Shannon Ayers first started at Livermore Lab in 1998 as an intern working on the Extreme Ultra-Violet Lithography project and currently serves as the Division Leader for the Laser Systems Engineering and Operations (LSEO) Engineering Division as well as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Laser and Alignment Section (LASE) Technical Manager.  LSEO is responsible for maintaining a vibrant workforce to support the engineering needs of the NIF&PS directorate and LASE is responsible for the performance, operations, and maintenance of the NIF laser and alignment systems.  Shannon has been part of the NIF team for over ten years, where in addition to laser, target, and diagnostic alignment she led the successful development and deployment of many target diagnostics for use at the NIF, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and the Atomic Weapons Establishment.  Prior to NIF, Shannon served as project engineer and manager of several optics processing projects in support of the Global Security and Physical and Life Sciences directorates.  When not supporting the NIF facility operations or capability enhancements, Shannon is engaged in workforce development efforts to support an environment that fosters innovation at LLNL.