Biography for Donald H. Flores

Donald H. Flores retired from Sandia National Laboratories on November 30, 2006, where he was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff. Working in the Chief Financial Officer organization, he designed and developed several Oracle-based software business systems. He shared in winning Gold and Turquoise President’s Quality Awards for the development of the budgeting system components currently being used at Sandia, serving as the technical lead for these projects. He also served as a software testing consultant for Sandia's Financial and Manufacturing Applications teams, as his organization’s Computer Security Representative, and as the technical lead for integrating externally developed applications with Sandia’s financial system.

 Flores came to Albuquerque from Washington , DC , where he worked as a technical consultant for American Management Systems, Inc., specializing in military intelligence applications.

 He had retired to the Washington area from the U.S. Air Force  on November 30, 1986. His assignments during his 25-year Air Force career ranged from providing weather reports at the LBJ Ranch in Texas to serving under the Adjutant General of the Army as the Deputy Director for Information Systems for the Armed Forces Courier Service. His overseas assignments included Thailand , Germany , and Turkey . His decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (second Oak Leaf Cluster), the Joint Services Commendation Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal (third Oak Leaf Cluster).

 He has a BS in Secondary Education from McMurry University in Abilene , Texas , and an MS in Information Systems from George Mason University in Fairfax , Virginia , home of the Patriots.

 He enjoys shotgun shooting sports, and has participated in nationally sanctioned Trap and Skeet tournaments throughout the Southwest. He also enjoys creating family videos. He and his wife Susan, a native New Yorker and current National Nuclear Security Administration employee, have been married 27 years, currently live in Albuquerque , and have three grandsons, one granddaughter, and three great-grandhorses.

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