Control Technician Health Services

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Summary:

Knowledgeable on various applications that support Environmental Safety and Health Services staffing and their customers. Establish professional relationships by applying interpersonal skills, allowing to exercise and promote work safety in the field and office environment.

Professional Experience:

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Nov 2019 -May 2023

Occupational Safety and Health Technologist

Albuquerque, NM

●Perform all duties in accordance with records management work practices, procedures, and applications.

●Awarded a Safety Certificate while supporting the Weapon Modernization Program at Sandia National Laboratory .

●Conduct surveys, review analytical data, and submit documentation for a complete comprehensive record.

●Provide quality services to the Radioactive Mixed Waste Management Facility during waste processing of low level radioactive, low level mixed, low level transuranic (TRU) and TRU mixed waste.

●Work with staff members to develop and implement appropriate policy, procedures, and controls on high hazard projects

Newport News Nuclear (N3B) 2018-2019

Radiological Control Technician Los Alamos, NM

●Support operations with the

legacy waste management where transuranic (TRU) and low-level waste is stored, characterized, remediated, and shipped off site.

●Provide radiological field support with health hazards associated to potential exposures of ionizing radiation; and maintain radioactive source control for regular scheduled work and emergencies.

●Monitor waste containers during movement and prepare them for off-site shipments by completing applicable surveys.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

2016-2018

Radiation Control Technician 3

Los Alamos, NM

●Successfully completed Federal Readiness Assessments to pursue projects that eliminate prohibited items that are potentially harmful to the environment and public.

●Competent in radiological control activities and recognizing situations that require immediate and appropriate actions.

●Support various organizations that exercise my expertise through area monitoring, and knowledgeable on measurement.

●Effectively gather and analyze data for the purposes of completing regulated radiological survey reports and provide current log entry records.

●Understand equipment systems and can demonstrate trouble - shooting techniques through procedural policies and established knowledge.

Nuclear Waste Partnership/Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) 2008-2016

Radiological Control Technician Carlsbad, NM

●Compliantly follow procedures to safely process mixed hazardous waste and transuranic radioactive materials then safely transport items for permanent disposable.

●Perform frequent operability checks on equipment that provide a defense to safety.

●Monitor areas utilizing precise instrumentation and gather readings as a result acknowledging the need to execute safety measures, while providing specified documentation surveys.

●Coordinate response efforts provide advice/recommendations and demonstrate effective teamwork.

●Perform radiological surveys and environmental sampling assignments in addition; apply air sampling equipment to monitor the air concentration thereafter analyze the filters.

●Completed Department of Energy core examination and oral evaluation that consist of RCT’s academic fundamentals.

●Support Soil Density Radiography personnel and monitor area for potential hazards along with documented surveys.

●Follow radiological work permits and provide guidance to personnel to achieve safe practices.

Coordinate with multiple departments for prioritizing plant operations and assist with work control planning.

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● Areas of Expertise:

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● Analytical and proficient computer skills

●Technical Writing

●Leak Testing, Codes & Standards

●(AWS, API, ASME, and MIL)

●Radiation Safety

●10 CFR 835, Occupational Radiation Protection

●Instrumentation & Standard Calibration

●Precision Measurement Equipment

●Maintenance Planning

●Quality Control

●Plant Operations Conduct of Op’s

●Leadership

●Mentoring

●10+ Years of Hazardous Material/Waste Handling

●Decision Making/Problem-Solving

40 Hr. HAZWOPER

●Classroom Training

●Trained on Basic Life Support, incorporating First Aid and CPR/ AED Program

●Completed the National Safety Council course for Defensive Driving

●Participated in Live Fire Training at Permian Basin Training Facility in Carlsbad, NM

●Heat Environment/Confined Space Entry Rescue

●Versed in a variety of Inspection Protocols’

●Visual Inspection

●Liquid Penetrant Testing

●Magnetic Particle Testing

●Radiographic Inspection (x-ray – gamma)

●Ultrasonic Testing (Straight–angle beam contact)

●Eddy Current Inspection

●Metal/ Non-Metal Mine- (Underground Miner)Ground Control Inspections

Texas A&M accredited National Board Certified as Industrial Fire Brigade: Advanced Exterior (NFPA 1081)

Education:

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Tulsa, OK) November 2003

Certified in Non – Destructive Testing

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