. Prepare analysis on piping and structure using Staad.Pro and Caesar II.
  Follow-up mechanical activities with skid piping and structural steel fabricator – answer requests for information, communicate design changes. Perform spot checks on welding activities – review of welding log and NDT log. Participate in mechanical completion activites with customer. Create punch lists and followup of punches. Prepare mechanical portion of Dossier.
  Receipt of goods.
  

• Kårstø NGL Metering Upgrade

  2008

  Prepare General Arrangement drawings for 3 large liquid Propane, and Butane skids. Prepare production drawings for piping and structure. Prepare pressure drop calculation for skid piping system. Prepare analysis on piping and structure using Staad.Pro and Caesar II. Prepare procurement specifications and other necessary documents for the following equipment. Skid fabrication, Cold Pipe Supports, Weather Protection House, Basket Strainers, 19 Tube bundle Flow Straighteners. Perform design…

  Prepare General Arrangement drawings for 3 large liquid Propane, and Butane skids. Prepare production drawings for piping and structure. Prepare pressure drop calculation for skid piping system. Prepare analysis on piping and structure using Staad.Pro and Caesar II. Prepare procurement specifications and other necessary documents for the following equipment. Skid fabrication, Cold Pipe Supports, Weather Protection House, Basket Strainers, 19 Tube bundle Flow Straighteners. Perform design reviews on said documents. Participate in Design Reviews for remaining purchased equipment as Compact prover, turbine meters, flow control valves, main stream isolation valves and others.

• Cellulosic Ethanol, Range Fuels, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado. CONFIDENTIAL

  2006

  Lead Mechanical engineer to design cellulosic ethanol plant. Range Fuels uses a thermo-chemical conversion process, dubbed K2, to convert biomass to a synthetic gas, and then uses catalysts to convert syngas to ethanol or methanol.Perform LME activities on the RF BTE project. The RF BTE project was a confidential project for conversion of wood waste products to fuel grade ethanol. The plant will be first of its kind and was scheduled to produce 50-60M gallons of ethanol per year. LME…

  Lead Mechanical engineer to design cellulosic ethanol plant. Range Fuels uses a thermo-chemical conversion process, dubbed K2, to convert biomass to a synthetic gas, and then uses catalysts to convert syngas to ethanol or methanol.Perform LME activities on the RF BTE project. The RF BTE project was a confidential project for conversion of wood waste products to fuel grade ethanol. The plant will be first of its kind and was scheduled to produce 50-60M gallons of ethanol per year. LME engineering activities was for the following equipment. In-feed pressure barrier vessel, pipe screw conveyors and associated piping system. Devolitalization furnace with associated high temperature piping system (1650F system). Reformer furnace with associated high temperature piping system (1800F System).

• Clean Coal Technology Water Settling Tank Design, KFx, Inc., Gillette Wyoming.

  2005

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the detailed design of an elevated 13,000 gallon rectangular water settling tank. The tank and pumping system is a part of operation enhancements at the Clean Coal technology demonstration plant in Gillette Wyoming.

• DTE Generator Hot Cells, IP Systems, TYCO Healthcare Mallinckrodt, Saint Louis, Missouri.

  2005

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the containment and portions of the mechanical design of a suite of hot cells and non-shielded gloveboxes used in medical radioisotope production. Special features of the hot cell systems included: Six Grade A Mo-99 source hot cells designed with 3/8" thick inner fully welded stainless liner; 4"-6" lead brick shielding; airlocks; HEPA filtered unidirectional airflow (with integrated air return); shield doors; shield windows; manipulators; blowers to control…

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the containment and portions of the mechanical design of a suite of hot cells and non-shielded gloveboxes used in medical radioisotope production. Special features of the hot cell systems included: Six Grade A Mo-99 source hot cells designed with 3/8" thick inner fully welded stainless liner; 4"-6" lead brick shielding; airlocks; HEPA filtered unidirectional airflow (with integrated air return); shield doors; shield windows; manipulators; blowers to control air flow and negative pressurization within the cells; instrumentation to monitor environmental conditions within the cell; integrated PLC based control system; automation equipment integration with drives outside containment boundary; safety interlocks; sterility by SKAN VHP units; shielded Mo-99 Assay housing with mechanisms to raise and lower Moly-99 column; two component in-feed shielded Pac-Man doors; two component in-feed gloveboxes; and carousel-type 55 gallon 4 position waste storage bunker below floor surface.

• Microturbine Closed Loop Power Test Skid, Barber-Nichols, Inc., Arvada, Colorado.

  2005

  Mechanical engineer for the mechanical design package of a Micro-turbine closed Loop Power Plant skid. The skid is used for power generation testing at NASA Glenn facilities. Skid piping had to be designed for up to 1400ºF. A cooling water heat exchange system was integrated for cooling the 1400ºF gas. Piping was designed per ASME B31.3. Deliverables produced included B31.3 pipe wall calculation, material specifications, component datasheet, pipe fabrication specification, and fabrication…

  Mechanical engineer for the mechanical design package of a Micro-turbine closed Loop Power Plant skid. The skid is used for power generation testing at NASA Glenn facilities. Skid piping had to be designed for up to 1400ºF. A cooling water heat exchange system was integrated for cooling the 1400ºF gas. Piping was designed per ASME B31.3. Deliverables produced included B31.3 pipe wall calculation, material specifications, component datasheet, pipe fabrication specification, and fabrication drawings for the piping spools.

• SNS Hot Cell Shield Door Investigation, Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

  2005

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the investigation, evaluation, and re-design of a high energy hot cell shield door system. The door hinge to door connection and door actuator supports had started to produce un-anticipated “shot” sounds during opening and closing operations. Scope of the Investigation was to provide engineering services to properly document the investigation; identify and evaluate alternative solutions; produce fabrication documents of the re-designed shield door…

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the investigation, evaluation, and re-design of a high energy hot cell shield door system. The door hinge to door connection and door actuator supports had started to produce un-anticipated “shot” sounds during opening and closing operations. Scope of the Investigation was to provide engineering services to properly document the investigation; identify and evaluate alternative solutions; produce fabrication documents of the re-designed shield door components; and to provide field oversight during the door investigation and door reassembly periods. Re-design effort produced a detailed door assembly fatigue analysis, detailed door component fabrication drawings and a detailed procedure describing door re-assembly and testing.

• Fill Suite, Glaxo-Welcome, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

  2004

  Project engineer responsible for designing four custom containment gloveboxes for production of cancer drugs. The fill suite consisted of a filter, transfer, Lyo, and dispensing isolator. The single plate filter isolator equipped with a vacuum filter, tray filling area, lift area and bag out rings, and station for the trays. Filled trays of wet cake drugs were bagged into a transfer isolator, transported, and docked to the Lyo Isolator. Inside the Lyo, an index hydraulic lift positions the…

  Project engineer responsible for designing four custom containment gloveboxes for production of cancer drugs. The fill suite consisted of a filter, transfer, Lyo, and dispensing isolator. The single plate filter isolator equipped with a vacuum filter, tray filling area, lift area and bag out rings, and station for the trays. Filled trays of wet cake drugs were bagged into a transfer isolator, transported, and docked to the Lyo Isolator. Inside the Lyo, an index hydraulic lift positions the trays for proper loading into the Lyo. The dispensing isolator was designed for safe dispensing of powders. All isolators equipped with Negative HEPA filtered air handling and CIP system.

• Glucose Strip Test Isolator, Lifescan, Milpitas, California.

  2004

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for designing a polycarbonate environmental containment chamber that allows test strips to be exposed to various environmental conditions. The containment chamber allows Lifescan to experiment with environmental conditions in a highly controlled manner and allowed Lifescan to determine shelf life and storage condition requirements quickly and accurately. The Isolator was designed to operate under variety of temperature and humidity ranges ranging from 5%…

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for designing a polycarbonate environmental containment chamber that allows test strips to be exposed to various environmental conditions. The containment chamber allows Lifescan to experiment with environmental conditions in a highly controlled manner and allowed Lifescan to determine shelf life and storage condition requirements quickly and accurately. The Isolator was designed to operate under variety of temperature and humidity ranges ranging from 5% to 95% RH and temperatures ranging from 35°F to 130°F

• Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

  Jan 2004

  Lead unit designer (project engineer) on the Denver team designing a semi-automated reactor fuel fabrication facility. Facility is an Americanized version of an existing French operational plant. The facility uses gloveboxes for containment as well as providing a conditioned atmosphere for the product. The design work was performed in four international offices (Denver and another US office, two offices in France). Responsible for design completion of two process units (gloveboxes and…

  Lead unit designer (project engineer) on the Denver team designing a semi-automated reactor fuel fabrication facility. Facility is an Americanized version of an existing French operational plant. The facility uses gloveboxes for containment as well as providing a conditioned atmosphere for the product. The design work was performed in four international offices (Denver and another US office, two offices in France). Responsible for design completion of two process units (gloveboxes and internal process equipment) that will be used to process the primary and final fuel blends for the MFFF facility. Project management duties included creating and maintaining project schedules, reporting on progress of tasks, identifying, estimating, tracking changes, and preparation of monthly reports including variance reports. Technical duties included production of project design documentation, which included reviewing and understanding design input documents; providing technical input and direction to team designers and engineers; communicating with clients to resolve design issues; and checking documents for technical accuracy. Design of a large (20’ long x 20’ tall x 3.5’ wide), 30mm thick walled style, and inert glovebox system. The glovebox houses more than 30 custom designed process equipment that are used to prepare the primary powder blend for the MOX fuel. Design of a large (20’ long x 20’ tall x 3.5’ wide), tubular frame style, and inert glovebox system. The glovebox houses more than 30 custom designed process equipment that is used to prepare the final powder blend for the MOX fuel.

• Powder Dispensing, Syntex Chemicals, Boulder, Colorado.

  2004

  Lead design engineer responsible for designing custom equipment to contain Class 3 potent powders that may become airborne during; Nauta dryer to IBC charging, dryer sampling, IBC to mill charging and product packaging operations at Syntex’s Boulder facility. The glovebox system features negative internal pressure with respect to ambient and HEPA filtered air handling. The glovebox also has a special designed Rapid Transfer Port (RTP) system for IBC charging, spray-wand CIP and a vacuum…

  Lead design engineer responsible for designing custom equipment to contain Class 3 potent powders that may become airborne during; Nauta dryer to IBC charging, dryer sampling, IBC to mill charging and product packaging operations at Syntex’s Boulder facility. The glovebox system features negative internal pressure with respect to ambient and HEPA filtered air handling. The glovebox also has a special designed Rapid Transfer Port (RTP) system for IBC charging, spray-wand CIP and a vacuum cleaning system. The glovebox system and connections tested to a release rate less than five micrograms per cubic meter maximum material breach.

• BT-7 Sample Table Design, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

  2003

  Project engineer responsible for design verification, and preparing detail mechanical design documents for the Sample Table. The Sample Table is a precision custom positioning table that will be used by Neutron Scientists to position material samples used for neutron beam research. The table is capable of translating the samples in the x, y, and z directions, as well as rotating the samples about the same axis. The Sample Table will be installed and used by scientists at the NIST Neutron…

  Project engineer responsible for design verification, and preparing detail mechanical design documents for the Sample Table. The Sample Table is a precision custom positioning table that will be used by Neutron Scientists to position material samples used for neutron beam research. The table is capable of translating the samples in the x, y, and z directions, as well as rotating the samples about the same axis. The Sample Table will be installed and used by scientists at the NIST Neutron Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

• Disassembly Glovebox System, BWXT Y-12 LLC, Oakridge, Tennessee.

  2003

  Mechanical engineer providing design advice to the glovebox and equipment design team on the Disassembly Glovebox System Project at BWXT Y-12 LLC. Responsible Professional Engineer for the mechanical design.

• Process Metal Reduction Vessel (PMRV), BWXT Y-12 LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

  2003

  Mechanical engineer for design task to develop a pressure vessel constructed in accordance with the requirements of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1. The pressure vessel was designed to operate within an induction coil furnace with additional client-specified parameters. The team researched and selected suitable Code listed materials; researched and selected a suitable vessel closure configuration; developed calculations used to support the final design…

  Mechanical engineer for design task to develop a pressure vessel constructed in accordance with the requirements of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1. The pressure vessel was designed to operate within an induction coil furnace with additional client-specified parameters. The team researched and selected suitable Code listed materials; researched and selected a suitable vessel closure configuration; developed calculations used to support the final design configuration; verified through induction and thermal analyses that the proposed vessel would meet the performance requirements for the existing induction coil furnace and prepared a complete set of fabrication drawings for the vessel.

• Spallation Neutron Source Hot Cell, Title III, Knight Jacobs Joint Venture, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

  2003

  Mechanical engineer providing Title III support, including submittal reviews, response to RFIs, design changes, field observations, meetings, reporting, and task management.

• In-Feed Conveyor, Hansen Juices, Riverdale, California.

  2002

  Mechanical engineer responsible for designs, overseeing production, and installation of an in-feed conveyor system. System was created to handle the fruits in their new fruit juice production plant in Riverdale. Prepared detailed fabrication drawings of the in-feed hopper and conveyor feeding into the scrubber. Prepared detailed fabrication drawings of the work platform handrails and its support structure and provided plant layout drawings of the conveyor system.

• Neutron Shield Walls, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

  2002

  Mechanical engineer responsible for design of a series of neutron shield walls. The shield walls were complex geometry weldments constructed from 3/8” inch steel plate and filled with steel shot and paraffin wax.

• Spallation Neutron Source Hot Cell, Title I, Title II, Knight Jacobs Joint Venture, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

  2002

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for Title I and Title II design, including preparing construction specifications, calculations, fabrication drawing for some twenty custom equipment and mechanical systems including hot-cell penetrations, hot-cell liner, hot-cell ventilation, hot-cell shield door and roof tee closures, horizontal sliding and vertically rotating shield doors, bottom loading cask cart, Tritium Removal System glovebox, and a LLLW system in support of the hot cell design at the…

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for Title I and Title II design, including preparing construction specifications, calculations, fabrication drawing for some twenty custom equipment and mechanical systems including hot-cell penetrations, hot-cell liner, hot-cell ventilation, hot-cell shield door and roof tee closures, horizontal sliding and vertically rotating shield doors, bottom loading cask cart, Tritium Removal System glovebox, and a LLLW system in support of the hot cell design at the Spallation Neutron Source Facility. Merrick also provided process-engineering design for systems within the basem*nt process vaults. These systems included the Mercury Amalgamation and Tritium and Xenon Removal Processes and LLLW System.

• Water Heater Tank, Raypak, Sherman Oaks, California.

  2002

  Project engineer responsible for designing and preparing detailed shop drawings for Raypaks new model water heater storage tank. Developed tank design with Raypaks product development team. Set up medium sized production line to fabricate the tanks; including tooling, fixtures, and test equipment.

• Monochromator Drum Redesign, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland.

  2001

  Project engineer responsible for detailed design, schedule, earned value cost, subcontractors, and customer relations on a Monochromator Shield Drum redesign project. The Monochromator drum is a large neutron shield approximately seven feet in diameter by seven feet tall. The Monochromator drum assembly consists of three large precision-machined weldments along with a collimator weldment that is assembled on a navy ship gun turret bearing. The collimator in turn pushes two sets of 27 wedges…

  Project engineer responsible for detailed design, schedule, earned value cost, subcontractors, and customer relations on a Monochromator Shield Drum redesign project. The Monochromator drum is a large neutron shield approximately seven feet in diameter by seven feet tall. The Monochromator drum assembly consists of three large precision-machined weldments along with a collimator weldment that is assembled on a navy ship gun turret bearing. The collimator in turn pushes two sets of 27 wedges that ride in cam grooves machined in two of the large weldments. All parts and subassemblies assemble to a base plate and central column that supports the loads of all the parts. The Monochromator assembly is installed and is in use by scientists at the NIST Neutron Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

• Plasma Spray Chambers, Electro Plasma, Irvine, California.

  2001

  Production engineer responsible for scheduling, finding vendors, improving fabrication methods, testing, and quality check S/S water-cooled vacuum plasma spray chambers. The chambers were used to plasma spray coat turbine blades under inert and temperature controlled environments. Worked with machine shops capable of machining large welded equipment to close tolerance and precision, and set up test fixtures and rigs to pressure and leak test the chambers.

• Ton Container Cleanout System (TCCS), Bechtel National, Inc., Aberdeen Chemical Disposal Facility, Edgewood, Maryland.

  2001

  Mechanical engineer responsible for preliminary design of a line of enclosures and mechanical equipment to decontaminate canisters of mustard gas. Created engineering design file to address canister decontamination. Designed hydraulic conveyor lift system.

• Pneumatic Pressure Test Facility, Waterton Canyon, Lockheed Martin Missile & Space, Waterton Canyon, Colorado.

  2000

  Lead piping and mechanical engineer responsible for detailed design and installation support for a high-pressure helium and nitrogen utility piping system in accordance with ASME B31.3. Detailed design consisted of performing wall thickness calculations, thermal stress, and flexibility analysis, writing the high-pressure piping and testing specification, and producing the detailed piping fabrication drawings.

• Cask Cart and Cask Tunnel Identification at HFEF, Equipment Systems, Argonne National Lab-West.

  1999

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the delivery of Title I and II design documents for a new Cask Cart for use in transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) from trucks to the Hot Fuel Examination Facility and modifications to the cask cart tunnel. Installed value of this facility improvement was approximately $1.3M.

• Steam Piping Stress Analysis, BF Goodrich, Carbon/Carbon Brake Facility, Spokane, Washington.

  1999

  Performed stress analysis on boiler steam and condensate piping systems. Determined optimum routing for the main steam system as well as the steam distribution system.

• Plutonium Stabilization and Packaging System (PuSPS), British Nuclear Fuels, Ltd., Savannah River Site.

  1998

  Served as mechanical engineer for the design, fabrication and testing of a prototype plutonium stabilization furnace. Responsible for the design of the furnace retort, door, purge, and off-gas system. Provided engineering shop floor support during furnace fabrication and testing. Other tasks included performing heat transfer and retort thermal stress calculations as well as preparing supporting documentation for the equipment design. The prototype design, fabrication, and testing was…

  Served as mechanical engineer for the design, fabrication and testing of a prototype plutonium stabilization furnace. Responsible for the design of the furnace retort, door, purge, and off-gas system. Provided engineering shop floor support during furnace fabrication and testing. Other tasks included performing heat transfer and retort thermal stress calculations as well as preparing supporting documentation for the equipment design. The prototype design, fabrication, and testing was successfully completed, and testing proved the ability of the furnace to heat up cerium oxide (a plutonium surrogate) to 1,000°C in two hours, hold for two hours, then cool down in eight hours for a total cycle time of 12 hours.

• Ash Residue Stabilization and Repack Project, Kaiser-Hill LLC, Rocky Flats.

  1997

  Mechanical engineer responsible for performing calculations, detailed equipment design, and preparing construction specifications for equipment used to size reduce and repackage transuranic-contaminated residues in a manner consistent with WIPP requirements.

• K-Basin Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, Hot Conditioning System Equipment, DOE Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington.

  1997

  Served as mechanical engineer for the design of equipment to remove water vapor and chemically bound water from canisters containing spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Designed the powered plate lift mechanism and the high radiation shield/containment plates providing shielding and containment from the SNF canisters. Other tasks included performing heat transfer and stress calculations as well as preparing supporting documentation for the equipment design.

• Napalm Canister Processing Equipment Project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington.

  1997

  Mechanical engineer responsible for performing fatigue analysis on the power punch and infeed mechanism, detailed drawing checks, and preparing the fabrication specification for the aluminum enclosure used for the decommissioning of 35,000 napalm canisters.

• TRU Waste Demonstration Project, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

  1996

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the detailed mechanical design of a vitrified waste drum removal system suitable for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Responsible for engineering and detailed design of the containment station, including specifications, requisitions, calculations, detail drawings, and system documentation. Project was a privatized mixed waste treatment facility at the INEL Radioactive Waste Management Complex. The project scope includes assay, storage…

  Mechanical engineer responsible for the detailed mechanical design of a vitrified waste drum removal system suitable for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Responsible for engineering and detailed design of the containment station, including specifications, requisitions, calculations, detail drawings, and system documentation. Project was a privatized mixed waste treatment facility at the INEL Radioactive Waste Management Complex. The project scope includes assay, storage and treatment of buried mixed waste retrieved in support of CERCLA Record of Decision. Unit processes include shredding, soil washing, chemical leach treatment, and plasma arc vitrification. This first-of-its kind full-scale mixed waste demonstration project included a 100,000 sf treatment complex as well as supporting offsites, utilities, and infrastructure.

• K-2 Fill-line Suite, Schering Plough, Kenilworth, New Jersey.

  1995

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for management of team of up to 15 mechanical designers and engineers. Designed six custom containment enclosures to isolate the production of Cytotoxic Parenteral drugs. The equipment provided containment for a Gruenburg Dry Heat Oven (DHO), Lyophilizer (Lyo), IPS Vial batch fill-line and an Amsco Autoclave. Equipment was designed and built to latest Standards of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices). Mechanical design challenges included an index…

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for management of team of up to 15 mechanical designers and engineers. Designed six custom containment enclosures to isolate the production of Cytotoxic Parenteral drugs. The equipment provided containment for a Gruenburg Dry Heat Oven (DHO), Lyophilizer (Lyo), IPS Vial batch fill-line and an Amsco Autoclave. Equipment was designed and built to latest Standards of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices). Mechanical design challenges included an index lifts, bellowed and powered Lyo door, transfer cart Isolator with flanges to dock to the fill-line, DHO, and Autoclave. The features of the containment equipment included the following:
  99.99999 % HEPA filtered air
  90 fpm unidirectional airflow over all product surfaces
  Ability to change temperature of enclosure from 35°F to 130°F
  Ability to change pressure in enclosure from -1”wc to +1”wc
  Relative humidity control down to 5% RH
  All isolators equipped with Nitrogen purge system
  Equipment sterilization by VHP (Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide)
  Designed to be sterilized to 10E-6 SAL (Sterility Assurance Level)
  Equipment fully CIP (Clean In Place) ready
  

• Powder Dispensing, Alza Corporation, Palo Alto, California.

  1995

  Mechanical engineer responsible for designing equipment to contain potent powders used in anti-nicotine drug production during dispensing, sampling, and weighing operations. System was capable of handling all powdered drugs packaged in various sized containers; poly and fiber pack drums. Designed drum transfer cart to move drums from warehouse and dock to dispensing isolator and tilting hydraulic lifts to position the drums in an ergonomic position for the operators. Utilized bag technology…

  Mechanical engineer responsible for designing equipment to contain potent powders used in anti-nicotine drug production during dispensing, sampling, and weighing operations. System was capable of handling all powdered drugs packaged in various sized containers; poly and fiber pack drums. Designed drum transfer cart to move drums from warehouse and dock to dispensing isolator and tilting hydraulic lifts to position the drums in an ergonomic position for the operators. Utilized bag technology as primary powder containment between the drum chamber and the working chamber of the isolator. Isolator has the capability of being used as a flow hood for less potent powders. Designed to dispense powder ranging from milligram to microgram accuracies.

• Tritium Facility Modernization and Consolidation Gloveboxes, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, South Carolina.

  -

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for detailed design, and performance testing of three major glovebox systems. Merrick, with JONA Machining Company and Walker Stainless Company as fabrication subcontractors, is designing and building gloveboxes for the Tritium Facility Modernization and Consolidation Project at Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. Merrick is providing WSRC with three major glovebox assemblies, four airlock hoods, and connecting airlocks to be used for Tritium…

  Lead mechanical engineer responsible for detailed design, and performance testing of three major glovebox systems. Merrick, with JONA Machining Company and Walker Stainless Company as fabrication subcontractors, is designing and building gloveboxes for the Tritium Facility Modernization and Consolidation Project at Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. Merrick is providing WSRC with three major glovebox assemblies, four airlock hoods, and connecting airlocks to be used for Tritium services. Merrick is responsible for system design, analysis to verify structural integrity, quality assurance of design and fabrication activities, fabrication (subcontracted), supplier acceptance testing, delivery and assembly, and commissioning support.

• Merrick’s Best Lessons Learned Award in 2006

  Merrick

  2006

  for a Lessons Learned about how to perform project reviews.

• Merrick’s Team Quality Award in 2003

  Merrick

  2003

  for work on the Dissassembly Glovebox Design Project, Oakridge National Laboratory, Oakridge TN

• Merrick’s Individual External Client Quality Award in 2002

  Merrick

  2002

  for work on Monochromator Redesign Project, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD

• Merrick’s Team Quality Award in 2002

  Merrick

  2002

  for work on the Tritium Extraction Facility Gloveboxes Project, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken SC

• Merrick’s Team Quality Award in 2000

  Merrick

  2000

  for work on the Tritium Facility Modernization and Consolidation Gloveboxes Project, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken SC

• English

  Full professional proficiency

• Norwegian

  Native or bilingual proficiency

• German

  Elementary proficiency

• NITO

  Member

  Sep 2008 - Present

• ASME

  Member

  1995 - Present

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