Brett A. Tucker

Brett Tucker is a Senior Program Manager at Battelle Memorial Institute. I am dedicated to advancing technology, policy, and security for our nation’s nuclear power industry.

Previously, I was a Technical Manager of Cyber Risk Management in the CERT Program at Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Software Engineering Institute (SEI). I was responsible for a research and development portfolio focused on improving the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure and assets with specific focus on risk and resilience. I have retained and maintain my adjunct professor appointment by teaching executive and graduate level courses as a CERT adjunct professor at the Heinz College and serves as the Technical Sponsor for the Executive Chief Risk Officer training program.

Prior to joining the SEI, I was the Global Risk Manager for Westinghouse Electric Company where I managed the corporate enterprise risk portfolio and global insurance programs. Preceding that role, I also managed a project controls organization as well as led the engineering, procurement, and installation of Instrumentation & Control suites for AP1000 nuclear power plants.

Prior to Westinghouse, I served as an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency and also as a defense contractor for the Naval Sea Systems Command. I am a veteran of the United States Navy and served as a Surface Warfare Officer and qualified naval nuclear engineer.

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a Master degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and an MBA from Penn State University having graduated as the top graduate in my cohort.

I am an active member in the local business community as PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB). I am also an ISC^2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Governance, Risk, and Compliance Professional (CGRC formally the CAP). I recently graduated from Leadership Pittsburgh CLCV cohort XII.

Skill sets include: Significant experience in engineering, security, risk, resilience, and management. Demonstrable successes in program and project management, government contracting, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and industrial plant operations and maintenance across highly regulated industries that span public and private sectors. Specific areas of accountability have included: risk management, nuclear engineering, cybersecurity, physical security, policy development, engineering management, audit, lean-six sigma, project controls, budgeting, business continuity and disaster recovery, corporate insurance, resource planning, staffing, training, and cost control.