Connor Murphy
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Defined as an "Irreplaceable Supervisor" and "Unparalleled Professional." Proficient in supervisory skills, mechanical work, computer operations, quality assurance, training, safety, fire prevention, and customer service. Quick to learn/adapt, open for volunteer opportunities, and efficient working with others or alone.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Nuclear Machinist's Mate Supervisor/Quality Assurance Inspector
US Navy
09.2019 - 06.2026
- As an MMN Work Center Supervisor, I was responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing nuclear propulsion plants, steam turbines, and associated auxiliary machinery on aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman. As well as planning, scheduling, overseeing both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, conducting training, ensuring safety procedures are adhered, interpreting tech manuals and blueprints to solve complex maintenance problems, and ensuring safety and wellbeing of personnel.
- As a Quality Assurance Inspector, I was responsible for verifying that maintenance, repair, and modernization of naval vessels and components adhere strictly to standards. Conducting in-process inspections, routine record auditing, manage controlled materials, and perform testing to ensure fleet safety and combat readiness.
- I operated/maintained Steam Turbines, Valves, Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Low and High Pressure Air Compressors, Water Treatment Units, Water Distilling Plants, and Boilers.
- I am also qualified in Advanced Damage Control (Firefighting), Fire Team Lead, First Aid, Fire Safety/Combatting Training, and Gas Free Engineering.
Volunteer Firefighter
Highland Volunteer Fire Department
06.2017 - Current
- My key duties include fire suppression, medical emergencies, hazardous material emergencies, traffic accident emergencies, search and rescue, operating emergency vehicles, maintaining equipment, and attending training drills.
- Certified Interior Firefighter, Hazmat Operations, Rapid Intervention, Basic Vehicle Rescue, First Aid, and Gas Free Engineer.
- Administered first aid and conducted emergent response management.
Education
Training Received - Aerospace Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PAApprenticeship - Computer Operations
United States Department of Labor
Graduated - Nuclear Field "A" School (Machinist's Mates)
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
Charleston, SCSkills
- Personnel management
- Organizational effectiveness
- In-depth technical knowledge
- Strategic team guidance
- Staff training programs
- Quality Assurance analysis
- Nuclear energy
- Maintenance and repair
- Fire safety management
- First aid certification
- Hospitality industry
- Effective communication
Accomplishments
- As the Work Center Supervisor, flawlessly led 40+ Sailors in the completion of over 9,000 maintenance items annually, leading team through 8 successful Fleet Forces Examinations.
- As the Senior Water Control Watch on USS HST, trained 115 Sailors leading to 63 individual qualifications including 4 senior qualifications. Doing this while coordinating all production and distribution of water across the ship for personnel and two 550MW nuclear reactors.
- As the department's Gas Free Engineer, conquered 24 Battlestations drills along with 4 actual casualties. Courageous efforts ensured the safety of over 5,000 ship's personnel, and a passing score of 3.47/4.0 on the ship's CART II certification.
- As a fully certified active Firefighter with Highland VFD, strongly supports the departments 800+ annual fire calls and weekly department trainings, serving the Town of McCandless since 2017.
- Selected as USS HST's Reactor Department's Sailor of the Year for 2023, and Sailor of the Quarter in 2023 and 2025.
- Voted the Highland VFD's Firefighter of the month in 2018, 2019, and 2025.
Timeline
Nuclear Machinist's Mate Supervisor/Quality Assurance Inspector
US Navy
09.2019 - 06.2026
Volunteer Firefighter
Highland Volunteer Fire Department
06.2017 - Current
Training Received - Aerospace Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Apprenticeship - Computer Operations
United States Department of Labor
Graduated - Nuclear Field "A" School (Machinist's Mates)
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command