Rick Poland

Experience

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  Savannah River National Laboratory

  Jan 1986 - now

  Managing SRNL's Cybersecurity Programs Group whose mission is to expand the SRNL's cybersecurity research and development impact focusing primarily on the development of cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructure, industrial control systems, and the electrical grid. Managed a group of 28 research and development electrical and computer engineers and specialists as the team developed solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, data acquisition systems, electronic and embedded controller printed circuit boards, electro-mechanical systems, power systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and nuclear monitoring instrumentation. - Program Manager and Team Lead for International Safeguards Initiatives at SRNL for policy and technology related activities.- Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Federal Working Group on Industrial Digital Radiography, a group composed of x-ray industry leaders from government agencies and prime government contractors to resolve issues in the emerging digital x-ray industry. - Developed Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography x-ray systems for domestic facilities.- Chaired an enterprise-wide team of colleagues in several DR/CT related development projects. Manage a team of 16 engineers, technicians, and administrative personnel in the development of nondestructive examination systems for inspection of nuclear facilities and components. Develop custom instrumentation and data acquisition systems for process monitoring of nuclear facilities. Manage projects, develop business, and provide customer interface for all projects.

  • Manager - Cybersecurity Programs

    Feb 2020 - now

  • Manager - Instrumentation & Electrical Development

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Principal Technical Advisor - Global Security

    Jan 2008 - Mar 2015

  • Fellow Engineer - Engineered Equipment & Systems

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  • Manager - Nondestructive Examination Systems

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Principal Engineer - Equipment Engineering Section

    Jan 1986 - Jan 2001
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  Poland-Immel Engineering, LLP

  Jan 1999 - now

  Partner

  Management, Business Development, Design, and Manufacturing.Poland-Immel Engineering, LLP designs and manufactures custom process monitoring and control instrumentation solutions for manufacturing facilities.