Jim Mateyack
Quality assurance
Fermilab, United States

I’ve always been curious to find out what makes things work. As a young kid I wasn’t afraid to take things apart. In high school, I took a TV apart to fix it—but of course I made it worse. I have a degree in electronic engineering and management information systems. I’ve worked on quality assurance in telecommunications for many years. I joined the LBNF/DUNE project in 2018. There are a lot of specifications that contractors need to follow. I work on procedures, work instructions, checklists, and related items. The APA modules for the DUNE far detector are almost 24 feet long. How do you get an APA down the mile-deep shaft and into the detector cavern without putting stress on the thousands of wires inside the module? I like working with the people on this project. It’s a collaborative effort.