Solutions for OT, IT and Quality Assurance
Our expertise - quality affecting and safety significant systems and software, built for the DOE Complex and its Contractors
What We Do
Built for companies with the highest standards, including yours.
InfoTech NorthStar may seem new, but we’ve been active in the DOE-Complex since 1996. You may have heard of some of the projects we’ve supported also. Like the Tank Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system that recently went ‘hot’ at the Hanford Tank Farms. Or the eTools software packages utilized at the Hanford Tank Farms and at the Hanford 222-S Laboratory to provide mission critical administrative tracking for TSRs and other data acquisition systems. Our Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems are utilized on a daily basis, with 30+ applications! InfoTech NorthStar stands ready to assist on your important task!
OT and IT
OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (OT) - PLC and DCS Design and programming, HMI Design and programming, including ABB and Allen-Bradley - Safety Software design and development, and full Software QA Lifecycle documentation, - UL 508A panel design and component selection, full skid design and delivery available on request - Instrumentation and Control Systems Design, Instrumentation Specification and Design - Licensed Electrical and Control System Engineering Services - Drawing preparation: P&ID, Loops, Electrical Elementaries, communications, general arrangements, one-lines, Setpoint calculations - Factory Acceptance Test, Construction Acceptance Testing, Operations Acceptance testing, Procedure development - ISA-84 / IEC-61508 Safety Instrumented System Design, SIL Calculation experts on staff, FMEA studies
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) - Full software lifecycle practices, including AGILE, for development of functional solutions to your Company’s QAP requirements - Full .NET web-based (mobile), full-stack, software development phases for greenfield (new) applications utilizing Angular, ASP.NET, MicroServices, .NET Core, C# and JavaScrfipt, including validation and testing, and start-up/training of users - Rigorous configuration management and build process to support maintenance of existing applications - Experienced in database design and implementation including SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS - Experienced in Entity Framework (EF), AWS, Microsoft Azure (Cloud-based, Fed-certified)
Software Quality Assurance and Enterprise Architecture
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE - ASME NQA-1 including subpart 2.7, DOE Order 414.1-D, DOE G 414.1-4, Safety Software Guide for Use with 10 CFR 830, Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements, and DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance -Expert level on Safety Software/SQA for OT, including SQA for high level Nuclear Waste processing facilities and purpose-built tank side assemblies and skids -Expert level on Safety Software/SQA for IT, including SQA for administrative and tracking of technical safety requirements (TSR) for operational high level Nuclear Waste processing facilities and sites for purpose-built tank side assemblies and skids -SQA Program reviews, studies and preparation assistance including full refactoring -SQA Surveillance and Audit support preparation assistance and defense
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE - Implementation of a company’s Enterprise Architecture using the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) to support DOE Order 200-1A. - Includes FEAF taxonomy for business/data/application/infrastructure categorizations - Experience with EA software such as ABACUS software features and functionality, reporting, and modeling; data interpretation and analytics. - Guidance and consulting for related strategies and Enterprise Architect (EA) management for communication(s) planning and process maturity for both EA and data management practices PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ALL IT AND OT TASK-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS -Budget, Planning and Schedule support -Status and project team integration support - Facilitation of project meetings utilizing Value Engineering and Systems Engineering Techniques