Donald L. Grove, Sr.

Senior Leadership

Professional Summary

Donald Grove is a highly accomplished nuclear industry professional with 14+ years of unescorted access experience across 11 nuclear facilities, including PWR, BWR, and CANDU reactor types throughout the United States and Canada. As a recognized expert in I&C planning, equipment reliability, and integrated work management, he has consistently delivered measurable results for nuclear utility clients, including leading initiatives that saved Bruce Power $15 million annually.Current RoleMaintenance Planning Superintendent

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Burlington, KS

December 2012 – Present

• Leads the planning group within Maintenance Department, overseeing all Maintenance Planning activities for both daily operations and refueling outages
• Manages 36 Planners and 2 Planning Supervisors
• Oversees Maintenance Corrective Action Group (5 personnel plus 1 Supervisor) and 1 Corrective Action Program Coordinator (CAPCO)
• Provides oversight of all aspects of maintenance procedures, policies, and programs
• Serves as PMO Project Manager and Procedure Upgrade Project (PUP) Project Manager
• Program owner and EPRI Certified FME Program Coordinator
• Assigned role as Maintenance Outage Manager (MOM) during refueling outages in Outage Control Center (OCC)
• Responsible for INPO Consolidated Data Entry (CDE) for Rework Occurrences, Work Management, and Equipment Reliability indicator verification
• Qualified Screening Review Team (SRT) member
• Qualified USA 50.59 Applicability Determination and Screening
• Certified per TIN PT6236601 as Maintenance representative
• Conducts systematic reviews of Condition Reports (CRs), assessing risk, capturing trend information, assigning evaluation levels, and assigning CRs to appropriate work groups for resolution

Core Expertise

• Equipment Reliability: Expert in Equipment Reliability Index (ERI) indicators and Equipment Reliability Process Description (AP 913, Rev 4)
• Work Management: Proficient in INPO Consolidated Data Entry (CDE) for Work Management and Preventive Maintenance indicators
• I&C Planning: 14 years specialized experience with unescorted access in 11 PWR nuclear plants
• Maintenance Strategy: Expert in IQ Review™ version 3.7.8, PM Templates, Maintenance Strategy, PMCR, and reporting
• Business Analysis: Skilled at analyzing real-world business problems and generating actionable recommendations, integrating accounting, marketing, finance, management, and economics into strategic business analysis

Professional Certifications

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional
• Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals | 2011
• Nuclear Plant I&E Maintenance Certification
• Duke Energy / Mt. Holly I&C School | 2006
• EPRI Certified Supplemental Maintenance Work Package Guidance
• EPRI Certified Maintenance Work Package Instructor

Education

• Pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology to Master of Business Administration with Concentration in Leadership
• Excelsior College | Expected 2015

Engineering Technology Courses

• Trident Technical College, North Charleston, SC | 1992

Visual Communications Courses

• Art Institute, Atlanta, GA | 1988

Technical Proficiencies

• Software Systems: Passport/Portal J 10.0, EDMS, SharePoint, CHAMPS SWMS (Site Work Management System), NEDL, Primavera P3, OAC, IQ Review, Microsoft Office Suite, Cognos reporting
• Work Management: 13-week cycle schedule with T week milestone requirements, T-12 Initial Work Order Task Planning, T-8 to T-6 Work Order Task reviews
• Regulatory Standards: AP-913 INPO Equipment Reliability Process Description, AP-928 INPO Work Management Process Description, Appendix F Grade Approach to Planning

Career Highlights

I&C Planner | PM Work Order Upgrade Project

Planet Forward | Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, OPPD | Fort Calhoun, NE

October 2011 – December 2012

• Analyzed validity of existing maintenance actions to prevent breakdowns and failures in accordance with AP-913
• Cost-effectively improved plant performance and equipment while eliminating waste
• Maintained and developed work packages through utility-generated station PM bases and templates
• Developed PM strategies from templates for component sets
• Oversaw reevaluation of 1,800 FID 1 and 2 Model Work Orders to comply with EPRI standards
• Utilized PassPort/Portal J v6, Asset Suite, Work Management Module, Action Tracking Module, Microsoft Office applications, and Cognos reporting
• Qualified as Corrective Action Program Owner (CAP006)
• Processed condition reports, action items, and effectiveness reviews for Level A, B Tier 1 and 2, C and D CRs

Lead I&C Assessor/Planner | Model Work Order Project

Ian Martin Limited | Bruce Power Nuclear Station | Ontario, Canada

October 2009 – October 2011

• Managed staff of nine Assessors in the I&C department
• Oversaw 34,000 CRIT CAT 001 to 003 Model Work Orders
• Organized reassessment of 8,900 I&C Work Orders using PassPort/Portal J v10, Asset Suite, Work Management Module, Action Tracking Module, Microsoft Office applications, EDMS, Livelink, and Cognos reporting
• Successfully achieved performance goal of evaluating 6 Model Work Orders daily (120 per month)
• Coordinated and collaborated with Line Assessors, Maintenance Front Line Managers, System Engineering, Operations, Cycle Scheduling, and Work Management to identify and remove work barriers
• Effectively helped save $15 million annually by Authorizing Model Work Orders and generating PM Work Orders at either Approved or Ready status to minimize resources required for Active Work Order assessment while allotting ample time for Corrective/Elective Work Orders
• Implementation Engineer/Planner | PM Optimization Project

Work Management Inc. | Point Beach Nuclear Station | Two Rivers, WI

January 2009 – October 2009

I&C planner with PMO Optimization Project organizing I&C Model Work Orders, PMID, and PMRQs for CRIT CAT 001 to 003 equipment (AP-913)

• Utilized PassPort/Portal J v10, Ventyx IQ Review, and Asset Suite
• Identified work orders and scheduled operational tasks for Safety Shutdown Systems, Loop Calibrations, and Protective Relays
• Created equipment lists for work including ordered parts, written instructions, critical existing processes, requested tag outs, RWPs, Engineering support, and 10CFR50.59 compliance
• Assigned correct schedule grade adherence while identifying level of planning (preventive, minor, corrective, elective, or modifications)
• Managed maintenance rule and resource requirements
• Wrote CAP A/Rs, PMCRs, PCRs, and other documentation

Electrical Field Engineer

Caliper | Palo Verde Nuclear Station | Tonopah, AZ

October 2008 – November 2008

• Managed Temp Mod 3221710 and field walk down verifications (10CFR50.59)
• Performed installs and calibrations using vibration monitoring instrumentation including accelerometers and strain gauges on three-axis orientation (X, Y, and Z) of Main Stream lines
• Provided signals to Structure Integrity DAS utilizing the Site Work Management System (SWMS)

I&C Technician/Planner

Duke Energy | McGuire Nuclear Station | Huntersville, NC

October 2004 – March 2008

• Directed and supported maintenance technicians
• Created work packages using PassPort/Portal J v10, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and NEDL
• Improved and assisted different departments by developing both permanent and temporary design changes
• Identified necessary materials and contributed to solutions for technical and work process problems

Electrical/I&C Planner/Tech

Oconee, Catawba, North Anna, Surry, Shearon Harris Nuclear Stations

September 2001 – October 2004

• Provided Electrical Planning and Field Engineering support for craft I&C and Electricians for Pre-Outage work scope activities
• Verified "As Found" conditions in plants via electrical walk downs (10CFR50.59)
• Assembled walk down packages, initiated change notices, amendments, field sketches, and as-built drawings
• Utilized integrated Windows-based Work Management System including: Passport, EDB, NEDL, OAC, Microsoft Excel and Word

Industry Involvement

• Active Member: EPRI Work Planner User Group (WPUG)
• Participant: Equipment Reliability Working Group (ERWG)
• Participant: Preventive Maintenance Working Group (PMWG)

Contact Information

Mobile: (704) 307-8088 

Email: [email protected] 

Location: Alpharetta, GA