FAS is a service corporation providing consulting services in the areas of Fire/Explosion investigation, Engineering, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations), and Management Systems. Our Principal Engineer/Consultant is Dr. James Huzdovich-PhD, PE, CFEI, CFVI.
Dr. Huzdovich has over forty years of experience in accident investigation, maintenance, engineering, and operations at industrial facilities in the nuclear, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, manufacturing, and biotech industries. He provided some of the key analytical input for state and federal government agencies during the TMI-2 nuclear accident investigation and recovery. His fifteen years of experience in industrial process development and implementation include process flow analysis, manufacturing equipment modifications and life cycle analysis, and operations and technical staff training.
In the areas of engineering management and supervision, he directed all activities for facility systems and equipment installation, modification, maintenance, and operations. In the area of manufacturing management, he developed and implemented waste reduction, rework, and productivity improvements, and implemented the training and certification program for manufacturing operations resulting in the certification of over 200 operators, supervisors, and engineers. He assisted management staff in operations evaluation and oversight review, organizational program design, and technical and leadership training. These assignments focused on developing and implementing management system action plans based on an assessment and design methodology unique in the Total Quality Management (TQM) field. This unique methodology is based on applied information flow networks in management change control processes.
Here’s a partial list of clients FAS has assisted in getting better and producing positive outcomes through hands-on consulting, coaching, or leading program development and implementation projects:
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- Rochester Gas and Electric
- Northeast Utilities Service Company
- Savannah River Project
- MedImmune Incorporated
- Seal Air Corporation
- Banner Pharmacaps
- Stewart Stevenson
- Tennant Scrubber
- …plus hundreds of other specific task assignments in a variety of industrial settings.
Dr. Huzdovich has captured the experience and expertise gained in the above challenges and memorialized them in the blog posts and other content you will find available on this site. FAS is proud to share this information with you and hopes it provides some usefulness to you in getting things done on time and on budget with a happy crew!