Previously, Mr. Thornton served as a mechanical engineer for Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering Services where he leveraged technology to solve complex business problems. Specifically, Mr. Thornton was the project manager for an obsolescence backlog project, accomplished the first reverse-engineering project at the establishment, performed 250+ equivalency evaluations replacing obsolete safety and non-safety components for nuclear power plants around North America, proposed optimized preventative maintenance strategies to several nuclear power plants, and more.