Unica K. T. Viramontes

Unica K. T. Viramontes serves as the Associate Laboratory Director for Defense Protection Program (ALDDPP) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. ALDDPP enables the Laboratory to achieve its national security and science missions. ALDDPP protects the special nuclear material, property, information, and personnel and provides expertise, support, and guidance in all areas of security, safeguards, and emergency management – from classification to personnel and physical security, hazard response, and nuclear material control and accountability. The Program is also responsible for preventing and neutralizing threats to the Laboratory.

Unica is responsible for the leadership, management, oversight, strategic planning, and execution of ALDDPP portfolio. Under Unica’s leadership and direction, she provides a strategic vision and planning for a Program to be “best in class” in the DOE/NNSA Security, Safeguards, and Emergency Management community. The professionals under her leadership are committed to be accountable, to serve the Laboratory, and Nation.