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Nicholas Bennett

Mason City

Summary

Skilled Nuclear Electronics Technician and Maintenance Planner with over 10 years of experience in the US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, as well as the private sector. Leadership experience in both testing and operational industrial environments. Extensive background in training peers and subordinates alike. Highly accomplished in performance, planning, and supervision of maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and generation of associated documentation and administration.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance/Outage Planner

Heidelberg Materials
04.2023 - Current
  • Streamlined workflow processes for improved team productivity and project outcomes.
  • Tracked and generated monthly KPI data for the Maintenance Department.
  • Oversaw a scheduling efficiency improvement from 69.9% to 91.1%, an emergency work ratio drop from 26.9% to 5.3%, and a 44.7% reduction in the number of work orders on backlog from June 1st to December 31st of 2023.
  • Acted as the designated planner for HM Mason City's 2024 Outage. This included critical path generation, part/inventory tracking and ordering, contractor bid selection and coordination, and generation of work orders, manual authorization forms, and authorizations for expenditures for 11 separate mills, and associated systems.

Instructor at NPTU Charleston (MTS 635, 701, 711)

US Navy
12.2019 - 03.2023

Class Advisor.

  • Direct supervisor for classes of between 25 and 40 sailors each.
  • Provide class room instruction to sailors during their off crew qualification phase, as well as continued training to staff members on reactor plant operations, electronic equipment, and theoretical concepts.
  • Certify knowledge requirements are met by sailors qualifying on a reactor plant and associated simulation equipment.

Off Crew Department Career Counselor.

  • Responsible for providing guidance for up to 350 sailors at a time.
  • Provide assistance and reference material to sailors looking for schooling or certification opportunities outside or inside of the Navy.
  • Assist personnel who desire to continue their Navy career with applicable administration documents, and those who desire to separate from the Navy in formulating a path for success following separation.
  • Review advancement data and administration for all sailors under my supervision.

Reactor Operator (SSN 772)

US Navy
11.2013 - 12.2019

Reactor Control Division Leading Petty Officer.

  • Supervised, performed and coordinated administrative paperwork generation and maintenance.
  • Direct supervisor for a division of 12 sailors.
  • Coordinated and supervised work package generation and maintenance during a dry docking maintenance availability.

Engineering Department Training Assistant.

  • Managed and tracked qualification program and examinations for over 120 sailors.
  • Initiated transition from paper to electronic qualification tracking and exam generation.
  • Managed continued training plan and monthly examinations for approximately 50 sailors.
  • Created drill prop simulations, and coordinated ship's training drills. Wrote drill monitor guides, as well as simplified troubleshooting guides for faults in reactor instrumentation and control equipment.

Department Watchbill Coordinator.

  • Scheduled and tracked duty cycles and watch rotations for approximately 50 sailors.

Automated Quarterly Data Report Petty Officer.

  • Managed programs and tracked data associated with reactor fuel depletion and various other plant limiting data points.
  • Generated quarterly report which was sent to Naval Reactors using data tracked.
  • Wrote an instruction for Reactor Operation Logs to streamline and simplify tracking of applicable data.

Education

Chemistry And Radiological Controls Instruction
Charleston, SC
04.2021

Electronics Technician Maintenance School
Pearl Harbor, HI
07.2017

Naval Nuclear Power Program
Charleston, SC
10.2015

Skills

  • Training and Mentorship
  • Team Management and Leadership
  • Communication Skills
  • Preventative and Corrective Maintenance Scheduling and Coordination
  • Time Management and Compact Schedule Navigation
  • Work Document Generation and Review
  • Technical Document and Schematics Navigation and Interpretation
  • Electronic Test Equipment Operations and Repair
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Critical Path Planning and Project Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Proficient in SAP, SKED, Excel, and Microsoft Project

Accomplishments

Watchstander Qualifications:

  • Engineering Watch Supervisor, Reactor Operator, Electrical Operator, Shutdown Reactor Operator, Engineering Safety Features Panel Operator

Maintenance Qualifications:

  • Reactor Maintenance Technician, 3M/QA Maintenance Person

Training Qualifications:

  • Classroom Instructor, Seminar Leader, Training Excercise Leader

Timeline

Maintenance/Outage Planner

Heidelberg Materials
04.2023 - Current

Instructor at NPTU Charleston (MTS 635, 701, 711)

US Navy
12.2019 - 03.2023

Reactor Operator (SSN 772)

US Navy
11.2013 - 12.2019

Chemistry And Radiological Controls Instruction

Electronics Technician Maintenance School

Naval Nuclear Power Program
Nicholas Bennett