Timothy Cline has over 30 years of experience in motor operated valve and air operated valve engineering, maintenance support, and diagnostic analysis. He is the president and senior engineering specialist of his own company, Cline Valve Technical Services, which provides technical support to Duke Energy nuclear plants. He has extensive experience with MOV and AOV testing systems, diagnostic software, and test equipment.

1. RESUME
Timothy L. Cline
2285 Dove Street
Newton, NC 28658
TimCline@ClineValveTech.com
Home/Office: 828.464.6161
Mobile/Text: 828.234.2739
Off Network Wi-fi: 704.325.2161
EXPERIENCE:
2/1/2009 - Present
Cline Valve Technical Services, Inc.- Senior Engineering Specialist / President
Motor Operated Valve and Air Operated Valve Engineering/Maintenance Support and
Diagnostic Analyst.
Over 30 years experience in MOV and AOV testing/analysis. Proficient with Viper test
systems, SigSoft software and Teledyne QuikLook test systems. I personally prepared
the initial design specification for the Kalsi MOV test bench and am very familiar with the
design and operation of the bench with Rotork and Limitorque actuators. I have extensive
Duke specific experience related to the engineering and maintenance aspects of motor
operated valves from both the mechanical and electrical perspective.
Provided technical reviews for site procedures for transition to Teledyne QuikLook
systems and provided fleet support for equipment procurement of Teledyne QuikLook
systems.
Proficient with CAS and Fusion systems for locating drawings and QA parts for MOVs.
Provided both basic and refresher Rotork maintenance training and Limitorque
maintenance refresher training for Duke Energy.
Qualified as calculation Preparer or Reviewer at Duke Energy. Assisted in Duke GL96-05
and JOG MOV Periodic Verification Testing program calculations and updates for
Catawba, McGuire and Oconee.
Experienced with electrical schematics and connection diagrams and systematic
troubleshooting processes.
9/11/2006 – 1/31/2009
Altran Solutions – Senior Engineer
Staff augmentation outage support for air operated valves (AOVs) for Duke Power
McGuire Nuclear Station engineering involving detail level review of valve diagnostic test
data for AOVs. Staff augmentation engineering support for motor operated valves
(MOVs) GL96-05 and JOG categorization for Duke sites. Developed and delivered 16
hour MOV engineer training for Ginna Nuclear Station. Developed maintenance valve
packing procedures and valve packing training for Kewaunee Nuclear Station.
2/2004 – 9/10/2006
Crane Nuclear – Crane Valve Services – Senior Design Engineer
Testing Products – Product Development Engineer for valve testing products.
Responsibilities included assisting in designing test equipment to enhance the reliability
and safety of Emergency Shutdown Valves in offshore and onshore petrochemical
applications and nuclear power facilities. Member of development team for the
ValveWatchTM
product which was released for production in 2006. Coordinated regulatory
required design validation and testing for conformity to European Safety Standards (CE),
international Intrinsic Safety requirements (IECEx) and US and Canadian Intrinsic Safety
requirements of CSA.
2/2000 – 2/2004
Cline Valve Technical Services, Inc.- Senior Engineering Specialist / President
Motor Operated Valve Engineering / Maintenance Support and Diagnostic Analyst using
Votes, MPM, QuikLook, Viper, WMS, MS Excel, and MS Access programs for
automated analysis.

2. – 2 – June 28, 2016
10/98 - 1/2000
Duke Engineering & Services - Senior Technical Specialist - Component Testing and
Metallurgy Group
Responsibilities include unique component testing and reporting of valves and actuators
as well as other electrical components. Qualified by Liberty Technology in operation of
VOTES and MPM equipment and use of Snapmaster data acquisition software.
Other areas of experience: large station batteries, process instrumentation, reactor trip
breakers, motor operated valves, Limitorque actuators, Rotork actuators, mov torque
bench testing, MS Excel spreadsheets, MS Word documents, MOV electrical control
circuits, strain gage installation and signal conditioning, and measuring and test
equipment calibration.
Test reports/accomplishments:
Kerotest Backpressure Study
Gate Valve Thermal Binding
ETT Accuracy Validation - 1999
McGuire outage valve analysis - 1999
Lindsey valve test, San Diego water treatment
4/88 - 9/98
Duke Power - Senior Technical Specialist - Nuclear Maintenance/Nuclear Engineering -
Corporate Offices, Charlotte, N. C.
Responsibilities include maintenance activity technical support for 7 nuclear units, in
addition to review of generic nuclear operating experience reports for applicability to
Duke sites. Activities include investigating new industry maintenance developments and
practices for applicability to Duke sites, and resolution of generic equipment problems.
Primary focus is in support of station motor operated valve (MOV) diagnostic testing.
 Member of MOV User's Group Steering Committee
 Member of VOTES Technical Advisory Group
 Member of MOV User's Group Test Equipment and Methods Validation
Committee
 Back-up support for station VOTES testing
 Back-up support for differential pressure and R&D testing at the Duke Power
Riverbend and Marshall flow loops
 Lead for development of improved diagnostic testing methods and applications
including MOV torque test bench and Motor Power Monitor.
 Assisted in preparation of NMAC Technical Repair Guide for Rotork Actuators
8/87 - 3/88
Duke Power - Nuclear Production Specialist - McGuire Nuclear Station
Responsibilities included field technical support for maintenance activities including
station emergency DC power systems, Rotork motor operated valve maintenance and
testing, and general plant process control systems. Developed procedures for
maintenance and testing of station batteries and MOVs. Responded to NRC inspections
and bulletins for assigned systems. Assisted in implementation of NRC Bulletin 85-03
response. Assisted in research and development for various MOV testing methods,
including MOVATS, IMPELL OATIS, and VOTES.

3. – 3 – June 28, 2016
10/81-8/87
Duke Power - Instrument and Electrical Supervisor - McGuire Nuclear Station
Supervised ten member I&E maintenance crew on assigned systems, including
measuring and test equipment calibration lab, radwaste processing systems, plant
communications, and various systems and components including MOVs. Responsible for
procuring measuring and test equipment standards for site calibrations and procedure
development for this equipment.
Served one year with McGuire Safety Review Group preparing incident investigation
reports (IIRs) and other NRC reports. Investigations included reactor trip reports,
reportable equipment failures (such as reactor trip breakers) and other miscellaneous
reports. Served with the talented group under Marion Pacetti and Jane Reside.
6/76 - 9/81
Duke Power - Instrument and Electrical I&E Technician - McGuire Nuclear Station
Responsible for calibration and repair of process control instrumentation and
maintenance of various electrical control circuits and power circuits below 600 VAC.
Performed field setup and maintenance of Rotork MOVs as well as field testing and
certification of actuators following maintenance. Performed maintenance and testing of
station lead-acid batteries.
9/74 - 6/76
Catawba Valley Technical College
Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Associate in Applied Science
Full-time student
10/70 - 8/74
United States Air Force
Airborne Radio Repairman / E-5
Communications maintenance specialist for aircraft intercom, VHF, UHF, and HF radio
transceivers.
Honorable discharge
EDUCATION
9/74 - 6/76
CATAWBA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Newton, NC
Associate of Applied Science - ElectroMechanical Engineering Technology
See http://www.clinevalvetech.com/Certificates/ for a partial list of actual training certificates.
PROFESSIONAL
NICET (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies)
Senior Engineering Technician, Certificate No.055002
WWW.NICET.ORG

4. – 4 – June 28, 2016
Specific Experience
As of June 2016, I have radiation worker unescorted plant access for 2016 at the McGuire Station
and familiar with nuclear site security and radiation worker procedures. I am qualified as an
engineering calculation preparer. Also, familiar with Duke Energy plant layouts and component
locations at MNS, CNS and ONS. I have experience with SuperTrend (MOV Trending), Fusion
(document management), CAS (equipment database) and Nuclear Report Printing, IndySoft Tool
Management System (TMS), Microsoft Office applications and other Duke Energy tools.
I have used the NRC ADAMS document search program to locate Title 10 CFR (Energy)
documents and notices.
Also very familiar with the following motor operated valve programs:
1) Engineering GL89-10 / GL96-05 calculations for valve set up and testing,
2) JOG differential pressure testing procedures and reporting,
3) Various automated analysis tools for Viper and QuikLook test data,
4) The following sensor installations and use: strain gage, ETTVOTES sensor, QSS and
Smart Stem, and other unique strain gage sensors,
5) GL96-05 periodic testing of MOVs,
6) Detailed maintenance and setup techniques for Limitorque and Rotork actuators,
7) MOV Kalsi torque bench testing with Viper and QuikLook acquisition,
8) MOV test analysis guidelines,
9) Test equipment measurement uncertainty,
10) Stem lubrication and preventive maintenance programs,
11) Procedure writing and technical report preparation,
12) Project management and leading meetings,
13) EPRI PPM Calculation training