quality assurance specialist

 

plant and vendor facility inspection/auditing ~ regulatory compliance ~ instruction & training

 

 

operations                            maintenance                         engineering  

start-up                                shutdown                              licensing/re-licensing

security                                health & safety                   administrative/reporting

project management          program development        team leadership      

classroom instruction       training/development         exam development

 

career highlights

ø  inspection team lead, namco controls corporation-elizabethtown, nc; 2009

ø  audit team lead, usnrc technical training center internal observation audit-chattanooga, tn; 2009

ø  inspection assistant team lead, geh fuels-wilmington, nc; 2008

ø  inspection team member, enertech-brea, ca; 2008

ø  inspection team member, energy steel and supply-lapeer, mi; 2008

ø  inspection team lead, tioga pipe-easton, pa; 2008

ø  audit team member, harris pre-col application audit-raleigh, nc; 2007

ø  audit team member, areva epr pre-col application audit-lynchburg, va; 2007

ø  inspection assistant team lead, conval valve-somers, ct; 2007

ø  drove multiple projects from 2003-2007, leading as many as 33 nrc and contracted personnel in re-licensing vermont yankee nuclear power station, including audit (2005-2007), palisades nuclear power station (2004-2005) and point beach nuclear power station (2003-2004)

ø  as senior resident/resident with usnrc headquarters, collaborated in producing/developing over 250 public-accessible documents, including reports, focused on wide areas of inspections and audits; available for review via www.nrc.gov

ø  over course of career with usnrc, have spearheaded and supported compilation, development and production of extensive volume of safety evaluation and audit & review reports as well as information notices/letters and related federal registry documentation; available for review at www.nrc.gov

ø  adjunct faculty member at joliet junior college and classroom instructor for westinghouse with subjects including simulator and classroom instruction-operations and engineers, reactor operations and reactor (nuclear) physics; additionally have designed, presented and graded operator licensing exams

ø  recipient of 2 special achievement awards, 3 performance awards, 3 special act awards, and continual excellent and outstanding ratings; also earned employee of the month

 

 

us nuclear regulatory commission (usnrc) -rockville, md                                              1986-current

operations engineer-new reactors organization; construction and quality assurance vendor inspections group (2/2007-present)

proficiently prepare nrc audit/inspection plans and steer nrc qa vendor audits/inspections for nationwide generation 4/new reactor design nuclear power plants and vendor/supplier facilities

contribute expertise toward division infrastructure development spanning procedure, statement of work (sow) and policy development for new reactor nrc qa vendor branch/group

effectively develop and present comprehensive audit/inspection reports and related documentation

drive broad range of projects including new reactor commercial grade dedication program development, usnrc itaac program development and usnrc new reactor counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect program development and related inspections/audits

 

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project manager-facility license renewal (04/2003-02/2007)

successfully planned, coordinated and directed several nuclear power station re-licensure projects

managed audits as well as audit and safety evaluation reporting at vermont yankee nuclear power station

strategically organized and led activities and safety evaluation reporting at point beach and palisades nuclear power stations

senior resident inspector-region ii; north anna nuclear power facility, mineral va (07/1996-03/2003)

formally certified to direct on-site reactor oversight process/inspection activities at facility, spanning operations, maintenance, engineering, security, health physics, and related disciplines

concurrently supervised additional usnrc on-site and visiting personnel

efficiently managed broad range of administrative and clerical functions

resident inspector-region ii; multiple facilities-dothan/athens, al (09/1990-06/1996)

certified to steer full-scope inspection at browns ferry nuclear power facility-athens (1994-1996) and farley nuclear power facility-dothan (1990-1994); projects ranged from operations activity, maintenance activity and engineering activity inspections to start-up/shutdown and refueling inspections

operator licensing examiner-region ii (07/1986-09/1990)

successfully developed operator licensing examinations and examination work products and effectively presented and graded exams; additionally supported diverse engineering and operations inspections

 

 

teaching/training

 

joliet jr. college-joliet, il

adjunct faculty staff

westinghouse corporation-zion il

classroom instructor/trainer & contractor-zion nuclear training and poll reactor training facility

planned, coordinated and delivered quality classroom instruction, with accredited courses including simulator and classroom instruction-operations and engineers, basic reactor operations and reactor (nuclear) physics

while under contract with westinghouse, additionally spearheaded sequoyah nuclear plant, soddy-daisy tn, mechanical maintenance documentation improvement project

completed two year reactor technician degree at joliet

 

military

 

honorable discharge; u.s. navy
achievements: vietnam service award; uss dixon "e" award; us submarine service dolphins

 

masters of science degree, central michigan university-mt. pleasant

bs, physical sciences, ny regents-albany, ny/central michigan university-mt. pleasant

technical-mechanical maintenance apprenticeship, lansing community college-mi

as degree, biological science, ferris state college-big rapids, mi

 

professional development highlights: (full listing of several years cumulative training available on request)

 

reactor operator cold license , consumers power co.

vendor inspection team leader certification, usnrc

vendor audit team leader certification, usnrc

senior audit team leader certification, usnrc

senior project manager certification, usnrc
acquisition for project managers training (includes qa), usnrc

nde training, usnrc

asme code training, usnrc

simulator instructor training, westinghouse
instructor/classroom training, westinghouse

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity where my progressive track record of success in quality assurance will prove instrumental in achieving and surpassing your goals.  to acquaint you with my qualifications, i am submitting my resume for review; in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, i launched my career with the us nuclear regulatory commission (usnrc) in 1986, steadily promoting from operator licensing examiner, resident/senior resident inspector and project manager to my present position as operations engineer.  i offer you comprehensive experience in strategically planning, coordinating, steering, and reporting on inspections/audits spanning operations maintenance, engineering, startup/shutdown, security, health, and safety as well as driving effective licensing/re-licensing projects and designing and implementing diverse programs.  through decisive leadership and industry/professional expertise, i am able to maximize use of resources, optimize productivity and efficiency and boost bottom-line performance. 

 

i ve also served as adjunct faculty with joliet junior college as well as a classroom instructor/trainer for westinghouse corporation.  my dynamic communication and presentation skills consistently prove valuable in designing and delivering quality educational programs, facilitating an effective learning environment and motivating students to achieve their academic and professional potential.  complementing this, i offer an ms degree and a bs in physical sciences as well as volumes of certifications and training in my field.

 

as a senior staff member, i am prepared to deliver immediate and long-term results and you will find me be a driven, collaborative team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

professionally,

 

 

 

michael j. morgan