Leonard O Farrish

Maysville, AR

Defense & Space

Security Clearance
Word
Radiation Safety
Emergency Management
Dot Regulations
Navsea 108 Qualification
Oral Board Training For Initial Radcon Technician Qualification
Overhaul/Maintenance of Primary Reactor Components

Newport News Shipbuilding, a Division of Huntington Ingall Industries
Newport News, VA
Feb 2011 to Jan 2012
Radcon Supervisor
Newport News Shipbuilding, Northrop Grumman
Newport News, VA
Apr 1998 to Jan 2011
Radcon Section Supervisor
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, VA
Mar 1989 to Mar 1998
Radcon Supervisor
Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News, VA
Jan 1980 to Feb 1989
Radcon Technician I/II

Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
1972 to 1977
Geophysical Science

Management and Supervision Radcon Section Supervisor for off-ship defueling operations at the Consolidated Refueling Facility; defueling operations at the M-130 facility; discharge of spent fuel and dis-assembly operations on the SSSB (Ship Support Servicing Barge) during availability respectively; new fuel inspection for A4W and S6G reactors. Developed improvement strategies through section meetings with direct reports. Trained 10 senior technicians and 6 supervisors for success in their positions for career advancement. Interviewed potential RCT candidates for upcoming classes. Processed performance evaluations for staff and review of evaluations completed by the management team. Operations Assisted in the completion of discharge operations during overhaul availability of CVN65 (Enterprise) at Portsmouth naval Shipyard (January 2001) and the SSSB (Newport News Shipbuilding - CVN71 Theodore Roosevelt - June 2010) Completed various valve maintenance, overhaul and repair for submarines (S1W, S3G, S6G) and aircraft carriers (A1W, A4W) Supported defueling operation at S1W and A4W (Idaho Falls, ID) Process Improvement Developed detailed pre-arrival radiation and contamination survey maps for Nimitz class carriers at Newport News shipyard Aided in the improvement of emergency team response for processing potentially contaminated and contaminated personnel in yard-wide casualty training (Holding Area and Control Point Supervisor)