• Development, qualification, and successful implementation of the world's first major wet underwater welded repair and modification of a nuclear reactor internal component (the start of an industry trend that gained him international recognition and an award from the American Nuclear Society)
• Complete rewrite and subsequent publication of AWS D3.6 (the world standard for underwater welding)
• Authored multiple articles that have been published in The Welding Journal
• Member of the Task Group for writing the underwater welding rules for Nuclear Power Plant Components (ASME Section XI)
• Contributor to the development and publication of the AWS Welding Handbook Chapter on Underwater Welding and Cutting
• Design and implementation of several nuclear plant piping weld overlays - including authoring, development, processing and continued sponsorship of three (3) published ASME Code Cases
• Development and implementation of one of the first Engineering Task-Certification Training Programs to be accepted by the National Academy of Nuclear Training (INPO)
• Contributor in development of, and DDI-Certified course instructor for, an 80-hour Supervisory Leadership Training Program for existing and potential supervisors
• Development and management of a consolidated multi-discipline Modification Group performing all aspects of design, planning, materials engineering, field engineering, implementation and testing of modifications and repairs at a dual-unit nuclear station
• Interface for the Owner with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, development of the Owner's ASME Code Program and Process Procedures, and qualification of the procedures and personnel for the first installation of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) piping in a Nuclear Safety Related System in the United States.
• Development and delivery of a comprehensive one week training course for Nuclear Plant Owner personnel, acclaimed as "excellent" as well as "interesting and entertaining," on understanding and implementing the ASME Nuclear Codes, Section III and Section XI.
• Co-authoring and presentation of two papers on the design, fabrication, installation, examination and testing of high density polyethylene piping in an ASME Section III Class 3 Essential Service Water System. (EPRI Welding and Fabrication Technology for New Power Plants, June 22-24, 2009, Fort Meyers, Florida; ASME 2009 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (PVP2009), July 26-30, 2009, Prague, Cjech Republic.)
• Member of the ASME Section IX Subgroup responsible for writing the rules for preparation and qualification of fusing procedures, and for qualification of fusing operators, for the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.
• Member of the ASME Section III Subgroup on HDPE Piping for Nuclear Applications, and Working Group on HDPE Materials, Fabrication and Examination.
• Chairman of the ASME Section XI Working Group on Non-Metallic Repair/Replacement at operating nuclear power plants, including HDPE Piping and Carbon Fiber Composites.
• Development of a comprehensive "best in the industry" ASME / Safety Related Polyethylene (HDPE) Fusing Program and Process Procedures for a leading construction company.
• Development of Numerous ASME Section XI Code Cases for repair by weld overlay reinforcement, by reinforcing sleeves, and by reinforcing pads.
• Development of numerous Regulatory Relief Requests, including interfacing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to achieve approval of the Relief Requests for several nuclear power plants.
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