Engineering or Project Manager for product development and installation.
William Jacobs
ENGINEERING~ OPERATIONS ~ MAINTENANCE ~ TRAINING ~ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
I am an accomplished, innovative professional with a strong background in nuclear process engineering, which is results-oriented and highly self-motivated. I am known for being a team player and dedicated individual performer with strong communication and interpersonal skills. I am a highly intelligent, problem-solving professional who loves a challenging position that requires increasing responsibility. I have a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSChE, 1984, University of Akron, Akron, OH)) and 27 years of industrial/nuclear operations experience in technical/engineering, operations, management, training and research and development assignments. I have been licensed and operated a heavy water nuclear materials production reactor (~2700 MW thermal) and conducted R&D at Savannah River & Los Alamos National Laboratories.
Professional Experience
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, Aiken, SC (Various contractors – current contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC) 1984 – 2010
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, Los Alamos, NM
E.I. DUPONT INC., Chemicals & Pigments, Cleveland, OH 1982- 1983
Systems Engineering/Project Support (2008- 2010)
o Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluation Development/Documented Safety Analysis Upgrade team lead
o Pit Disassembly & Conversion Facility/Plutonium Preparation Project – Design Authority for F/H Modifications ($9.7M). Responsible for coordinating Analytical Laboratory, System Engineering, Design Services and Project Management team members. Prepared equipment specifications, reviewed P&IDs, and managed budgets & schedules.
o Qualified Systems Engineer – Water Systems, Cooling Tower, Analytical Equipment and Air Monitoring
Principle Investigator/Research Engineer, Savannah River National Laboratory (1996 – 2008)
• Energy Initiatives
o Acted as test engineer that developed test protocol, coordinated & conducted testing, and troubleshooting of the H2Fuel Bus (a hydrogen, internal combustion engine/electric hybrid transit project, $4M) to determine if project met specifications and bring project to closure (behind schedule and over budget). Wrote two SAE journal published articles on the project and performance.
o Simulated and developed a Tuned PreCooling Energy Conservation Program.
• Isotope Separation/ Heavy Water Processing
o Designed, built, simulated and tested variations on hydrogen isotope separation units based on cycling absorption processes for use at Savannah River Site and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Experiments ranged from $200 K to $6M.
o Designed and co-authored a proposal for a isotope separation/heavy water reprocessing plant that would enrich heavy water and remove tritium/protium contamination for commercial heavy/light water reactors, ground water decontamination and DOE defense applications. Plant energy consumption predicted to be 90% more efficient than other proposals. The novel isotope separator design dramatically reduced size, cost and fabricability of process units over the cycling absorption designs.
• Process /Project Support
o Design Authority Liaison to Tritium Consolidation and Modernization Project ($148M) for hydrogen storage, isotope separation, and process controls. Prepared process control sequence and worked with DCS programmers to prepare and debug software. Developed queue system to reduce process downtime. Managed prints, design reviews, change notices, procedure & system design description development. Oversaw budget and schedule for technology issues.
o Thermal Cycling Isotope Separation Column Loading – developed process and techniques for packing and repacking process columns ($10M).
o Hydrogen Technology Research Laboratory (HTRL) at the Center for Hydrogen Research (CHR) Project. Provided laboratory liaison to Aiken County for CHR Project design, build and commissioning. Budget was approximately $1M. Coordinated Safeguards & Security, Emergency Preparedness, property asset management, furniture relocation, chemical coordination, and Occupancy Safety Evaluation.
o Provided Tritium Facility process support to resolve technical or quality issues. Developed hard dollar cost savings initiatives responsible for $4M savings.
• Materials
o Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) – designed an experiment to test a high temperature fuel cell in a vapor electrolysis application ($4M)
o Zeolite applications for water recovery – specified materials for process application, analyzed process operations and provided experimental support to identify source of process corrosion and controls.
o Co-authored paper on Model for Palladium-Silver Diffuser for hydrogen gas separation from an inert gas stream. Fusion Science & Technology July 2008.
o Designed experiments for proposed catalyst stripper design changes.
o Investigated materials and corrosion issues that affected product quality and developed solutions.
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY/E. I. DUPONT, Aiken, SC Prior to 1996
Auxiliary Systems Manager/Training & Procedures (1992 – 1996)
o Supervised operation, maintenance and testing of facility support systems (instrument air, steam, water systems, normal & emergency power, and heating, ventilation & air conditioning). Had six operators and one deputy as direct reports.
o Developed, presented training packages and evaluated Auxiliary Systems managers and operators for qualification.
Tritium Systems Engineer, 1991-1992
o Thermal Cycling Absorption Process (TCAP) Hydrogen Isotope Separation
o Catalytic Stripper Systems (Palladium/Platinum, Zeolite)
o Zeolite Water Recovery Systems
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO., 1989-1991/ E. I. DUPONT, 1985-1989
Reactor Operations (K-Reactor) – Management (25 direct reports), K-Reactor Training Manager, Startup Test Engineer
o Startup Test Engineer during reactor restart (Normal/Emergency Electrical Power Systems)
o Examination Standard 601 qualified/licensed Reactor Operator (Shift Operations Manager, Control Room Supervisor)
o Reactor Qualification
o Managed a $2 M Project to renovate 704-K Administration Building.
E. I DUPONT, 1984-1985
Tritium Facility - Systems Engineer
o Startup Engineer for Zeolite Bed Recovery System ($10M)
o Catalytic Stripper Systems, Cryogenic Distillation/Thermal Diffusion, Zeolite Bed Recovery
o Process Engineer for Special Gas Loadings, Finishing Line Quality Control, Reservoir Loadings, Cryogenic Distillation/Thermal Diffusion, Water Capture/Recovery.
Education & Training Highlights
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nuclear Criticality School, 2002
Auxiliary Systems, Aiken, SC
Power and Auxiliary Systems Operation, 1993
Reactor Operations Division, Aiken, SC
Reactor Qualification/Licensing, 1986
ES-601 Reactor Qualification/Licensing, 1991
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
30 hours toward Graduate Masters of Chemical Engineering Course Work, 1984 – 1989
University of Akron, Akron, OH
B. S. Chemical Engineering, 1984
Core Competencies
Materials Handling Materials Compatibility
Technology & Safety Catalysis
Heat &Mass Transfer Vacuum Technology
Functional Competencies
Experimental Design
System Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Project Management
Patents and Publications
Four patent disclosures pending
Numerous publications for hydrogen processing and hydrogen hybrid vehicle.
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