Bio
Preston Kelly has been a Systems Engineer with the US ITER Project since June of 2020. He is a certified Engineer in Training (EIT) with 17+ years of experience encompassing the fields of requirements management, nuclear fusion, technical document authoring, proton therapy system development, verification/validation engineering, pharmaceutical/medical device compliance and testing, and quality assurance.
Mr. Kelly's role at US ITER is to collaborate with WBS Team Leads and their engineering teams to facilitate the achievement of a successful system by ensuring technical requirements are met and all deliverables have been completed. He has worked with multiple US ITER teams on various systems, including the Vacuum system, Ion Cyclotron Heating (ICH) system, Electron Cyclotron Heating (ECH) system, Tokamak Cooling Water system (TCWS), and the Central Solenoid system. He has also served in the TPO role.
Preston is detail-oriented, yet adaptive, with strong communication, presentation, and computer skills. He is currently working towards his INCOSE CSEP certification.
Professional Experience
Systems Engineer
- ORNL, 2020 - Present
Systems Engineer II
- ProNova Solutions, 2015 - 2020
Validation Engineer
- Commissioning Agents Inc. (CAI), 2009 - 2014
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2002 - 2007
- BSBME, Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Materials Science Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2007 - 2009
- Master of Science (M.S.), Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Professional Service
Certifications & Training
- OSHA 10 Hour Safety Course, General Industry
- Microsoft Excel 2013 Certification
- Programmable Logic Controllers 24-Hour Certificate of Training
- Internal Auditor Training to Principles and Practices of Auditing ISO 19011, ISO 13485:2016, EN ISO 13485:2016, and FDA QSR; 21CFR Part 820
- Certified Medical Device Compliance Professional (CMDCP)
Professional Affiliations
Member of INCOSE - International Council on Systems Engineering since 2020