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Captain Mike White, retired from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), is a maritime advisor in the National Security Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). 

In this role, he manages projects, provides subject matter expertise on project work, and contributes to PNNL capability development and oversight in maritime operations and research. He supports federal sponsors in a broad spectrum of missions. He is the PNNL subject matter expert supporting maritime security work for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in addition to other projects that focus on maritime cybersecurity, precision timing for critical infrastructure, maritime sensing and data analytics, and critical infrastructure protection, both domestically and internationally. 

He leads PNNL’s energy assistance efforts for Ukraine, working with the Ukrainian government, and the U.S. Departments of Energy, State, and War. Other projects have also included maritime security planning for partners in the Black Sea, Middle East, and Asia. He managed several projects supporting Baltic Energy resilience and is PNNL’s advisor to the DHS Arctic Domaine Awareness Center in Anchorage, Alaska. 

He oversees the training for PNNL crews on Department of Energy's (DOE’s) new 52-foot research vessel and is an autonomous system operator at PNNL’s Marine Science Laboratory in Sequim, Washington. Prior to joining PNNL, he served for more than 30 years in the USCG afloat, as Response Ashore, and as a Sector Commander/Captain of the Port. He has operational experience in the Pacific Northwest, Miami, Mid-Atlantic, Southern California, New York harbor, and Bering Sea areas.

• Graduate Certificate in Public Administration, Clemson University
• BS in Geology, East Carolina University