Merle L. Sykes

Merle L. Sykes is the Acting Chief Business Officer. Merle began her career as an entry level analyst at Cost Engineering Research, Inc, where she was promoted to Vice President, elected to the Board of Directors and designated as corporate treasurer. She then moved to the Office of Environmental Management where she worked in various positions from 1991 to 1997. Merle then moved to the US Environmental Protection Agency as a Chemical Review Manager. She returned to DOE in 1997, serving as a team leader in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and returned to Environmental Management as the Director of Strategic Planning and Analysis in 2007. She has earned a BS in Operations Management with a minor in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University and a MS in Engineering Administration from George Washington University.