The Facilities Division serves as a key strategic and operational partner charged with stewardship of the Laboratory’s infrastructure. We are continuously planning for future facilities needed to enable scientific research at Berkeley Lab as well as maintaining and improving our current infrastructure. We provide 24-hour high quality support services to ensure continuity of scientific research.
“Our Science is Service” and our mission is to deliver exceptional services and facilities to support world-class science through the institution of our core values, our key actions, and measures. Read more about our True North Chart: 2021 Facilities True North
Facilities Services
The talented women and men of the Facilities Division support Berkeley Lab by providing the following facility services:
Cost Estimating Services (Managed By PIM Division)
Craft Support (HVAC, Electrical, PMT, Rigging Services, Etc.)
Division Leadership
Brent Henderson
Director, Facilities Division
Phone: (510) 486-5438
Location: 076-0208 | Mail Stop: 76R0225
LBHenderson@lbl.gov
Brent joined the Laboratory in January 2019 as the Director of Facilities, responsible for stewardship of the Laboratory’s infrastructure. Brent has over 30 years of experience in facilities and infrastructure management, most recently at the Nuclear Waste Partnership in Carlsbad, New Mexico, which manages and operates the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). He has also spent time at Lawrence Livermore National Lab as the Deputy Associate Director of Facilities and Infrastructure, and twenty years at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas where he served as the Utilities and Plant Maintenance Department Manager. Brent is a veteran of the US Navy nuclear submarine force.
Dean Sedlachek
Deputy Division Director, Facilities Division
Phone: (510) 486-4216
Location: 076-0200| Mail Stop: 76R0225
DRSedlachek@lbl.gov
Heather Pinto
Department Head, Site Services, Site Services
Phone: (510) 495-2647
Location: 069-101| Mail Stop: 69R0102
HMPinto@lbl.gov
Heather provides leadership for the site services provided by Facilities to the Lab, including Custodial Services, Transportation, Shipping, Receiving, Mail Services, Fleet Management Services, Shuttles, Food Services, Vending Machines, Waste Hauling and the Guest House. She took on this role in 2023 but joined the Lab as a contractor in 1994 (and permanently in 1995). Heather has worked in most areas of operations at the Lab (HR, OCFO, EH&S, IT, and Facilities) and two years on the UC Berkeley campus doing process improvement. Heather has a Bachelor of Science in Business – Organizational Innovation from the University of Phoenix and is a Project Management Professional (PMP
John Kim
Department Head, Facility Operations
Phone: (510) 486-7571
Location: 076-0222F| Mail Stop: 76R0225
JohnKim2@lbl.gov
John leads the Facilities Area Managers, Asset Management, Subcontract Management, Facilities Work Planning and Controls, and Utility Planned Outage teams. With over 30 years of experience, he is a results-oriented leader who has managed projects, programs, and teams across diverse sectors such as semiconductor manufacturing, faith-based organizations, and UPS. John’s career at LBNL began in 2014 when he joined as one of the original Facilities Area Managers. He holds PMP and CFM certifications, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis, and a Master of Divinity. In his leisure time, John enjoys following English football, trail running, and hiking.
Ryan Velasco
Department Head, Site Utilities & Maintenance
Phone: (510) 486-4216
Location: 076-0200| Mail Stop: 76R0225
RCVelasco@lbl.gov
Ryan provides leadership for teams of mechanics, electricians, building controls technicians, riggers, painters, and laborers who serve the Laboratory’s infrastructure needs on a 24/7 schedule. Ryan joined LBNL in 2003 as an electrician and has held positions in work planning and control and electrical management prior to assuming his current role as Department Head of Site Utilities and Maintenance Department. Prior to coming to LBNL, Ryan was an electrician for the IBEW Local 595. Ryan has a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Cal State University.
