John Crawford

About John Crawford

Nuclear Leader who is passionate for culture improvements, continuous learning, efficiency opportunities, professional development, workable solutions, logical/creative decision making and guiding the next generation of Energy workers. A self-starter and team player with extensive organizational leadership experience and a technical background. Licensed as a Professional Engineer in Tennessee with 12 years of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear experience at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) in Design, Equipment Reliability, Licensing & Systems; Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) Management Certification. 10 years of PWR operation above 20% power; Participated in and helped resolve issues on during post refueling outage startup testing as Mechanical Design Engineer, Emergent Issues Expeditor, and Engineering Operations Control Center (EOCC) Manager; Expertise in strategic research to analyze and solve problems. Known for a strong sense of responsibility and a willingness to take ownership of issues. Interpersonal skills; able to foster and fortify partnerships with executive stakeholders, peers, and management teams. Project management skills coupled with experience in the design and operation of nuclear plant systems; Nuclear Safety Evaluations; the NRC-approved Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) and licensing issues.

Experience

1. Sr Advisor to Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

   Tennessee Valley Authority

   Nov 2022 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US

   Provides advice and strategic guidance to managers and executives on a wide variety of business and technical issues to identify the best solutions, practical implications, and potential opportunitiesPerforms special assignments of sensitive and critical nature and identifies opportunities for improved organizational effectiveness- Led a telework reaffirmation effort for the 1200 hybrid Nuclear employees- Creating a middle school to employment pipeline initiative to develop the next generation of Energy employees to meet the growing demand for Energy workers - Created and piloted a leadership experience program to develop leaders in the Energy industry - Manages a wide variety of high visibility and high impact projects including special assignments and assessments.

Education

• The University of Alabama

  Master of Science (M.S.), Marketing

  2006 — 2008

• The University of Alabama

  Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

  2006 — 2009

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

  2001 — 2006

Skills

• Nuclear Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Calculations
• Nuclear
• Electric Power
• Engineering
• Training
• Analysis
• Power Plants
• Power Generation
• Leadership
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Valves
• Piping
• Process Improvement
• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Project Management
• Energy