THREE ORO EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION
 

(From left), David Arakawa, Les Price, and Phil Stumbo were among the first DOE employees certified in the DOE Complex-wide Project Management Career Development Program.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -

Three employees of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Offices are among the first to be certified in the DOE-wide Project Management Career Development Program.   

Les Price, Federal Project Director for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS); David Arakawa, Federal Project Director for the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; and Phil Stumbo, of ORO’s Office of Nuclear Fuel Supply; recently received certification under this program.  The program began in 1999 throughout the DOE Complex to establish criteria and standards for project managers based on the total of the projects they manage. 

“Effective project management is essential to success of highly complex projects in the Department,” said Gerald Boyd, ORO Manager.  “As we look to offer our capabilities to organizations here and outside ORO, we have a resource in these individuals who can ensure our projects remain within scope and cost and stay on schedule.” 

Price, Arakawa, and Stumbo were required to demonstrate competence through experience or training in a variety of subject areas, such as acquisition strategy, contract types, and leadership/supervision.  While each person’s experience was different, the diversity of projects and programs is an asset to ORO.

Price, Federal Project Director for SNS, said, “Of course, receiving the certificate is an honor, but the greater honor is being able to work in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and others in DOE to build a project as exciting as SNS.” 

He has served in a number of capacities at both ORO and DOE Headquarters for 38 years in the Science, Environmental Management, and Nuclear Energy programs.

Arakawa added, “It is an honor to receive the Project Director Certification.  I am truly thankful for the experience of working with talented people over the years.”

He is the Federal Project Director for the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences and the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline Project at the ORNL Site Office.  Arakawa has 26 years of experience with DOE in the Science and Uranium Enrichment programs.

Stumbo, who is based in ORO’s Office of Nuclear Supply, has 27 years of experience with uranium programs at Oak Ridge.  He currently serves on the Source Evaluation Board for the Infrastructure Services Contracts at the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants.

“Although I have been managing projects for DOE-ORO for 27 years, it is still rewarding and gratifying to receive the certification and recognition for my experience and capabilities,” he said.

The DOE Headquarters’ Office of Engineering and Construction Management coordinates the program and a Headquarters Certification Review Board approves candidate certifications.  

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