FMSAA
Hall Of Fame
Captain George L. Cava, USNR, Class of 1976
Facilities Manager,US Dept. of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Office
Previous Experience:
- Project Manager, Westinghouse Savannah River Company
- Managed three Savannah River Site's High Level Liquid Radioactive Waste environmental projects from conceptual design to facility start-up including the $168M High Level Waste Evaporator Replacement Project.
- Supervised multi-discipline technical and financial teams to track, monitor, and report project progress.
- Implemented Configuration Control Processes to manage project technical changes within cost and schedule baselines
- Engineering Design Group Manager, Westinghouse Corporation
- Supervised 8 electrical and 8 mechanical engineers to maintain various nuclear chemical process equipment.
- Verified Mechanical and Electrical System modifications conformed to Nuclear Regulatory Standards.
- Developed and Implemented Nuclear Safety and Technical Training Programs for junior engineers
- Captain, United States Navy
- USS Saratoga (Aircraft Carrier)-Assistant Engineering Officer
Responsible for the operation, repair and maintenance of eight high pressure boilers, four 70,000 horsepower main engines, eight electrical generators, air compressors and auxiliary heating, ventilation & air conditioning units. Supervised 350 personnel. - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard- Assistant Repair Officer
Responsible for the overhaul, repair, and conversion of naval vessels including coordinating the efforts of 17 Metal Trade Shops - USS Stein (Destroyer)- Assistant Engineering Officer
Responsible for the operation, repair and maintenance of two high pressure boilers, one 35,000 horsepower main engine, three electrical generators, air compressors and auxiliary heating, ventilation & air conditioning units. Supervised 50 personnel.
Selected Achievments:
- Provided technical design analysis to correct the Savannah River Site's Boiler Ash Removal System malfunctions, returning the system back to service after a five year down time period
- Served as the Savannah River Site's Lead Project Engineer to design a public-operated sanitary landfill located on federal property as part of a joint venture with the five local county governments
- Established maintenance monitoring program for the Savannah River Site Tritium Facility Diesel Generators to improve the reliability of these critical machines
- Project Manager for the $55M Decommissioning & Dismantling of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor Project
- Naval Reserve Commanding Officer assignments include a Ship Maintenance Unit, a Shipyard Repair Unit, and a Naval Weapons Handling Unit
Education:
- SUNY Maritime College (BE, Marine Engineering)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineering)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Mechanical Engineering)
Professional Affiliations:
Captain, United States Naval Reserve
Licenses:
- USCG Unlimited 3rd Assistant Engineers License
- Professional Engineer: New York, New Jersey and Washington States
Personal:
Captain Cava tutors students in Math, Calculus and Physics at Mercer
County Community College.