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May 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine KudosCantwell is associate director for Environment, Safety, Health & QualityJames “Chris” Cantwell is the Lab’s new associate director for Environment, Safety, Health & Quality succeeding Dick Watkins. In addition to helping the Lab fulfill its environmental stewardship role, Cantwell leads the Lab’s initiatives to protect the safety and health of employees and residents. Cantwell previously led the Lab’s Environment, Safety, and Health Integration Office and served at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as Quality Services Division director, Safety Leadership Program director, and Health and Safety Field Services group leader. He also managed Environment, Safety, and Health Support Services at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Christensen is Laboratory’s new OmbudsmanKirk E. Christensen is the Lab’s new ombudsman. He takes over from Camilla Lopez and John L. Armijo. Christensen, who joined the Laboratory in 1979, has an extensive engineering and management background. As group leader in Design Engineering and Weapon Design Services, he helped transform a general design engineering group into a more programmatically focused engineering group. Since 2006, Christensen has directed the Conduct of Engineering Office. He also is a skilled mediator, arbitrator, and negotiator with experience as a Lab volunteer independent-party reviewer, volunteer mediator, and informal division-level ombudsman. Lansing to lead Safeguards and SecurityNew Associate Director of Safeguards and Security Mike Lansing will lead the Laboratory’s physical security, safeguards, and emergency operations. Lansing has more than 30 years experience in nuclear, federal, and military security operations and in safety, training, and law enforcement. He is an experienced liaison with federal entities, including the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense. Previously, Lansing managed security operations at Babcock and Wilcox (BWXT) Nuclear Operations Group in Lynchburg, Virginia, and at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Network Infrastructure and Engineering Division leader namedElaine Santantonio is the new division leader for Network Infrastructure and Engineering. Santantonio has been acting in this position for several months, has a wealth of experience, and brings an attitude of innovation and cooperation to the position, according to Scott Gibbs, Engineering and Engineering Sciences associate director. Wastewater treatment plant wins awardThe Lab’s Utility & Infrastructure Division sanitary wastewater treatment plant received the 2008 Good Housekeeping Award from the New Mexico Water & Wastewater Association for an Activated Sludge Plant 20 years of age and under. The plant, which began operating in 1992, previously won Good Housekeeping awards in 1996 and 1998, a Certificate of Appreciation in 1995, a Plant Performance Award in 1996 from the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association, the Max Summerlot award in 1999 from the New Mexico Water & Wastewater Association, and Laboratory Pollution Prevention awards in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2008. Other Headlines
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