Meet our Team | Nuclear Promise X

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Learn more about our experience and expertise.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

OUR FOUNDERS

The four founders made NPX a reality in May 2018 by bringing innovation in the nuclear industry to the forefront. Their mission was to make nuclear more sustainable, competitive, and a leader in energy technologies.

Founders

BHARATH NANGIA

Bharath has over 10 years of experience in the nuclear industry, with leadership experience at Bruce Power & OPG sites in the areas of Nuclear Refurbishment, Environmental Qualification, Engineering Change Control, Execution of EPC projects, Outages, and Project Management. He has proven experience with leading large organizations to successfully deliver major projects.

Chief Innovation Catalyst

GREGG STEWART

Gregg has over 20 years experience in leadership, engineering, research, & project delivery. He is a subject matter expert in materials & the aging & degradation of metallic systems, structures & components. He has led design engineering & on-site operations where he was responsible for executing design engineering, field engineering, safety, operations & refurbishment initiatives.

Chief Financial Officer

STEVE FERNANDES

Steve has +9 years experience in leading & supporting engineering, construction, & commissioning projects on major refurbishment campaigns such as the Bruce A Restart Project & Darlington Refurbishment Project & supported various projects focusing on mechanical & pressure boundary modifications supporting the Darlington Refurbishment’s critical path.

Innovation Projects

MARGARET MCBEATH

Margaret has 12+ years of experience in Human Resources and has led innovative and impactful HR programs and initiatives focused on talent development, training, DE&I, organizational development, and employee health and well-being. In 2021 Margaret was awarded HR Leader of the Year at the Canadian HR Awards.

People & Culture

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

The product development team focuses on transforming nuclear plant processes into digital applications to streamline procedures and operations, reduce time and cost, and increase ease of use.

Product Development

SOMAYAJI AYALASOMAYAJULA

Somayaji is an experienced Product Leader with over 7 years of experience in Reliability & Design Engineering, Commercial Operations, Business Intelligence & Product Management. He currently leads the Product Organization with over 35 product managers, designers, & developers. His team focuses on developing innovative software solutions to modernize processes and enable data-driven insights for our clients.

Product Visionary

RICHA SHAH

Richa is a data driven, agile Product Manager with over 6 years of experience in agile software development. She is currently the Product Management Lead and is focused on helping organizations leverage existing tools and technologies to successfully brining new and innovative products to market.

Product Management Lead

ALI AHMED

Ali is a PowerApps developer & has over 7 years experience as a nuclear engineer in the CANDU industry. He has extensive programming knowledge & experience with SQL, C++, VBS, Python, VBA, & Java. Ali has designed, built,& maintained numerous tools for nuclear power plant utilities, & has knowledge and experience in user-interface & user-experience designing.

Product Manager

ASHLEY DEMOUR

Ashley is a product manager with a passion for data, the Sharepoint platform & simplifying processes through automation & digitization. Her experience includes IT application support, data stewardship, business & cost analysis, engineering, & all things project management within the financial sector & nuclear industry. She is focused on developing & delivering valuable solutions in support of driving technological change.

Product Manager

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The project management team focuses on driving the end-to-end delivery of complex and innovative nuclear projects while ensuring these projects happen flawlessly - on time and on budget.

Project Management

TAM JEFFS

Tam has 25 years of experience in the nuclear industry, with leadership experience at OPG and Design service providers for Environmental Qualification, Engineering Change Control, Quality Management, Innovation, Execution of EPC projects, Project Management, Mentoring programs, & Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion initiatives.

Director, OPG Projects

KEVIN KIM

Kevin works as a co-lead & project manager for the MCR Innovation program, mainly in two areas: Innovation Tooling and Construction Improvement Program. Kevin works with our NPX team, clients, & innovation vendor partners to find solutions to reduce cost and schedule for future MCRs while improving productivity, safety, & radiation protection.

Innovation Catalyst

LU ZHENG

Lu is a high-energy, optimistic, and results-focused valve expert with 15 years’ experience in the nuclear industry. Lu is currently a Project Portfolio Manager at NPX on the OPG Projects team with a rigorous passion to bring project plans to realization.

OPG Projects Portfolio Manager

RENEE ST. PIERRE

Renee is currently supporting our MCR Unit 4 Cost and Schedule Reduction Program. Beginning her career in 2008, she has a strong project controls background including Cost, Schedule, Reporting, Outage Support, and Risk Management experience, and has a passion for providing mentorship to her team.

Innovation Catalyst

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The digital transformation team focuses on leading change in nuclear configuration management and operations towards data centric platforms that enhance efficiency and reduce cost.

Digital Tranformation

PETER SAUER

Peter has over 8 years of experience in the nuclear industry, focused on business intelligence & analytics in the areas of Engineering, Project Controls, Supply Chain, Maintenance, & Work Management. He also has experience working with various tools & their databases such as P6, Ecosys, ARM, Passport, Tempus, TIMS, Maximo, RIS, & Content Server.

Data Visionary

KSHITIJ AHUJA

Kshitij has worked in the nuclear industry for over 6 years with varied experience leading multi-disciplinary design & field engineering projects. In his current role, Kshitij is leading the Digital Transformation at Bruce Power as part of the Engineering Innovation Program to simplify, automate & augment processes and programs currently in place.

Director of Operations

THOMAS PRITCHARD

Thomas started in the Nuclear Industry in 2019, and now works with clients to help define a practical digital strategy that leverages existing standards such as ISO 19650 and CFIHOS. Thomas has led the development of a nuclear data model for an existing facility and continues to work with New Nuclear projects to enable a digital future for their operations.

OPG Digital Transformation Lead

TOPE OMOLE

Tope’s career in the nuclear industry began in 2017. She has worked in the nuclear, manufacturing, & construction industries in project controls & project management. As a Certified Scrum Master, she also loves working on Agile projects. Presently, Tope is working on BIM projects at NPX, overseeing the integration of existing BP systems into a single environment.

Product Manager

ENGINEERING

The engineering team focuses on revolutionizing equipment reliability and engineering processes through the use of technology, data analytics and streamlined processes.

Engineering

KEITH BROWN

Keith leads the Design Engineering team and has over 25 year’s experience in engineering projects. Dr. Brown’s expertise is in electrical & computer engineering, he holds a P.Eng. license (Ontario), and is a Fellow of both the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada.

Director, Design Engineering

NAVEEN JOSHY

Naveen is the lead for our internal X-Program department & works primarily with the Design Engineering team & the Engineering Programs team in building engineering solutions that lead to reduced complexity, increased safety, & productivity. He also manages STIG (our Boston Dynamics SPOT robot) and 3D printing projects within NPX.

Senior Innovation Catalyst

ERICA CULLITON

Erica is an accomplished Chemical Engineer (P.Eng) with a specialization in Process Controls. She holds expertise in working with multidisciplinary teams, assessment & monitoring of processes, & process improvement strategies.

Design Engineering Co-Lead

These are just some of our experts that make up our incredible team.

"We all support each other. It's a collaborative environment, everyone is very like-minded and we have a common, positive goal."

FUTURE OPS

The future OPS team focuses on making new nuclear projects successful through planning, construction and operations with a focus on innovation, efficiency, data strategy, and autonomous plant operation.

LINDSAY BRAITHWAITE

Lindsay began her nuclear career researching corrosion of materials for nuclear fuel disposal. Now, she leads projects focusing on cost-avoidance and right-sizing quality by optimizing in-station processes. She is also leading the NPX effort in driving innovation for new nuclear deployment.

Future OPS Lead

GORD FOUNTAIN

Gord has previously held the roles of Manager Plant Design at Pickering where he was also a licensed shift manager. His experience at various design agencies included VP Project & Engineering Director roles. He has expertise in design engineering, project management, configuration management, strategic & financial planning, technical support, & shift operation management.

Innovation Catalyst

Future

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