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James Tierney

Yorktown,VA

Summary

Accomplished Nuclear Trade Manager with great people skills, attention to detail and in-depth understanding of performance driven success. Goal-oriented leader decisive in updating approaches to deliver value and surpass objectives. Leverages KPIs to strategically enhance personnel abilities to enable growth.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Trade Manager for Pipefitters and Machinists

Newport News Shipbuilding
06.2021 - Current
  • Lead a team of 14 Salary Managers responsible for all manning and execution across 7 programs at HII-NNS
  • Responsible for all Safety and Quality trending and action plans to improve performance for approximately 2,500 Craftsman
  • Responsible for all Trades Process Innovations and Tooling
  • Manage, review, update Trades Procedures to ensure compliance with installation specifications

Nuclear Trade Superintendent

Newport News Shipbuilding
06.2019 - 05.2021
  • Managed Nuclear work performance for approximately 200 Nuclear Trades on the In-Service Carrier Overhaul Program (ISCVN)
  • Monitored/Managed Personnel Radiation Exposure and Local Exposure Control Levels (500 m/Rem/year)
  • Managed Nuclear Trade Quality Performance for the ISCVN Program
  • Advised on Primary/Secondary System Overhaul repair work schedules and achievable target goals
  • Lead advisor for Nuclear Work risks to the Program Director
  • Representative for ISCVN Production team and liaison to Naval Customers and Regulatory Agencies

Nuclear General Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
07.2017 - 06.2019
  • Managed the Steam Generator Chemical Cleaning Facility, consisting of 4 Salary Foremen and 50 Hourly Craftsmen
  • Kept teams properly supplied with materials, tools, plans and supplementary assistance to meet project deadlines.
  • Lead maintenance and installation teams to accident free and quality driven performance on reactor plant primary and secondary systems.
  • Lead NNS Craft Teams to successful installation and operation of Steam Generator Mechanical Cleaning operations with vendor (QinetiQ).

Nuclear General Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2015 - 07.2017
  • Lead Boilermaker and Operating Engineer Trade disciplines at Kesselring Naval Prototype Training Center
  • Lead Trade teams through limited/large scale shutdowns. Replacing Primary Reactor Plant valves and overhauling Secondary Containment for Reactor Plant
  • Acting Trade Manager for 13 months. Lead all Production Personnel on site which included approximately 35 Salary Personnel and 135 Hourly Union Mechanics
  • Daily Interactions/reports to NRRO (Naval Reactors Regulatory Office)
  • Project Performance meetings and schedule adherence meetings


Nuclear Pipefitter Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2009 - 01.2015
  • Lead Foreman for Steam Generator Chemical Cleaning (SGCC) on CVN71 and CVN72
  • Lead Install Teams for Reactor Compartment Temporary System Installations
  • Lead Operations Team for Steam Generator Mechanical Cleaning
  • Developed teams of up to 15 Craftsmen with varying levels of knowledge and experience to execute first time quality work and meet schedule needs

Pipefitter Apprentice

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2002 - 01.2009
  • Qualified to perform Nuclear and Radiologically controlled work
  • Lead Mechanic on temporary system installations for various naval platforms
  • Member of Job Safety Analysis (JSA) teams to help development of work processes for future craftsmen

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration

Strayer University
03.2015

Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School
04.2006

High School Diploma -

Grafton High School
06.1999

Skills

  • Schedule Execution
  • Customer Experience
  • Time Management
  • Professional Relationships
  • Consistency
  • Adaptability

Accomplishments

  • Model of Excellence Recipient for work performed on repair of secondary containment in Ballston Spa, NY
  • Recipient of multiple Timely Awards Program recognitions for work performed as a first and second tier manager
  • Maintain a Classified Department of Defense (DoD) Security Clearance
  • Qualified to various levels of Naval Radiation/Contamination worker and supervisor qualifications

Timeline

Trade Manager for Pipefitters and Machinists

Newport News Shipbuilding
06.2021 - Current

Nuclear Trade Superintendent

Newport News Shipbuilding
06.2019 - 05.2021

Nuclear General Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
07.2017 - 06.2019

Nuclear General Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2015 - 07.2017

Nuclear Pipefitter Foreman

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2009 - 01.2015

Pipefitter Apprentice

Newport News Shipbuilding
01.2002 - 01.2009

Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration

Strayer University

Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School

High School Diploma -

Grafton High School

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