Spectra Tech, a minority-owned engineering company founded by Loong Yong, Ph.D., has three decades of experience providing high-quality and cost-effective services to federal agencies and private sector clients. Spectra Tech specializes in providing nuclear, environmental, engineering, and IT solutions in the environmental remediation, national security, and nuclear energy sectors. Throughout the years, Spectra Tech has consistently maintained an excellent track record for customer satisfaction, high employee morale, and job safety. In 2022, Spectra Tech was awarded ‘Small Business of the Year’ for 2021 by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Loong Yong, Ph. D.
President
Dr. Yong has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. He has more than 30 years of experience in radiological engineering, nuclear safety, environmental remediation, special nuclear materials disposition, and nuclear and hazardous waste management. Yong’s extensive experience includes work at U.S. Department of Energy facilities and commercial nuclear power plants. Yong is a member of the University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Hall of Fame and a current board member of Waste Management Symposia, East Tennessee Economic Council, Oak Ridge Civic Music, and the Guitar Foundation of America. In 2023, he was appointed by Governor Bill Lee to the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Board.
Roger Hale
Sr. Vice President, Operations
Mr. Hale has an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. With more than three decades of industry experience, Mr. Hale has primarily focused on projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, in addition to project management, emergency management, nuclear operations, and safety analysis. Mr. Hale has also managed Spectra Tech contracts associated with the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Labor.
Mike Dunn, Ph. D.
VP, Nuclear Services
Dr. Dunn holds a Ph.D., M.S., and a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He has more than 30 years of experience in nuclear criticality safety, nuclear safety, radiation transport, and nuclear data processing methods development. Dr. Dunn manages the Spectra Tech nuclear services business sector, including staff and/or technical work tasks at multiple U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration and commercial sites. Prior to joining Spectra Tech, Dr. Dunn worked at ORNL for 19 years and served as a Group Leader for the Nuclear Data and Criticality Safety Group and the Nuclear Data Group, as well as the Program Execution Manager and ORNL Task Manager for the U.S. Nuclear Criticality Safety Program. He is also the primary author or co-author of over 90 publications, a member of the American Nuclear Society, and a past board member of the American Nuclear Society Oak Ridge/Knoxville Section.
Erik Vogeley
VP, Technical Services
Mr. Vogeley holds an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Marketing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Vogeley has worked domestically and internationally in radiation protection, HTRW, industrial hygiene, environmental safety and health, D&D, and waste management. On top of managing contracts with numerous universities and nuclear utilities, he has also managed Department of Energy and Canadian Nuclear Laboratory contracts. Mr. Vogeley is a past board member of the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association and continues to support the organization.
Joe Conger
VP, Business Development
Mr. Conger has a B.A. degree in Economics/Business Administration from the University of Tennessee and more than 25 years of experience performing sales and business development. He has worked extensively with federal and commercial organizations, including the Department of Energy, to provide quality, experienced personnel in support of engineering, operations, technology, IT, power generation, construction, and D&D projects. He is an active member of the East Tennessee Economic Council and Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association, and he serves on the board of the West Knox Warriors Lacrosse Club.
John Scaglione
Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Services
Mr. Scaglione holds a B.S. and M.E. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida and has nearly 30 years of professional experience in directing, managing, and executing Research & Development and applied engineering projects in both the commercial industry and government sectors. He has expertise specializing in nuclear materials management and high-level radioactive waste storage, transportation, and disposal system design and licensing at commercial and federal facilities, including development and use of computational methods for criticality safety, computational validation, radiation shielding, reactor analysis, and nuclear and radiological material transport security. Mr. Scaglione is a Six Sigma Yellow Belt and a member of the American Nuclear Society and the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management.
Kimberly Moore
Director, Business Administration
Ms. Moore earned a B.A. in Business Administration with a focus on accounting. Ms. Moore worked in the accounting field for nearly 30 years and more than 20 years in federal government contracting. She has a variety of experiences across the spectrum of accounting, contract management, HR, benefits, project management, and supervision. Before joining Spectra Tech, Ms. Moore worked with Safety & Ecology Corp. and SAIC.
Brian Livingston
Business Development Manager, IT
Mr. Livingston holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Tennessee Technological University. His almost 20 years of experience includes staffing and services for federal, state, and local governments and commercial clients. He served on the Board of Directors for the Chattanooga Technology Council for four years and is currently a member of the Energy, Technology, and Environmental Business Association, a nonprofit business organization that supports the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy.
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