Beard Leaving Los Alamos for URS Management Position

URS Executive Carl Beard is resigning as Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Principal Associate Director of Operations and Business to take a senior position at URS Nuclear & Environment. Beard has worked at Los Alamos for the last eight years, serving as associate director for Plutonium Science and Manufacturing and then later as the principal associate director for Operations and Business. He’ll serve as the Vice President of Operations with URS Nuclear & Environment, where he’ll report to Nuclear & Environment General Manager James Taylor. URS was recently purchased by AECOM. “Carl has been instrumental in making a number of enduring operational changes that have improved nuclear safety, plutonium science and manufacturing, hazardous facility operations, and security across the Lab,” LANL Director Charlie McMillan said in a message to employees late last week. “His operational expertise, coupled with his engineering credentials and history with the Lab, have positioned him to provide strategic and sound counsel.” Mike Lansing will replace Beard in an acting capacity while a search is conducted for Beard’s replacement. McMillan also said that Darryl Overbay will take over as the acting Associate Director for Security, Safeguards, and Emergency Response.