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Executive Profiles Dr. Dan E. Arvizu, Executive Vice President MRI and Dr. Tom Sack, Senior Vice President and Director of Technical Operations Tom Fleener, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
As President and Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Research Institute, Dr. Helmstetter guides a staff of 2,800 scientists and other professionals performing research in more than 48 scientific and technical disciplines, including the field of energy at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. MRI has managed and operated NREL since its inception in 1977. Dr. Helmstetter became President and CEO in 2009, having served MRI as Executive Vice President and Director of Research Operations. In that position, he participated in the planning, development, and implementation of MRI’s strategic operating goals. Dr. Helmstetter managed MRI’s divisions located throughout the U.S. including MRI’s Kansas City, Missouri, headquarters, as well as several major laboratories in Florida and Maryland. Dr. Helmstetter previously served as Senior Vice President and Director of Research Operations, and prior to that served (respectively) as MRI’s Director of Technical Operations and as MRI’s Director of East Coast Operations—encompassing MRI’s divisions in Florida and Maryland. His efforts were instrumental in the growth and stability of the Florida Division, where he provided overall direction to this state-of-the-art, nationally recognized biodefense research laboratory. He played a key role in MRI’s quick-start establishment of the National Capital Region Division in Rockville, Maryland, a critical laboratory serving the greater Washington, D.C., area.Education Ph.D., Oceanography, Old Dominion University Honors and Awards
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Dan Arvizu is MRI Executive Vice President, Alliance President, and Director of NREL. MRI is one of the two entities in the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, that manages the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., for the U.S. Department of Energy. NREL is the country’s premier facility for the research, development, and deployment of energy form sun, wind, and plant life. Dr. Arvizu has more than 30 years of experience in managing facilities and operations in the national laboratory environment as well as the commercial sector. Prior to joining NREL, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology officer for CH2M Hill. He joined CH2M Hill in Englewood, Colorado, in 1998 as Vice President and Director of the Energy and Industrial Systems Business Group, a newly created group. In 2002, after successfully leading the energy group into becoming a $100-million operation, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the Federal and Industrial Client Sector, spanning seven business groups with combined annual revenues exceeding $2.5 billion. He held this position until his appointment to NREL. Education Ph.D. and M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Honors and Awards
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Dr. Tom Sack Tom Sack was promoted to Senior Vice President and Director of Technical Operations in 2009. Dr. Sack joined MRI in1985 as a mass spectrometrist in the Chemical Sciences Division. He has led a variety of programs throughout his tenure, most notably a series of programs that have grown into MRI’s largest business area - chemical defense. He served as the Director of the Chemical Science Division from 1999 until his promotion to Regional Vice President and Director of Midwest Operations in 2006. Tom Fleener As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Fleener participates in MRI’s overall strategic business and financial planning, provides comprehensive financial and logistical support, and directs the Finance and Accounting, Materials Management, and Facilities Management Departments. Mr. Fleener also serves as an officer of MRI and staff the Audit and Finance/Investment Committees of MRI’s Board of Directors. Education Lyla Perrodin As Vice President and CIO, Ms. Perrodin is responsible for enterprise-wide Information Technology (IT) and associated integration of data systems and processes, as well as compiling critical information for business planning and providing future vision of technology and systems related to MRI’s business objectives and goals. Her responsibilities for MRI’s Research Operations include IT Operations, Applications Delivery, and Records Management, IT Security, Process and Systems Integration, and Business and Competitive Intelligence units. Additionally, Ms. Perrodin provides the corporate interface for information systems and capabilities at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the laboratory that MRI co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy. Education |
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