Richland, Wash. - EM has named Brian Vance the new manager for its Office of River Protection at the Hanford Site.
Vance has more than 30 years of leadership experience, serving in key roles with Westinghouse and AREVA, and as a career submarine officer. He has served in Department of Defense acquisition programs and the Navy nuclear propulsion program. He recently held the position of director of the 300-296 Remote Soil Excavation Project for Hanford cleanup contractor CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company.
“I know he will be able to leverage his skills and expertise to assist ORP in maintaining the strong momentum now underway to address the Hanford tank waste mission and continue making progress on the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, " Acting Assistant EM Secretary Jim Owendoff said.
A retired captain from the Navy, Vance held leadership positions for lifecycle stages of projects from concept through sustainment. He also served as program manager for the Navy’s Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems and the Submarine Combat and Weapons Control programs, and as commander of the Naval Submarine Support Command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Vance has a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. He is certified as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute.
He replaces Kevin Smith, who retired from federal service in late September. Deputy Manager Ben Harp had been acting as the ORP manager.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
