Larry Brede

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager

   UCOR

   Apr 2022 — Present · Oak Ridge, TN, US

   Site Integration and Cleanup Manager responsible for Deactivation and Demolition (D&D) operations at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Y-12 National Security Site, and Heritage Center. At ORNL, teams completed characterization of extremely high radiation dose hot cells; deactivation of various radioisotope laboratories, hot cells, and facilities, with including beryllium contaminated facilities; removal of two nuclear reactor vessels; and demolition of former nuclear reactor facilities. At Y-12, the team deactivated large former uranium and lithium enrichment facilities, including mercury removal and work in mercury atmospheres, and performed demolition of some of these legacy cold war facilities. At the Heritage Center (former East Tennessee Technology Park), led the final soil Remedial Action removal, completing the CERCLA cleanup activities at that site, leading to multiple opportunities to repurpose the site for long-term commercial use.

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  B.S., Economics

  1984 — 1988

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  M.S., Environmental Engineering

  1992 — 1994

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Dod
• Nuclear
• Policy
• Construction
• Government
• Process Engineering
• Project Planning
• Earned Value Management
• Project Management
• Team Building
• Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Military
• Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Environmental Awareness
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Risk Management
• Contract Management
• Waste Management
• Operations Management
• Program Management
• Remediation
• Waste
• Logistics
• Leadership
• Environmental Compliance