Geoff Beausoleil has been named the next manager of the Sandia Site Office, replacing Patty Wagner, who announced her retirement last week. Beausoleil, who has served as the Deputy Manager of the Pantex Site Office since 2008, will replace Wagner once his appointment is approved by the National Nuclear Security Administration and Department of Energy Executive Resource Boards, NNSA Defense Programs chief Don Cook said in an internal message Friday. Sandia Site Office Deputy Manager Rich Sena will head up the office in an acting capacity after Wagner retires Feb. 3.
Before arriving at Pantex, Beausoleil held several different positions at DOE’s Idaho Operations Office, rising to assistant manager of site’s Office of Operational Support and serving as its Integrated Safety Management Champion. Beausoleil previously worked in the private sector for Newport News Shipbuilding, finishing his career as the Chief Refueling Engineer for the USS Enterprise. Beausoleil is the second top federal official at Pantex to be promoted recently. Pantex Site Office Manager Steve Erhart last week was named the manager of the new Nuclear Security Production Office that will oversee the combined Y-12 and Pantex management and operating contracts.