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Published on: 8/11/2001
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Rodney Strand, PhD
Vice President Southeast Division
For over 28 years Dr. Strand has been a manager of government-sponsored and commercial programs.He has served as a Research Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), managed research centers at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and started and managed field offices for consulting firms.As a technical expert in systems methodology, he has provided expert guidance and support in the areas of environmental management, nuclear fuel disposal, cost estimating, decommissioning, project management and information systems.
Dr. Strand has implemented Enterprise Management Systems, such as XTREME PMTM, for cost estimating, work package preparation, project scheduling and control, and waste management for decommissioning of nuclear facilities.He has also performed due diligence for the potential purchase of commercial nuclear facilities.As an invited lecturer on nuclear decommissioning, he has presented state of the art technologies and methodologies to managers of regulatory compliance, nuclear decommissioning, and health and safety in the Former Soviet Union (Kazikstan).Dr. Strand has also served on technology review boards for the Department of Energy.
As an Associate Director and a Technical Director of Research Programs at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he directed research and development activities in the Information Systems, Energy, and Environmental arenas.
While at Martin Marietta, Dr. Strand performed assessment and compliance activities for the Department of Energy (DOE) and implemented quality improvement programs at numerous DOE field sites.