Hello
I want to enable the nuclear industry by removing barriers to innovate. I saw issues in power generation that could be handled better, faster, easier if tools were available.
While the national laboratories provide the highest level of research equipment, NuclearATC wants to provide important aspects of testing at an agile pace for nuclear reactor vendors.
My Story
Nuclear energy is my passion: I've spent over two decades in every technical aspect of nuclear operations. My dream of working in nuclear was from reading encyclopedias (Scientific American's Encyclopedia of Science and Invention) at the age of 9. The fascination and promise of nuclear technology was fully-imbedded.
I started my journey in 1997 by serving in the US Navy as a Reactor Operator and Engineering Watch Supervisor on the USS La Jolla (SSN701). I was fortunate to experience various major aspects of submarine nuclear power plant lifecycle management.
I was fortunate to attend Penn State in the fall of 2004 and begin working at the on-campus research reactor, the Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR) facility, the Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC). I licensed as a Senior Reactor Operator to supervise reactor operations where I learned of the value of this major US asset. This was my first experience in nuclear and radiochemistry where I augmented my Chemistry degree with a unique skillset.
I have been with Exelon Generation (now Constellation) since 2011 in various roles in Chemistry, Operations and Engineering.
I want to bring my commercial experience in nuclear power to research and production work.