Richard Blankenship

Richard Blankenship, CQE, currently serves as Engineering and Reliability Manager at Weyerhaeuser, with prior roles as Maintenance Manager and Reliability Manager. Blankenship's extensive background includes experience as Reliability Project Manager at Hydro Extruded Solutions, where a successful team return of metallurgical aging ovens was led. Previous positions include Radiation Safety Officer and Senior Reliability Engineer at Clearwater Paper Corporation, Reliability Engineer at Libbey Glass, and Maintenance Manager at Georgia-Pacific LLC, achieving notable cost savings and efficiency improvements. Blankenship also holds a Master of Science in Management with a focus on Project Management and a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State University. Military experience includes various supervisory and training roles in the U.S. Navy and Nuclear Power Training Unit.