Todd Samuel:  

Born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington for his first 11 years, Todd spent the next 6 years on a small farm in Moses Lake before his family moved to Richland, Washington in 1982. Todd graduated from Richland High School and immediately began work as a Technician at the Hanford Site's N-Reactor. In 1986, Todd started a career with Westinghouse as a Plant Engineer working at several of the facilities on the Hanford Site. It was at this same time that Todd completed his AA degree with an emphasis in Electronics Technology from Columbia Basin College. In 1993 Todd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems and went on to earn a MBA in Engineering & Technology Management from City University of Seattle in 1996. In 1996, Todd started his career which continues to present at Battelle - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Todd was a Project Manager in the Robotic & Mechanical Systems Group for 7 years before being promoted in 2003 to Group Manager of the Technology Planning & Deployment Group in the Energy and Environmental Technology Directorate of the laboratory. As Group Manager, Todd manages the operations of Battelle\PNNL offices in both Richland, Washington and Portland, Oregon that are staffed with a total of 72 Scientists and Engineers primarily focused on performing economic & financial analyses, technology planning & assessments, technology adaptation & deployment, testing and demonstration of advanced systems that support primarily the Energy, Environmental, and National Security needs of our clients. To-date, Todd has been awarded 2 patents,...Expand for more