Troy Giard
Sebastian,Fl
Summary
32 Years of experience within the nuclear industry. Specific skills include: Project Management and planning; Maintenance management; scheduling; operations; procedure/policy/guideline development; staffing (recruitment/ training/ management/evaluation); vendor relations; technical writing; regulatory compliance; Labor relations; budgeting and communication.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Decommissioning
Energy Solutions
01.2019 - Current
- As the Director of Nuclear Decommissioning, I hold total accountability for project development, Implementation and Closure for the Southern California Edison San Onofre Nuclear Station. SCE awarded the project as a joint venture between Energy Solutions and Aecom, with an original contract value of 1.4 Billion.
- Oversee all aspects of operations, including budgeting, resource allocation, and performance management
- Managed vendor relationships and negotiated contracts to optimize cost savings without compromising quality or service levels
- Provided leadership and guidance to direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement
- Established key performance indicators (KPIs) for each department/unit to track progress towards organizational objectives
- Developed and implemented employee training programs to enhance skills and knowledge
- Instituted policies/procedures/processes aimed at improving operational efficiency and reducing costs
- Managed departmental budgets, ensuring resources were allocated effectively to achieve desired outcomes
- Collaborated with finance department on budget planning/forecasting activities; monitored expenses against budgetary constraints
- Oversee risk management activities, ensuring compliance with industry regulations/standards/policies/procedures
- Navigated complex regulatory environments/compliance requirements while maintaining high ethical standards
- Labor Relations Manager.
Lead Project manager
SONGS Decommissioning Solutions (SDS)
08.2017 - 08.2019
- SCE has contracted SDS to perform the decommissioning of SONGS nuclear Facility. Initial planning requires turnover of all programs to SDS. As a project manager, Responsibilities include the following.
- Develop and Manage all purchase requisitions for waste operations.
- Develop and implement procedures to ensure regulatory requirements are met during decommissioning efforts.
- Develop and manage staffing plan for decommissioning efforts within waste operations group.
- Assist in permitting plans for ease of program transition.
- Senior manager for RSCS onsite services, managing sixteen managers within different departments (Decommissioning Agent, ISFSI, Project Management and Radiation Protection).
- Manager of the U1 Reactor Pressure vessel, cradle to grave shipment and burial.
Director of Nuclear Services
Radiation Safety & Control Services inc
11.2013 - 08.2017
- RSCS Business Development - Responsible for establishing and implementing strategic objectives for business growth within the Nuclear Services division of RSCS.
- Nuclear Project Management - Coordination with RSCS directors to plan, organize and implement nuclear projects.
- Company Strategic Planning - Work with RSCS Executive Directors as necessary to develop and manage overall goals of the company.
- Other duties include the following
- Decommissioning and Dismantlement Management team for SONGS
- Projects management oversight
- As part of the SONGS management team, provide strategic planning to San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station ensuring the station is brought from an operational site to a decommissioning site.
- Responsible for authoring and implementing Decommissioning Project Guidelines.
- Construction Implementation Oversight
- Provided oversight to cold and dark project which included the following
- Oversight and constructability reviews of 18 Nuclear Engineering Packages.
- Provide oversight to bid specification, review of bids and selection of vendor to perform 18 Nuclear Modifications.
- Provide oversight to construction phases of cold and dark project.
- Provided oversight to planning phases of ISFSI
Project Manager for the Extended Power Up
Sun Technical-Power
04.2010 - 11.2013
- Rate at Turkey Point Units 3 & 4
- Responsibilities include:
- Planning and implementation of the Health Physics activities during FP&L's EPU project
- Effectively schedule, monitor, report and manage all Health Physics activities during pre outage and outage from start to finish
- Manage team of Radiological Engineers, ALARA Planners and Health Physics Technicians for refueling outages including pre-planning stages.
- Prepare, manage and ensure adherence to budgets and estimates for yearly staffing and refueling outages to control all overhead costs.
- Work effectively with construction management, project engineers, and sub-contractors to schedule and implement all project work.
- Write Bid specifications and manage contracts.
- Developed waste management program for the extended power uprate, with focus on radwaste reduction and program management. This resulted in a 27-Million-dollar savings for the project.
Project Manager for GSI
Florida Power and Light-Power
02.2010 - 03.2010
- 191 Insulation replacement project at Point Beach Nuclear
- Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for the Health Physics/ ALARA project program during the planning and execution, of the GSI - 191 insulation replacement during Point Beach Outage.
seconded to EXELON Nuclear Projects
Bartlett Nuclear
06.2008 - 02.2010
- Assistant Radiation Protection Manager for the Steam Generator Replacement project at Three Mile Island
- Responsibilities: Overall responsibility for the radiation protection program during the planning and execution, of the SGR, for the Steam Generating Team. Report directly to the site Radiation Protection manager and director of projects for Exelon.
Field engineer
Florida Power and Light-Power
04.2008 - 05.2008
- For New Nuclear Construction at Turkey Point
- Responsibilities: Provide oversight for the site testing and work activities on a daily basis.
Refueling Support Services Supervisor at Turkey Point
Florida Power and Light-Power
02.2008 - 04.2008
- Responsibilities: Provide FPL oversight for the Split Pin Project including maintenance activities. Report shiftly status to the Outage Control Center of Reactor Head and RCP maintenance activities. Attend and report updates for the outage schedule. Provide field supervision for the Reactor head maintenance and RCP seal replacements.
Health Physics Project Manager
Florida Power and Light-Power
06.2005 - 02.2008
- For the Nuclear Components and Replacements Department of Florida Power and Light
- Responsibilities include:
- Planning and implementation of the Health Physics activities during FP&L's major component replacement refueling outages.
- Effectively schedule, monitor, report and manage all Health Physics activities during pre outage and outage from start to finish
- Manage team of Radiological Engineers, ALARA Planners and Health Physics Technicians for refueling outages including pre-planning stages.
- Prepare, manage and ensure adherence to budgets and estimates for yearly staffing and refueling outages to control all overhead costs.
- Work effectively with construction management, project engineers, and sub contractors to schedule and implement all project work.
- Manage all radiological work in the containment building during outages.
Health Physics Project Manager
Florida Power and Light-Power
05.2003 - 06.2005
- For the Nuclear Components and Replacements Department of Florida Power and Light
- Responsibilities included:
- Responsible for writing job plans to efficiently plan Radiation Protection coverage.
- Acted as a liaison between FPL Health Physics, Nuclear Components and Replacements Team, and Refueling Support Services.
- Radiological / ALARA Planner for outage preparations, planning and implementation of reactor head replacements
- Manage all radiological work for project readiness and implementation during outage.
- Supervised large staff of radiation safety technicians, administrative support staff, laborers, and subcontractors.
- Provided supervision/oversight of site radiological controls and activities, as well as shipping activities.
- Provided tracked dose reports to project management.
Sr. Health Physics Technician
Bartlett Nuclear and Nuclear Support Services
01.1989 - 01.2004
- I began my career in 1990 as a Decontamination Technician and Junior Health Physics Technician. In 1995, I met the requirements of an ANSI qualified Senior Health Physics Technician. From 1995-2004 I was employed at numerous nuclear power plants nationwide, responsible for ensuring the implementation of Health Physics standards in according with station procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.
Health Physics Various Positions
Florida Power and Light
06.1998 - 04.2003
- Supported all aspects of the Decommissioning at Connecticut Yankee.
- Sr Health Physics Technician
- Health Physics Supervisor
- Chemistry and Count Room Technician and Operator
- Qualified shift technician
Education
Project Management professional -
Indian River State College
07.2019
Skills
- Leadership (10 years)
- Project manager (10 years)
- Primavera (10 years)
- Sustainability
- Management (10 years)
- Nuclear Maintenance
- Nrc (10 years)
- Budget (10 years)
- Field engineer
- SME
Timeline
Director of Decommissioning
Energy Solutions
01.2019 - Current
Lead Project manager
SONGS Decommissioning Solutions (SDS)
08.2017 - 08.2019
Director of Nuclear Services
Radiation Safety & Control Services inc
11.2013 - 08.2017
Project Manager for the Extended Power Up
Sun Technical-Power
04.2010 - 11.2013
Project Manager for GSI
Florida Power and Light-Power
02.2010 - 03.2010
seconded to EXELON Nuclear Projects
Bartlett Nuclear
06.2008 - 02.2010
Field engineer
Florida Power and Light-Power
04.2008 - 05.2008
Refueling Support Services Supervisor at Turkey Point
Florida Power and Light-Power
02.2008 - 04.2008
Health Physics Project Manager
Florida Power and Light-Power
06.2005 - 02.2008
Health Physics Project Manager
Florida Power and Light-Power
05.2003 - 06.2005
Health Physics Various Positions
Florida Power and Light
06.1998 - 04.2003
Sr. Health Physics Technician
Bartlett Nuclear and Nuclear Support Services
01.1989 - 01.2004
Project Management professional -
Indian River State College
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