New management team in place for Dynamic Experimentation Division

Hockaday and Joe Repa, principal deputy division leader, recently announced most of their new Management Team to DX Division employees. In addition to Hockaday and Repa, the DX management team consists of the following, with their former organizations also listed

• Deputy Division Leader for Programs, Jay Dallman, DX-DO
• Deputy Division Leader for Operations, Lisa Woodrow, MST-DO
• Program Director for Nevada Operations, Ghazar (Raffi) Papazian, DX-DO
• Project Director for DARHT, Rollin Whitman, DX-DO
• Project Director for DynEx, Ed Heighway, ADWP

• DX-1 Group Leader for Detonator Technology, Derrick Montoya, DX-1
• DX-2 Group Leader for Materials Dynamics, Robert (Rob) Dye, MST-7
• DX-3 Group Leader for Hydrodynamics, Martha Zumbro, DARHT Project Office
• DX-4 Group Leader for Operations Support, Eric McNamara, HSR-3
• DX-5 Group Leader for Test Engineering, Drew Martinson, Bechtel Nevada
• DX-6 Group Leader for DARHT, Raymond Scarpetti, DX-8
• DX-7 Group Leader for Information Management and Computer Infrastructure, Douglas Coombs, IM-DO
• DX-8 Group Leader for DARHT Construction, Leonard Trujillo, DX-8
  
  
• Allan Anderson of the DX Division Office will serve as project leader for the Strategic Facility Plan.

The reorganization began last February when a Transition Task Force formed to develop new organizational structures.

"Many people put in long hours to make sure all the ideas for a revitalized DX Division were thoroughly considered and the best ones were put into practice," said Hockaday. "We also worked on defining the necessary systems that are needed to operate as a division and not just as independent groups."

Last spring, the DX Transition Task Force examined workflow in the division, and then analyzed a wide variety of potential organizational models.

"We looked at the strengths, weaknesses and unique characteristics of each model and its individual components, then worked out an optimized hybrid' for the division," Hockaday said.

"I'm convinced that we now have an organization that will enable better research and development, increased productivity and project success and enhance operational performance," Hockaday said, adding that she appreciated all the input that she received from DX employees.

Once the new structures were announced in late July, an Implementation Team developed strategies for personnel, finances, operations, security and work space for each group and project within the division. Leading that team were former Environment, Safety and Health Division Leader Dennis Erickson of Weapons Physics (ADWP) and former Environmental Management Division Leader Mike Baker (DX-DO). Other issues considered by the Implementation Team were property and procurement, equipment, training, communications, information management and group and division governance.

Hockaday said the overall goals of the reorganization included

• Fostering excellence in science and engineering
• Strengthening the foundation of operations
• Aligning resources to be more effective and focused
• Raising and broadening technical, operational, programmatic and personnel leadership levels; and
• Helping to leverage resources for science.

"I can't thank the DX work force enough for the quality of work and dedication to the organization in achieving its major milestones even with the reorganization going on," said Hockaday. "I'm looking forward to working with the new management team and the DX work force to further optimize the new DX Division."

For more information about the reorganization, go to http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/dx/transition/index.shtml online.

-- Jim Danneskiold

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