Rick Heath: Academy of Distinguished Engineers - 2012

Director Business Development, AREVA Federal Services

Kennewick, Wash Rick Heath left Oregon State University well equipped to tackle the complicated facets of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. He started his professional journey at Siemens Power Corporation as a fuel management engineer with responsibility for nuclear fuel assembly and core design for fuel contract obligations.“My degree from Oregon State proved to my future employer that I could learn and learn well,” says Heath.After a brief stint with Framatome ANP as a senior engineer, Heath has spent the past decade with AREVA Federal Services, a branch of AREVA North American that combines capabilities, technologies, and resources from multiple AREVA companies to serve the United States Department of Energy and its subcontractors in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle.Today, Heath directs business development efforts to leverage AREVA’s global capabilities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and other government facilities. He manages relationships with communities, small businesses, and other Hanford partners.Heath also spends time serving his community as a volunteer staff member at Skyland Ranch, a nonprofit, longterm drug and alcohol recovery facility for men in Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Wash.