Jigar Patel

About Jigar Patel

Nuclear engineer with over 10 years of experience in the field. I have worked on various projects involving the design, construction, and operation of nuclear power plants. My strong technical skills and knowledge of regulatory standards make me an ideal candidate for any organization working with nuclear technology.ACHIEVEMENT AND HONORS• NRC-GFES Examination for Reactor Operators• SEE-THRU Reactor training certificate - Dominion Millstone Nuclear Training.• SQUG- Seismic Qualification and Evaluation program – EPRI (Electric Power and Research Institute)• Engineer in Trainee (E.I.T)- April 2012, Fundamental of Engineering NCEES.• Master Thesis on “Broader Use of Steel Slag Aggregates in Concrete & its growth in USA”• ACI Concrete field testing technician - Grade I; Nuclear gauge operations - Cline Technical Services.• Non Destructive Testing certification in Ultrasonic, Concrete Pile testing,PIT and PDA analysis.• Gold Medalist - Structural Steel Design in Civil Engineering at MSU, Baroda, India.

Experience

1. Staff Engineer - Nuclear Licensing

   Dominion Energy

   Aug 2013 — Present · Waterford, CT, US

   To ensure that nuclear power systems and facilities meet state and federal safety and licensing requirements.• Providing assistance to the Shift manager and Control room Team in the areas of Operational event reportability and Tech Spec interpretations. • Review and evaluation of Off-normal events and prepare reports for its safety significance and reportability of events as they occur • Licensing support for NRC inspections providing technical basis documentations to ensure compliance with Nuclear regulatory and company policies for safe operational performance of power plants.• Coordinates with various departments (Operations, Planning, Maintenance and Site Services) to ensure effective communication and maximum efficiency in performance of scheduled work.• Participated and/or conducted self-assessments and Program enhancements through participation in Fleet and industry forums.

Education

• Polytechnic College of engineering

  Diploma; Associate, civil engineering

  1999 — 2002

• Cleveland State University

  Masters in civil Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering

  2007 — 2009

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Surveying
• Construction
• Road
• Retaining Walls
• Autocad
• Finite Element Analysis
• Structural Engineering
• Concrete
• Project Planning
• Matlab
• Transportation Engineering
• Water
• Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Sap2000
• Mathcad
• Highways
• Staad
• Aci Codes
• Structural Analysis
• Bridge
• Deep Foundations
• Geotechnical Engineering