Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Over 30 years in corporate management, CEO three different companies, 30 years in military leadership retiring as a Navy Captain, commanded six reserve units. My passion is to help my clients solve their most difficult problems, achieve the goals they set, and improve the performance of their employees and their company. We utilize the Myers Briggs Type Indicator in our consulting to help guide companies and the employees to greatly increase the effectiveness of their communications, management and decision making. Specialties: Leadership Skills Development Strategic Planning, Management Skill Development, Team Building, Project Management, Process Assessment, Time Management, Customer Service Skills Development Performance Assurance Nuclear and Industrial Safety
Founded Baer Resources, a leadership development and technical consulting firm. Provides management development and strategic planning support to several large and small technical firms in the Knoxville and Oak Ridge, TN area. Certified in Myers Briggs Personnality Type Indicator and uses it in developing client staff. Provided technical services to Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. in nuclear safety, readiness review and regulatory compliance and to Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation in support of it’s preparation for an Operational Readiness Review prior to initial operations of the TRU Waste Facility in Oak Ridge, TN.
Continue to provide management and performance advice at theTransuranic Waste Processing Center
Asisted in preparing a VVP Star application to DOE
Responsible for the technical support staff including safety analysis, criticality, radiological, chemical, environmental and industrial safety, quality assurance, security, and technical interfaces with state and federal regulators. Supervised and obtained a renewal of the high enriched special nuclear material operating license for 10 years. Directed the implementation of an integrated safety analysis program and an Operational Readiness Review program. Upgraded the criticality safety, chemical safety and the industrial safety programs.