ES&H AND OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• ES&H and Operations support and implementation experience at multiple National Laboratories LLNL, LANL, and AWE including nuclear facilities (LANL Plutonium Facility, LLNL Plutonium Facility, AWE Plutonium Facility, NNSS Device Assembly Facility)
• Expert level knowledge of 10 CFR 830 and interpretation/implementation at DOE/NNSA sites
• Significant experience with DOE O 425.1D Readiness Assessments (RAs) (participation in 25+ RAs)
• Experience developing vision and execution strategy to achieve ES&H and operational goals
• Experience interacting with senior management and external stakeholders (e.g., DOE, DNFSB)
• Significant personnel, systems, and process management experience developed via leading the LLNL ES&H Engineered Safety Department (~140 employees), LLNL Nuclear Safety Functional Area (~60 employees), and the rebuild of LANL Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Program (~35 engineers)
• Extensive collaboration and connections with other DOE/NNSA and international sites in multiple safety disciplines
• International and domestic operational and experimental experience including work in the United Kingdom and France
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Engineered Safety Department Manager              Sep 2022 - Present
Environment, Safety, & Health Directorate

• Provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and personnel administration to the ES&H Engineered Safety Department consisting of the functional areas: Conduct of Operations, Nuclear Safety, Packaging & Transportation, Safety Engineering, and Work Planning & Control.
• Manage consistency and effectiveness across the Engineered Safety functional areas to ensure delivery of data-driven, cost-effective, and reliable support to Laboratory customers to enable safe and compliant mission execution.
• Liaise with Laboratory operating organizations and DOE Livermore Field Office (LFO) partners on regulatory interpretation to resolve highly unusual, complex and/or sensitive technical issues impacting Laboratory operations.
• Serve as an integral member of the ES&H Directorate senior management team to formulate and execute high level goal setting and strategic planning and serve as a key advisor to Laboratory senior management on issues of safety.
• Champion increased development of ES&H R&D capabilities and funding and increased student programs to attract, develop, and retain highly skilled technical staff within the ES&H AD.
• Serve as a key advisor to Directorate and Laboratory senior management on broad issues of safety.
  

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Acting ES&H Programs Department Manager            Dec 2021 -  Sep 2022
Environment, Safety, & Health Directorate

• Provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and personnel administration to the ES&H Programs Department consisting of the functional areas: Environmental, Nuclear Safety, Occupational Medicine, Packaging & Transportation, Radiation Protection, Safety Engineering, Work Planning & Control, and Worker Safety & Health.
• Manage consistency and effectiveness across the eight ES&H Programs functional areas to ensure delivery of data-driven, cost-effective, and reliable support to Laboratory customers to enable safe and compliant mission execution.
• Liaise with Laboratory operating organizations and DOE Livermore Field Office (LFO) partners on regulatory interpretation to resolve highly unusual, complex and/or sensitive technical issues impacting Laboratory operations.
• Serve as a key advisor to Directorate and Laboratory senior management on broad issues of safety.
  

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Nuclear Safety Functional Area Manager              July 2020 - Dec 2021
Environment, Safety, & Health Directorate

• Provide overall leadership, direction, technical oversight, and personnel administration to the Nuclear Safety Functional Area consisting of the NCS Division, Packaging & Transportation Safety Program, and Safety Basis Division.
• Manage the delivery of innovative, data-driven, cost-effective, compliant, and reliable nuclear safety and packaging and transportation safety practices.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Nuclear Material Packaging for Storage (DOE M 441.1-1) and Startup/Restart of Nuclear Facilities (DOE O 425.1D) including managing the LLNL Readiness Program.
  
• Assist with the implementation of nuclear facility safety requirements (DSA/TSRs) by leading LLNL Independent Verification Review efforts.
• Serve as an integral member of the ES&H Directorate senior management team to formulate and execute high level goal setting and strategic planning.
• Serve as a key advisor to Directorate and Laboratory senior management on broad issues of Nuclear Safety.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Nuclear Operations Integration Manager               July 2018 - July 2020
Nuclear Operations Directorate

• Act as a technical expert for the Laboratory in implementing DOE directives related to nuclear facility operations, and as a liaison with the Livermore DOE Field Office (LFO) on regulatory interpretation.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Startup or Restart of Nuclear Facilities (DOE O 425.1D) including managing the LLNL Readiness Review Program.
• Act as the Laboratory SME for Nuclear Maintenance (DOE O 433.1B), Cognizant System Engineering and Configuration Management (DOE O 420.1C), & Nuclear Material Packaging for Storage (DOE M 441.1-1).
• Assist with the implementation of nuclear facility safety requirements (DSA/TSRs) by leading LLNL Independent Verification Review efforts.
• Provide expert level technical knowledge and institutional program leadership in nuclear operations to resolve complex technical issues involving multiple stakeholders.
• Serve as an integral member of the Nuclear Operations Management Team to formulate and execute high level goal setting and strategic planning for the Directorate.

Los Alamos National Laboratory                   Los Alamos, NM
Division Leader              Oct 2015 - July 2018
Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Division

• Advise, assist, and represent Laboratory Management to internal/external stakeholders on NCS and the impacts of changes to DOE Orders/Standards and American Nuclear Society Standards.
• Interface with the Los Alamos Site Office and Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board on all NCS matters.
• Oversee the development of NCS evaluations that satisfy the requirements of national standards, governmental regulations, and organizational policies for significant quantity fissionable material operations
• Lead NCS efforts in DOE 425.1 RAs including developing pre-assessment strategies, interfacing with assessment team, factual accuracy reviews, developing corrective action plans, and completing necessary corrective actions
• Direct the daily administration of the NCS Division including assignment of work, training and development, monitoring performance, participation in the performance appraisal process, and financial management

Los Alamos National Laboratory                   Los Alamos, NM
Criticality Safety Analyst IV              Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Division

• Provide NCS support in developing and implementing criticality safety evaluations and controls for resumption of significant material quantity operations at the LANL Plutonium Facility (PF-4)

• Consult NCS management on division policies and procedures to enhance NCS Program effectiveness
• Confer with PF-4 programmatic and facility management to augment their understanding of NCS controls and streamline control language for easy adoption by operations personnel
• Mentor junior NCS staff through discussion on topics important to NCS and one on one interaction

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Weapons and Complex Integration Criticality Safety  Manager              Oct 2012 - Sep 2014
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD)

• Manage NCS analysis and support for LLNL operations involving significant quantities of special nuclear material including those occurring at the LLNL Plutonium Facility, LLNL Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, and Nevada National Security Site.
• Ensure programmatic requests are accommodated while maintaining compliance with DOE regulations and performance metrics
• Maintain work schedule and prioritize staff assignments to meet institutional requirements
• Maintained 100% compliance with all WCI NCS performance goals since assuming management position

Atomic Weapons Establishment                   Aldermaston, United Kingdom
Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer              Mar 2012 - October 2012
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD)

• Participate in Joint Working Group 30 Exchange under the auspices of the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement
• Enhance understanding of NCS in various facility types and phases of life unavailable at any single NNSA site including: Uranium Processing , New Build, Decommissioning, Waste Reprocessing, and Weapon Assembly
• Publish comparison between US and UK regulatory systems and the effects on NCS assessment effort
• Benchmark training program guidance for US and UK NCS personnel qualification programs
• Analyze capability gaps between US NNSA and UK Monte Carlo analytical methods
• Provide knowledge transfer and training for junior staff at AWE through lectures on topics important to NCS and one on one interaction
• Act as liaison for UK participation in Godiva characterization efforts and future international exercises

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer            Sep 2007 - Mar 2012
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD)

Major Projects:
Manage personnel, projects, and budget for LLNL NCS Division Work for Others funding (Jan 2011 – Mar 2012):

• Acquire additional streams of funding through proposals, consultations, and providing technical solutions
• Completed design and initial fabrication of the Inherently Safe Subcritical Assembly (ISSA)
• R&D of nuclear safety equipment and data (international nuclear accident dosimetry experiments, nuclear training assembly fabrication, handbook data)

Manage team, projects, and budget for Nevada National Security Site NCS Support (Dec 2009 – Jan 2011):

• Assisted in successful transfer of Los Alamos TA-18 materials to the Device Assembly Facility
• Provided NCS support in restart of Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER)

General Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

• Qualified NCS Engineer (DOE-STD-1135-99)
• Author NCS evaluations for operations at the Nevada National Security Site and LLNL
• Utilize Monte-Carlo transport codes for calculations to support NCS evaluations
• Develop NCS accident exercise scenario and serve as controller and evaluator of response
• Review NCS portion of Safety Analysis Report for Packaging documentation
• Teach Fundamentals of Criticality Safety course

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory                   Livermore, CA
Nuclear Criticality Safety Scholar              June 2006 - May 2007
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD)

• Performed calculations using MCNP, COG, and SCALE to assist NCS engineers
• Study numerous DOE, ANS, and IAEA publications related to NCS
• Seminars: Nuclear Weapons, Supercomputing, National Ignition Facility, Advanced Features of MCNP5

Bay Area Air Quality Management District            San Francisco, CA
Air Quality Engineering Intern              July 2005 - May 2006

• Draft air pollution evaluations for companies in the San Francisco Bay Area applying for permits to operate diesel engines
• Communicate with clients regarding application and evaluation process
• Workshops: Natural Gas Engine Attachments, Abatement Devices, Teamwork, Workplace Leadership

EDUCATION

PhD - Nuclear Engineering, (In Progress)
University of California, Berkeley
Nuclear Engineering GPA - 4.00
Member of Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society

MS - Nuclear Engineering, December 2009
University of California, Berkeley
Nuclear Engineering GPA - 3.85
Member of Alpha Nu Sigma Honor Society

BS - Nuclear Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, May 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Nuclear Engineering GPA - 3.56
Mechanical Engineering GPA - 3.49

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Nuclear Society
  

CLEARANCES

• Active DOE Q Clearance - UK Equivalent: Secret Atomic Principle