Steven Little

About Steven Little

Senior nuclear operations, maintenance, and facilities executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience in high-consequence, highly regulated environments. Career spans U.S. Navy nuclear operations, Department of Energy nuclear facilities, and senior executive roles leading large, complex organizations with significant safety, regulatory, and public accountability.My leadership strength is centered on process discipline, program development, and organizational accountability. I have consistently focused on building and sustaining strong work control, corrective action, configuration management, and performance improvement programs that enable technically complex organizations to operate safely, conservatively, and reliably under scrutiny.I believe the most effective leaders are those who surround themselves with strong technical and operational experts, empower them to speak openly, and provide the governance, structure, and expectations that support sound decision-making. My role has always been to ensure clarity of accountability, reinforce conservative standards, and maintain trust with regulators, stakeholders, and the workforce.Throughout my career, I have led union and non-union organizations of up to 1,500 personnel, managed budgets exceeding $150 million, and remained personally accountable for safety culture, operational readiness, and long-term stewardship in environments where failure is not an option.Veteran, United States Navy.

Experience

1. Plant Maintenance Manager

   Amentum

   Jan 2021 — Present · Richland, WA, US

   Lead maintenance, work control, material control, and warehousing organizations supporting commissioning and operations of a large DOE nuclear facility. Responsible for organizational leadership, budgeting, operational readiness, and disciplined execution in a high-hazard, highly regulated environment.

Education

• Excelsior University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  1992 — 1995

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Certificate, Leadership Success for Manufacturing Site Leaders

  2010

Skills

• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Integration
• Project Engineering
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Maintenance Management
• Proposal Writing
• Nuclear
• Security Clearance
• Operations Management
• Isms
• Cmms
• Navy
• Power Plants
• Quality Assurance
• Engineering
• Contract Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Construction
• Engineering Management
• Facilities Management
• Business Development
• Dod
• Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional
• Six Sigma
• Energy
• Earned Value Management
• Program Management
• Nuclear Engineering