This document is a resume for James R. Wiseman applying for a mechanical planner position. It summarizes his experience over 35 years working in mechanical maintenance and project management roles in the nuclear power, construction, farming, and transportation industries. His career includes over 20 years of experience at nuclear power plants, where he served as a mechanic, work planner, welding supervisor, and maintenance supervisor. He also has experience in welding, pipefitting, equipment repair, and transportation.

1. James R. Wiseman
615 Sterling Ave. Dixon, IL 61021
M: (815) 979-7519 // E: jimnrox@centuryink.net
OBJECTIVE: Mechanical Planner position
EDUCATION
Highland Community College – Freeport, IL 2008
 CDL Certified
United States Navy – Sublant 6 01/1982 – 05/1988
 Served and trained for 4 years (active), inactive for 2 years
 Hull Technician 2nd class
Franklin Center High School – Franklin Grove, IL 1975-1979
 Received high school diploma and attended Whiteside Area Vocational Center for hands on welding classes
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self Employed – Dixon, IL 02/2015 - Present
Handyman
 Assist family friend with farming needs such as hauling grain and tending to all farm maintenance
Witmer Precision/Witmer Farms – Mt. Morris, IL 10/2014 – 02/2015
Service Manager
 Supervised and carried out all shop maintenance, welding, and farm equipment repair
Raynor Garage Doors – Dixon, IL 1/2013 – 10/2014
Professional Driver
 Transported various garage door materials throughout all the United States and Canada and unloaded/loaded semi
Granite Services – Tampa, FL 1/2011 – 4/2013
Mechanical Steam Field Engineer/Project Manager
 Supervised, organized, and scheduled all maintenance activities involved with electric power plant equipment
 Worked on turbine overhauls, combined unit outages, generator rebuilds, valve overhauls, compressors, H2 coolers
 Managed all projects for power plant outages
Jarvis Trucking – Ashton, IL 8/2008 – 12/2010
Truck Driver
 Hauled grain throughout the Midwest in a semi
Self-Employed – Dixon, IL 1/2006 – 08/2008
Handyman
 Created a small construction/maintenance business in which I installed home additions, roofing, window, doors,
decks, garages, concrete work, electrical, and plumbing
Exelon Nuclear – Quad Cities, IL (requested transfer from Byron for Boiling Water Reactor experience) 5/2001 – 5/2006
Mechanical Maintenance First Line Supervisor
 MSIC Team Supervisor, Welding Department Supervisor, Dresden Nuclear Station Valve Team Supervisor
 Project Manager for the QDC 1C Circ Water Pump replacement project
 Supervised, coached, and counseled all in house and union craft personnel work crews
 Scheduled weekly assigned work tasks to instill organization and transparent communication of duties with crew
 Interfaced daily with various department heads, outside contractors, and vendors
 Researched, prepared, and issued purchase orders
 Circulated water pump replacement (first time evolution) Project Manager
 Highly experienced with CAD
Work Planner
 Scaffolding and Safety Coordinator
 Researched and prepared work package instructions
 Researched and develop written detailed job procedures

2.  Performed 2 year procedure reviews and enhancement
Exelon Nuclear – Byron, IL 4/1998 – 4/2001
Mechanical Maintenance First Line Supervisor (5/1999 – 4/2001)
 MSIC Team Supervisor, Welding Department Supervisor, Dresden Nuclear Station Valve Team Supervisor
 Project Manager for the QDC 1C Circ Water Pump replacement project
 Supervised, coached, and counseled all in house and union craft personnel work crews
 Scheduled weekly assigned work tasks to instill organization and transparent communication of duties with crew
 Interfaced daily with various department heads, outside contractors, and vendors
 Researched, prepared, and issued purchase orders
 Circulated water pump replacement (first time evolution) Project Manager
 Highly experienced with CAD
Work Planner (5/1999-4/2001)
 Scaffolding and Safety Coordinator
 Researched and prepared work package instructions
 Researched and develop written detailed job procedures
 Performed 2 year procedure reviews and enhancement
Mechanical Maintenance Mechanic (pressurized water reactor) (4/1998 – 5/1999)
 Troubleshooted and repaired all of the following equipment:
o Turbines generators and their auxiliaries, oil, water and various gas skids, compressor skids, reactor removal
and installation, diesel generations, HVAC, major valve work, actuator rebuilds, piping installation, fire system
pumps, major pump rebuilds/replacements, laser alignment, calibrations, etc.
 Organized and maintained all welding documentation
 Operated heavy machinery including semi’s, dump trucks, balance machines, calibrate tools, etc.
 Performed all around general building maintenance
Payne and Keller Construction – Clinton, IA 9/1986 – 11/1987
Welder/Pipefiter
E.D. Etnyre Co. – Oregon, IL 3/1986 – 8/1986
Welder
United States Navy – Sublant 6 2/1982 – 2/1986
Hull Technician HT2
E.D. Etnyre Co. – Oregon, IL 6/1979 – 11/1981
Welder
CONTINUING EDUCATION
 United States Navy
 American Welding Society Training Facility
 United State Nuclear Academy (Exelon)
 Dale Carnegie Training Course
 Granite/GE Training Facilities
 Precision Planting Training Center
REFERENCES
Joseph M. Hill – Dixon, IL
Planner CBI Byron Nuclear
(815) 440-2423
David Hatton – Steward, IL
Retired Byron Nuclear
(815) 391-6238
Rich Hansen – Dixon, IL
Planner CBI Byron Nuclear
(815) 973-5336