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Rob De La Espriella

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For over four decades, Rob De La Espriella has dedicated his career to fortifying national security, safeguarding our nation’s critical infrastructure, and elevating industry standards. As a Navy nuclear submarine officer, decorated Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector, and nuclear site quality and security manager, Rob has navigated the world's most high-stakes environments. His industry-leading expertise in root cause analysis (RCA) stems from his participation on a Deming Prize winning team and decades leading audits, assessments, and RCAs across commercial nuclear plants, the nuclear weapons complex, and the Department of Defense—establishing him as a complex problem-solving thought leader in modern high-tech environments, with insights published in Forbes and peer-reviewed publications.

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Recognizing that regulated industries still rely on outdated 1920s-1970s RCA tools that were never designed for today's complexities, Rob pioneered BlueDragon, the world's most advanced RCA system. By fusing critical thinking, systems theory, behavioral analysis, lean concepts, and high-reliability principles, BlueDragon transforms how organizations tackle costly, recurring human and organizational performance failures.

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Now implemented at some of the most technically challenging sites—including national laboratories, the nuclear weapons complex, DOD installations, and global enterprises like Westinghouse Electric—BlueDragon sets new standards for complex problem-solving. With its virtual, scalable, AI-enhanced platform, what once took months now takes days. The future of problem-solving isn't just faster—it's smarter, and Rob De La Espriella is leading the charge.

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Rob De La Espriella
CEO and Founder
DLE Technical Services, LLC
Website: www.bluedragonrootcause.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdelaespriella

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