MARTIN P. FOSTER

115 Jodie Drive

Huntsville, Alabama, 35811

1-256-776-8572

Email: foster225@msn.com

 

SUMMARY:  Over twenty years experience in Construction, Design and Engineering in the Power Industry. 

EDUCATION:

BSCE Drexel University   1976

Cornell University – Seismic Design

EIT 1978 State of Pennsylvania

 

EXPERIENCE:

Oct. 05                      HKA Enterprises, Inc. (Parsons)

Jan. 06          Structural Engineer Management in support of Hurricane Katrina Recovery. for the INGALLS ship yard located in Pascagoula, MS.

Performed structural assessment for storm-damage to buildings and other structures. . Performed inspections and wrote scopes of damage for insurance companies, recommending refurbishments to buildings.

 

Aug. 05          B &W, Inc

Sept. 05          Principal Engineer

                      Performed haul-path and rigging study for the replacement of Pressurizer for Unit 2 ANO (Entergy) facility for pre-outage work.

 

April 05         WD Associates

May 05          Principal Engineer                

Designed security safeguards.  This included but not limited to security fences, gates, elevator security, razor wire, special shooting stations and bullet proof glass.

Assigned to the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Station

 

Jan. 05           Enercon Services Inc.

Feb. 05           Principal Engineer

Responsible for Plant Modifications and rigging for

The support of refueling outage which included but not limited to the Torus corrosion, equipment rigging, outage emergencies and walk downs.

Assigned to Cooper Nuclear Station

 

Aug. 04          WD Associates

To Dec. 04     Principal Engineer

Designed safeguards for Security.  This included but was not limited to support design for security items such as guard protection in the event of terrorist attacks on the Nuclear Facility. Assigned to the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Station.

Feb.2002        Midpoint Inc.

To April 5,     Structural Engineer2004

Performed qualification of permanent lead shielding mounted on the Re-Circ piping.

Review of platforms and Flow Accelerated Corrosion Analysis for BFN U3.  BFN U1 Restart.  Seismic Equipment Qualification for such items as control panels, valves, electrical wall boxes, retaining walls, air handling units,, heat exchangers, tanks, piping and pipe mounted instruments.

 

Feb. 2001       ESG International, Inc.

To 11-2-01     Structural Engineer

Performed Pipe Stress Analysis for Power Up-rate.

Responsible Engineer for Replacement of Condenser Tubing.  This included, but was not limited to the structural design temporary platform design of platforms, rigging of tube sheets and re-route of piping during the outage.

Assigned to Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.

 

August 2000   RCM Technologies

To Dec. 2000  Structural Engineer

Steam Generator Replacement Project. Responsible for Engineering    reviews for  SGRP for Consolidated Edison.    

Assigned to Indian Point II Nuclear Power Plant

 

May 2000        MESA ASSOCIATES INC.

To August       Civil Engineer

Designed screw piles for transmission towers at Shelby Station, TN.

Worked closely with AB Chance and QORE Engineering.

Assigned to TVA Projects

 

Oct. 1998         RCM Technologies

To May 2000   Structural Engineer

Resolved Condition Reports performing operability determination and

Calculations for various structures and equipment, such as battery racks,

Tanks, air-handling units, cable tray and duct supports.

Assigned to the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant

 

June 1997        PROTO POWER INC.

To June 98       Principal Engineer 

Worked on the Hazards Review Program, pipe whip, high-energy line

Breaks, rotating machinery, missile effects, and flooding.  Procedure

Writer for Hazards Review Program.  Rigging engineering evaluations.

Assigned to Millstone, Nine Mile 2 and Fitzpatrick Nuclear Facilities.

 

 

May 1997       OEM, INC.

To June 97      Senior Engineer

 

Performed pre-outage work for Civil Engineering on such projects as

SSW pumps, Weir wall design, Crane repair, and Enclosure designs for

Blast cleaning of Turbine parts.

Assigned to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility.

 

Feb.1997       HEPCO INC.

To June 97    Structural Engineer

 

Performed Erosion-Corrosion review for steel liner plate in concrete

Containment.  Performed analysis of vertical pumps, strainers and

Snubbers.

Assigned to J.A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Facility

 

Oct. 1996      NUS-SCIENTECH, INC.

To Jan. 97     Senior Engineer

 

Performed Engineering Evaluations which included the re-writing of

ASME and piping insulation specifications.

Assigned to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant

 

Sept. 1995    APPLIED POWER ASSOCIATES INC.

To Dec. 95    Senior Structural Engineer

 

Performed equipment qualification and inspection of rigging and

Scaffolding for outage.

Assigned to the Cooper Power Plant

 

June 1993      VECTRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC

To Dec. 94     Senior Engineer

Performed SEQ.  Coordinated with construction to incorporate  design

Changes due to field modifications.  Reviewed vendor documentation.

Assigned to Arkansas One.

 

June 1992       HALIBURTON-NUS, INC.

To June 93      Senior Structural Engineer

 

Performed seismic equipment qualification on control panels, instrument

And battery racks, chargers, plus direct replacement of valves and

Various instruments.

Assigned to Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant

 

 

Jan. 1991         TVA

To Dec. 91       Lead SEQ Engineer

 

Duties included the review of equipment.

Assigned to Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant

 

May 1990      NUTECH ENGINEERING INC.

To Nov. 90    Consultant Engineer

Duties included design and analysis of equipment, such as valves, pipe lead

Shielding, and snubber reduction.  Worked on specialized problems, such

As motors, diesel generators, pressure switches, and miscellaneous equip-ment.

Assigned to the Duane Arnold Energy Center

 

Feb. 1990       UNITED ENGINEERS

To April 90    Structural Engineer

 

Designed buildings, and conveyor systems supports for INCOTE Project

July 1989       TVA
to Jan. 90        Senior Engineer

 

Performed pipe support and SEQ.

Assigned to Browns Ferry Unit 2

 

Sept. 1988      NUTECH ENGINEERS, INC

To June 89     Principal Engineer

 

Performed commercial dedication of components.  Performed platform

Redesign due to installation of new chillers, using the STADD III   

Program.   Assigned to the Susquehanna Power Plant

 

Sep. 1987       TVA

To Aug. 88     Mechanical Engineer

 

Performed SEQ of components, with application of ASME and other

Codes and methods.

Assigned to Sequoyah

 

Oct. 1980       UNITED ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS

To Sep. 87      Engineer II

 

Performed Pipe Stress Analysis Performed  SEQ and vendor document review for several nuclear plants.  Used ADELPIPE, Star-dyne, MADIS, and Water programs for analysis.  Worked in the Mechanical Analysis Group.

March 1976    ANALYTICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES

To Oct. 80       Engineering Manager

 

Performed engineering services for the design of control panels for

Nuclear Power Plants to meet with seismic requirements for (both static

And dynamic) Main Control Boards and other electrical panels.  This work involved calculation of Structural responses, corresponding panel member stresses and peak Acceleration input to the mounted electrical components.  Also per-Formed  vibration testing on control panels and components at various Test laboratories.  Performed work for Submarine Antenna Division of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.   Used STAR-DYNE program.

 

1974           UNITED ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS

To 1975      Engineer IV/  Structural Designer

 

Worked as Structural Designer on the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant.

Designed Underground electrical manholes, Intake Flume, Seawall,

Waste-Storage Building, and concrete missile-shield for storage tanks.

Performed Heat Transfer Analysis for the Mechanical Analysis Group using the Marc-Heat program.