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NathanIvesPrincipalAdvisoryServices

ContactInformationStrategyDriven

1720MarsHillRoad,Suite8-232

Acworth,Georgia30101

Office: +16788100892

Cell: +16783130150

Email: nathanives@

strategydriven.com

IndustryServiceLinesPowerGeneration

Nuclear

ClientsAmeren

DukeEnergy

ExelonPinnacleWest

SouthernCompany

TennesseeValleyAuthority

EducationKennesawStateUniversity,MBA

U.S.NavalAcademy,BS,Physics

CertificationsU.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission,SeniorReactor

Operator(SRO)License

U.S.Navy,ChiefNuclearEngineer

OfficerQualificationInstituteofNuclearPower

Operations,SeniorPlant

OperationsEvaluator

ProjectManagementInstitute,

ProjectManagementProfessional

(PMP)Certification

NationalAcademyforNuclear

Training,EventInvestigator

Certification

ProfessionalExperienceSummary

NathanIvesisaStrategyDrivenAdvisoryServicesPrincipalwithover20yearsof

Energyindustryandconsultingexperience.Hisexperienceincludes12yearsof

externalandinternaladvisoryworkwithintheEnergyindustryspecializingin

strategicplanning,resourcemanagement,projectmanagement,managerial

decision-making,operationalriskmanagement,organizationalalignment,andoperatorperformance.Nathanhasadvisedexecutivesandseniormanagersat

numerousutilitiesonimprovinggenerationfleetandindividualplantoperating

performance.Heauthoredthenuclearindustrysriskmanagement,high-risk

decisionmanagement,andoperationsperformanceguidelinesandevaluation

methods.

Nathanalsohas8yearsofexperiencemanagingandsupervising(militaryand

commercial)nuclearplantoperations,onlineandoutageworkmanagement,and

maintenanceandheldtheU.S.NRCsSeniorReactorOperatorlicenseandU.S.

NavysChiefNuclearEngineerOfficerqualification.

EngagementExperienceDomesticandInternationalNuclearPlantOperationsAssessmentsledteamsofhighlyexperiencednuclearutilitypersonnelintheevaluationofovertwodozen

domesticandinternationalnuclearplantperformanceintheareasofnormaland

emergencyplantoperations,riskmanagement,managerialdecision-making,and

organizationalalignment.Partneredwithexecutivesandseniorplantmanagers

todeviseandimplementperformanceimprovementplans.

U.S.NuclearIndustryOperationsPerformanceStandardsDevelopmentledtheU.S.nuclearindustrysefforttoredefineperformancestandardsintheareasof

organizationalalignment,managerialdecision-making,plantoperations,andrisk

management;significantlycontributingtoseveralpublicationsagainstwhich

nuclearpowerplantperformanceisevaluatedincluding:INPOsPerformance

ObjectivesandCriteria ,PrinciplesforEffectiveOperationalDecision-Making ,andGuidelinesfortheConductofOperationsatNuclearPowerStations .

NuclearUtilityInternalAuditCo-sourcingLeadAuditorservedasanauditleaderattwoofthelargestU.S.nuclearutilities;assessingperformanceofonlinework

management,supplychain,preventivemaintenance,outageplanning,and

configurationmanagementprograms.Alsosupportedmappingenterpriserisks

tocorenuclearbusinessprocessesincludingtheidentificationofinternaland

externaloversightorganizationsandtheiractivities.

U.S.NRCLicensedSeniorReactorOperatorcontrolroomsupervisor,shifttechnicaladvisor,andworkcontrolcentersupervisordirectingtheonlineand

outageoperationandmaintenanceofa$4.0billionnucleargeneratingstation

(oneof5crews);assessingriskanddirectingstationresourcestoensuresafe

plantoperationsandworkexecutionwhilemaintainingcompliancewith

regulatoryguidelinesandstandardsduringnormalandemergencyconditions.

U.S.NavyChiefNuclearEngineerQualifiedOfficerservedastheAssistantChiefNuclearEngineerandQualityAssuranceOfficerresponsiblefortheonlineand

outageoperation,maintenance,anddecommissioningofanuclearsubmarine

includingallqualityassurancecontrols.Conceivedandimplementedstandardized

onlineandoutagemaintenancemodulesandenhancedschedulingallowingfor

theearlymaterialdeficiencyidentificationandachievingsuperiorresults.

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Electric,Steam,andNaturalGasDistributionEmergencyManagementservedastheemergencymanagementbenchmarkingconsultingprojectmanager;providingleadership,counsel,andadvicetoclientmanagersforthe

benchmarkingofutilityandnon-utilitycompanyemergencymanagementprograms.Informationgatheredwas

combinedwiththeconsultingteamsexperiencetocreateaprocessthroughwhichtheutilitywilldevelop

emergencyresponseprocedurestocombatfutureadverseevents.

FossilPowerGenerationFleetPerformanceAssessment-servedasthePowerGenerationAssessmentTeamConsultingLeadprovidingleadership,counsel,andadvicetoseniorclientmanagersfortheevaluationofonlineandoutageworkmanagement,engineeringworkmanagement,inventorymanagement,procurement,project

accounting,performancemonitoring,andprocessandsupportsystemgovernanceprogramsforalargeU.K.

powergenerationutility.AlsoassessedtheconfigurationoftheSAPECC5.0systemsupportingtheseprograms.

NuclearPowerGenerationAssetManagementProgramDevelopmentservedastheGenerationBusinessUnitTeamConsultingLeadadvisingthirteenclientpersonnelintheimprovementandredesignblueprintingofonline

andoutageworkandprojectmanagement,equipmenttaggingandpermitting,maintenance,qualityassurance,

documentandrecordsmanagement,correctiveactionprogram,andenvironmentalhealthandsafetyprocesses

foraFortune200utilitysnuclear,hydro,andcombinedcycleelectricgeneratingstations.Thisblueprinting

worksupportedtheimplementationofSAPECC6.0atthisutility.

NuclearPowerGenerationAssetManagementProgramDevelopmentservedastheNuclearWorkManagementandToolsManagementTeamsConsultingLeadduringthereengineeringofassetmanagement

processesinsupportofaMAXIMO6.2implementationbyoneofthelargestU.S.powergenerationutilities.As

theNuclearWorkManagementConsultingLead,advisedeightclientpersonnelduringtheprocessimprovement

blueprintingofonlineandoutageworkmanagement,engineeringworkmanagement,andcorrectiveaction

processesforthreenuclearelectricgenerationstations(sevenunits).AstheToolsManagementLead,advised

oneclientmanagerinthedesignofutility-wideprocessesforthemaintenanceandcontrolofmeasurementand

testequipment,smallandtaggedtools,andfleetheavyequipment.

NuclearPowerGenerationMetricsandReportsadvisedateamofclientnuclearmanagersandprofessionalsinthedevelopmentofametricsandreportsimplementationstrategytomeettheoperationalneedsand

regulatoryrequirementsusingSAPECC6.0,BusinessObjects,Oracle,ActionWay,andAdobeFlex.Strategy

developmentincludedidentificationofneededmetricsandreportsaswellasdevelopmentofatechnology

roadmapfortheirimplementation.Themetricsandreportsstrategysupportedallnucleargenerationbusiness

unitfunctionalareasincluding:onlineandoutageworkmanagement,maintenance,designandsystems

engineering,operations,chemistry,radiationprotection,correctiveactionprogram,finance,supplychain,

humanresources,andtraining.U.S.NuclearIndustryNewNuclearPlantConstructionBoardMemberservedasamemberoftheNuclearEnergyInstitutesNewNuclearPlantExecutiveTaskforceandNuclearIndustryInfrastructureCommitteein

2005.Workedwithindustryleaderstodevelopandimplementprogramssupportingnewplantconstruction.

PublicationsandPresentations

Improvingsafetyandreducingcostsinthepowerandutilitiessector:Fivestepstoamoreeffectiverelationshipbetweenworkmanagementandsupplychain,Ernst&Young,April2012

UncoveringUnconventionalResources,NuclearEnergyInsider,3rdAnnualNuclearSupplyChainConference,April2012

RespondingtoaBlackSwan,InfoCast,PostFukushimaNuclearSafetyConference,December2011RespondingtoaBlackSwan:Principlesandprotocolsforrespondingtounexpectedcatastrophicevents,Ernst&Young,August2011

U.S.nuclearchiefurgesrapidoverhaulofrules,Reuters,July2011(interviewee) Fukushimasfuture:Aquestionsandanswerssession,PowerGridInternational,April2011(interviewee)ReducingLifecycleExpenditures,PublicUtilitiesFortnightly,May2009 PerformanceObjectivesandCriteria,INPO,2003USnuclearplantoperatingstandards PrinciplesforEffectiveOperationalDecision-Making,INPO,2001/WANO,2002(translatedinto6languages)GuidelinesfortheConductofOperationsatNuclearPowerStations,INPO,2001OperationalSafetyandDecision-MakinginChangingTimes,INPO,2000