Kendra Hullum-Lawson was a Special Recognition honoree at the 2019 Women of Color STEM Conference. She is a highly-respected role model for women in nuclear sciences and was recently selected to participate in the initial class of the U.S. Women in Nuclear Leadership program.
Previously, she has been recognized as Women of Color Technology All-Star and Rising Star, as well as a DTE Trailblazer for her significant career achievements as a Black female holding progressive leadership positions in nuclear generation.
DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services in the United States and Canada.
Hullum-Lawson started her career at DTE’s Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant in 2000 as an associate engineer. She has nearly twenty years of experience in nuclear power plant design, including design and licensing bases control.
Currently, she leads a group of 35 engineers who manage technical modifications of DTE’s nuclear power plant design and advocate resolution of conditions that affect design and plant performance.
Some of her accomplishments include leading Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspections, modifications, plant changes, tests, and Component Design Basis Inspection. In 2016, she obtained a Management Senior Reactor Operator Certification to further her knowledge in plant operations.
