Robbie Leftwich-Vann
Institutional Contractor Assurance Officer
Phone: (510) 486-6730
RLeftwichVann@lbl.gov
Roberta Leftwich-Vann joined LBNL in 2018 and served as the ALS-U Project Manager for several years before moving into the role of Institutional Contractor Assurance Officer. Previously, Robbie served as the program director of the NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science and Mission Operations. Her other experience includes eight years at Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm, where she led their aviation practice and was the program manager for the Next Generation Air Transportation System Engineering Program, as well as 17 years with the Federal Aviation Administration where she was the director of FAA’s Safety Management System and also an air traffic controller. Robbie has a Master of Public Administration, an M.S. in Engineering Management, and is one of fewer than 2500 professionals worldwide to hold a Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Gabrielle (Gaby) Caparimo
Institutional Assessments and Lessons Learned
Program Analyst,
Program Coordinator
Phone: (510) 486-4679
GCaparimo@lbl.gov
Gabrielle Caparimo is the Lab’s Institutional Assessments and Performance Analysis process owner, and Lessons Learned Administrator. Additionally, she supports Quality Assurance reviews, such as the restricted item list and capital project procurements. Gabrielle has been with Berkeley Lab since July 2018 and previously worked for the New Jersey Department of Health. Gabrielle holds a B.S. in Public Health.
Melanie Gravois
Quality and Contract Assurance
Program Manager
Phone: (510) 486-5916
MCGravois@lbl.gov
Melanie Gravois has 22 years of Quality and Contract Assurance experience in the DOE community. For the past 14 years, she has served as Berkeley Lab’s Institutional Quality Assurance Program Manager. Prior to coming to Berkeley Lab, Ms. Gravois spent nearly 8 years in Carlsbad, New Mexico where she served as a Site Project Quality Assurance Officer for the Central Characterization Program (CCP) Headquarters, and Program Manager and Nuclear Lead Auditor for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Ms. Gravois grew up as an Army brat living between the United States and Europe until she graduated from college. She is also a working artist and a small business owner of a grass roots gallery in Oakland, California.
Manjot Grewal
Risk and Issues Management
Program Manager
Institutional Dashboard Metrics
Phone: (510) 486-5507
MGrewal@lbl.gov
Manjot brings ten plus years of experience in the public and private sector to his position at the Berkeley Lab. He has previously worked for Honda, General Motors, Navistar and the City of Edmonton. He is an adherent to the philosophy of continuous improvement via data analytics. Manjot holds a B.Eng. and an MBA.
Xena Poon (Pan)
FMFIA and PEMP
Assurance Program Manager
Phone: (510) 486-6106
XPoon@lbl.gov
Xena is the Lab’s Assurance Program Manager for FMFIA and PEMP processes. She has over 8 years of experience in Compliance and Risk Management in the financial field from various public listed companies prior to Berkeley Lab.
Renee Schildgen
Contract Assurance
Program Manager
Phone: (510) 486-6614
RSchildgen@lbl.gov
Renee is the Contract Assurance Program Manager responsible for providing leadership and expertise to support the administration of the University of California (UC)/Department of Energy (DOE) Prime Contract, contract requirements management process, process integration with existing Berkeley Lab operating and business processes, and contract modification review and impact assessment. Renee also supports the contract negotiation process, administration of contract requirements and deliverables, and the development and implementation of policies, procedures, training, and metrics. She is an Illinois licensed attorney and has over 13 years of legal and compliance experience. Renee served as Compliance Officer for Priority Energy, Associate General Counsel for Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, and provided compliance consulting services for various companies prior to joining Berkeley Lab. She received her Bachelor of Science from Bradley University and her Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School.
Dmitry Soustin
Requirements Management
Program Manager
Phone: (510) 486-4066
DSoustin@lbl.gov
Dmitry Soustin is a Program Manager responsible for management and implementation of the institutional requirements management process, including tracking of the Prime Contract deliverables. Dmitry also manages Berkeley Lab’s Requirements and Policies Manual (RPM). He joined Berkeley Lab in 2013 as an administrator in the Nuclear Science Division and then Molecular Foundry. His prior professional pursuits include managing research and academic programs at Stanford University, and international science engagement projects at CRDF Global. Dmitry is a graduate of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and San Francisco State University.
David Stein
Program Analyst
Phone: (510) 486-7969
DStein@lbl.gov
David Stein provides analytical and planning support for programs and activities managed the ICAO. He is a certified PMP with Project Management and Advanced Project Management certifications from UC Berkeley Extension. For David, safety and sustainability has always been a central focus. He is a FEMA certified Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member, represents the ICAO on the LD-OPS Safety Committee, is an Ergo Advocate and a USGBC LEED Green Associate.
