1. Steven J. Norman
68 Princeton Rd. Goose Creek, SC 29445
Phone: (860) 938-3659
E-mail: Steven.Norman.784@gmail.com
QualficationsSummary: Naval Nuclear Qualified Electronics Technician with six years of progressive
experience. Qualified as Shutdown Reactor Operator, Reactor Electrician, Propulsion Plant Operator,
Electrical Operator, Shutdown Electrical Operator, Reactor Control Maintenance Technician, Control Point
Watch, QA Craftsman and maintenance worker while assigned to the USS North Dakota - SSN 784, a
Virginia-class attack submarine.
Skills& Traits:
Complex Problem Solving Operation and Control I&C Equipment Understanding
Maintenance Secret Clearance Equip't Installation/Removal
Engineering & Technology Leadership Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management Troubleshooting Personnel Management
Work Experience:
The United StatesNaval Nuclear Power Program 2009 –2015
Propulsion Plant Operator
 Operated a reactor plant during critical and shutdown conditions.
 Performed reactor startups and shutdowns while monitoring plant parameters to ensure reactor safety.
 Responsibilities included taking action in the event of abnormal conditions to ensure operating limits
were not exceeded and personnel safety was not jeopardized.
 Performed vital part of the testing for initial criticality and power range testing on a new submarine
reactor.
 Selected to be the propulsion plant operator for the ship’s first Operation Reactor Safeguards Exam out
of 10 qualified Propulsion Plant Operators based upon knowledge and operational expertise.
Reactor Control Maintenance Technician
 Performed preventative and corrective maintenance on reactor instrumentation and control systems.
Utilized test equipment, schematics, and technical manuals to diagnose system malfunctions to the
component level.
 Supervised and trained technicians on proper maintenance principles and techniques.
 Performed time critical complex troubleshooting and repair operations on nuclear power indication and
reactor control rod systems.
 Performed maintenance on pressure and temperature instruments as well as water level and flow
control systems, alarm and radiation detection indicators, and reactor protection systems. Performed
major test procedures such as reactor control rod system testing and initial physics testing contributing
to the completion of testing ahead of schedule.
Gage Calibration Petty Officer
 Maintained calibration on electronic instrumentation for reactor control division.
 Coordinated with the shore based calibration facility with calibration of Test Measuring & Diagnostic
Equipment (TMDE).
Quarterly Data Report Petty Officer
 Gathered and recorded data on the ships data on a quarterly basis.

2.  Maintained records of the ship’s history.
 Reported information to NAVSEA.
The University of TexasM. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park Research Division (2008 to
2009) Research Assistant I
 Conduct experiments related to various research projects.
 Record and evaluate data in accordance with requested methods.
 Prepare various laboratory buffers and reagents.
 Maintained cell cultures and procured samples from specimens.
Education:
Design School - KAPL Schenectady, NY 2011
Over 200 hours of classroom and hands-on training on the design of the virginia-class attack submarine as
well as getting familiar with Instrumentation and Control equipment and reactor protection systems.
Nuclear Prototype Training Unit 2011
1400 hours of hands-on training on an operational reactor. The curriculum included detailed health physics
training, design, operation, and maintenance of electronics systems for the NPTU, nuclear watch-standing
procedures, and nuclear casualty procedures.
Naval Nuclear Power School 2011
1000 hours on a curriculum that consisted of a higher level mathematics (Calculus) refresher course,
introduction to nuclear propulsion systems, Navy nuclear mechanical, electrical, and electronics system
design, reactor theory, health physics, basic materials science, and chemistry as it applies to nuclear power
plants.
Electronics Technician Nuclear Field "A" School 2010
The curriculum included a mathematics refresher course, basic electronics theory, analog electronics
theory, digital electronics theory, and instrumentation and control equipment theory and maintenance.
Texas A&M University 2003-2007
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with minor in Entomology with a cumulative GPA: 3.14.
Activities and Societies: Howdy Ags, Student Bonfire (Dunn Hall Head Crew Chief, 2005), TAMU Judo,
Intramural Sports
Instrumentation Proficiency
Multimeter, Differential Pressure Testers, Frequency Counters, Logic Probe Signature Analyzer, Time
Domain Reflectometer, Soltec Strip Chart Recorders, Oscilloscope, Pressure Test Set Ups, Resistance
Bridge, Huntron Tracker, Ultrasonic Test Equipment, Vacuum Fill Assemblies, Frequency Counters,
Centrifuge, Electrolysis, Western Blot, Liquid Nitrogen Storage, Film Developer, Handling Radioactive
Material.
Awardsand Medals
Navy Achievement Medal x 2, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,
Navy Good Conduct Medal, Sailor of the Quarter Oct-Dec. 2013, Submarines Qualified
Passed MASS and POSS C test.