Vice President, Mission Execution
Reed Mullins is vice president of Mission Execution for Consolidated Nuclear Security, the management and operating contractor for the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He leads production operations, analytical chemistry, dimensional inspection, metrology, quality, and technical assurance.
Mullins has held numerous leadership positions since joining Y‑12 in 2002. Before assuming his current role in 2024, he was senior director of Y‑12 Stockpile Programs, overseeing delivery of stockpile life extension programs, stockpile systems programs, weapons dismantlement and disposition, as well as the maintenance and project efforts that directly support them. As senior director for Production Operations from 2015 to 2023, he was responsible for the workforce, equipment, and deliverables across production capabilities.
Earlier in his tenure at the site, Mullins led Assembly/Disassembly Operations, directing assembly, disassembly, dismantlement, and surveillance missions. He also managed General and Enriched Manufacturing, optimizing enriched uranium machining and nonenriched uranium manufacturing. Under his leadership, Y‑12 fabrication capabilities expanded, production throughput increased, and first‑time product acceptance improved. As head of Facilities Programs and the Production Facilities department, he improved the tracking and communication of infrastructure issues and led multiple productivity improvements and cost‑reduction initiatives while maintaining strict adherence to the safety basis requirements.
Mullins’ background also includes serving as a system engineer, process engineer, and shift technical advisor, as well as contributing to the start‑up of both the Purification Prototype Facility and the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.
Before joining Y‑12, Mullins worked at Eastman Chemical Company, where he managed capital projects exceeding $40 million and validated process improvements totaling approximately $20 million.
Mullins holds an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tennessee Technological University; and a leadership certificate from Harvard University. He has also served on various educational and economic development boards across East and Middle Tennessee.