Jerry Chavers

About Jerry Chavers

Mr. Chavers has over 40 years experience in the utility/power industry. He has extensive experience utilizing CAD and 3D modeling software for design, layout, and drafting. He has been involved with projects in Hydro, Fossil, and Nuclear power plant design and modification. These projects include Steam Generator Replacement from conceptual design through implementation, steam generator storage facilities, spent fuel storage, and numerous station modifications for the Nuclear Industry. In addition, he has experience with combined cycle gas plant design, hydro refurbishment, and coal-fired plant design and modification. He was involved with the design of the latest generation Nuclear Power Plant applying for design certification in the U.S. where he supervised a group responsible for providing support to the Civil/Structural, and Mechanical/Layout disciplines. He also supervised a group of Designers providing design and support for the ITER Fusion Reactor Project and supervised Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Designers responsible for supporting multiple Installed Base Nuclear Power Plant mods and projects. Currently he provides multi discipline Design and Engineering support for installed base plant modifications throughout North America and also supports the SGT (Steam Generator Team) with major component replacements.Technical skills include:AutoCADMicrostationPASCE Aveva PDMS Plant DesignAveva Draft for PDMSAveva P & IDAveva ReviewPDS Frameworks SolidWorksMicrosoft Word, Excel and OutlookDocumentumFusion Doc MgmtEPRI ACAD Fundamentals and Systems Certified:(Civil Engineering, Process Controls, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow, Chemistry, Nuclear Power Plant Materials, Basic Nuclear Physics & Reactor Theory, Core Protection)

Experience

1. Principal Design Engineering Specialist Ii

   Framatome

   Jun 2002 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Areva IncEngineering & Licensing Org.Civil Layout Dept.

Education

• Central Piedmont Community College

  AAS, Civil Engineering Technology

  1979 — 1982

Skills

• Refinery
• Project Engineering
• Commissioning
• Plant Design
• P&Id
• Steel Structures
• Reactor
• Primavera P6
• Autocad
• Process Engineering
• Inspection
• Project Control
• Power Generation
• Gas Turbines
• Steam Turbines
• Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&Id)
• Piping
• Power Plants
• Steam
• Pds
• Nuclear
• Engineering Management
• Pressure Vessels
• Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Asme
• Engineering Design
• Turbines
• Cad
• Supervisory Skills
• Electricians
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Epc
• Feed
• Gas
• Pdms
• Energy
• Bentley Microstation
• Navisworks
• Factory