 Joseph
Anthony Green
Chief Mechanical Engineer
Shaw Stone & Webster
Stoughton, MA
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 BSChE
1987 – Clarkson University
MS
Nuclear 1991 – Univ. Maryland
PhD
Nuclear 1994 – Univ. Maryland |
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Supervise over 300
engineers and designers in 12 offices worldwide with
responsibility for project execution, hiring, administration,
standards and procedures, and computer tools for process, fossil
and nuclear projects. |
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There are a myriad of jobs
that are out there and will be needed. Analytical jobs,
fabrication jobs, construction related jobs, CAE jobs, etc.
Students should be learning the basics (heat transfer, fluids,
materials, thermo etc.) and then be willing to jump into new
jobs and learn the details. |
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Take the EIT exam
before you leave college. Be sure to get your PE license after
4-5 years of work. Do co-ops while in college. Pursue an
advanced degree (MS) either while working or on a break for
work. Be open for challenges…. |
Q:
When did you know you wanted to become a Nuclear Engineer?
Green:
In 1987, when I joined General Electric's Knolls
Atomic Power Laboratory to train US Navy staff on nuclear submarine
prototype.
Q:
What was your college experience like?
Green:
Phenomenal. Learned a great deal and had
exceptional fun. Did co-op jobs during undergrad and loved my research
during grad school.
Q:
Did you co-op while you were an undergrad?
Green:
Yes, summer with Babcock & Wilcox on a CFB in
Maine and a fall semester with GATX Fuller Company working on cement
plant design. Both were great.
Q:
How did you get your first job?
Green:
I interviewed with GE Knolls Atomic during my
senior year.
Q:
What's the most rewarding thing about being a Nuclear Engineer?
Green:
Knowing that we are in one way or another
providing energy to society that doesn't emit GHG.
Q:
Do you spend a fair amount of time traveling?
Green:
At least 25% - sometimes 50% of my time. Domestic
and International.
Q:
Do you have a mentor? Or did you in your college years?
Green:
I have one now and had one when I started with
Stone & Webster. Didn't really have one during college – but did as soon
as I got into work.
Q:
Do you find yourself working more in a team situation, or more alone?
Green:
Both – fairly equally.
Q:
Do you find you are able to balance work with social/family life while
working in your current job?
Green:
Yes to a fair extent. Sometimes work takes over….
Q:
If you had to do it all over again, would you still become a Nuclear
Engineer?
Green:
Absolutely.
Q:
Did you think that school prepared you for the way the work gets done in
the real world?
Green:
Not 100% but it provides you the basics that are
needed for later on.
Q:
Where do you see jobs for Nuclear Engineers in the future? What should
students be doing to prepare themselves to take on those roles?
Green:
Nuclear power plants will be built again here in
the States. They are currently being built internationally. There are a
myriad of jobs that are out there and will be needed. Analytical jobs,
fabrication jobs, construction related jobs, CAE jobs, etc. Students
should be learning the basics (heat transfer, fluids, materials, thermo
etc.) and then be willing to jump into new jobs and learn the details.
Q:
What other advice do you have for students?
Green:
Take the EIT exam before you leave college. Be
sure to get your PE license after 4-5 years of work. Do co-ops while in
college. Pursue an advanced degree (MS) either while working or on a
break for work. Be open for challenges….
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