Joseph Dator

About Joseph Dator

I have professional experience in ensuring sustained corporate productivity and profitability, as well as safety, security, and health within technologically sophisticated environments. I possess a record of distinguished achievements in fully qualifying as an ANSI 18•••71 Certified Nuclear Chemistry Technician with a leading utilities corporation. I am uniquely qualified with proven scientific, technical, leadership, and mentoring attributes to initiate and strategically implement complex projects through collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams. I place an emphasis on cost-effectiveness, productivity, compliance, and best practices in project implementation and personnel development. I am an expert in utilizing IT protocols to institute standardizations and efficiencies to optimize employee performance. I have related experience in Environmental Health and Safety compliance, as well as Occupational Safety & Health Administration compliance, as it relates to regulations and adherence to standardized protocols. Both my knowledge and experience will allow me to substantially contribute by implementing new projects, supervising and training staff, as well as make key contributions to operational integrity.

Experience

1. Technical Supervisor - Gas Operations Planning & Design - High-pressure & Franchise

   San Diego Gas & Electric

   Aug 2020 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Supervises and provides guidance and work direction to a technical team involved in managing, designing, developing and creating modifications to company gas and electric facilities. Provides technical supervision for complex governmental projects, system reinforcement, and customer business activities. Manages and prioritizes capital and cost center budgets to support immediate operational issues as well as long term strategies. Develops, trains, directs, motivates, and evaluates performance of staff to meet workload requirements. Oversees employees in the office and field. Supervises technical staff that manages multiple construction projects involving designs and project costing of pipeline construction projects, regulatory reporting, and design and conflict resolutions for gas and electric projects. Formulates policies and procedures for the planning of new and existing gas design systems, construction, and engineering preparation and maintenance within and outside the company. Reviews and approves the technical work performed by gas planning and design personnel to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective designs which conform to Company gas and electric standards, safety order and governmental regulations. Identifies future knowledge and skill requirements to meet the Company\'s long-term objectives related to Project Management and design. Assigns, directs, and reviews staff work. Develops and maintains budget and schedule controls and provides timely status reports for various Capital projects including franchise, new business, pipeline replacement, and relocation budgets.Reviews and approves Capital and O&M work orders within authorized monetary limits. Manages expenditures for assigned projects to comply with business practices. Responsible for approving contracts and contract revisions for contractors, consultants, and vendors. Provides support and direction to staff in the field and at the districts.

Skills

• Supervisory Skills
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Nuclear Safety
• Nuclear Chemistry
• Nuclear Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Smart Metering
• Corrective Actions
• Power Systems
• Energy
• Quality Control
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Water
• Training
• Radiation Safety
• Process Improvement
• Boilers
• Turbines
• Analysis
• Power Plants
• Plant Operations
• Energy Markets
• Factory
• Gas Chromatography
• Gas Turbines
• Commodity Markets
• Thermodynamics
• Maintenance Management
• Electricity
• Demand Response
• Reactor
• Nerc
• Water Treatment
• Human Performance
• Safety
• Calibration
• Technical Writing
• Nuclear
• Smart Grid