Technology Strategist
Technology Strategist

Biography

Quentin Kreilmann is an enterprise AI leader at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he drives organization-wide artificial intelligence strategy, adoption, and governance. He builds and scales cross-functional AI and data teams, develops partnerships with major technology providers, and advises federal agencies and peer federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) on AI procurement and implementation.

Kreilmann holds dual bachelor of science degrees in pathobiology and environmental health from the University of Connecticut. His cross-disciplinary background underpins a career spent bridging science, technology, and operations—from managing large-scale digital transformation and innovation centers to designing secure generative AI platforms.

He serves on the PNNL-Seattle leadership team and on the Technology Advisory Board for the Department of Computing & Software Systems at the University of Washington Bothell, is a member of the Agentic AI Foundation, and contributes to national AI policy efforts through the Department of Energy, the FFRDC CIO Generative AI Working Group, and the National Laboratory AI Roundtable.

Based in Seattle, WA, Kreilmann is known for translating emerging technology into measurable organizational impact—aligning strategy, governance, and workforce enablement to accelerate AI maturity at scale.

Disciplines and Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Business Transformation
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Business Information
  • Data Visualization
  • Information Architecture
  • Project Management

Education

  • BS in environmental health, University of Connecticut
  • BS pathobiology, University of Connecticut

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Member, Federally Funded Research and Development Center Chief Information Officer Generative AI Working Group
  • Member, National Institute of Standards and Technology Generative AI Public Working Group

Awards and Recognitions

  • Extraordinary Contribution Program Award, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • Distinguished Performance Rating, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Early Career Award, Communications and Information Technology Division, 2018
  • Outstanding Performance Award, 2018