EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
M.S., Nuclear Engineering, 08/2006
B.S., Nuclear Engineering, 05/2005
B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 05/2005
SKILLS
EIT (Engineer in Training), RELAP5, MAAP4/5, FDS, CFAST, GW2, MATLAB, Visual Basic, MathCAD, UNIX, C++, FORTRAN, EDMS, QA (Quality Assurance), QC (Quality Control), SQUG-certification, Microsoft Office Suite (including Access)
EXPERIENCE
Manager, Thermal-Hydraulic Services, Fauske & Associates, LLC (FAI)
Burr Ridge, IL, 08/2012–present
Senior Nuclear Engineer, FAI
Burr Ridge, IL, 07/2009–07/2012
Nuclear Engineer, FAI
Burr Ridge, IL, 06/2006–06/2009
• Thermal-hydraulics and fluids
waterhammer: performed testing, code development, and computational analyses for noncondensable gas and steam
fire modeling: performed extensive analyses for nuclear power plants related to fires using NIST’s FDS and CFAST programs, FAI’s FATE program, and hand calculations
containment analyses: numerous projects related to containment, including the sump (GSI-191), room heat-up, hydrogen generation, transport, recombination, and flammability
LOCA/jet depressurization: performed numerous analyses related to LOCAs and two-phase jets using both analytical models and RELAP5, including the calculation of forces on piping systems for use by structural engineers
hydrogen analyses: generation, flammability, transport, and control for numerous nuclear power plants, including Angra’s response to the Fukushima accident with the installation of Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners (PARs)
vortex formation and suppression: designed, built, and performed numerous experiments and analyses related to vortex formation and suppression
aerosol transport: analyses of aerosol formation and transport, including model review and development within MAAP
steam explosions: performed and reviewed analyses related to steam explosions for the Hanford site and the National Research Universal (NRU) research reactor in Canada
• Structural
seismic qualification: Seismic Qualitication Users Group (SQUG) member; SQUG-certified for seismic qualification; performed walk-downs and analyses of piping systems for seismic events
• Severe accidents
severe accidents (MAAP4/5): performed severe accident analyses using FAI-authored/ERPI-owned Modular Accident Analysis Program (MAAP); authored and peer-reviewed numerous models within MAAP5, including the core instrumentation tube model and calculation of decay heat as part of the Fukushima-related activities
core melt progression: performed analyses related to core melt progression, including core-concrete interaction and hydrogen generation
• Regulatory
waterhammer: heavily involved with Generic Letter 2008-01 released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); co-author of FAI’s waterhammer code GW2
nuclear fuel storage and spent fuel pools: involved with project related to spent fuel pool heat-up and nuclear fuel storage, including nuclear sludge at the Hanford site in Washington state
pH analysis: numerous projects related to pH analysis for the AP1000, as well as the GSI-191 project
meetings: interacted with regulators extensively in person, through conference calls, and via email about designs and accident calculations both domestically and internationally for the purpose of analysis review and requests for additional information (RAIs)
• Licensing and quality control
QA and QC: most projects performed under the nuclear QA program on FAI’s QA team involved with review and improvement of the program
Regulatory compliance: extensive experience in 10CFR50 Appendix B and 10CFR21 programs, commercial grade dedication (CDI), qualified and approved suppliers lists (QSLs & ASLs)
Electronic Database Management System (EDMS): utilization of the EDMS system for document storage, review, and archival
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