Experience

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  Marine corps recruiting

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1991

  Electronics maintenance supervisor - sergeant

  Served as a shift supervisor and electronics technician for micro-miniature troubleshooting, repair and testing for complex avionics equipment on several military aircraft. Served a six-month deployment to Iwakuni, Japan and provided direct avionics maintenance support during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Completed two years of college courses via night and weekend classes and worked part time in the commercial aerospace sector when military obligations permitted (off-duty). Qualified for Micro-Miniature Electronic Repair, Quality Assurance Inspector (QAI), and General Radiotelephone Operators License (GROL). Show less

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  Us navy

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2008

  Nuclear submarine officer - lieutenant commander (retired)

  Served in senior leadership positions listed below as a nuclear submarine officer - retired in 2008 after 20 years of successful military service. Responsibilities included operations, maintenance, training, quality assurance, readiness inspections, scheduling, etc. Certifications attained include Navy Nuclear Engineering Officer, Master Training Specialist (MTS), and Submarine Command Qualification. Awards include various achievement and commendation medals as well as the Meritorious Service Medal. * Submarine Squadron Two Material Officer (Groton, CT): led senior team in providing operational direction, technical assistance, oversight inspections, etc. for seven nuclear powered submarines. * Engineering Department Head - USS Nevada (Bangor, WA): lead manager for all nuclear and radiological matters (third in command) - the department consists of five separate divisions. * Submarine Tactics Instructor (Pearl Harbor, HI): led classroom and simulator training for submarine staff and officers (e.g. tactical planning, operations, communications, weapons, etc.). * Division Officer - USS La Jolla (Pearl Harbor, HI / Portsmouth, NH): directed and supervised complex nuclear operations as well as several major maintenance and technology insertion projects. * Naval Nuclear Power School Instructor (Orlando, FL): led classroom training and exam administration for students in physics, chemistry, materials, and radiological fundamentals. Show less

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  U.s. department of energy (doe)

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  Director / program manager

  Served in several senior leadership positions as a federal employee (GS-15) at the Hanford Site (largest and most complex cleanup site in DOE). The primary focus of DOE-ORP is on the radioactive and chemically complex waste stored in 177 underground storage tanks and on the design, construction, commissioning, and future operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). Certifications attained include Federal Project Director (FPD), Senior Technical Safety Manager (STSM), and Contracting Officers Representative (COR). 2012 - 2014: “One System” Division Director: lead for the DOE field office for all Tank Farms and WTP integration activities (e.g. project planning, technical reviews, contracting, risk management, communications, etc.). Integrated DOE National Laboratories into the One System organization (e.g. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory). 2010 - 2012:WTP Technical Operations Program Manager: served as the principal DOE advisor for commissioning readiness programs as well as the federal manager for multiple high-visibility R&D projects related to the WTP. Selected as the DOE lead for the “Waste Preconditioning” team focused on the technical requirements for waste feed from the Tank Farms to WTP. 2008 - 2010:Engineering Services Division Director: led a diverse team of engineers and scientists overseeing design and field work in Tank Farms Engineering (including Nuclear Safety) as well as Tank Farms and WTP interfaces and integration. Functional disciplines included mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation & control, chemistry, fire protection, etc. Show less

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  Vns federal services

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Director - business development

  Served in senior leadership positions with Kurion and subsequently with Veolia (Veolia acquired Kurion in 2016). Kurion was a small business focused on innovative technology research, development, and deployment for the nuclear waste remediation market in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, etc. Veolia is a large global company focused on infrastructure (e.g. water, energy) as well as waste management and environmental remediation – Veolia Nuclear Solutions (VNS) is the business unit within Veolia focused on the nuclear remediation market. 2017 - 2019: Director – Business Development: responsible for capture management for major opportunities in the federal sector (DOE and DOD). Includes overall strategy development, teaming negotiations, proposal management, technical writing, cost and schedule development, legal and compliance reviews, corporate approval, contracting, risk management, etc. 2014 - 2016: Director – High-Level Waste Tank Remediation: focus was on research, development and deployment of Kurion’s robotics, ion exchange, and vitrification technologies at major nuclear cleanup sites (e.g. Hanford, Savannah River). Led extensive lab testing of over a dozen ion exchange resin and media using Hanford and Savannah River tank waste simulants. Show less

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  Amentum

  Nov 2019 - now

  The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is completing construction and leading the startup and commissioning of more than 20 facilities to safely treat nuclear waste at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The waste that will be fed to WTP comes from 177 large underground storage tanks that contain approximately 55 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste remaining from the legacy nuclear weapons program. The WTP mission is urgent since more than one-third of the 177 underground storage tanks have already leaked, contaminating the subsurface and threatening the nearby Columbia River. The WTP will use vitrification technology to transform the incoming liquid waste into glass forms inside stainless steel canisters. In this glass form, the waste is stable and impervious to the environment, and its radioactivity will safely dissipate over time. While vitrification has been employed successfully at other radioactive waste clean-up sites, it has never been attempted at the scale of or on waste as complex as that stored at Hanford. The WTP Project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE’s most technically challenging clean-up projects. Show less The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is completing construction and leading the startup and commissioning of more than 20 facilities to safely treat nuclear waste at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The waste that will be fed to WTP comes from 177 large underground storage tanks that contain approximately 55 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste remaining from the legacy nuclear weapons program. The WTP mission is urgent since more than one-third of the 177 underground storage tanks have already leaked, contaminating the subsurface and threatening the nearby Columbia River. The WTP will use vitrification technology to transform the incoming liquid waste into glass forms inside stainless steel canisters. In this glass form, the waste is stable and impervious to the environment, and its radioactivity will safely dissipate over time. While vitrification has been employed successfully at other radioactive waste clean-up sites, it has never been attempted at the scale of or on waste as complex as that stored at Hanford. The WTP Project is the largest undertaking of its kind and one of DOE’s most technically challenging clean-up projects. Show less

  • Facility Readiness Manager

    May 2020 - now

  • Technical Advisor Support for WTP

    Nov 2019 - May 2020