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mission by programming and executing crucial infrastructure projects across the enterprise, aimed at modernizing our outdated infrastructure to meet the demands of today’s expanding mission.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 [...]
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator (PDA) Frank Rose hosted a visit by a delegation of Government of Finland senior officials at the NNSA national security laboratories: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The trip lasted from March 4-8 and sought to achieve three goals: 1) strengthening Finland’s Ministry of Foreign [...]
What is the best part about your job?The people! I feel lucky that I get to work with some of the smartest people in the world and that I’m continuously learning from them. I’m a curious person and I love that I’ll never stop learning in this field.What is your proudest accomplishment while working at [...]
Who is someone that inspires you and why?I am fortunate to have many people in my life whom I admire but I’d say it starts with my two grandmothers. One was only able to complete an eighth grade education, while the other entered undergraduate studies at 16. They grew up a world apart, but both [...]
What is the best part about your job?The best part about my job is the team. I’ve been privileged to work with NNSA’s Office of Defense Nuclear Security. I have worked with some of these individuals for years and really appreciate the support I receive in my current position. Their support has taught me so [...]
What did you study in school and how did it impact you personally and professionally?I graduated from Clemson University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. At Clemson University, I studied chemical engineering which is so much more than just chemistry and math! It includes physics, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and calculus. [...]
