Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA) has promoted Cory Tackett to assistant vice president supporting the Department of War Programs, the company said in a press release.
In the role, Tackett will help oversee programs at the Defense Department tied to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) weapons activities portfolio.
Tackett’s 13-year tenure at LATA consists of time as a project manager for groundwater and environmental systems operations and maintenance on several of the company’s major government and commercial programs. He has degrees in systems engineering and chemistry.
“Cory’s promotion reflects his deep technical knowledge, proven leadership, and commitment to delivering results for our clients,” Robin Beard, LATA president and CEO, said in the release. “He has earned the trust of both our team and our clients, and we are confident in his ability to lead this critical department into the future.”
LATA is a women-owned small business based in New Mexico specializing in engineering, environmental remediation and nuclear waste management for the Department of Energy, NNSA and the Pentagon. It has been involved with DOE weapons complex sites including Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, Rocky Flats in Colorado, the Hanford Site in Washington state, the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee and Idaho National Laboratory.
LATA is also a small business teaming contractor to Bechtel’s Salado Isolation Mining Contractors at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M.