NAME: Huang Shih-Chieh (Irving Huang)
DATE OF BIRTH: September 18, 1952
EDUCATION:
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Tatung Institute of Technology, Taiwan 1974
• Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, U.S.A. 1996
WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Over 30 years’ work experience in the engineering and business management consulting fields:
• Founded a management consulting firm and have served as its CEO for 12.5 years.
• Having served for a multinational engineering firm for 18 years. Assignments included:
- 4 years as the Chief Electrical & Control System Engineer,
- 4 years as the Chief Startup Engineer,
- 1 year as the Operations Manager of the engineering firm’s joint venture in China,
- 7 years as the Project Manager for plant betterment projects in the three operating nuclear power plants of Taiwan Power Company, including 10CFR50 Appendix R evaluations for the 3 nuclear power plants.
- Having participated in the startup testing in three nuclear power plants:
ï· 2 years at the 2nd Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan Power Company
ï· 3 years at the 3rd Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan Power Company
ï· 1 year at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant in California, U.S.A.
DETAILED WORK EXPERIENCE:
Pacific Engineers & Constructors, Ltd., Taiwan (http://www.pecl.com.tw)
March 2010 ~ Present
Project Engineer for “10CFR50 Appendix R Compliance Review & Exemptions Evaluation Project†of Maanshan NPS.
Project description: Evaluating the Fire Protection Program of Maanshan NPS for ensuring compliance with the requirements of U.S. NRC 10CFR50 Appendix R, and to propose recommendations if deviations were found; collecting US NRC-approved 10CFR50 App. R exemptions requested by U.S. nuclear power plants for a comparative analysis with the exemptions having requested or to be requested by Maanshan NPS.
This project may lead to the transition to NFPA 805, if a decision is made by Taiwan Power Company
U-SWOT Consultants & Company (U-SWOT), Taiwan
September 1997 ~ February 2010 (total service: 12.5 years)
Founder and CEO
U-SWOT represented three renowned universities in offering MBA/EMBA programs for working professionals in Taiwan:
• Executive MBA (EMBA) Program of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, U.S.A. (1997~2002)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program of the San Diego State University, U.S.A. (1999~2009)
• Executive MBA (EMBA) Program of the Helsinki School of Economics, Finland (2003~2007)
Pacific Engineers & Constructors, Ltd., Taiwan (http://www.pecl.com.tw)
August 1979 ~ August 1997 (total service: 18 years)
Company Profile: Pacific Engineers & Constructors, Ltd. (PECL) is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bechtel Group, U.S.A. (http://www.bechtel.com) in Taiwan. Founded in 1979, PECL provides engineering, procurement, construction, and project management services to the clients in various industries, e.g., power generation, chemical and petrochemicals, transportation, environmental protection, and electronics, etc..
May 1993 ~ August 1997
Chief Electrical and Control Systems Engineer
As the Chief Engineer of the Electrical & Control Systems Discipline, I supervised a total of over 100 Electrical, Instrumentation & Control engineers and drafters. Major responsibilities included:
• Recruiting electrical and instrumentation & control (I&C) engineers
• Conducting indoctrination to newly recruited engineers
• Providing engineering support to electrical and I&C engineers on projects
• Conducting design review on electrical and I&C engineering designs
• Participating in bidding evaluation meetings
• Conducting performance evaluation on electrical and I&C engineers/drafters
May 1992 ~ April 1993
Operations Manager of China American International Engineering, Inc. (CAIEI), a 50-50 joint venture between Bechtel and CITIC Group of China (http://www.citic.com). The company was renamed Bechtel-CITIC Engineering, Inc. (BCEI) in 2000.
During this period, I participated in the business development of the following projects in China:
• Privatization of a coal-fired power plant in Guangdong Province
• A Chemical Project in Shandong Province
• An international airport project in Fujien Province
April 1988 ~ April 1992
Chief Startup Engineer and Project Manager
As the Chief Startup Engineer, I administered 60 startup engineers who were assigned to work at the 2nd (Kuosheng) and 3rd (Maanshan) Nuclear Power Plants of Taiwan Power Company (TPC). During this period, I also served as the Project Manager for plant betterment projects at TPC’s three operating nuclear power plants:
1. “Circuit and Raceway Schedules Update Project†of Kuosheng NPS
Project description: converting the “Circuit and Raceway Schedules†of Kuosheng Nuclear Power Station from mainframe-based EE-530 database to PC-based “SETROUTE†database, and developing satellite programs for executing power cables’ ampacity derating analysis.
2. “Circuit and Raceway Schedules Update Project†of Maanshan NPS
Project description: converting the “Circuit and Raceway Schedules†of Maanshan Nuclear Power Station from mainframe-based EE-580 database to PC-based “SETROUTE†database, and developing satellite programs for executing power cables’ ampacity derating analysis.
3. “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Systems Improvement Project†of Chinshan NPS
Project description: detailed engineering design for implementing the recommendations proposed by the “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Evaluation Project†of Chinshan Nuclear Power Station.
The tasks included the addition and modification of fire detection and suppression systems in identified fire areas, installation of 1-hour and 3-hour fire barriers on identified cable trays/conduits and reinforcement of their supports/hangers, conducting ampacity derating analysis on power cables to be wrapped with fire barriers and subsequent rerouting of unacceptable cables.
4. “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Evaluation Project†of Kuosheng NPS
Project description: conducting a plant-wide evaluation for ensuring post-fire safe shutdown capability at Kuosheng Nuclear Power Station so to be in compliance with the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix R.
The tasks included analyzing post-fire safe shutdown systems to identify safe shutdown equipment/components, conducting plant-wide walkdown to locate safe shutdown equipments/components, tracing the routing of safe shutdown cables, conducting post-fire safe shutdown separation analysis, evaluation on the adequacy of fire protection systems, and proposing compensatory measures to meet U.S. NRC 10CFR50 Appendix R requirements.
5. “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Systems Improvement Project†of Kuosheng NPS
Project description: detailed engineering design to implement the recommendations proposed by the “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Evaluation Project†of Kuosheng Nuclear Power Station.
The tasks included the addition and modification of fire detection and suppression systems in identified fire areas, installation of 3-hour fire barriers on identified cable trays/conduits and reinforcement of their supports/hangers, conducting ampacity derating analysis on power cables to be wrapped with fire barriers and subsequent rerouting of unacceptable cables.
6. “10CFR50 Appendix R Database Establishment Project†of Maanshan NPS
Project description: Establishing 10CFR50 Appendix R database of Maanshan NPS and to prepare the “10CFR50 App. R Long-term Compliance Review Procedure for Plant Design Changesâ€.
The tasks included conducting a plant-wide evaluation on the post-fire safe shutdown systems and fire protection program in accordance with the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix R and to propose recommendations, establishing 10CFR50 App. R database of Maanshan NPS and to prepare a procedure to be used by onsite engineering group for ensuring any future plant design changes will not deviate from 10CFR50 App. R requirements.
September 1985 ~ March 1988
Project Manager of the Operating Plant Services (OPS) Department, responsible for managing the following plant betterment projects of TPC:
1. “10CFR50 Appendix R Fire Protection Evaluation Project†of Chinshan NPS
Project description: conducting a plant-wide evaluation for ensuring post-fire safe shutdown capability at TPC’s 1st Nuclear Power Station so to be in compliance with the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix R.
The tasks included analyzing post-fire safe shutdown systems to identify safe shutdown equipment/components, conducting plant-wide walkdown to locate safe shutdown equipments/components, tracing the routes of safe shutdown cables, conducting post-fire safe shutdown separation analysis, evaluation on the adequacy of fire protection systems, and proposing compensatory measures to meet 10CFR50 Appendix R requirements.
2. “Low-Level Radwaste Supercompaction System†of Kuosheng NPS
Project description: preparing the technical specifications for a1,500 MT Supercompaction System to be installed at TPC’s 2nd Nuclear Power Station for handling low-level radioactive wastes; compiling the spec. into tender documents for bidding and performing technical bid evaluations as well as vendor designs review.
November 1982 ~ August 1985
Senior Startup Engineer
Assigned to work at the Instrumentation & Control Division of Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan Power Company, responsible for drafting the Instrument& Control Systems calibration and testing procedures for Nuclear Steam Supply Systems (Westinghouse 7300 Process Control System) and the Balance of Plant Systems (Fisher Process Control System), and participated in subsequent pre-operational testing. Systems involved included Reactor Control Rod Control System, Steam Generator Water Level Control System, Pressurizer Pressure Control System, and Feedwater Control System, etc..
November 1981 ~ October 1982
Startup Engineer
Assigned to Bechtel Power Corporation of U.S.A. to participate in the startup testing on the Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems of San Onofre Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 in California, U.S.A.
August 1979 ~ October 1981
Startup Engineer
Participated in the startup testing of Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant of Taiwan Power Company. As the Test Director for the Control Building HVAC System and Unit 2 Reactor Building HVAC System. Job responsibilities included drafting startup testing procedures, startup system walkdown, startup testing, pre-operational testing and post-testing system turnover to Operation Dept..
Tatung Company, Taiwan (http://www.tatung.com)
July 1976 ~ August 1979 (total service: 3 years)
Electrical Design Engineer
Engineering design of the power distribution systems for industrial plants and commercial buildings.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
• “NFPA 805 Transition Workshop†by US NRC/ROC AEC (Apr. 19-22, 2010)
• “Seminar in Fire Prevention for Power Plantsâ€, sponsored by the Professional Loss Control, Inc., U.S.A. (1990)
• “Identification and Prevention of Industrial Fire/Explosion Riskâ€, sponsored by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan (1987)
• “Project Management for Engineers & Technical Personnelâ€, sponsored by the Construction Research Center, Taiwan (1986)
• “Introduction of GE BWR-6, MARK-III Nuclear Power Systemsâ€, sponsored by Atomic Power Dept. of Taiwan Power Company (1979)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
• Mandarin: native language, very fluent
• English: very fluent
• Taiwanese: very fluent
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Chartered member of R.O.C. Engineers Association.
2. I have been a Toastmasters member since 1986 and have served the presidency of PECL Toastmasters Club (English-speaking) for two terms and as the Area 3 Governor of R.O.C. Toastmasters Council 1997-1998.
3. In June 2006, I founded the English-speaking U-SWOT Toastmasters Club.
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