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Dr. J. Robert Merriman
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Dr. Merriman is a senior manager with special expertise in resolving
issues relating to management, national security, energy and the
environment.
Dr. Merriman has a very prestigious track record in private industry
including serving as President and CEO of M4 Environmental Management,
Inc., co-founded by Martin Marietta Corporation to deploy specialized
technology applicable to major governmental environmental problems,
including the processing of nuclear fuel cycle wastes.
Previously, Dr. Merriman held a variety of senior management positions
with Martin Marietta (and its predecessor, Union Carbide) in the Oak
Ridge, TN and Paducah, KY uranium enrichment facilities. His
responsibilities during a thirty-year career in the nuclear fuel cycle
included fundamental R&D work as an individual technical contributor;
operations planning; engineering, design and construction management;
plant operations and maintenance; leadership of multi-hundred million
dollar R&D programs, business and strategic planning; and international
marketing of fuel cycle services.
Dr. Merriman also served as Associate Director of the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, where he was responsible for the Laboratory’s nuclear and
engineering programs and the Oak Ridge work in advanced isotope
separation. In 1989, he was named Vice President for Martin Marietta
Energy Systems activities in a number of applied technology programs
sponsored by the Department of Energy and other federal agencies. In 1992,
he was named Vice President for Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management Programs, integrating these activities across all five Energy
Systems facilities in Oak Ridge, Paducah and Portsmouth, OH. In 1993, he
was named Senior Vice President of Martin Marietta Energy Systems; in this
capacity, he had responsibility for operations of the 15,000-person,
multi-site, multi-program company.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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1997-Present: Private Consultant |
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Consultant in management, energy, national security
and environmental fields. |
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| 1994-1997: President and CEO, M4
Environmental, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Led development stage company from its founding to
$30M in revenues within 2 years, prior to the company’s reacquisition
by its owners. |
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Established market presence and contracts in all
target market segments, including DOE, DOD, and other federal and
commercial customers. |
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Built and started up first-of-a-kind processing
systems for mixed and radioactive wastes. |
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Achieved critical regulatory determinations. |
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Created a team widely recognized as one of the best in
the industry. |
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| 1993 – 1994: Senior Vice President,
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Served as chief operating officer for a 15,000 person
company with 5 major sites in 3 states and programs including
environmental cleanup, production, engineering and basic science and
technology. |
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Led the successful negotiation of incentive
contracting and environmental liability provisions, resulting in
extension of the company’s contract with DOE. |
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Accomplished numerous significant performance and
systems improvements including cost reductions, environmental
compliance improvements and managerial and staff development. |
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Director, Martin Marietta Utility Services, the
company responsible, under subcontract to USEC, for operation of the
U. S. Gaseous Diffusion Plants at Paducah, KY and Portsmouth, OH and
for significant support to the laser isotope separation program. |
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| 1989-1993: Vice President, Martin
Marietta Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Established and led the company-wide environmental
management activity, an $800M program encompassing environmental
restoration and waste management at all 5 Energy Systems sites. The
scope involved over 1000 waste sites, many on the NPL, over 200
inactive buildings and numerous specialized waste treatment systems,
including the country’s only mixed waste/toxic waste incinerator. |
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Developed new missions in applied technology,
environmental technology and work for other federal agencies that
provided a basis for rebuilding the declining 4000-person K-25 gaseous
diffusion site organization as a strong contributing member of the DOE
complex. |
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Instituted important performance improvement processes
which resulted in substantial increases in customer satisfaction and
significant cost reductions. |
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Directed the turn-around of critical programs,
including the restart of the mixed waste incinerator. |
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Served as the Energy Systems Ethics Officer and
established the activity as the one considered by corporate officials
as the best ethics program in Martin Marietta. |
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| 1987-1989: Associate Director, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Directed major, highly diversified ($200M annually)
programs in the nuclear and engineering technology areas at ORNL,
including programs in reactor technology, nuclear safety, fuel
reprocessing, defense and space technologies, waste treatment, and
robotics and intelligent systems |
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Led ORNL and Martin Marietta activities in the
national laser isotope separation program, with focus on Atomic Vapor
Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS).
* In conjunction with LLNL, established an AVLIS deployment plan that
was highly regarded by Martin Marietta, LLNL and DOE. |
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| 1985-1987: Vice President, Martin
Marietta Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Established uranium enrichment marketing organization
which supported DOE’s contracting efforts in all areas of the
activity, ranging from market analysis and research to direct
interaction with international customers and sales support. DOE’s
customer base involved over 100 nuclear reactors in the United States,
Europe and the Far East. |
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Helped DOE introduce a new contract and recapture
market share in this highly competitive, $3B international market. |
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Directed all Martin Marietta efforts in support of the
national AVLIS program. |
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| 1981-1985: Director, Enrichment
Technology and Production, Union Carbide and Martin Marietta, Oak
Ridge, TN |
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Responsible for a wide variety of R&D and production
activities in the uranium enrichment program, including responsibility
for operations at the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants.
Provided leadership to the 4000-person uranium enrichment organization
during the contractor change from Union Carbide to Martin Marietta.
Conceived and directed validation of a new mode of operating the U.S.
gaseous diffusion plants, utilizing cheaper unfirm electricity,
resulting in a substantial cost savings, still being realized, and
extension of the plants’ economic lifetimes. This allowed DOE the
flexibility to terminate the costly (multi-billion dollar) alternative
GCEP program. |
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Directed extensive (multi-hundred million dollar
funding support) technology programs in support of advanced isotope
separation processes, including gas centrifuge, AVLIS, molecular laser
isotope separation (MLIS) and ion cyclotron resonance (PSP). Assisted
in the technical and economic analyses that provided a basis for
selecting AVLIS from among competing advanced technologies. |
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| 1977-1981: Technical Division
Director/Program Manager, Union Carbide Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge,
TN |
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Managed and provided leadership to numerous R&D
programs associated with current and advanced methods of commercial
uranium isotope separation, including gaseous diffusion, gas
centrifuge, AVLIS, PSP and MLIS. |
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| 1972-1977: Manager, Engineering and
Technical Services, Union Carbide Nuclear Division, Paducah, KY |
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Provided overall direction of the Paducah gaseous
diffusion plant’s technical activities, including plant engineering,
technical services, quality assurance and environmental control.
Served as Chief Engineer during a successful $600 million capacity
expansion program. |
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| 1963-1972: Group Leader and Professional
Staff Member, Union Carbide Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge, TN |
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Worked on and managed the development of a variety of
specialized production and separation processes associated with
various steps in the nuclear fuel cycle, including fuel reprocessing,
waste management, uranium processing and isotope separation. |
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
B. E., Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (1963)
M. S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee (1965)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee (1975)
Executive Management Program, The University of Pittsburgh (1976)
Honors and Awards
Former member of the CIA Director’s Nuclear Intelligence Panel, serving
three Directors
E. O. Lawrence Award (1987)
Robert E. Wilson Award (1985)
The University of Tennessee Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award (1979)
Additional Activities
Extensive experience working with federal, state and local officials,
regulators and stakeholder groups.
Strong background in establishing positive relationships with
Congressional Members and their staffs. Frequent Congressional testimony.
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