EDWARD C. NICKOLITE, PMP
2308 Wimbledon Park Boulevard
Toledo, Ohio 43617
Phone (419) 841-8823
ednickolite@buckeye-express.com

CAREER OBJECTIVES

To be a key management team member in a dynamic enterprise providing management direction and leadership enabling the organization to provide maximum shareholder return. Willing to relocate and travel.

Work Experience

DTE Energy--August 1989 - Present

Detroit Edison Company / Detroit, Michigan

Enrico Fermi 2 Power Plant / Monroe, Michigan 
 
Date:
August 2001 - Present
Position:
Manager, Business Applications
Duties:

Information Technology Manager responsible for the configuration and maintenance of IBM's Maximo 6.x & 5.2 Work and Asset Management System to support the replacement of Enterprise Business Systems. This included the Nuclear, Calibrations, and Utilities Industry Solutions. This is a very large program utilizing integrated, cross discipline teams, to replace Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Work and Asset Management Systems across the entire Enterprise. Interfaced to SAP, ECC, SRM, Advantex, ESRI Minor & Minor, utilizing IBM Websphere WBI Technology. Worked closely with IBM to develope the Primavera Interface. I am my company's representiative on the Maximo Advisory Council.

Established the Customer Service Organization Program Management Office. This office was responsible for the oversight of twenty million dollars of customer service improvement projects.

Responsible for the full life cycle of critical information systems for the Power Generation Division of a Major Midwestern Utility.  This includes both Nuclear and Fossil Generation Stations. Managed a total annual Capital and O&M budget in excess of eight million dollars.  Responsible for the recruitment and retention of contract and company resources to support information system development and maintenance. Managed diverse team of professionals performing high levels of qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and synthesis.

   
Date:
August 1999 - August 2001
Position:
Supervisor, Applications Systems
Duties:
Responsible for the full life cycle of critical information systems for a Nuclear Power Plant.  Managed a total annual Capital and O&M budget in excess of eight million dollars.  Responsible for the recruitment and retention of contract and company resources to support information system development and maintenance. Managed diverse team of professionals performing high levels of qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and synthesis.
   
Date:
May 1994 – August 1999
Position:
Science and Engineering Specialist.
Duties:
Project Manager for the Nuclear Power Plant’s Year 2000 program. Responsible for inventory, assessment, and remediation of all Year 2000 susceptible hardware and software.  This project completed well under expected budget and met all milestones.
Site Project Manager for the product selection and implementation of a new computerized work management system. This included working with outside venders and internal departments and management to achieve desired results.

Scheduled all Instrument and Controls department maintenance work during normal plant operations. Coordinated these activities with activities of other work groups. Attended and conducted the daily and weekly plant scheduling meeting. 

Outage Shift Manager during Refueling Outage 04. Managed On-Shift activities. Directed outage on a daily basis. Set priorities and resolved conflicts. Approved scope additions and deletions. Conducted daily outage management meetings. Coordinated work activities of various work groups.

 
 
Date:
Aug. 1989 – May 1994:
Position:
General Supervisor, Instrument and Control (I&C) Maintenance.
Duties:
Managed the I&C Maintenance Department, responsible for the materiel condition of all nuclear power plant mechanical, pneumatic, analog and digital instrumentation and controls. Management representative as applicable for grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations with Local Union No. 223 of the Utility Workers Union of America. Aggressively pursued and improved key performance indicators for the I&C department. Was an Alternate member of the On Site Review Organization
 
 
Date:
Apr. 1992 – Mar. 1993:
Position:
General Supervisor, Nuclear Training (Developmental Training Assignment).
Duties:
Managed the Training Programs for Nuclear Maintenance, Radiation Protection, Chemistry, General Employee, RERP, Technical Staff and Management. Responsible for the drafting and implementing the Technical Training Department’s Budget. Training Department Coordinator for PRIDE (People Really Involved Develop Excellence), a program to improve organizational efficiency through the involvement of working level people.

 
 
 
 
 

SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT—Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Station / Sacramento, California / December 1984 – July 1989.
 
 
Date:
Mar. 1989 - Jul. 1989:
Position:
Nuclear I&C Superintendent.
Duties:
Responsible for the I&C Shop Policies, Programs and Procedures. Orchestrated the reduction in staff of the department after the closure of the station. The I&C Department had a staff of fifty people and annual budget of five million dollars.
 
 
Date:
May. 1988 - Mar. 1989:
Position:
Nuclear Maintenance Shift Supervisor.
Duties:
Managed and directed the Rancho Seco Nuclear Maintenance Department on Shift. Coordinated and prioritized Maintenance and Modification work to ensure proper utilization of resources both within the department and with other departments.
 
 
Date:
Nov. 1987 - May 1988:
Position:
Nuclear I&C Maintenance Supervisor.
Duties:
Responsible for the day to day supervision of I&C Technician Supervisors and Crews. Determined priorities for preventive and corrective maintenance, surveillance procedures, and testing of plant modifications. Coordinated and interfaced with other departments, updated and maintained the scheduled for the I&C Department. Ensured parts' availability to support plant schedule.
 
 
Date:
Nov. 1986 - Nov. 1987:
Position:
Nuclear I&C Technician Supervisor.
Duties:
Performed first line supervision and technical direction for Instrument and Control Technicians performing maintenance, surveillance and modifications of power plant mechanical, pneumatic, analog and digital instrument and control systems. Planned daily, weekly, and long-term projects.
 
 
Date:
Dec. 1984 - Nov. 1986:
Position:
Nuclear Instrument and Control Technician.
Duties:
Performed surveillance, maintenance and modifications on power plant instruments and controls.

NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT--Cooper Nuclear Power Plant / Brownsville, Nebraska / August 1982 – December 1984.
 
 
Date:
Apr. 1984 - Dec. 1984:
Position:
Lead Nuclear Instrument and Control Technician.
Duties:
Responsible for the maintenance activities carried out by the I&C Technicians. Wrote and performed surveillance tests on power plant analog and digital instruments and controls. Reviewed and Maintained Instrument records. Certified Level II ANSI N45.2.6.
 
 
Date:
Aug. 1982 - Apr. 1984:
Position:
Nuclear Instrument and Control Technician.
Duties:
Performed surveillance, maintenance, calibration and modifications on mechanical, pneumatic, analog and digital instruments and controls, radiation monitoring equipment, security equipment, and computer peripherals.

UNITED STATES NAVY
 
 
Date:
Jun. 1976 - Jul. 1982:
Position:
Electronics Technician / Work Center Supervisor.
Duties:
Responsible for the scheduling and performance of preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of all shipboard electronic systems including: Radar, Navigation, Communications, and Cryptographic equipment.

 
 
 

EDUCATION

The University of Toledo / Toledo, Ohio / September 1993 – May 2000

Degree:
Bachelor of Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude

Major:
Operations Management
Grade Point Average: 3.949 / 4.0 Scale
Honors:
Golden Key National Honor Society
    Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
    Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
     Outstanding Senior 1999
     Outstanding Senior 2000
Business School Valedictorian May 2000

TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

Project Management Institute Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

 

Management:
Basic and Advanced Supervision
  Various Diversity Classes
 
Walk the Talk of Change
 
Time Management
 
Project Management
 
Dale Carnegie Course
 
 
Technical--Commercial:
Rational Requirements Management with Use Cases
  Rational Unified Modeling Process
  HP-UX Fundementals
  Nuclear Software Quality Assurance
  G.E. Control and Instrument Training
 
Westinghouse E.H.C. Turbine Controller
 
Westinghouse Turbine Supervisory Instruments
 
Bailey Integrated Control System
 
Diamond Control Rod Drive
 
Rosemount Transmitters
 
Barton/ITT Transmitters
 
Leeds & Northrop 100/165/250 Recorders
 
Foxboro Nuclear Qualified Transmitters
 
Vitro Emergency Feedwater Initiation and Control
 
 
Technical--U.S. Navy:
Basic Electricity and Electronics
 
Electronics Technician Class "A" School
 
Navy Nuclear Power School
 
Electronics Technician Class "C" School