John Weidert

Proven Experience

John Weidert is a mechanical engineer and has over forty years of experience in the design, construction, testing, startup, and operation of commercial, U.S. naval, and Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities. His core areas of expertise are in general management, nuclear safety and engineering, and project management.

Mr. Weidert’s DOE experience includes the development of conceptual project studies, facility design, construction, testing, startup, operations, maintenance, and safety program development and implementation. He has held roles of increasingly broader responsibilities starting as the WRAP System Engineer, then as a WRAP Facility and Project Engineer, moving into the role of WRAP Facility Engineering Manager and recently serving as the Director of Engineering for Mission Support Alliances Central Engineering.

Mr. Weidert has been contracted to the DOE Office of River Protection Safety Basis Review Team supporting the review of the Waste Treatment Plant safety basis documents on behalf of ISMSolutions, Inc. His efforts have been concentrated on startup operations and the development and implementation of the first-of-its-kind Chemical Safety Management Program supporting implementation of a DOE-STD-1228 safety basis.

Mr. Weidert is a Project Management Professional.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University and a Washington State EIT Certificate #8591. 

Sustainable Results

Mr. Weidert’s recent accomplishments have been concentrated on the Waste Treatment Plant startup operations and the development and implementation of the first-of-its-kind Chemical Safety Management Program supporting implementation of a DOE-STD-1228 safety basis for the DOE Office of River Protection Safety Basis Review Team.

During his tenure as the MSA Director of Central Engineering, Mr. Weidert managed engineering personnel in Design & Drafting, Projects Engineering, Central Engineering, and Fire Protection organizations.  He developed the Hanford tower inspection standard and implemented a tower inspection program; initiated a program for developing Statements of Work, evaluating proposals, awarding contracts, monitoring vendor performance, and processing invoices for multiple design/build subcontracts.  Additionally, Mr. Weidert managed the development of several site-wide engineering support infrastructure elements including an electronic work process flow, fire needs analyses, and fire maintenance programs.