Steve Carpenter is seeking a supervisory or manager position. He has over 30 years of experience in instrumentation, electrical, and maintenance roles in the nuclear, paper, and brewing industries. His experience includes supervising crews, optimizing processes, implementing safety procedures, and completing projects under budget and ahead of schedule. He has a history of improving production and safety.

1. 451 Meadowv iew Lane
Decatur, TN 37322
PH: 423-334-9027
 Steve Carpenter
Objective
SUPERVISOR / MANAGER
Experience 2012-Present TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN
Supervisor, I&C Maintenance
2011-2012 Sun Technical Spring City, TN
I&C Procedure Writer - Watts Bar Unit 2
2006-2011 Bowater Newsprint Calhoun, TN
Maintenance EI Supervisor – Kraft Mill, Pulp Dryer, CLO2 Plant
 Reassigned to this job because of lost production resulting from
instrumentation and electrical equipment failures. Since reassignment,
numerous production records have been achieved with budget cooks
increasing from 56/day to 68/day.
2005-2006 Bowater Newsprint Calhoun, TN
Pulping Operations Shift Supervisor
 Responsible for day-to-day operation of the Kraft Mill, Chlorine Dioxide
Plant, Pulp Dryer, TMP, Recycle, and Chip Prep areas. Coordinates shift
maintenance activities and trouble-shoots equipment performance issues
as needed.
2001-2005 Bowater Newsprint Calhoun, TN
Mill Site Coordinator – Mill Management
 Mill Manager for his shift of ~ 150 employees responsible for leading and
coordinating all mill wide activities relating to safety, quality, process and
equipment, in order to optimize the overall effectiveness of Calhoun
Operations. Developed hourly lead personnel in each department and
delegated responsibilities while holding them accountable for expected
results. My shift maintained the best safety record and production tonnage
of the 4 shifts operating at the mill.

2. 1994–2001 Bowater Newsprint Calhoun, TN
Maintenance EI Supervisor – Kraft Mill, Pulp Dryer, CLO2 Plant
 Managed his crew very effectively and efficiently; demanding safety first.
 Developed and initiated Process Safety Management procedures for this
critical equipment in the Kraft Mill and CLO2 Plant.
 Excellent troubleshooting and decision-making skills.
 Assigned to the CLO2 Plant Production Increase Project, which was
successfully completed below budget and ahead of schedule.
1987–1994 Bowater Newsprint Calhoun, TN
EI Maintenance Technician
 DCS/PLC construction coordinator for the new $250,000,000 Kraft Mill
project.
 Responsible for submitting and implementing many process optimization
ideas for the Kraft Mill and Chem Prep areas.
 Assigned to the EI support group and served as acting foreman for the
crew which was responsible for the “high tech” EI equipment in the mill.
1986–1987 TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN
Journeyman Instrument Mechanic
 Developed and implemented checkout procedures for several critical
interlock systems for nuclear reactor safety. (Approved by the NRC)
 Worked as training representative for Instrument Mechanic apprentices.
 Worked as lead instrument mechanic for the pre-operational and checkout
crew.
1984–1986 Miller Brewing Company Irwindale, CA
Instrumentation/Electrical Supervisor
 Responsible for the Instrumentation/Electrical Department maintenance
annual budget of $15 million dollars
 Automated the refrigeration compressor staging/sequencing operation,
which resulted in documented cost savings of over $750,000 annually.
 Improved pasteurizer temperature controls to provide uniform zone
temperatures, which resulted in better quality, runnability, and reduced
rejects.
1982–1984 Miller Brewing Company Albany, GA
Instrumentation/Electrical Supervisor
 Developed a computerized program for tracking the monthly department
budget.
 Implemented PLC program documentation and back-ups for all plant
areas.
 Designed, developed, and implemented a hydraulic system for calibration
of the grain scales in the brewhouse which resulted in consistent product
quality and significant cost savings by reducing grain usage. This design
was duplicated at all 7 breweries corporate wide.

3. 1980–1982 Miller Brewing Company Albany, GA
Instrumentation Technician
 Developed a more reliable and accurate level control system for the
packaging line can fillers, which resulted in 25% less rejects.
 Improved the ink jet can coding printer performance and reliability by
implementing a feed forward control scheme. This control strategy was
duplicated at all breweries corporate wide.
 Improved the coal fired boiler operations by implementing and optimizing
the oxygen controls.
 Promoted to supervisor in 1982.
1977–1980 TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN
Instrument Mechanic / Instrument Mechanic Apprentice
 Nominated for TVA apprentice of the year for 2 consecutive years.
 Installed and tested upgrades for the nuclear reactor ex-core neutron
monitoring system.
 Designed and built an electronic seismic test fixture for calibration and
testing of the seismic recording instrumentation located throughout the
reactor building. (Approved by the NRC)
Education 1972–1975 Meigs Consolidated High School Decatur, TN
 Graduated with honors.
 Ranked 5th in class.
1975-1976 Tennessee Institute of Electronics Knoxville, TN
 Graduated ranked 2nd in class.
Interests Church, boating, swimming, fishing, classic trucks, computers, camping,
PaPaw x 3.