Gary Peter Dawson

1A Garner StreetMaryportCumbria

CA15 8DEMob: 07817500361

Email: gpdengineering@gmail.com

Time served and experienced CE&I commissioning engineer with instrument bias. I have currently been working in the nuclear industry for 8 years, at Sellafield Ltd.

Career Background

CE&I Commissioning Technician Morson International August 2015 - Present

Doosan Babcock : SAV Project.Commissioning the SAV building fan control and shutdown systems, including loop testing all the way through to System Cycle Demonstrations. Working on the building fire alarm system and building services. All testing was witnessed by Sellafield Ltd intelligent customer. Liaised with both construction and design to complete commissioning and meet design intent.

CE&I Commissioning Engineer Morson Project Sept 2013 – August 2015

Currently working within Morson Project commissioning capability. Carrying out a commissioning engineer role, reporting to the commissioning manager and commissioning team leader. Functioning as part of a multi disciplined team for the purpose of carrying out testing and validation activities in line with approved commissioning standards.

My current responsibilities as commissioning engineer are; carrying out all testing activities throughout all stages of commissioning, identification of faults and proposing and implement solutions, production of test documentation, initiation and implementation of FOBs, witnessing of test activities, validation of working level instructions, application and removal of temporary commissioning aids & recording of supporting data in accordance with test requirements.Project Experience;

B244 Air Handling Units Stages 1 & 2 commissioning activities. B229 Lab 188 Plutonium Contaminated Waste route Stages 1, 2 & 3

commissioning activities. B229 Lab 188 Intermediate Level Waste route Stages 1, 2 & 3 commissioning

activities. B205 Cell Extract Ventilation Instrumentation Upgrades Stages 1& 2

commissioning activities. B38 Silo Waste recovery project Stage 2 commissioning activities. B206 Power Distribution replacement Stage 1 commissioning. B209 Finishing Line 3 decommissioning Stage 1 commissioning activities. B209 Plutonium Bypass Pre-project CE&I surveying work.

Qualified CE&I Technician at Sellafield Ltd Feb 2008 – Sept 2013

During my time at Sellafield I have worked in the fuel handling plant, working on essential plant instrumentation systems, including: - Flow, Levels, temperature, radiometric, pressure, load cells, gas analysers and scada/ DCS systems. I have work extensively on inlet cell inspection camera systems, this included the installation of new camera systems, re-commissioning old systems and fault finding when the system went down. These camera systems needed to be working correctly for the plant to be operational, whilst working on them I have shown I can work to under pressure and to time restraints. Other commissioning work I have work on is the installation of gamma monitors the AGM 2 models in the FHP. Flask bolting tools working alongside Christies commissioning team. This included testing the newly installed system and programming the control PLC to bring the system into service. All these newly installed system are currently operational in the FHP.

On the electrical side, I have work on all voltages up to 415V. I am currently a nominated person this enables me to isolate items of plant for myself and other to work on. The installation of drive systems for overhead cranes, maintenance on overhead cranes and hoist and the installation of in cell lighting.

Experience Sept 2004 - Feb 2008

The first year of my apprenticeship was spent at b111 Sellafield training centre were I learned the basics of the E&I trade. After that I was put on placement on the Sellafield site in FHP/ Pond 5 were I spent 3 years moving around each of the departments in the building, gaining valuable knowledge in each to complete my apprenticeship.

Qualification

NVQ level 3 : Performing CE&I Engineering Operations

NVQ Level 2 : Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance

ONC : Electrical Engineering

HNC : Instrumentation and Control

BTEC Level 3 : Instrumentation & Control

SEMTA Advanced modern apprenticeship inEngineering. (Electrical & Instrumentation)

Additional

Classified Worker SC Cleared Foundation certificate in health and safety Save a life Qualified cherry picker operator (Sellafield Site) Qualified Scissor lift operator (Sellafield Site) Qualified MWEP operator (Sellafield Site) Nominated Person (Sellafield Site) Sealed source handler (Sellafield Site)