Safely delivering the Idaho Cleanup Project mission

As IEC’s President and Program Manager Ty has over 30 years of experience leading and managing large and complex DOE cleanup and nuclear operations programs. His experience includes leading and managing projects across diverse portfolios and achieving desired cleanup end states, including waste and fuels management, transportation, decommissioning and demolition, construction, tank waste operations and tank closures, groundwater management, remediation, engineering, and high hazard nuclear facility operations management. Beyond Idaho, Ty has experience at numerous DOE sites including, Savannah River, Hanford, and Oak Ridge as well as international experience with similar objectives in cleanup and operations

Shannon Bowman directs Human Resources strategy for IEC. Shannon is an Idaho native who attended Idaho State University and University of North Texas in Denton. Her more than thirty-year career in HR includes working for defense and energy contractors in twelve states, but she has lived primarily in Idaho and Texas. Shannon is a certified HR professional (SHRM and HRCI) and a certified mediator. She is passionate about organizational development, diversity and inclusion. She has received national accolades as the recipient of the Community Contributor to Inclusion Award from the U.S. DOE and was Project Manager of the Idaho Hispanic Youth Symposium when it was honored by the National Latino Children’s Institute with their prestigious award “La Promesa de un Futuro Brilliante.”

As IEC’s Waste and D&D Senior Director, Dan is an seasoned leader with over 30 years of experience at all levels of project leadership. Dan returns to Idaho after a stint as the Chief Operating Officer at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Dan has safely managed cleanup programs at Rocky Flats, Idaho, West Valley, Canadian Nuclear Labs and Paducah. Dan has a significant amount of experience at the ICP leading a high performing decommissioning team whose key accomplishments included; managing end states for 197 facilities, dispositioning 5 reactors, the INTEC fuel reprocessing facility and hot cells at ATR and TAN. This work was accomplished safely, ahead of schedule, under budget with no impact to the INL. Dan’s extensive experience will help drive the safe and effective implementation of the desired end state for the closure of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC).

Tresa has been with the ICP since September of 2020. She has a master’s degree in social work. Previously, she worked in the mental health practice and her experience working with diverse populations gives her a unique perspective in her role as the Employee Concern Program Manager.

As IEC's Chief Engineer, Joseph provides leadership and oversight for all IEC engineering, nuclear safety, and criticality safety activities. With a staff of 150 engineers, designers, and analysts located across all IEC facilities, Joseph oversees the technical aspects of IEC's most complex projects. Ensuring safe facilities and equipment for personnel is his primary responsibility.

Joseph has more than 25 years of experience in nuclear licensing, project management, system engineering, design engineering and nuclear plant management in the nuclear power industry and the DOE complex. He has a baccalaureate of science degree in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Joseph is also a graduate of a Tennessee Valley Authority sponsored accelerated leadership program from the Vanderbilt University Owen School of Business.

Michael Hillman is IEC’s Independent Audit Director. Responsibilities under his purview include proactively assisting IEC management in effectively discharging its corporate governance responsibilities by serving as an independent and objective resource for conducting internal audits and assessments. His responsibilities also include evaluating the achievement of IEC business objectives.

Michael's career began in the public sector where he gained experience in accounting and auditing. He has over 20 years of experience in internal audit at the Idaho National Laboratory site. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration with an accounting emphasis degree and is also a certified internal auditor.

As IEC’s Liquid Waste and Fuels Senior Director, Bill has extensive experience at the ICP. Most recently he assisted in the resolution of issues with the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit systems. Bill has more than 30 years of experience in nuclear cleanup and has managed numerous projects and programs across the DOE complex and commercial nuclear industry. Bill has also managed numerous complex nuclear construction projects and has an extensive background in engineering and nuclear safety program leadership. His dedicated attention to this program will help ensure cost-effective, safe, and efficient achievement of milestones associated with the end state for liquid waste tanks.

Dana Kirkham is IEC’s Senior Director of Regulatory and Strategic Affairs, leading the company’s environmental regulatory activities to ensure the company meets its regulatory agreements and requirements. Her work also includes leading IEC’s strategic affairs that includes IEC’s external and internal communications, community engagement, and government relations.

Dana is extremely familiar with eastern Idaho, having served as the Mayor of the City of Ammon. She served two terms on the Ammon City council, six of those years as the Council President. Following her tenure as Mayor of Ammon, Dana was the Chief Executive Officer for the Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI). Her local experience is complemented by her prior federal government experience from past assignments with the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Department of State.

As IEC’s Director of Project Support Ross has 30 years of experience leading and managing projects both in the private sector and at DOE sites. He was previously the Director of EM Infrastructure and Interface for Fluor at DOE’s Idaho site. He has experience leading and managing projects across diverse portfolios and achieving desired results for mission goals, including waste treatment, waste movement and storage, characterization operations, production planning, facility support activities, maintenance, construction, RCRA closure activities, and labor relations interface.

As IEC’s Business Services Senior Director and Contracting Officer, Jack has over 30 years of experience, domestic and international, managing various business functions and related systems including finance and accounting, IT and cyber, project controls and estimating, records management, property, and prime contract and supply chain management. He has experience across the DOE-EM complex including Oak Ridge, Paducah, Portsmouth, Hanford and ICP. He was most recently the Contracts Director and Chief Risk Officer for the North Wind Group managing a portfolio of over $450M annually. He provides the sound and effective business management strategies and experience necessary to support an IDIQ end state contracting approach.

As IEC’s Senior Director Essential Missions, Ben has experience with the Department of Energy Idaho Cleanup Project customer and its contractors making him ideally suited for the role. He was previously the IEC Task Order and Risk Director responsible for delivering compliant Task Orders for DOE. Ben has experience across the DOE complex including Idaho, Los Alamos, Hanford, and Pantex. He has experience leading and managing DOE programs across diverse portfolios achieving desired cleanup end states, including transuranic and low-level waste management, engineering and nuclear safety, environmental compliance, and project management.

Eric joins IEC as General Counsel. He was previously the General Counsel for Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, LLC at DOE’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Eric has experience managing legal issues for DOE cleanup contractors at the Hanford site and Paducah. His experience spans a diverse range of issues, including project support, environmental remediation, hazardous waste management, permitting, prime contracts, subcontracts, labor relations, human resources, insurance, and corporate governance. In his free time, Eric enjoys fly fishing, snowboarding, and gardening.

As IEC’s Senior Director Safety, Health, Quality & Security, Ken has 34 years of experience in Safety Management in the Department. He was previously the Vice President for Environment, Safety, Health, & Quality at the CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley Demonstration Project in Western New York. He has experience leading and managing DOE Safety Programs supporting operations in achieving desired cleanup end states, including waste and fuels management, transportation, decommissioning and demolition, construction, tank waste operations and tank closures, groundwater management, remediation, engineering, and high hazard nuclear facility operations management.