Chris Fessler

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About Chris Fessler

MANAGER, ENGINEERING PROJECTS DEPT • Managing nuclear plant major projects department,+60 coworkers - engineering supervisors, project/senior project managers, construction supervisors, consultants. • Over $100M in capital projects annually • Scope, cost, resource, quality, and schedule management using Primavera/Analytics, Power BI, Bentley, and Oracle tools. • Process innovation and software automation to improve efficiency SUPERVISOR, ENGINEERING PROJECTS • Team of 18 individuals- engineers, project managers, consultants • + 75 new modification packages from the team, and 45 projects PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEER • Digital turbine controls team achieved the Ameren President’s Excellence Award 2020 • +$40M digital steam turbine controls upgrade project with a team of 26, replacing the analog control system with a digital control system • Primavera resource-loaded project schedule with over 1,500 activities • All green ratings at Oversight Committee Gates 1, 2, and 3 - a first for Ameren (2015-2019) • Negotiated multi-million $ contract with controls supplier, payment milestones, T & Cs and liquidated damages SKILLS Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified,(2011 – 2022) • First List Leadership Essentials Training from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) • Communicating/Writing/Conflict Resolution • Risk Management • Programming • Networking with nuclear industry peers/OE sharing • Coaching/Mentoring/Presenting • MS Office: MS Projects; Excel – including VBA, Power Queries, and Pivot Tables; Visio; SharePoint including Project Web App; Word; PowerPoint; Power Automate Flows • Primavera, AutoCAD, MicroStation, LabVIEW, PSPICE • Pilot-in-Training (80 hours - Cessna 172 and Piper Warrior) • MIG/TIG welding and mill/lathe machining and fabrication • Advanced Soldering and Test Equipment • Drone, RC plane and RC helicopter piloting • Raspberry Pi, Arduino, PC design/build • Windows, Linux, MacOS WORK HISTORY- MANAGER, CALLAWAY NUCLEAR PLNT, AMEREN 2023 – PRESENT SUPERVISING ENGINEER, CALLAWAY NUCLEAR PLNT, AMEREN 2018 – 2022 PROJECT MANAGER / ENGINEER, DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, CALLAWAY NUCLEAR PLNT, AMEREN 2008 – 2018 ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, PULSED POWER PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES, SCI-ENG LLC 2007 – 2008 RESEARCHER, PULSED POWER PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – COLUMBIA (co-auth. 10 journal publications) 2003 – 2008 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri - 2007 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri – Magna Cum Laude - 2005