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Expert has participated in designing and developing nuclear weapons, including new concepts and manufacturing processes. He has participated in many design reviews of weapon designs. He was a member of a Red Team that evaluated technology and the status of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile for the Annual Assessment Report that all three Nuclear Weapons Laboratories signed. This is part of a Congressional mandate that requires the National Laboratories to yearly certify the reliability and safety of the nuclear weapons stockpile to the President. He was a member of a Red Team evaluating the new nuclear weapon warhead designs being considered for the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program.

Expert was the LLNL representative on the Safety Evaluation for Dismantlement Project for nuclear weapon operations at the Pantex Plant. He was the Laboratory member of the NNSA Standing Management Team that coordinated production and dismantlement efforts at Pantex. He was the LLNL principal in developing the SS-21 (Seamless Safety for the 21st Century) process for Pantex weapon operations and the more recent Integrated Safety Process. He was the LLNL Weapons Program representative supporting DNFSB Recommendations, specifically the 93-6 finding on maintaining weapon design technical competence.

Expert was part of a strategy team that made recommendations to the NNSA on the complex of the future. This was in response to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board report on the Nuclear Weapons Complex Infrastructure (Overskei Report). He knows the policies of the US regarding nuclear weapons and potential new designs and the NNSA plan to consolidate the complex by 2030. He has been active in special reviews of the UK Weapons Program upon their request and has some knowledge of other countries' weapons programs.

Expert has helped develop concepts for a new nuclear arsenal to replace the cold war weapon systems. He has briefed STRATCOM on various issues concerning potential nuclear strategies and developed a new concept of certification of nuclear weapons that would be much cheaper and use the multi-billion dollar investment made by the NNSA on Stockpile Stewardship. He served as the Weapons Program representative for developing positions and options on a potential START III treaty. He was involved in assessing the future of Nuclear Weapons with respect to numbers and content in light of the new global threats and has prepared and given briefings to the Department of Defense (STRATCOM).

The Lawrence Livermore National Lab Director appointed Expert a Senior Scientific Advisor on the LLNL weapons accident response team. He was responsible for acting as the LLNL Director in a Nuclear Weapons accident and managing the LLNL emergency response team in the field. Expert also received extensive media training and has participated in many exercises both in the US and overseas.

Expert served as the Weapons Program Manager for all LLNL personnel assigned to the Pantex Plant. He assigned LLNL technical personnel to be responsible for the various working groups supporting NNSA dismantlement activities. He was responsible for the quality of LLNL-designed equipment for use at the Pantex Plant on Nuclear Weapon operations. He participated in extensive safety reviews with regard to nuclear explosive safety.

He was an advisor to a major corporation bidding on the Nevada Test Site M&O Contract. He provided expertise to the bidding group on the interactions required between the M&O Contractor and the National Nuclear Laboratories. He participated in preparing the Key Individuals for the contract awards oral presentation. He was a member of a Red Team that evaluated the technology and status of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile for the Annual Assessment Report that all three Nuclear Weapons Laboratories sign. This is part of a Congressional mandate that requires the National Laboratories to yearly certify the reliability and safety of the nuclear weapons stockpile to the President. He was part of a strategy team that made recommendation to NNSA on the complex of the future. This was in response to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board report on the Nuclear Weapons Complex Infrastructure (“Overskei” report). He was a member of a Red Team that is evaluating the new nuclear weapon warhead designs that are being proposed for the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program.