NEIL MOCK
Civil, Environmental and Safety Engineer
Dumas,Texas
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer
Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
09.2023 - Current
- As one of the Principal Engineers (for the plutonium pit production process) I am part of the Design Authority (DA) of the process engineering group responsible for the project design
- Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs) for the beginning, intermediate and final design process for pit production
- Conduct GAP analysis on PHAs and critical design changes to determine the technical path forward for DA process engineering group
- Evaluate and frame the Safety Basis of the entire pit production process to ensure full compliance with 10 CFR 830
- Focus on Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) technical objectives of overall project management, design integration, design authority approval, nuclear and criticality safety
- Integrate technical recommendations, critiques, and lessons-learned into the final process design and operations of pit production
Quality Assurance & Supply Engineer
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Work to ensure the overall quality of manufactured products follows applicable specifications and quality requirements stipulated by 10 CFR
- Monitor plant operations to ensure nuclear facilities comply with NQA-1 elements
- Create documentation, devise quality tests, and define the criteria test results should meet
- Evaluate corrective actions by conducting audits and assessments of plant facilities, work performed by onsite personnel and subcontractors
- Ensure our nuclear facilities, processes and units follow applicable quality codes, standards, regulations, and DOE Orders
- This includes PANTEX procedures and policies
Subcontract Technical Representative
CNS (Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC) Pantex Plant DOE/NNSA Complex
03.2019 - 08.2021
- Evaluate cost and technical proposals submitted by the subcontractor
- Perform oversight responsibilities for designated subcontracts in the areas of environmental management and construction projects
- Review invoices and prepare performance evaluation reports
- Worked with procurement to ensure all aspects of the contract are implemented, monitored, and enforced per regulatory standards and DOE policies
- Communicate issues that directly affect the procurement and contract administrators
- Write Statements of Work (SOW) and ensure subcontractors are compliant with Division-1 specifications and reviewed by eDC/IRO requirements before releasing to procurement or the public
- Communicate and coordinate with the Environmental Projects Department Manager and support department programs (e.g., Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering etc.)
- Manage permits to SWMUs (Solid Waste Management Units)
- Coordinate with construction management, safety, industrial hygiene, fire department, radiological exposure, security, procurement, explosives safety, and electrical maintenance
- Responsible for safeguarding compliance with applicable health and safety standards, and the project contractors follow the applicable codes
- Assist both Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and the Contractor/Subcontractor representatives and crew members
- Perform walk-down assessments of worksite, construction, and lay-down areas
Engineering Specialist
03.2017 - 02.2019
- Responsible for the overall groundwater monitoring network
- Evaluate groundwater remedial actions and report results to the customer and regulatory agencies
Environmental Engineering Manager
Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) GP, LLC.
05.2012 - 03.2017
- Manage all aspects of environmental compliance
- Project Manager for Production Infrastructure, Tank Farms & Batteries, Repair Shops, LACT Units, Subsurface Pollution Investigations
- Successfully planned, organized, coordinated, and implemented corporate directives with operations per senior management guidance
- Closely collaborated with contractors in the initial design phase, planning, scheduling, and task execution of the project work
- Designed and developed OSHA (29 CFR), EPA (40 CFR), and DOT (49 CFR) training courses to foster a compliant ES&H culture with employee ownership and accountability
- Conducted assessments of construction sites, gas line facilities, booster, and compressor stations for regulatory/quality compliance
Lead Analyst (Process Hazards Analyst - Lead Assessor/Facilitator)
PANTEX - U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Weapons Complex
06.2008 - 05.2012
- Executed Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs) per the DOE Explosives Safety Manual and the DOE/NNSA explosives safety committee
- Responsible for briefing Senior Management on the observations, findings & recommendations, implemented controls by the PHA team because of the process hazards analyses
- Strong knowledge of PSM systems and elements - Astute ability to work with PHA team members, 'subject-matter experts' resulting in synergistic solutions and positive outcomes
- Performed hazards analyses on production processes of explosives material/assemblies used in upgrades, maintenance & modification of nuclear units
- Educated and trained Program-Employees in hazards analysis (i.e., qualitative) precautions for handling explosives, and materials used in conjunction with explosives operations and program unit refurbishment and modifications
- Conducted/directed tracking and trending of recommendations and 'controls.' implementation per DOE orders, explosives safety manual, federal regulations
- Provided pro-active leadership in resolving team and stakeholder conflicts through competent risk analysis, negotiations skills, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence that resulted in successful productive outcomes
Assistant Professor
Amarillo College
01.2000 - 06.2008
- Demonstrated successful proficient work in educating, developing curriculum and implementing complementary tactical lab exercises and lectures
- Instructed and taught traditional students in Mathematics, Safety & Environmental Sciences
- Campus instructor for Bell Helicopter technician education & electronic circuit and design classes
- Responsible for increasing Amarillo College's customer base at a significant rate increase within the private sector through sales, marketing, and technical assistance
- Responsible for curriculum development and teaching custom-tailored courses for Amarillo Colleges' Workforce Development Program and Private Sector Work for Others
- Tailored and designed courses for employees of the private sector throughout the Texas Panhandle in the Oil & Gas, petrol-chemical, aero-space, agriculture, and energy sectors
Sr. Staff Environmental Engineer
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock - McKee Refinery
01.2000 - 05.2000
- Responsible for Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
- Managed Site Remediation and Restoration
- Responsible for disposal well operations
- Project Manager for Tank Farm rebuild
- Responsible for refinery wastewater discharge, treatment equipment, NPDES compliance, and regulatory notifications of non-conformances and upsets
- Coordinated with federal and state NPDES permits and enforcement division
- Permitted storm water discharge & pollution prevention
- Managed compliance for PSD reviews by a subcontractor, assembling the NESHAP report, and annual air emission inventory
Sr. Environmental & Civil Engineer
Sinclair Oil Corporation - Sinclair Refinery
01.1999 - 12.1999
- Reported on crude oil inventory, tank farm air compliance MACT-1, form R, LDAR report, sulfur recovery units' efficiencies, fugitive emissions, SO2 bubble emissions, NOx, SO2, and H2S reports, ambient air conditions survey, relative accuracy test audit on P2 equipment
- Trained operations personnel to regulatory mandates and procedural compliance to ensure consistent requirement implementation and conformance to consent orders
- Developed environmental compliance manuals and controlled SOPs written for operations personnel
- Verified QA/QC on sampling procedures
- Modified existing air quality permits per state and federal requirements
- Submitted portions of an air permit application for the new 'Hydrocracker,' which resulted in increased production of 25,000 bbl./day
- Conducted environmental site assessments, evaluations, and audits of corporate facilities and assets throughout Wyoming
Senior Environmental Engineer for Coleman Research Corporation (CRC)
INL/INEL/INEEL (Idaho National Lab) DOE Facility
10.1991 - 07.1996
- Responsible for site-wide performance oversight and training for the 890 square-mile site and associated research facilities located in Idaho Falls
- Audited all DOE facilities at the INL for compliance with applicable environmental regulations, DOE orders, FFA/CO, & EPA milestones
- Managed performance and oversight audits and assessments of DOE and private sector facilities, which resulted in the implementation of corrective actions under the guise of the IG, FBI, and federal court orders
- Reviewed application and adherence to the Federal Facilities Consent Order (FFA/CO) agreement
- Provided recommendations for compliance and successful remedial outcomes regarding pollutants in subsurface due to leaking waste from ASTs, USTs, Nuclear Reactors, Waste Ponds, Hot Water Pools, & Treatment Storage Disposal Incinerators (for mixed waste)
Part-time Instructor
University of Idaho
01.1991 - 12.1997
- Responsible for developing course curriculum and teaching undergraduate and graduate students
- Managed/developed/taught courses that required continuous refreshing to remain current with today's remediation technologies, treatment train selection, environmental modeling, QA/QC implementation, on-site remedial challenges coupled with project management, costs, scheduling, regulatory interactions, and efficacy of applied remedies
- Provide guidance/mentoring to students regarding the assigned subject matter and future career opportunities within the realm of remediation and associated disciplines
Staff Environmental Engineer
Environmental Consulting and Remediation (ENCOR)
04.1990 - 09.1991
- Evaluated Ground Water Modeling Examinations for RCRA Part-B permits
- Implemented techniques (treatment-trains) to mitigate NAPLs/DNAPLs in complex fluvial depositional environments
- Designed and implemented compliance programs for clients in the chemical, petrochemical, and oil/gas industries
- Provided and designed SPCC plans, stormwater pollution plans, and waste management techniques
- Provided expert guidance on critical corrective actions
- Conducted EAs & ESAs for proposed nuclear-powered reactors sites
- Marketed compliance services to multiple sector clients
- Personally generated $3.5 MM revenues for ENCOR within a one-year period through sales and leveraging compliance reviews
- Conducted environmental training for project personnel and senior management regarding liabilities associated with projects under attorney-client privilege
- Developed Ground Water Monitoring Program for 580 Observation Wells located in Rollins Environmental Services
- Implemented QA/QC program regarding sample management
Environmental Engineer
Shell Oil Company (SOC)
09.1988 - 04.1990
- Responsible for all aspects of environmental compliance for SOC facilities located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico
- Activities conducted pursuant to federal, state, local environmental regulations and US Coast Guard regulations governing pollution events
- Received excellent evaluations from SOC managers - Exemplary relations with Operations
- Saved SOC $175,000 by successfully negotiating a variance with the Mineral Management Services
- Developed an Air-Emissions Bank for SOC, saving the company approximately $800,000 for fees associated with air permits and modeling
- Increased oil production at Eastbay by successfully negotiating with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality new LA NPDES permits that allowed for the increased discharge of produced waters
- Served as Technical Advisor for SOC Emergency Oil Spill Response Team by modeling the fate trajectory, and biological effects of oil spill contamination on surface and subsurface resources
- Removed twenty-four regulated USTs
- Performed HSSE Audits in Coastal Division and E&P locations located in OCS waters
- Performed environmental assessments at assigned locations
- Negotiated with the state (i.e., Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas & Alabama) on state air & water permit requirements, applications, and administrative fines
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Utah State University (USU)
Logan, Utah09.1988
Bachelor of Science - Geological-Engineering
University of Utah (U of U)
Salt Lake City, Utah08.1986
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy
- Marketing & Sales
- Public Speaking
- Professional Presentations
- Development Seminars
- Teaching
- Motivating others
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- Cultural Change
- Work Ethic
- Microsoft Applications
- Analytical Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
- Geo-Sciences
- Audit
- Assessment
- Surveillance Evaluations
- Environmental Compliance
- Safety Compliance
- Field Evaluations
- Risk Evaluations
- Root Cause Analyses
- Numerical Modeling
- Geo-Physics
- Geology
- Hydrology
- Groundwater
- GIS Applications
- Well Hydraulics
- Lesson Development
- Process Safety Management
- Project Management
- Remediation Design
- Fate and Contaminated Transport Analysis
Additional Information
Served a two-year volunteer mission for my church, Black Belt - Kenpo Karate, Q - Cleared (DOE) - Active to 2025
References
Professional & Personal references are available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Camping
- Photography - I love the outdoors, especially during autumn
Engineeringskills
- Numerical Modeling & Analyses
- Geo-Physics
- Geology
- Hydrology
- Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions
- GIS Applications
- Well Hydraulics
- Lesson Development
- Process Safety Management and Analysis
- Project Management
- Remediation Design
- Fate and Contaminated Transport Analysis
- PHAs, System Analyses
Timeline
Principal Engineer
Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
09.2023 - Current
Quality Assurance & Supply Engineer
08.2021 - 06.2023
Subcontract Technical Representative
CNS (Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC) Pantex Plant DOE/NNSA Complex
03.2019 - 08.2021
Engineering Specialist
03.2017 - 02.2019
Environmental Engineering Manager
Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) GP, LLC.
05.2012 - 03.2017
Lead Analyst (Process Hazards Analyst - Lead Assessor/Facilitator)
PANTEX - U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Weapons Complex
06.2008 - 05.2012
Assistant Professor
Amarillo College
01.2000 - 06.2008
Sr. Staff Environmental Engineer
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock - McKee Refinery
01.2000 - 05.2000
Sr. Environmental & Civil Engineer
Sinclair Oil Corporation - Sinclair Refinery
01.1999 - 12.1999
Senior Environmental Engineer for Coleman Research Corporation (CRC)
INL/INEL/INEEL (Idaho National Lab) DOE Facility
10.1991 - 07.1996
Part-time Instructor
University of Idaho
01.1991 - 12.1997
Staff Environmental Engineer
Environmental Consulting and Remediation (ENCOR)
04.1990 - 09.1991
Environmental Engineer
Shell Oil Company (SOC)
09.1988 - 04.1990
Master of Science (MS) - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Utah State University (USU)
Bachelor of Science - Geological-Engineering
University of Utah (U of U)
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