Matthew Block

About Matthew Block

Current Program Manager at Holtec International, working with design, licensing, fabrication, and management of spent nuclear fuel casks for both domestic and international clients. Also pursuing a Masters of Engineering degree at Penn State in the discipline of Nuclear Engineering.

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager - Projects, Project Controls, and Training

   Holtec International

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Responsible for management and execution of turnkey implementation, system upgrade, and continued use of Holtec\'s dry cask storage systems, in excess of $500M contract value.• Supervision of project managers to ensure that projects are performed safely, on-time, under budget, high quality, and within client expectations.• Oversight of project performance to ensure standardization of engineering, licensing, fabrication, and field work, and open communication of lessons learned. • Management of company financial and schedule risks and opportunities• Communication of project progress with client senior management• Management of internal projects and process improvements to drive company progress.Responsible for management of Holtec’s Project Controls unit in the US and India, supporting Project Management, Design, and Engineering work across the NPD, CED, and SMR divisions. • Supervision of project schedule development and maintenance for major projects. • Oversight of Holtec’s internal engineering resource management systemResponsible for development and management of Holtec’s training program, supporting project management, engineering, and fabrication. • Development of course curriculums across various engineering and fabrication disciplines to improve onboarding, knowledge retention, and employee growth.• Management of weekly and monthly training seminars.• Supervision of new content development to improve technical acumen and professional development• Oversight of training compliance reviews to ensure that the quality and frequency of training meets procedural and industry standard requirements

Education

• Central Bucks High School East

  Scholar's Diploma

  2006 — 2009

• Penn State University

  Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Nuclear Engineering

  2014 — 2022

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Nuclear Engineering

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Mcnp
• Research
• Windows
• Fortran
• Programming
• Matlab
• Engineering
• Cubesat
• Space Radiation
• Solidworks
• Data Analysis
• Radiation Effects
• Physics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Reactor
• Comsol
• Microsoft Office
• Cobra
• Finite Element Analysis
• Heat Transfer
• Snap
• Trace
• Microsoft Excel