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JAN A. VAN PROOYEN Jan Van Prooyen brings to LANL long-term experience in leading and managing large organizations, including industrial business units and large technical installations. Since 2003 he has been president of Bechtel’s Defense and Space business unit. This 5,800-person organization provides technical services (including threat reduction, space and missile, homeland security, chemical demilitarization, and contingency response programs) to government customers. Van Prooyen has been directly responsible for many high-hazard operations and for the operation and maintenance of large government installations. He has had direct responsibility for six different high-security installations. His Bechtel business unit has designed and installed nuclear storage site security systems in Russia; designed and installed missile defense silos in Alaska and California; implemented biological weapons proliferation prevention programs in central Asia; and designed, constructed, and operated major chemical demilitarization facilities. The organizations that he has led have consistently excelled in environmental compliance, safety, and continuous improvement. As Bechtel’s deputy general manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site, Van Prooyen oversaw site operations, including infrastructure, project management, safety, and Work for Others programs. He instituted practices that helped bring about a number of performance improvements, including safety. Under contract to the U.S. Army, he oversaw the successful elimination of a major chemical agent stockpile at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He led a multicompany team that applied a first-of-a-kind process to complete the project ahead of schedule, without damage to human health or the environment. Van Prooyen served in a series of U.S. Army leadership assignments focused on chemical-biological defense, missile defense, nuclear weapons, and developmental testing. He led and managed two major research and development centers, two national test ranges, a chemical munition storage facility, and a military arsenal. Van Prooyen holds a Ph.D. degree in nuclear engineering ( University of Virginia) and a B.S. degree in engineering (U.S. Military Academy, West Point). He was a National Security Fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He served on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Chemical Stockpile Demilitarization and currently serves on the boards of the Armed Services YMCA and the National Defense Industrial Association. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star for Valor.  |
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