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Dr. Pomrehn was nominated by President Bush on June 28, 1992 to serve as the Under Secretary of Energy, and was confirmed by the United States Senate for that position on September 29, 1992. As Under Secretary to Admiral James Watkins, Dr. Pomrehn was the third highest, ranking official at the U.S. Department of Energy, which employed approximately 170,000 federal and contractor personnel and had an annual budget of $20 billion.
Dr. Pomrehn's professional career covers a broad spectrum of energy and environmental technologies. He has been engaged in engineering and management consulting in the energy and nuclear fields for more than 30 years. He also was Vice President of the Bechtel Corporation.
Dr. Pomrehn holds a Ph.D in Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) as well as as Masters Degrees in Industrial Engineering (USC), Mechanical Engineering (George Washington University) and Nuclear Engineering (Bettis Reactor Engineering School) Dr. Pomrehn began his academic career at USC with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
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