Christopher L. Thomas
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Objective: Nuclear Fire Protection Program/Systems Engineer and/or Safe Shutdown Engineer
Summary:
• Highly experienced in fire protection code consultation with a heavy concentration on the nuclear industry.
• Extensively versed in Smoke Management design and analysis including CONTAM analyses.
• Six years experience in a Naval engineering atmosphere with four years in a direct supervisory role.
• A confident and concise communicator; able to deliver enthusiastic presentations with clarity and professionalism to diverse audiences.
• An organized and effective manager of simultaneous projects, skilled at seeing the big picture and identifying the tasks necessary to facilitate on time and efficient completion.
• Skilled at working effectively with a multitude of engineering, clerical, and presentation software; including but not limited to, AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation, Bentley Navigator, FDS, Smokeview, CFAST, CONTAM, Exodus, HASS, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, C-language, Fortran, JavaScript and UNIX base code.
Specialties include but are not limited to:
• Fire protection code consultation (e.g. CFR, DOE, FM, ICC, NEIL, NFPA, NNSA, and NRC)
• Risk-informed performance-based analysis, and probabilistic risk assessments (i.e. NFPA 805)
• Fire protection program management (i.e. 10CFR Part 50 Appendix R and NFPA 805)
• Computational analysis/modeling (e.g. CFAST, CONTAM, Exodus, FDS, HASS, and Smokeview)
• Fire protection system analysis/design (i.e. water-based and special hazards)
• Smoke management analysis/design
• Automation of design and reporting methods.
Work History:
Duke Energy Corporation, Seneca, SC - Oconee Nuclear Station (October 2012 – Present)
Nuclear Fire Protection Program Engineer
• Performed day-to-day support of the Oconee Nuclear Station fire protection program.
• Reviewed and approved transient combustible requests, fire impairments; and interfaced with various station groups to resolve fire protection related issues.
• Responsible for the fire protection engineering and safety of nuclear components at the Oconee Nuclear Station.
• Prevented and mitigated the occurrence of fires at the Oconee Nuclear Station using established fire protection program methods, technologies, codes, and standards.
• Ensured the maintenance of all fire protection equipment and systems at the Oconee Nuclear Station in accordance with all applicable codes, standards, and regulatory guidelines. Sic NFPA, NEIL, 10CFR and NRC.
• Maintained the Fire Protection Design Basis of the Oconee Nuclear Station.
• Developed, planned and coordinated/implemented special projects, corrective action plans, and improvement programs to address station problems or regulatory sensitive issues.
• Supported fire protection program implementation and design; while maintaining conformance with station license, codes and standards. Sic NFPA 805, and 10CFR50 Appendix R.
• Oversaw the development of drawings, design studies, modification packages, specifications and detailed design for fabrication/modification of nuclear station equipment and systems; while maintaining the fire protection program and safe shutdown capability of the units.
• Evaluated and optimized design alternatives via risk-informed performance-based analysis methods.
• Responsible for the content and quality of Fire Protection Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), System Design Descriptions, Equipment Specifications, Licensing Documents, Fire Hazards Analysis, NFPA 805 evaluations, and hydraulic calculations.
URS – Safety Management Solutions, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (November 2008 – October 2012)
Nuclear Fire Protection Engineer
• Designed numerous water-based fire protection systems as part of a multi-billion dollar nuclear facility at the Y-12 National Security complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This included but was not limited to conducting HASS hydraulic analyses, authoring various DOE Design Analysis Calculations, preparing Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and verifying of code compliance.
• Conducted and aided in the development of Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA) consultation and preparation at two large nuclear facilities under DOE, and NFPA code standards; including risk-based analysis for the fire loading in the facilities.
• Conducted and aided in the development of Mechanical Ventilation Soot Loading calculations under DOE, and NFPA code standards in a nuclear environment for input into the facility FHA.
Code Consultants, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri (January 2008 – September 2008)
Fire Protection Engineer Project Consultant
• Developed and analyzed numerous complex CFD simulations using a combination of CONTAM, Exodus, and FDS; including a CONTAM analysis of a 600 million dollar mixed use complex.
• Provided concise code consultation and plan review for various projects under numerous state amended ICC, and NFPA standards.
• Conducted companywide smoke management and CONTAM training.
Thomas Technologies (Owner and sole-proprietor), Various Locations (January 2001 – December 2007)
Webmaster and Internet Marketing
• Managed and carried out numerous highly technical marketing strategies with the development of an automated web-based stock and invoicing system fully integrated with thousands of clients.
United States Navy, Various Locations (July 1995 – January 2001, Active Duty; January 2001 – July 2003, United States Naval Reserves)
Enlisted, Nuclear/Conventional Electrician’s Mate
• Supervised the successful organization and implementation of repairs and general electrical maintenance aboard two separate United...
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