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William A. Cook

Senior Nuclear Test Engineer Specialist
Colchester,Connecticut

Summary

Advanced Operations Manager offering over 18 years of experience and proven success in manufacturing and production, quality assurance and leadership. Highly skilled in streamlining operations and improving throughput through continuous process improvement and cross-functional collaboration. Accomplished in building high-performing teams and inspiring staff to achieve personal and professional goals. Qualified Test Engineer with proven ability to implement and maintain cost-effective methods of system testing and troubleshooting to reduce operating costs. Technically-savvy and skilled at quickly learning new concepts, software and equipment. Collaborative team player with excellent communication and interpersonal talents.

Overview

9
9
years of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Nuclear Test Engineer Specialist

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
06.2020 - Current
  • Oversee work processes and provide engineering technical guidance for ever-changing manufacturing environment.
  • Continuous process improvement champion with goals of providing necessary tools to perform tasks safely and cost effectively.
  • Implementing past knowledge and experience when writing and updating over 400 technical work documents for facilities and post critical new construction nuclear ships.
  • In charge of troubleshooting problems and writing detailed step by step procedures to repair deficiencies.
  • Liaison with personnel from several internal and external organizations, including trades, other test organizations, audit and assessment, radiological controls, and quality.
  • Responsible for supporting maintenance and repair of nuclear systems on commissioned nuclear submarines.
  • Identified delivery risks for ongoing projects, developing strategies to avoid delays.
  • Led failure investigations, including on-site inspections and root-cause analyses.

Nuclear Facility Operations Manager

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
Groton, CT
07.2010 - 06.2020
  • Supervise and maintain facility operations using Computerized Maintenance Management System called MP2.
  • Using this tracking system to create work orders and preventative maintenance schedules has aided in successful ability to perform at engineering affordability.
  • Ensure crew safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance as well as promoting and implementing process improvements.
  • Manage and direct preventative maintenance activities of multiple operations to achieve department and facility goals and business objectives of fully integrated nuclear maintenance facility.
  • Communicate with multiple trades workers, all levels of management, nuclear and radiological engineering groups, outside vendors and all ranks of United States Navy.
  • In charge of health and awareness program for Nuclear Repair Maintenance Department (NRMD) to promote healthy work environment, implementing prior to work stretching program to prevent workplace injury and ensuring personnel have proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to perform their job.
  • Confirm that employees have adequate training requirements to perform their assignments and ensure that procedures and documents are followed.
  • Provide job specific oversight and supervision to 20 or 25 nuclear trades personnel working on critical nuclear systems.
  • Implemented numerous naval shipyard streamlining processes and outlined process improvements to successfully complete multiple, complex maintenance and overhaul upkeeps, of four nuclear powered submarines.
  • Assist in writing, reviewing, and closing Technical Work Documents (TWDs) at completion of all maintenance work.
  • Technical guidance in writing TWDs comes from NAVSEA 0389-0288, Corporate Nuclear Power Manual (CNPM) and local instructions.
  • Direct all maintenance work performed using TWDs, complying with NAVSEA 0288 requirements.
  • Navy and civilian trades personnel always are included in planning and execution of nuclear maintenance operations.
  • Regulate control, handling, and disposal of all radioactive material (RAM) in compliance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations NRC/DOT Radioactive Waste Packaging, Transportation and Disposal.
  • Required to maintain proficiency in all areas of radioactive material on annual basis.
  • Continuous training (CONTRA) every quarter.
  • Responsible for each piece of radioactive material having radioactive material tag and scanned into accountability system.
  • Liable for radioactive material database being updated on multiple shift basis.
  • Oversee water processing through using filtration system located in Controlled Industrial Facility (CIF).
  • Direct samples to be taken for every effluent transfer from boats and each time prior to water treating.
  • Verify that each sample is evaluated and logged into sample tracking database.
  • Validate all final samples meet engineered release criteria.
  • Confirm that “Grade A” controls are maintained for transfer of Controlled Pure Water (CPW) back to each boat.

First-Class Service Engineer

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
Groton, CT
09.2002 - 07.2010
  • Completed extensive health physics training to fulfill requirements set forth by United States Navy.
  • Supported job-specific oversight and radiological controls of nuclear work to 5 or 6 trained trades’ personnel working on critical nuclear systems.
  • Accountable for scanning radioactive material into accountability system, using serialized radioactive material tag and Bar Code Scanner (BCS).
  • Trained to use radiological instruments for, monitoring of shipyard and Naval employees’ radiation exposure, responding to radiological emergencies, and attending continuous education sessions.
  • Completed extensive contracts assisting Huntington Ingalls-Newport News Shipyard on USS Enterprise and USS George Washington; Norfolk Naval Shipyard on USS Harry S.Truman, SSGN-728 and SSGN-729; Kesselring Site Operations.

Education

BBA - Marketing

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
08.1992 - 05.2001

Skills

Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

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Accomplishments

  • Completed 49 Code of Federal Regulations NRC/DOT Radioactive Waste Packaging, Transportation and Disposal, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission / Department of Transportation radioactive waste packing, transportation, and disposal course, presented by Energy Solutions.
  • Health physics qualification.

Timeline

Senior Nuclear Test Engineer Specialist

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
06.2020 - Current

Nuclear Facility Operations Manager

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
07.2010 - 06.2020

First-Class Service Engineer

General Dynamics-Electric Boat
09.2002 - 07.2010

BBA - Marketing

Middle Tennessee State University
08.1992 - 05.2001

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