Brian D. Tierney
Place of residence: Albuquerque
Age: 45
Education: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (device physics), Arizona State University, 2011; Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2001; Bachelor of Science, Physics, Boston College, 1993.
Occupation: Ph.D. engineer/ scientist (postdoctoral appointee), Sandia National Laboratories,
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, minor, Biology, NMT, 2011.
Occupation: Educator, five years; game developer, three years. Family: No spouse or children. Political experience: None. Major professional accomplishment: Working
instructor, Colorado Academy Prep School, 1972-1973; post-doctoral member of faculty, West Virginia University, 1970-1972.
Family: Martha, married 48 years; two adult sons: Brad, Lane. Political/government experience:
Forty-plus years of experience in industry either working with government agencies or employed by agencies such as Sandia National Laboratories that are associated with the government; Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education, 2009-2017.
Major professional accomplishment: Qualification lead
Inspection Service of New Mexico, 1980-1988; Ecolab Pest Elimination, 1988-1996; Highfiber Network, 19961999; Salvation Army, 2000-2003, Concrete Systems Inc., 2009-2015.
Family: Holly, No children. Political/government experience: None.
Major professional accomplishment: Western Region
2014-present; reliability engineer, Intel Corp., 2011-2012; radio frequency engineer, Antenex Corp., 2001-2002; applications engineer, Sanyo Semiconductor Corp., 1997-1999; particle accelerator operator, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 1994-1997.
Family: Camille, two children. Political/government experience: U.S. Army Reserve Officer, 35-Delta All Source Intelligence Officer, Airborne Qualified (mobilized, 2013, Operation Enduring Freedom), 2005-present. with other educators at NMT to successfully modernize lower division math courses.
Major personal accomplishment: Developing and publishing Moonstrider, an action-adventure video game.
with exceptional teams for several major weapon/weapon-related programs at SNL, and internationally recognized software logistics engineering expert. Recognized by SNL with special appointment senior scientist position that less than 1 percent of technical workforce achieve.
Major personal accomplishment: Married the love of my life, a graduate of APS and 31-year speech language pathologist for APS, and raised two boys, both graduates of APS and college, who have become very successful young men with fantastic families.
of Ecolab Pest Elimination Service Specialist of the Year, 1991; highest fumigation sales, 1989; highest pest products sales, 1990; Circle of Excellence Award, 1990 and 1991. Major personal accomplishment: Ran the Tour of Albuquerque Marathon in 1988, finish time of 2:55:03; Bolder Boulder 10K, 1992, finish time of 37:10.
Major professional accomplishment: Earning a position doing Ph.D. research at Sandia National Laboratories. It is a privilege, an honor, and fun to spend each day addressing fascinating scientific questions and engineering problems pertinent to America’s national security.
Major personal accomplishment: Completing my Ph.D. and serving in the U.S. Army Reserve while my wife (a stay-at-home mom) and I started our family, with one old car and living in a very small apartment.