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Matthew L. Hunt

Rigby,ID

Summary

Business Management & Nuclear Engineer. Self-motivated and goal-oriented engineer and business professional. Successful professional with the ability to present to a diverse group of customers. Proven success in account management, project management, customer service and engineering processes including overseeing project design and implementation. Qualified Design Authority & System Engineer with project engineering experience for the fuels group at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC). Group Lead for 8 to 10 experienced Engineers. Dedicated System Engineer adept at cultivating partnerships with vendors and clients. Expertise includes installing, configuring and monitoring complex systems and infrastructures. Offering successful career history comprising more than twenty years.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Design Authority

Idaho Environmental Coalition, Idaho National Lab, INTEC
05.2023 - Current

Responsible for all the safety & non-safety significant systems in multiple nuclear facilities at INTEC at the Idaho National Laboratory

  • Met time and nuclear experience requirements.
  • Resolve issues with knowledgeable support and quality service.
  • Demonstrate expertise in safety basis requirements and documentation.
  • Complete System Health Reviews of assigned systems and components, analyzing for system trends and preventative maintenance solutions.
  • Ensure qualified System Engineer over spent fuel has visually inspected and documented any corrosion or imperfections of the fuel storage device prior to transfer.

System Engineer/ Group Lead

Idaho Environmental Coalition
10.2017 - Current
  • Group Lead – 2 years: responsible for the training and qualification of 8 – 10 System Engineers.
  • Reviewing and analyzing drawings for current configuration and accuracy.
  • Ensuring assigned systems run as designed by facilitating any corrective and preventative maintenance work orders.
  • Maintain accurate and executable operating procedures for assigned systems.
  • Present System Health Review findings to senior leadership.
  • Design and implement facility changes, improvements, project upgrades or modifications through design that may require fabrication, welding, and installation facilitated by a corrective maintenance work order.
  • Use expertise in project management to suggest appropriate actions to leaders within the division.
  • Apply engineering knowledge, practice and techniques in support of assigned systems and components and ensure continued operational readiness of assigned systems and components in support of ongoing nuclear operations.
  • Design, analyze, and evaluate in-house engineering design projects, and collaborate with external engineering firms to support project specific design and conceptual design.
  • Implement code compliance per DOE Orders and Standards, including ASME and IBC.
  • Communicate effectively with various customers; specifically, Security, Industrial Hygiene, Operations, Maintenance, Radiation Control Personnel, Facility Managers, Nuclear Safety, Scheduling, Planning, Quality Assurance and Project Managers.
  • Understanding of material characteristics and performance issues for materials in various radiological and technical conditions.
  • Maintain configuration management for assigned systems and designs.
  • Ensure safety significant SSC's meet the applicable nuclear safety criteria.
  • Interacts with teams, project support groups, subcontractors, vendors and clients as needed on assigned projects to achieve favorable end results.
  • Provide creative thorough engineering solutions for a wide range of unique problems.

Chemical Sales Engineer

ISI Water Chemistries
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Responsible for growing chemical sales as the North Utah/ Idaho territory representative.
  • Increasing new accounts through utilizing previous sales experience and skills to cultivate new sales opportunities and growth.
  • Perform weekly and monthly boiler and cooling tower service calls to analyze water chemistry to determine health of the individual water systems.
  • Presented water chemistry results to employees and management.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems

Student Research Assistant/ Health Physicist

ISU Nuclear Research Facility
05.2014 - 08.2016
  • Assist research engineers and doctorate students on research projects.
  • Perform weekly and monthly surveys of laboratory areas, equipment, and instruments to be analyzed for contamination using a variety of radiation detection instruments and equipment.
  • Ensure radiation safety practices are consistent with Idaho State University radiation safety rules and protocols.
  • Assist in disposal of radioactive, chemical, biomedical, and hazardous waste.
  • Trained new student employees.

Territory Manager

Physician Sales & Service, PSS Medical
05.2008 - 09.2010
  • Aggressively develop and manage new business for a medical supply and equipment company with surgery centers, hospitals, family practice, OB/GYN, pediatric, ENT, general surgeons, OD, oral surgeons, and specialty practices.
  • Utilizing marketing campaigns, vendor representatives, and consultative sales approach resulting in customer productivity, efficiency, and cost containment; including return on investment.
  • Suggest tactics for project optimization that will ensure equipment availability.

Business Manager

Franklin Building Supply
07.2003 - 04.2008
  • Developed installed siding program, including establishing siding inventory, and hiring and managing siding installation crews.
  • Sold building materials to contractors and new home builders.
  • Cultivated new sales by utilizing building reports, calling on existing contractor base, cold calling, and referrals.
  • Established job materials needed by performing project take offs.
  • Generated estimates from blueprints and worked with team to determine materials needed.
  • Managed and trained new employees.
  • Present project portfolio to customers and clients.
  • Evaluated profit and loss to determine financial outcome.
  • Process job scheduling and confirm that equipment and supplies are on site and ready for installation.
  • Confirm long lead times and schedule project accordingly.
  • Use expertise in project management to suggest appropriate needs to management.
  • Anticipate material supply and project requirements.

Business Manager

Heritage Siding
05.1999 - 06.2003
  • Managed siding installation company including selling siding products to homeowners and building contractors.
  • Managed 4 crews of siding installers to ensure proper installation procedures, while focusing on quality and efficiency.
  • Oversaw hiring and management practices.
  • Generated siding estimates and oversaw all business finances.
  • Worked collaboratively with the owner and crews to seek job completion on time and within budget.
  • Knowledge of materials and warranties for all products.
  • Establish relationships with customers, builders and employees.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nuclear Engineering

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Marketing

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
05.1999

Skills

  • Processes and Procedures
  • Subcontractor Reviews
  • Contract Management
  • Project Scope Analysis
  • Technical Specifications
  • Project Management
  • Project Development
  • Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management
  • Project Commissioning
  • Managing Schedules
  • Production Targets
  • Materials Planning and Logistics

Accomplishments

  • Qualified Design Authority (Cognizant Engineer) – Spent Nuclear Fuels Group
  • Qualified System Engineer – Spent Nuclear Fuel Group
  • Qualified Tech Staff – Spent Nuclear Fuels Group
  • Project Management
  • Tamper Indicating Device/TID Witness Qualification
  • Material Balance Area Custodian/MBAC
  • Qualified Fuel Examiner for Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) fuels
  • Rad Worker II
  • Obtained “L” Clearance
  • Approved access to MFC
  • Unreviewed Safety Question Preparer Qualification – anticipated completion September 2023


Timeline

Design Authority

Idaho Environmental Coalition, Idaho National Lab, INTEC
05.2023 - Current

System Engineer/ Group Lead

Idaho Environmental Coalition
10.2017 - Current

Chemical Sales Engineer

ISI Water Chemistries
09.2016 - 09.2017

Student Research Assistant/ Health Physicist

ISU Nuclear Research Facility
05.2014 - 08.2016

Territory Manager

Physician Sales & Service, PSS Medical
05.2008 - 09.2010

Business Manager

Franklin Building Supply
07.2003 - 04.2008

Business Manager

Heritage Siding
05.1999 - 06.2003

Bachelor of Science - Nuclear Engineering

Idaho State University

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, Marketing

Brigham Young University
Matthew L. Hunt