Andrew McCrary
Validation Engineer At CAI
Seffner,FL
Summary
SUMMARY STATEMENT College-educated with one year of in-depth pharmaceutical industry experience, and a towering ten years of managerial experience in planning, safe operations, training, and maintenance of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plants. Employs engineering experience and critical thinking mindset in accomplishing any job while ranking safety and first-time quality work as top priority. Detail-oriented and fast learner that works well with others in team settings and stressful environments. Self-starter and lifelong learner who pursues excellence in professional and personal realms such as being eager to obtain further education like master’s degrees or PMP/engineering certifications. Strong written and verbal communication skills that assist with being proficient at analysis, program management, and developing plans for jobs and work packages.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
6
6
Qualifications
Work History
Validation Engineer (Bausch and Lomb Project)
Commissioning Agents Inc., CAI
Tampa, FL
06.2022 - Current
- Interpreted and thoroughly reviewed operation/maintenance manuals, technical/weld drawings, schematics, and submittals for product conformance with FDA standards and requirements for grade A, B, C, or D manufacturing environments.
- Personally researched, developed, and executed a commissioning plan with twelve different commissioning protocols for various equipment and facilities to include an industrial HVAC unit, a sterility testing suite facility, multiple incubators, Skan PSI-M Isolators, steritest symbio ISL peristaltic pumps, and a wireless glove tester
- Assisted in preparing and the execution of validation documents for expansive product manufacturing rooms, supporting utilities, and peristaltic pumps for product testing
- Researched and developed SOPs and WIs for various pieces of complex and intricate equipment
- Managed project deliverables and coordinated with various external and internal site entities to ensure successful and timely completion of projects that included troubleshooting and adjudicating issues with incubators, isolators, and HVAC units.
Work Center Supervisor
U.S. Navy Active Duty
Goose Creek, SC, SC
09.2018 - 07.2022
- Led over 80 skilled nuclear mechanics while in charge of vital maintenance on Reactor Plant Safety Systems onboard Moored Training Ship 626 by utilizing expansive prior maintenance, planning, and execution experience
- As lead Diesel System Expert, supervised two specialized technicians in performing significant maintenance on two emergency diesel generators that serve as backup power supplies to the reactor plant
- Coordinated with various external entities to conduct and complete four different high-level diesel inspections that were critical paths to maintenance availability timelines.
- Problem-solving skills and objective analysis played crucial roles in maintaining this very old reactor due to equipment breaking down in multiple ways on a consistent basis, which amounted to more than 1500 different jobs from February 2019 - May 2022.
- Also served as an instructor training many junior sailors to be effective and knowledgeable nuclear operators on the oldest nuclear reactor on Earth.
Submarine Nuclear Machinist Mate
USS Washington SSN 787
Norfolk, VA
04.2014 - 08.2018
- Prepared and conducted vast sophisticated nuclear propulsion plant systems testing, maintenance, operation, and training to build and commission one of the newest American warships, the USS Washington.
- Organized, developed plans for jobs, wrote and reviewed 30 work packages as Quality Assurance Planner.
- These jobs required objective quality evidence to be provided to show successful completion, and work packages had to meet specific quality assurance standards as laid out by the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual
- As Quality Assurance Inspector, supervised craftsmen performing work to ensure first time quality of over 20 crucial jobs that affected proper operations of systems, equipment, and Submarine Safety.
- Supervised engine room operations and led mechanic watch teams as Engine Room Supervisor on the newest commissioned naval nuclear reactor plant as of 2017.
- Well-rounded and motivated individual who took on several different extra responsibilities and qualifications to support crew personnel and the mission
- Qualified Steam Plant Cleanliness Inspector and Reactor Plant Cleanliness Inspector to maintain and certify controlled work on reactor plant and engine room fluid systems
- As Engineering Department Log Room Yeoman, controlled, maintained, and managed revisions of 15 individual engine room logs and close to 100 different technical manuals for reactor plant systems and support equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - National Security
Excelsior College
Albany, NY 10.2019 - 05.2021
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program - Nuclear Operation
Nuclear Power Training Command
Goose Creek 05.2001 - 05.2014
Skills
Industry standard knowledge
Certification
Master Training Specialist - expert and skilled in training and teaching others
Timeline
Validation Engineer (Bausch and Lomb Project)
Commissioning Agents Inc., CAI
06.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - National Security
Excelsior College
10.2019 - 05.2021
Work Center Supervisor
U.S. Navy Active Duty
09.2018 - 07.2022
Submarine Nuclear Machinist Mate
USS Washington SSN 787
04.2014 - 08.2018
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program - Nuclear Operation
Nuclear Power Training Command
05.2001 - 05.2014
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