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Knowledge Preservation Management In A National Security Environment

Rick A. Lewis

KPM Program Manager IS&S Director – Mission and Programs Support Y-12 National Security Complex Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC

lewisra2@y12.doe.gov

This document has been reviewed by a Y-12 DC-UCNI RO and has been determined to be UNCLASSIFIED and contains no UCNI. This review does not constitute clearance for Public Release. Name: Casey Guinan - Signature on File Date: 02/12/2015

Y-12 Knowledge Preservation Management (KPM)

Preservation alone is not enough. Captured knowledge must be made available to those who need it, when they need it, in the form they need to do their job.

The Y-12 KPM program was established in response to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Directive.

Experienced Employee Interviews • Interviews with employees when retiring • Interviews with current Subject Matter

Experts Manufacturing Operations

• Video capture of processes in operation • Process flow charts, animations,

procedures, work instructions, and reference documentation

Advanced User Interface • Advanced data mining using keyword and

phrase searching • Interactive multi-level data-driven process

flow charts

Critical Skills Management • Knowledge base for preparing the next

generation workers

KPM Content Rich Functionality

Y-12 KPM Dynamic Process Mapping

KPM process maps are archived allowing review of different process methods used over time.

Y-12 KPM Subject Matter Expert Interviews

Video of Subject Matter Expert (SME) interview

Interview Capture Details include Title, Topic, and Capture Date

Y-12 KPM Process Video Presentation Video showing actual operations in progress

Transcripts that jump to the respective video frame when clicked

Y-12 KPM Keyword Media Searching

Keyword or phrase search box

Results for all relative files, regardless of type or format, including links to specific video locations within videos

KPM Focus Areas • Material Production Areas

• Lithium Manufacturing • Enriched Uranium Processes • Depleted Uranium Processes

• New Environments

• Y-12 Weapons Assembly School • Highly Enriched Uranium Materials

Facility (HEUMF) Maintenance Simulation Training

• RADCON Building Safety Simulations • Historical Media Catalogue Integration • Other Government Agency Program

Review • UPF Planning and New Process

Deployment

• Strategic Program Development • University of Tennessee Collaboration

• Future Challenges

• Enterprise Integration with Other DOE and DOD Sites

KPM Prepared for the Future

Future Functionality • Live streaming media

integration including Nuclear Security Enterprise Remote Video Surveillance

• Manufacturing Innovation

Network

Y-12 KPM – Center of Excellence • Designated as the National Security

Enterprise (NSE) Center of Excellence for Knowledge Preservation

Y-12 Knowledge Preservation Management

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Y-12 KPM Contact Information

• Rick A. Lewis Director – CNS Information Solutions and Services – Mission

and Programs Support Rick.Lewis@cns.doe.gov 865-576-1672

• Dennis B. Miller CNS Program Manager millerdb@y12.doe.gov 865-241-9590

DISCLAIMER

This work of authorship and those incorporated herein were prepared by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) as accounts of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government under contract DE-NA0001942. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor CNS, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, use made, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency or contractor thereof, or by CNS. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency or contractor thereof, or by CNS.

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