Nolan Perreira
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Credentials
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Metallurgical Engineer
California Professional Enginer
Experience
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Engineers Without Borders
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Mentor
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Jun 2010 - Present
Provide engineering, administrative and cultural support to Students performing field work. Currently involved in Latin American Projects related to water Quality and Quantity Provide engineering, administrative and cultural support to Students performing field work. Currently involved in Latin American Projects related to water Quality and Quantity
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Perreira Properties & Holdings
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Maui, Hi and Chapel Hill, NC
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Owner
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2005 - Present
Manage a small family trust with investments in securities and residential real estate. Manage the residential real estate in Hawaii and North Carolina. Make selection, buy, hold and sell decisions for all the securities for the trust accounts and several individual accounts Manage a small family trust with investments in securities and residential real estate. Manage the residential real estate in Hawaii and North Carolina. Make selection, buy, hold and sell decisions for all the securities for the trust accounts and several individual accounts
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Metallurgican
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Honolulu, HI
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Principal
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Aug 1981 - Jun 2005
Working as a Metallurgist and Water systems engineer,and consultant. Analyzed equipment failure and devised solutions in cases of corrosion, erosion corrosion and differential-concentration failures. Testified in court as an Expert Witness in related cases to the Hawaii Supreme court. Never was on the losing side of a case. Analyzed water pump failures and general corrosion related issues. Working as a Metallurgist and Water systems engineer,and consultant. Analyzed equipment failure and devised solutions in cases of corrosion, erosion corrosion and differential-concentration failures. Testified in court as an Expert Witness in related cases to the Hawaii Supreme court. Never was on the losing side of a case. Analyzed water pump failures and general corrosion related issues.
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The Lanai Company
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Lanai City, Lanai, HI
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Superintendent of Utilities
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Feb 2001 - Mar 2004
Managed the Water and Waste Water Utilities of the Island of Lanai. Interfaced with State and County Mayor and County Council with respect to operation of these activities. Developed capital programs with respect to these utilities. Worked with Water Resource professionals to identify and document current and future water resources. Managed the Water and Waste Water Utilities of the Island of Lanai. Interfaced with State and County Mayor and County Council with respect to operation of these activities. Developed capital programs with respect to these utilities. Worked with Water Resource professionals to identify and document current and future water resources.
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US Navy
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Naval Officer
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Aug 1969 - Dec 1999
Held various leadership positions. A partial summary is below: Planning Officer, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (2000) Responsible for budgets of up to $200,000,000, with multiple detachments around the world. Action Officer -J6 (Intelligence) USCINCPAC (1) Commanding Officer - Ship Intermediate Maintenance Facility Reserve Detachment (110) Commanding Officer - Pearl Harbor Reserve Detachment (15) Chief Engineer - Deep Draft Command (120) Landing Services Officer (Helicopters) 1 year (2) Maintenance System Coordinator (2) Gunnery Officer (25) Deck Officer (25) Nuclear Power School Student (1) Show less
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Executive Assistant to Mayor, Deputy director, Director - Water Department
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Feb 1986 - Aug 1994
Political Appointee, serving at the pleasure of the Mayor of the County of Maui. As Deputy Director and later Director of the Department of Water Suply, managed the water system for the Islands of Maui and Molokai, about 135,000 people, and 25,000 services. Assistant to Mayor, working with Environmental and Infrastructure Issues. Coordinated activities with the community. worked with the State Department of Health, USEPA, and US Senatorial Aides, as well as state officials on these issues. Show less
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General Atomics
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Senior Engineer, Project Engineer
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Apr 1974 - Jul 1981
Engineering and management positions in the Nuclear Fuels and Nuclear Reactor Start-up organizations. Provided Quality Assurance for Nuclear Fuels while at the San Diego Site, and Balance-of Plant Project Engineering while at the Ft St Vraine HTGR Nuclear Plant. Provided analysis of operations, material properties and engineering systems, as needed. Specialty areas included Water Chemistry control for the Steam systems, maintenance and operation of the plant-wide Class 1 Hydraulic Valve Operating system, and analysis of materials failure. Managed teams of engineers, technicians, and laborers as needed. Show less
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Senior Engineer, Nuclear Plant Startup
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Jun 1975 - Oct 1978
Assigned to a "Tiger Team for a troubled High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Startup. Initially assigned to System 91 - a plant-wide Class 1, Safety Related Hydraulic system which was causing delays of $300,000 per day, and made responsible for that system.. Identified the cause of the problem and solved it. No delays were due to that system for the next 2.5 years.
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American Smelting & Refining Co
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South Plainfield, NJ
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Project Engineer
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Jun 1967 - Aug 1967
Designed and tested high flow-rate gating systems for Aluminum alloy casting. Wrote a paper using data captured with high-speed cameras. Recommended strict cross-sectional flow area control to minimize gas entrapment and improved casting quality Designed and tested high flow-rate gating systems for Aluminum alloy casting. Wrote a paper using data captured with high-speed cameras. Recommended strict cross-sectional flow area control to minimize gas entrapment and improved casting quality
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Education
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1979 - 1981
Harvard Business School
MBA, Finance & Operations -
1967 - 1970
Brown University
MS, Materials Science, Solid State Physics -
1967 - 1969
Brown University
Master of Eng, Materials Science -
1963 - 1967
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Associate of Science - AS, Metallurgical Engineering -
1963 - 1967
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Materials -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Metallurgy/Materials Science, Corrosion/High Temperature Metallurgy
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