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Originally constructed in 1963, the NNSS power distribution system was well beyond its useful design life and warranted enhancement and replacement in the site’s Mission Corridor; the 138kV project modernized the power lines and poles from Mercury Switching Center to Tweezer Substation. Operations continued without disruption during project execution.Throughout this project, NNSA designed, constructed, replaced, and [...]

What led you to a career in nuclear security?My Ph.D. research topic was related to underground nuclear explosion monitoring while I was a researcher at the national monitoring center in Turkey.What is the best part about your job?I am motivated and get satisfaction out of making technical contributions to challenging problems in nuclear security. Collaboration [...]

Tell us something interesting about yourself. My time in the U.S. Air Force was so amazing. Due to my stellar performance, they selected me to receive an incentive flight in a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet. That was the thrill of a lifetime, truly exhilarating! During my assignment to the American Embassy Japan, they selected me to serve [...]

What is the best part about your job? Everything – I love the people that I work with.  Everyone is so nice and helpful. I like working with the attorneys at the laboratories, as well as Headquarters. I’m fortunate to be involved with innovation, cutting edge science and new technologies, supercomputing, quantum energy, chip fabrication, and potential [...]

What is your proudest accomplishment while working at NNSA?I helped draft the legislation that gave the Secretary the authority to mitigate threats from unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The legislation was passed in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, and we are working to further expand it this year. The authority is now more important than [...]

Rose then met with the Secretary-General of the Thai Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP), Dr. Pasit Lorterapong, to discuss the importance of nuclear safety and security. Rose and Lorterapong discussed the need for broader regional cooperation among ASEAN states in nuclear safety. Lorterapong and OAP offered to bolster the commitment to nuclear safety across [...]

What is your personal background and how has it shaped you and your approach to your career?Prior to NNSA, I spent many years in small business and government contracting. While working for an aerospace engineering firm, I worked with contracts, procurements, management training, IT, Human Resources, financial reporting, and budgeting. Working in a small business [...]

How do you support NNSA? I am currently the NNSA Budget Deputy where we manage the full lifecycle of NNSA program funding. We build the official budget documents and justifications that are submitted by the Office of Management and Budget to Congress to request funding for NNSA programs. We also lead the financial processes that make [...]

What is your personal background, and how has that shaped you and your approach to your career? My parents divorced when I was very young, and both my mom and my dad moved around a lot when I was a kid. I’d spend the school year with my mom and the summers with my dad. As [...]

How do you support NNSA? I contribute to NNSA’s mission by programming and executing crucial infrastructure projects across the enterprise, aimed at modernizing our outdated infrastructure to meet the demands of today’s expanding mission. It’s my responsibility to collaborate with experts to translate their insights and requirements into tangible solutions through new construction, repair, or acquisition [...]