Bernie Preisz:
CLASS OF 1966
St. Lawrence High SchoolClass of 1966
Utica, MI
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Bernie is from Detroit, Michigan. He is married. His schools include St. Lawrence High School. He later attended Michigan State University. He works(ed) at Bernies-Team.
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BERNARD L. PREISZ
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY â Critical Path Management
Applicant brings thirty plus years of coordination and technical experience in management of the nuclear power industry. Mr. Preisz is extremely proficient in the managing of large multiple projects. Familiar with sales acquired from CEO/Executive negotiations, trade shows and cold call initiations. This includes assignments ranging from plant startup engineering to CEO/senior vice president of major staffing operations. Experience includes twenty-two years of proven background in the management, coordination and oversight of large technical contracts at Nuclear, Fossil and Government facilities. Technical expertise in the development of procedures, PSAR/FSAR development, staffing operations, system completion, design engineering construction, Training and supervision of major projects from beginning to end on Utility sites. This ability to coordinate both large and small engineering operations comes from a decade of hands-on experience in field operations. During this period in the field, Mr. Preisz held positions including technical management roles, seconded management, procedure writing, project coordination, facility startup testing. NRC interaction used to complete projects ahead of schedule and below budget in a âsafeâ and efficient manner.
EXPERIENCE CHRONOLOGY
2/10 to Present Bernieâ Team LLC
CEO â Management & Business Development
Responsible for the development of business for clients and to set up âTeamingâ programs for Sivirt Government Services. Bernieâs Team will eventually be a conglomeration of experienced entities from various lines or categories of work. These individuals will offer their services through Bernieâs Team or through Sivirt Government Services and will share in the profits of those LLCâs. The company will offer something that does not exist today. Everyone I have worked with has the desire to retire but would like to do a small amount of consulting to enhance his or her lifestyle. Bernieâs Team will facilitate this process without the person having to provide insurance coverage or be challenged with the everyday âproblemsâ of running a company or getting a contract when they request to be employed.
2/10 to Present SIVIRT GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC
CEO - Sivirt-SDVOSB
Responsible for the set up and administration of contracts in the Government Sector. Responsible for the expansion of Sivirtâ scope of services in the United States. This includes identification of staffing needs, creation of responses to RFQâS for Government services, selection of temporary staffing personnel, and management of service delivery. The CEO is tasked with the coordination of relationships with other companies so as to add to the Sivirt capabilities through subcontracting. This capacity includes coordinating day to day activities within the Sivirt Government Services organization.
5/08 to 2/10 TRIVIS INCORPORATED
Vice President â TriVis Resources â Business Development
Mr. Preisz was responsible for the expansion of TriVisâ scope of services in the United States. This includes identification of staffing needs, creation of responses to RFQâS for Dry Cask Storage, selection of temporary staffing personnel, and management of service delivery. This capacity includes coordinating day to day activities within the TriVis Resources organization. Participate in and supervise the Business Development /Sales activities while maintaining contact with client contract managers regarding corporate activities. Review of TriVis technical data as pertaining to Dry Cask Storage procedure development, design documents for HSM construction projects and coordination of requests for TriVis to provide services and equipment. Mr. Preisz attended several conventions, Owners group meetings, to obtain a working knowledge of various plants for familiarity of currently used practices nationwide for Dry Cask Storage and ISFSI security requirements.
4/07 to 11/07 DENUKE/RENUKE SERVICES
PRESIDENT â Disabled Veteran Owned Business - Resigned
Mr. Preisz was responsible for the expansion of DeNuke/ReNukesâ scope of services in the United States. This includes identification of staffing needs, creation of responses to RFQâS for Staff Augmentation, selection of temporary staffing personnel, and management of service delivery. Participate in and supervise New Business Development/Sales activities while maintaining contact with client contract managers regarding corporate activities. Attend conventions, Owners group meetings to obtain a working knowledge of various Commercial and government owned sites.
2/04 to 4/07 TRIVIS INCORPORATED
VICE PRESIDENT â TRIVIS RESOURCES
Mr. Preisz was responsible for the expansion of TriVisâ scope of services in the United States. This includes identification of staffing needs, creation of responses to RFQâS for Dry Cask Storage, selection of temporary staffing personnel, and management of service delivery. This capacity includes coordinating day to day activities within the TriVis Resources organization. Participate in and supervise the Business Development /Sales activities while maintaining contact with client contract managers regarding corporate activities. Review of TriVis technical data as pertaining to Dry Cask Storage procedure development, design documents for HSM construction projects and coordination of requests for TriVis to provide services and equipment. Mr. Preisz attended several conventions, Owners group meetings, to obtain a working knowledge of various plants for familiarity of currently used practices nationwide for Dry Cask Storage and ISFSI security requirements.
2/94 to 1/04 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Commercial Sales Development
Mr. Preisz was responsible for sales and administrative roles at large corporate entities for product enhancement. He reported to Owners of these corporations for monthly sales and business development. He tracked and trained employees for executive sales roles and monitored monthly profitability from these sales enhancements.
3/91 to 2/94 CATARACT INC.
VICE PRESIDENT Â WESTERN REGION
Responsible for the expansion of Cataracts influence on the Western United States. Developed and technically monitored contracts with revenue of ten million in sales per annum at Comanche Peak, Palo Verde, Wolf Creek and Watts Bar. During this period Mr. Preisz was involved in the completion from construction, licensing and operations of several nuclear facilities.
1/89 to 3/91 PTS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC
VICE PRESIDENT - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/OPERATIONS â Under Contract
Mr. Preisz was responsible for coordinating day to day activities within the PTS organization. He supervised the Business Development /Sales/Technical Review activities; while maintaining contact with client contract managers regarding corporate negotiations. PTS was rated 24th in the nation by INC 500 and number one in Texas. PTS was the fastest growing privately held company in 1989 -Sales increased from $800,000 to $17.1 Million in 1990. Sales in March of 1991 were in excess of 30 million prior to leaving this company.
9/88 to 1/89 BECHTEL POWER CORPORATION
SENIOR STARTUP ENGINEER - Seconded
Mr. Preisz was assigned to the Quality Assurance Department of Philadelphia Electric Company's Limerick & Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station to perform an audit of their Modification Program and Power Ascension/Restart Program. In this position reported to the Site Vice President John Frans and was required to provide...Expand for more
industry knowledge for a technical review of past, present and future programs as compared to the same programs existing at other BWR power plants.
7/87 to 9/88 AMERICAN ENG. & TECH. ASSOCIATES, INC.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT â Under Contract
In July of 1987 Utility Specialists was acquired by AETA to head up its business development branch of the corporation delivering professional staff augmentation services. During my tenure, AETA was returned to a positive cash flow position with approximately $5.2 million in annual revenue. Prior to leaving AETA, the company was brought to $14 million expected revenue for the year 1989. This amounted to a 700 percent increase in business since employment.
5/83 to 7/87 UTILITY SPECIALIST, INC
PRESIDENT/CEO
Mr. Preisz was responsible for day to day operations of an engineering staffing company providing professional staffing services to a range of clients. As the senior officer, I was responsible for technical business development, contract procurement and coordination, employee relations and corporate policy preparation. He provided technical oversite to Hope Creek, Perry, Limerick and Peach Bottom. He established back-office systems and corporate procedures/policies that were necessary to allow for company growth. I managed corporate employees in the fulfillment of client orders. During this period, we provided management for six nuclear power plants & INPO under a General Services Agreement to Utility Specialists, Inc. These contracts were with the following firms:
⢠Energy Consulting Services (executive management and staffing services development) ⢠Perry Nuclear Plant (I&C Surveillances, Startup testing, Power Ascension testing) ⢠Susquehanna (engineering startup support to include field engineering and procedure development)
⢠Hope Creek (general plant engineering, training, and staff augmentation) ⢠Seabrook (engineering support to include startup services and I&C technicians. ⢠Davis Besse (I&C staffing, facility configuration management development)
⢠Wolf Creek (general outage support) ⢠INPO (training accreditation services) ⢠DelMarVa (training support)
We provided experienced and skilled individuals to fulfill the needs of clients expeditiously, while placing each person in the position most suited to his/her qualifications. Our services ranged from a few as two people to as many as 100 startup engineers from time to time. The company was grown to a level of cumulative revenue in excess of $12,000,000.
In a technical role at Perry Nuclear Power Plant, I was responsible for coordination and supervision of all transient testing from 0 to 100% power operation. I had responsibility for direct supervision of control room operations and power ascension testing as well as technical review of test results. I was responsible for technical review of GE, STD&A and Perry Shift Test Engineers' Startup Test Instruction (STI) procedures. Also responsible for the following STI's: Chemistry, Radiation Measurements, Pressure Regulator, Recirculation One Pump Trip, Main Turbine Valve Surveillances, Recirculation Pump Cavitation Testing and Safety/Relief Valves.
5/79 to 5/83 GENERAL PHYSICS CORP.
SENIOR STARTUP ENGINEER & TURNOVER COORDINATOR
During this period Mr. Preisz held a number of positions with increasing levels of responsibility. The entire effort was involved with the startup of the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station. These responsibilities were in three areas: power ascension testing, systems turnover, and startup field engineering.
Mr. Preisz was in charge of test preparation for Startup Test Program. Performed Power Ascension Tests and assisted in analyzing results. Major role was making revisions to Power Ascension Startup Tests to accommodate changes in plant status, NRC requests and equipment availability. He authored procedures to incorporate changes which occurred since original preparation. He acted as alternate to the startup group supervisor at P.O.R.C. meeting and daily meetings for purposes of reporting Power Ascension test status, review of safety related changes to procedures and planning future testing. Set up tracking programs and documents for changes necessary during testing. He aided in planning administrative details of the Startup Test Program. He prepared rough draft of a large portion of the Startup Test Report for submission to the NRC. Worked as liaison between General Electric, Bechtel and PP&L to verify that acceptance criteria were being met and for coordination of efforts towards a successful program.
Once planning began for initial plant power ascension testing, he was assigned to support the initial planning and readiness activities. In that capacity, he worked administratively to assist in organizing the Power Ascension program records in preparation for the beginning of the startup tests. He authored more than one third of all Power Ascension Test Procedures at Susquehanna. He also reviewed plant prints, G.E. Startup Test Instructions, FSAR commitment, technical specification and âin plantâ systems for continuity. He supported initial administrative decisions that outlined the format for power ascension procedures. As a result, He reviewed all other ST's for format compliance and rewrote as necessary. Mr. Preisz coordinated tests through review cycle and incorporated changes as necessary. Also during this period he held the position of Test Review Committee Secretary for the approval cycle of STâs. He initiated the NRC approval cycle prior to being transferred to I.S.G.
Based upon his demonstrated skills in complex coordination activities, he was assigned the task of managing all system turnovers for SSES Unit 1. In this capacity, he supervised the completion of 132 systems from the testing phase to the acceptance of the systems by PP&L staff from ISG/Bechtel. He attended daily plant status meetings and weekly section head meetings as the Integrated Startup Group Representative. He reported directly to the Plant Superintendent and ISG Supervisor to coordinate completion of systems in time for commercial operation. I also reviewed the Startup Work List (SWL) and Open Items Tracking (OIT) report to decide which items needed prioritizing or delayed until after turnover. In addition, he worked with the Integrated Startup Group as the Startup Engineer for Unit II Reactor Building Chilled Water and Containment Ventilation. During this period was also called upon to coordinate construction for completion of Emergency drywell cooling DCP 726.1 for Unit 1.
The initial assignment was as a startup engineer supporting initial testing of unit 1. During this period Mr. Preisz authored several pre-operational/acceptance tests, including process sampling, containment atmosphere control, rad-waste heating and ventilation, service water, main generator and excitation, and main and auxiliary transformers.
UNITED STATES NAVY
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
⢠Qualified to the minimum of Engine Room Shift Supervisor and Engineering Laboratory Technician of four (4) separate operating PWR plants.
⢠Qualified as Radiation Control Shift Supervisor during which time three (3) steam generator overhauls were completed.
⢠Qualified as Nuclear Repair Coordinator. Supervised work packages on as many as four (4) nuclear plants concurrently.
⢠Received two Navy Achievement Medals and thirty one Squadron accommodations for senior leadershipâs support of major tasks including Steam Generator tube plugging along side the tender in Holy Loch.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Lafayette College (1983) Continuing Education
Bloomsburg State University (1981) Continuing Education Program
General Physics Management Course (1980)
Penn State University (1979) Continuing Education Program
U.S. Naval Nuclear Power Training (1971-1979)
Michigan State University (1966-1971) Physics Math Curriculum".
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