• Directs and supervises the activities of 100+ engineers, students, technologists, technicians, and support staff; assigns and manages workloads and schedules; provides counsel and advice to junior staff and students; recommends and executes appropriate employment actions; implements lab operation quality standards and company policies to provide effective research planning and execution on multi-scaled R&D projects dealing with nuclear and power distribution & utilization• Coordinates member engagement, on-site visits and collaborative research among utilities, universities, national laboratories and private industry• Develops and implements lab proposals across multiple sectors and programs and tracks all laboratory budgets • Responsible for developing and implementing schedules, procedures and contracting needs• Develops and enforces cGMP policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient operation of lab and/or data infrastructure facilities along with reviews of all facility and project construction• Promotes lab and data infrastructure capabilities to internal and external clients; conducts post project execution evaluations to monitor and ensure customer performance standards and expectations are met or exceeded by EPRI lab personnel• Effectively schedules resources to assist in the timely and accurate completion of current projects• Conducts weekly site-wide lab safety meetings, implements EH&S policies, controls lab access and security, provides OSHA training for the laboratory staff, manages all Capital Projects/Assets and assists with facilities and equipment management

• Spearhead establishment of research teams responsible for QA/QC data collection, corrective action and internal audit validation and verification• Leader of proposal development teams in organic, pharmaceutical, and biological studies• QA/QC on raw materials, stability studies and development of patented chemicals• Technical trainer, manual developer, systems installer, and troubleshooter on all NDE/DE, analytical instrumentation and software for industry failures using workflow analysis• RFP and RFI co-leader on international regulations regarding the aging of chemicals and materials

• Serves on the Board of Visitors for the Dept. of Chemistry and writes regulations on laboratory safety from OSHA and reviews projects on biochemistry, organic, analytical, physical, polymer, and inorganic research programs• Assist graduate candidates with research regarding chemical analysis and sampling protocols

• Lecturer and laboratory instructor for the Natural and Behavioral Sciences Department• Updated course and lab materials, trained students in laboratory safety, and advised students• Ensured Bloodborne Pathogen, OSHA Laboratory and Biohazard compliance

• Managed INL’s nuclear analytical laboratories, oversaw 32 critical scientists, implemented a new Laboratory Management Information System, and wrote and awarded two LDRD proposals• Program management and metrics assessment leader; owner and generator of sampling policies and procedures including Conduct of Operation and Facility Safety Basis• Conducted analysis and radioisotopic separations of new nuclear fuels for advanced test reactors

• Managed 40 lithium/salt, nuclear, analytical, polymer, QA/QC, and manufacturing laboratories• Exemplary track record of success in the recruitment and mentoring of 28 critical staff that consistently produced under high stress environments on lithium/uranium enrichment, recovery, and production (metal and salt)• Lead proposal writer and director on government agency and commercial RFPs for strategic growth and future direction for the Division• Program management and metrics assessment leader; owner and generator of production policies and procedures including Conduct of Operations; facility safety basis; and Class 17 Quality Auditor of manufactured materials• Results-oriented Senior Project Manager (SPM) with 18 years of experience directing large scale projects for R&D and Production environments• SPM for the Core Surveillance Initiative to implement a second laboratory to increase production of analytical testing saving ~25% in labor costs and increased project schedule completion• Managed the QA/QC Program/Plan and was the QA/QC SME for the Division following ISO 9001, ISO 17025, NQA-1, 21 CFR, DOE QSM, DOE Order 414.1D, and 10 CFR 830• Designed and deployed new chemical and mechanical techniques and provided a problem-solving resource to customers with a primary focus on chemical analysis, manufacturing processes and materials, inspection, quality evaluation, surveillance, and productivity improvement• Led all section projects and ensured successful completion by creating project plans, removing barriers, ensuring necessary functional expertise, keeping communications clear, meeting milestones below or at budgets, and resolved conflicts by developing alternative solutions using Lean Concepts and workflow analysis processes• Collaborated and maintained cross-functional relationships with Business Development, Marketing, Engineering, Senior Management, and end clients at the universities and federal agencies

• Conducted R&D in chemistry on new chemical formulations and product development including optimization of production processes and design, QA/QC, raw material analysis, and shelf-life aging• Developed new analytical methods to support worker safety and increased throughput of biohazard, nuclear and toxic samples• Created databases for storage and retrieval of existing and newly-produced data, long-term aging studies, chemical compatibility of materials, and engineering analyses• Increased lab productivity, information accuracy, and improved consistency and communication with internal customers by implementing Six Sigma• Experienced on a wide variety of laboratory analytical systems and instrumentation including GC-MS-IR, HPLC, STA-MS (TGA, DTA, DSC), UV/VIS, Rheometry, ICP-OES/MS, FTIR, MS, NMR, SEM w/ EDS, digital microscopy, TMA, DVS, RUS, Raman, Instrons, elemental analysis, and other stability testing techniques• Hazardous Material Review Committee Chair – conducted analysis of all chemical sample hazards and implications of use in a laboratory setting

College of Technology – Advised Ph.D. and M.S. students with research involving development and economic benefits of coatings and lubricants for dental and medical tools, characterization of thermo-mechanical properties, and friction studies.