Daniel Harris
Engineering/Project Management
Kennewick,WA
Summary
Motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years of experience and a record of successes in Nuclear, Pulp & Paper and Water Utility industries. Works effectively with all levels of staff in cross-functional teams. Strong critical thinking ability to diagnose problems. Decisive leader with strong planning and organizational skills to complete jobs efficiently with minimal oversight.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Operations & Water Quality
Tri-City Estates Water District #45
07.2017 - Current
- Part-time work managing day-to-day operations/supervision and maintenance for this public Benton County Water Utility, including mandatory reporting to Department of Health, Drinking Water Division.
- Direct initiatives to achieve history of zero regulatory compliance citations, while meeting stringent water quality standards for dozens of contaminants.
- Spearheaded preventative maintenance for existing systems and new projects for key infrastructure yielding 100% equipment uptime for last three years.
- Direct conservation measures yielding 2% water use reduction per year on average.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements
Principal Engineer
AREVA Inc
01.2006 - 08.2017
- Provided technical direction to maintenance and contractor personnel for construction, modification, and repair of plant facilities/services, process equipment, and safety systems. Specific responsibilities included: Building Structures, Uranium Storage, Plant Security Infrastructure, Pressure Vessels, Steam Systems, Boilers, Water/Wastewater Utilities, Fire Suppression, Plant Gases, Petroleum Piping/Tanks, and Special Nuclear Material (SNM) Shipping Containers.
- Rigging Engineer: Designed and approved all rigging on site. Developed preventative maintenance procedures to inspect and load-test as required.
- Managed maintenance and upgrade projects for numerous Cranes thru 5 ton capacity with numerous Specialized Lifters, and Manipulators specific to handling SNM.
- Managed SNM Warehouse/Loading Dock upgrade projects to improve workflow/efficiency.
- Trained staff members and improved engineering application processes.
- Demonstrated Proficiency with Company/Engineering policies: “Management of Change”, Capital Appropriation, Procurement, Project Initiation, Engineering & Technical Specifications, Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA), etc.
- Spearheaded/managed major plant upgrade projects for Natural Gas, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Argon, and Oxygen. Most noteworthy was the Hydrogen/Nitrogen Supply System project (~$3 million) which yielded over 1.4 million dollars in annual operating cost savings, significant greenhouse gas reduction, over 1 million kW-hr/yr reduction in electricity consumption, and elimination of anhydrous ammonia, the single most dangerous chemical onsite. Completed numerous related continuous improvement projects costing ~4 million.
- Company's Liaison at Benton County Emergency Management Operations Center during emergencies and practice drills with county, city, and state officials.
Engineer III Thru Senior Plant Engineer
AREVA (Formerly Siemens Power Corp./Framatome)
08.1992 - 01.2006
- Lead Project Engineer for "Scrap UO2 Oxidation System" project developed for DOE's Blended Low Enriched Uranium (BLEU) project costing ~$3.5 million. This Best Practice UO2 oxidation system eventually went on to support all of AREVA's needs for U3O8 powder.
- Lead Project Engineer for construction of two waste processing plants: “Gadolinium Scrap Recovery” and “Lagoon Uranium Recovery/Solids Processing (LUR/SP) Facility”. The largest of these projects, construction of the LUR/SP Facility, a three-year project costing $2.5 million. Met all EPA Consent Decree deadlines for emptying and removal of all liquid surface impoundment lagoons. Project nearly paid for itself by means of uranium recovery.
- Lead Project Engineer for plant safeguards projects, including Concrete Barricades at perimeter of ~45-acre site, Security Guard Structures with Hydraulic Bollards installed at main gates, and site-wide Camera/Alarm system.
- Lead Project Engineer for design/construction of several major plant facility building, and water main improvement projects costing over $4 million combined.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WASkills
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication, Strong Problem Identification/Resolution, Solid Fiscal Management, Detail Oriented Multitasker
- Seasoned with Microsoft PowerPoint and MS Project, SAP Business Software
- Familiarity with piping, welding, plumbing, building and fire codes (ASME Section VIII, IX, 311, B313) and AWS, API, UPC, IFC, IBC
- Adept at reading/creation of P&IDs
Certification
- OSHA-30 Construction Certified (2022)
- State of Washington Engineer-in-Training License (1993)
- State of Washington Dept of Health Certificate Nos. 7941:
- Cross Connection Control Specialist (2001)
- Water Distribution Manager I (1999)
Affiliations
- Member ASME since 1992
- Member AWWA since 2001
Awards
- AREVA North America Award for Sustainable Development & Innovation: Hydrogen/Nitrogen Supply System (2011)
- City of Richland Green Project of the Year Award: On-Site Hydrogen Generation (2010)
- Finalist in worldwide AREVA Sustainable Development Awards contest in Paris, France - "Hydrogen/Nitrogen Supply System" (2011)
- AREVA Sustainable Development Award: "Lagoon Uranium Recovery/Solids Processing" (LUR/SP) Facility (2005)
- AREVA Innovation Award: "Blended Low Enriched Uranium (BLEU) Oxidation System" (2005)
Timeline
Manager, Operations & Water Quality
Tri-City Estates Water District #45
07.2017 - Current
Principal Engineer
AREVA Inc
01.2006 - 08.2017
Engineer III Thru Senior Plant Engineer
AREVA (Formerly Siemens Power Corp./Framatome)
08.1992 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
- OSHA-30 Construction Certified (2022)
- State of Washington Engineer-in-Training License (1993)
- State of Washington Dept of Health Certificate Nos. 7941:
- Cross Connection Control Specialist (2001)
- Water Distribution Manager I (1999)
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