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2. •Multi-user, n-tier web and windows applications and web services using Microsoft .NET Frameworks 4.5.2, 4.6.x and 4.7 and the .NET languages of C#, C++, VB and ASP.NET.
   

3. •Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Servers 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019, and Oracle Database versions 10g/11g/12c.
   

4. •OleDb for Access databases and the .NET Managed Providers for SQL Server and for Oracle.
   

5. •Visual Studio 2019
   

6. •Versioning tools like Microsoft Visual Team Foundation Server
   

7. •Standardized and custom reports using SAP/Business Objects Crystal Reports and SQL Server Reporting Services
   

8. •Visual Studio Setup and Deployment projects, Windows Installer XML (WiX) and InstallShield
   

1. 1. Professional Summary
      

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2. Over 30 years of experience in the development, maintenance, support and deployment of various client/server and web-based technical and engineering software applications:
   

3. •GADS Open Source Project As Coordinator, am responsible for the GADS Open Source suite of products and services. Head of training for all GADS/OS products and services.
   For more details, click on: GADS Open Source
   

4. •HSB Solomon Associates LLC As Director, NxL Product Development, was responsible for the GADS NxL and 762 NxL suite of products and services. Chief architect and head of technical team developing Profile NxL product line and associated offerings to aid in the collection, analysis, and application of generating data. Head of training for all NxL products and services.
   

5. •Navigant Consulting, Inc.  As a Principal, served as the sole developer of the Generation Knowledge System (GKS).  Through planning and working with clients beginning in 1987, developed industry-accepted analytical tools using information technology and industry best practices.  The result of these efforts was the MicroGADS software suite that was developed prior to joining Navigant Consulting in 1998 and that was installed at 150 electric utilities and generating companies in the United States and Canada.  MicroGADS was also the software engine for Navigant Consulting’s GKS product.
   

6. •TXU  Developed the corporate databases that contained unit performance and cost data for all TU Electric generating units.  Analysis performed by the TU Electric Availability Support group using in-house developed software included effects on performance from O&M expenditures and unit aging; on unit performance by fuel type and quality, boiler manufacturer, unit design as well as other relevant factors; and on performance measures resulting from the type of unit service (base load or peaking) and changes in unit service from original design.
   

1. •Power Computing Company / Babcock & Wilcox  As Senior Consultant, installed and maintained complex engineering-related applications for electric utility clients and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).  The software included areas of both nuclear and fossil fueled power plant equipment design and operations evaluation, substation and transmission equipment grounding design, electrical power systems planning and load dispatching, and nuclear fuel management. Created early prototypes of GKS and GADS software technology.
   

Worked with the Power Computing Company’s sales staff in qualifying potential clients, in developing new products and the marketing and sales of commercial products and consulting services.  A member of the sales/technical teams that presented products and services to potential clients as a part of the sales calls.

As Manager of the EPRI Software Control Group at Power Computing Company, was responsible for performing the final checkout and conversion of EPRI computer codes prior to distribution and for performing code maintenance for EPRI Electrical Systems Division under a separate contract.  The EPRI contract was approximately $3-4 million per year in services.

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2. •As the author of the GADS Next Generation / GADS NxL Data Entry software and the GADS Next Generation / GADS NxL Analysis & Reporting software, responsibilities include the support and development of both programs including training and custom report development for clients.  The software is used to report the Generating Availability Data System (GADS) event and performance data to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the New England ISO, and the New York ISO; and was used by client utilities to calculate the performance and reliability measurements for their own electric generating units from the GADS data.  Developed the web-based portal for EUCG that allows members to upload Excel-based data tables into the portal and extract benchmarking results based on user-defined selection criteria via the portal’s user interface.
   

3. •Responsible for the development and support (1998-2001) of Navigant Consulting’s Generation Knowledge System (GKS).
   

1. oThe Generation Knowledge System was a software package containing design data; calculated generating unit reliability data using NERC GADS event and performance data as the source; and generating unit operations, maintenance and fuel cost data at the major equipment group detail level.
   

2. oGKS was a unique, integrated compilation of engineering design, operating history, plant characteristic, cost, and performance data for fossil-fueled, nuclear-fueled and hydroelectric generating units.  It provided the basis for models and their analytic and predictive capabilities (i.e., Generation Benchmarking).  It contained the following data:
   

1. Design characteristics (NERC GADS design data)
   

2. Operational characteristics (MicroGADS calculated GADS event and performance data)
   

3. Cost characteristics (generating unit activity-based cost accounts by major equipment group)
   

3. oIn addition, GKS provided a unique toolkit for analyzing the emerging competitive generation asset market and was based on the MicroGADS software.
   

4. oThe Generation Knowledge Service was a premium consulting service that allowed Navigant Consulting to add "insight" to the data in the GKS software databases. Navigant Consulting could analyze the "unmasked" detailed data that no GKS customer was able to look at.  This did not disclose confidential utility data, but looked for general industry trends or issues.  It also allowed analysis for those clients that did not have the necessary staff to evaluate the GKS data themselves.
   

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5. •As the author of the MicroGADS Data Entry and Edit software and the MicroGADS Reporting and Analysis software, responsibilities also included the support and development of both programs including training and custom report development for clients (1987-2001).  The MicroGADS software was in use by over 75% of the electric utilities in the United States and Canada.  This software was used to report the Generating Availability Data System (GADS) event and performance data to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the New England ISO, and the New York ISO; and was used by client utilities to calculate the performance and reliability measurements for their own electric generating units from the GADS data.
   

6. •Designed, developed and installed the NMAS and ROSS software systems for commercial nuclear power plants (1983-1986).
   

1. oNMAS (Nuclear Materials Accountability System) was a data management system for tracking and reporting special nuclear materials present in the nuclear fuel inventory at a nuclear power plant.  This system provided the mechanism for reporting the detailed isotopic data as required by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under Title 10 CFR.  The product was priced at $30,000 per copy.
   

2. oROSS (Reactor Operator Support System) was a software system made up of a plant-specific database model and was designed to help nuclear power plant operators monitor and control plant operability.  ROSS helped operators administer safety clearances, track component and system operability, and comply with technical specifications.  The product was priced at $680,000 per copy.
   

7. These products were developed within contract budgets and schedules.  Was the principal designer on both products.
   

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2. Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering
   University of Missouri – Rolla
   

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2. U.S. Patent 7,447,611 - Power Generation Performance Analysis System and Method
   U.S. Patent 7,941,296 - Benchmarking and Gap Analysis System and Method
   U.S. Patent 8,050,889 - Performance Analysis System and Method
   U.S. Patent 8,055,472 - Performance Analysis System and Method
   U.S. Patent 8,060,341 - Performance Analysis System and Method