ANTHONY QUALANTONE

PRECISION DEFENSE CONSULTING LLC

Director

Anthony is the director for Precision

Defense Consulting LLC and brings

more than 25 years of experience in

the nuclear industry, with an

overlapping 21 years of Military

service in the U.S. Special Forces.

He specializes in security planning,

from developing & implementing

defensive strategies, to vulnerability

assessments and providing

recommendations, to creating company-wide security policies and procedures. Anthony has managed multi-million-dollar annual O&M budgets and has been assigned as management sponsor for multiple security projects involving capital cost totaling over 200 million dollars.

High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation and

Production Facility Project

Amarillo, TX/September 2019

Anthony served on the design team for the construction of a high security government facility intended for the development to conduct high explosives synthesis, formulation and production, providing critical information to ensure all security requirements were met for the initial design draft and submittal to advance the construction phase of the project. Palo Verde Nuclear, Security Strategy Improvement Study – NRC Compliance/Arizona Public Service (APS)

Phoenix, Arizona 2019

Anthony was assigned as the SME for the Palo Verde Nuclear Security Study, analyzing the existing protective strategy to identify opportunities to reduce annual station O&M cost while evaluating and determining measures to increase the Physical Security Plan’s (PSP) effectiveness. Anthony will define all integration of technology with engineering upgrades to include blast analyses to support the redesign. Anthony will assist the station with NRC 10CFR 50.54(p) submittals to establish high assurance of protection of the health and safety of the public from the design basis threat of radiological sabotage. Prairie Island Nuclear, Security Study – NRC Compliance/Xcel Energy Redwing, Minnesota 2018-2019

Anthony was assigned as the security lead for the PI Nuclear Security Study and Defensive Strategy Assessment, developed a station approved design with recommendations for implementing changes to the Physical Security Plan to meet all NRC regulatory requirements. Recommended strategy increases plan effectiveness with opportunities to reduce overall annual station O&M cost by $2.2M yielding a 6-year return on investment. EDUCATION

Continuing BA in Business

CERTIFICATIONS

NRC, Westinghouse PWR Technology Course

NRC, GE BWR/4 Technology Course

Carlson School of Management, University of

Minnesota

REGISTRATIONS

DoD/DoE inactive TS SCI clearance

1.5 YEARS WITH BURNS & MCDONNELL

21 YEARS MILITARY (U.S. SPECIAL FORCES)

25 YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Protection of Personnel, Nuclear Assets and Critical Infrastructure* Precision Remotes LLC.

Vallejo, California 08/2011 to 11/2018

Anthony was the director of business development for Precision Remotes, who created strategic alliances with senior executive teams from all branches of the U.S. Military, other U.S. government agencies, international militaries, directly supporting the protection of personnel, nuclear assets and critical infrastructure. He conducted studies to develops plans and defense strategies with remote weapon technology. Anthony identified increase security plan effectiveness for these agencies, with opportunities to reduce O&M security cost and maximized return on investments with the integration and deployment of remote weapons.

NuScale Power Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Security Plan Development Corvallis, OR/January 2018

Anthony was assigned as the SME for NuScale Power’s initiative to develop a site Physical Security Plan (PSP) that would offer the opportunity to request exemption against 10CFR 73.55’s current mandate on the number of Armed Responders that are required to protect nuclear material against the threat of radiological sabotage. Anthony designed an initial defense strategy that accomplished the exemption request integrating security technologies into the base document and as a major component of the PSP. NuScale Power will demonstrate, with this Security Plan design, high assurance the protection against a 10CFR Part 100 release

Physical Security Programs* Entergy

Jackson, Mississippi 03/2009 to 08/2011

Senior manager of security operations who analyzed Entergy’s physical security programs to develop and implement defensive strategies with offensive capabilities using advanced technologies and force deployments. Strategy redesigns provide capital saving with reduced operating expense, achieve compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

“New-Rule” requirements as outline in 10CFR 73.55, and triturate any Design Basis Threat (DBT) and adversary characteristic.

Significant Contributions:

Developed and implemented “Phase-One” defensive strategy with offensive capability at the Waterford Nuclear Generating Plant, reducing $500,000 a month in operating expense created by required compensatory measures.

Coordinated and led the Entergy’s Fleet defense strategy redesign. Management sponsor for multiple fleet security projects involving capital monies totaling over $200 million dollars. Safeguards and Security Inspector Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations* Eagle Research Group, Inc.

Columbus, Ohio 10/2002 to 03/2009

As part of the Department of Energy’s Office of Independent Oversight Assessment Program, Mr. Qualantone and the EA-22 team’s primary responsibilities, mandated by congress, were to conduct safeguard, security and emergency management inspection/assessments at all DOE facilities to ensure compliance with federal law, orders, directives and policy concerning the security posture of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex. Significant Contributions:

Conducted multiple security inspections to determine vulnerabilities and provided detailed threat assessments to all DOE facilities nationwide.

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Developed Composite Adversary Team (CAT) lesson plans in terrorist tactics. Instruct and developed all CAT members in the necessary skills needed provide a realistic test to improve the protection capabilities.

Maintain Q level security clearance (Department of Defense top-secret equivalent). Assessments and Recommendations of Security System and Policies* Nuclear Energy Institute

Washington, DC 04/2006 to 03/2009

As senior project manager, Anthony provided project management through planning, directing and coordinating activities to address key policy and technical regulatory issues related to nuclear power plant security. Additional duties include; collect, analyze and disseminate intelligence data on terrorist tactics/techniques, conduct vulnerability assessment and provide expert recommendations in the design of engineered physical security systems, Defense strategies, intrusion detection/video surveillance at commercial nuclear power plants within the United States. Significant Contributions:

Directed multiple security/vulnerability inspections to all (64) commercial nuclear facilities nationwide.

Directed/moderated discussions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NEI, and key industry personnel to revise NEI 03-12 (Industry Physical Security Plan Template) to address changes in 10CFR 73.55. Security Policies, Procedures & Recommendations* Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant for Xcel Energy

Welch, Minnesota 03/2003 to 04/2006

Anthony was the PINGP security manager whose primary responsibility was to provide the leadership necessary to exceed business case and Defense capability expectations while providing authoritative consultation and recommendations to senior vice presidents and XCEL asset owners.

Developed complex policies and maintain responsibility for technical oversight on advanced technologies, coordinated interactions and conducted formal presentations on Defense philosophies and the use of advanced security technologies to senior government officials within the Department of Energy (DOE), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Department of Defense (DOD).

Coordinated and led the PINGP security force in the establishment of performance goals, objectives and key performance indicators. Managed a seven-million-dollar annual O&M budget and assigned as management sponsor for multiple security projects involving capital monies totaling over $10 million dollars. Developed and monitor leadership performance and organizational capabilities within the PINGP security force, adjusting department structures to ensure personnel are congruent with the roles and responsibilities to the assigned mission. Significant Contributions:

Designed an inimitable Defense strategy utilizing advanced technologies, establishing the paradigm in which this Nation will protect infrastructure and nuclear assets.

Defense strategy continually benchmarked by other government agencies and military organizations as a cynosure in Defense capabilities.

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Successful completion of NRC triennial Force on Force inspection using advanced technologies.

Established an advanced leadership development program at PINGP with demonstrable results in organizational improvements.

Maintained O&M budget target range for 2004 at 1% over while achieving expectation to remain flat to 2003’s O&M budget with no reduction in headcount.

Sponsored a successful 6.4-million-dollar security order capital project at $300,000 under budget with no increase to O&M dollars while providing possible future O&M reductions/savings. Security Policies, Procedures & Implementation* Nuclear Management Company (NMC) Hudson, Wisconsin 04/2002 to 02/2003

Anthony was the security coordinator who developed and coordinated the process to roll out NMC fleet security procedures during post 9/11 NRC requirements. He developed the synergy needed for senior management involvement during the inchoate, change management and adoption phases to security programs to ensure site accountability for successful implementation. He identified and coordinated vulnerability resolution to ensure solid base protective strategies for the NMC Fleet. Anthony verified NMC security programs met regulatory requirements and were integrated in each site’s security plan. Significant Contributions:

Developed detailed threat assessment at each NMC facility.

Supported sites as the special operations advisor on tactics, explosive protection, small unit tactic and close quarter combat capabilities.

Developed NMC take back strategy policy and procedures involving close quarter combat operations. Counter Terrorism Training* US Army USASF

Ft. Bragg, North Carolina 10/1996 to 06/2003

Anthony was the project manager/nuclear physical security specialist who provided expert knowledge in counter terrorism and assisted the NRC, DOE and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in baseline and Force on Force (FOF) security inspections. He provided up-to-date information through critical intelligence gathering on; physical security philosophies, site-specific protective strategies, security procedures, response plans, and defensive techniques related to commercial nuclear power reactors, fuel processing facilities and weapon storage depots. Anthony is a subject matter expert in terrorist/counter-terrorist methodology, small unit tactics, weapons handling and explosive characteristics, charged to identify potential weaknesses within protective strategies. He assessed licensee’s ability to protect the public’s health and safety against the theft of radiological material or the threat of radiological release from a terrorist attack. Anthony provided critical feedback on strategy implementation, target set assignment, table-top exercises, FOF exercises and after-action reviews. Anthony’s additional responsibilities included having the ability to communicate with individuals having varying degrees in high-level positions within the government and a wide range of senior executives of the civilian populace. His position required writing succinctly and organizing ideas clearly with the capability to communicate both orally and in writing. Anthony established and maintained work schedules to ensure timely performance, evaluated the effectiveness of operations, made changes in work assignments and balanced workloads to increase the effectiveness of operations. He planned yearly budget and maintained all records and operational reports. ANTHONY QUALANTONE

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The position demanded the ability to operate with minimal program and policy guidance and required a Q clearance with all agencies involved, to include Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information (CNWDI). Significant Contributions:

Supported the NRC in conducting over 35 Operational Safeguards Response Evaluations (OSRE), 25 Regional Assist

(RA), and 16 Attachment III Inspections.

Authored and illustrated The Protected/Vital Area Barrier Penetration document that is currently being utilized by the industry/NRC when establishing or evaluating protective strategies.

Selected to advise the Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards division (NMSS) of vulnerabilities that exist with Spent Fuel Pools, Dry Cask Storage and Gaseous Diffusion Plants (GDP). Conducted numerous inspections/evaluations on CAT I fuel facilities, and sites storing Special Nuclear Material (SNM).

Primary Contributor in establishing security strategies for the Office of Safeguards and Security (OSS) and the Transportation Safeguard Division (TSD) of the DOE by validating scenarios through Joint Tactical Simulations at Sandia National Laboratories and conducting actual force on force exercises.

Formulated Security guidance and policy for DTRA pertaining to costly and highly sensitive DOD assets essential for the National Security of the United States.

Appointed team leader to validate the various agencies’ DBT by physically testing key industry equipment using specialized explosives, small arms munitions, rocket propelled grenades and commercially available equipment. U.S. Army Special Forces Communication Sergeant* SFC Fort, Bragg, North Carolina 10/1989 To 09/1996

Special operations communications sergeant on an African-oriented, Special Forces SCUBA detachment, who conducted real-world missions on an international level. His duties as a military advisor to other nations on Foreign Internal Defense, Direct Action, Special Reconnaissance, Unconventional Warfare and Counter Terrorism Operations. He instructed advanced tactics and techniques in disciplines of warfare in host nation language. Anthony designed course outlines in target language with up to 100 indigenous personnel as students. He maintained long-range communications, (four thousand miles) while analyzing enemy radio direction finding capabilities. Anthony also developed in-depth communication plans in support of up to theater operations and was personally responsible for the maintenance and accountability of communication equipment and all classified/highly sensitive cryptographic materials. Operations Sergeant, Tank Commander, SGT, 10/1985 To 10/1989 Military Police Desk Sergeant / Patrolman, Specialist, 06/1982 To 09/1985 Training Certifications:

Department of Defense, Basic Law Enforcement School 1982 Department of Defense, Small Group Leadership School 1983 Criminal Justice Correspondence Course 1984

Department of Defense, Special Forces Communications School 1990 Department of Defense, Mid-Level Management and Leadership Program 1991 Department of Defense, Arabic-Egyptian Language School 1991 Department of Defense, Combat Diver and Dive Supervisor Course 1993 ANTHONY QUALANTONE

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Department of Defense, French Language Course 1993 U.S. Space Command, Master Radcal Satellite Operations Course 1994 Department of Defense, Advance Senior Leadership Training 1995 Department of Defense, Advance Communications and Electronics Program 1995 Department of Defense, Operations and Intelligence Course 1995 Department of Defense, Special Forces Demolitions Course 1996 Department of Defense, Applied Explosives Techniques 1997 Department of Defense, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course 1997 Department of Energy, Force on Force Controller Training Course 1997 Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Westinghouse Technology Course (R-104P) 1997 Management of Intrusion Detection Systems Seminar 1998 Department of Energy, Special Reaction Team, Breachers Course 1998 Sandia National Laboratories, Joint Tactical Simulation Operator’s Course 1999 Maintenance and Operation of Intrusion Detection Systems Seminar 1999 Nuclear Regulatory Commission, GE BWR/4 Technology Course (R-104B) 2000 Advanced Mountaineering and Vertical Accent Course 2001 Department of Defense, Military Free Fall Jumpmaster’s Course 2001 Department of Defense, Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat Course 2001 Technical Surveillance Sciences, Inc., Vehicle Acquisition Course 2001 Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota 2005

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