HALDER E. HERNANDEZ

aduiel@r.postjobfree.com 937-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/Halder-Hernandez

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly motivated professional with over 20 years experience supervising, leading, performing and executing Job Hazard Analysis, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), together with implementing Federal, State, and Military standards and regulations to include emergency response in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) arena with a strong emphasis on industrial hygiene and radiation health protection.

● Secret Clearance ● Critical thinking ● Leading/Supervising

● Bilingual ● Handling Work Stress ●Teamwork

● Interpersonal Skills ● Project Planning ● Decision Making

EXPERIENCE

Radiation Calibration Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 2020-2023

Manager, Radiation Health Physicist

Director, Radiation Calibration Laboratory, synchronizes 3 units, 2 $8M deployment packages in support of Joint Task Force Northern Command and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Calibrate radiation survey equipment for the only Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT), making the team ready to respond to any radiation threat around the globe

Led process for Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT); obtained Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification on their emergency communication platform

Instructed radiation emergency course twice a year; trained 40 joint members, 50-hrs, 12 equipment; ensured Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) 100% mission ready

Led a team of three, surveyed and ID radiation hazards in Apollo 15 re-entry vehicle and WWII aircraft; shielded 1.1M USAF museum attendees from radiation exposure

Contingency Response Group, Anderson AFB, Guam 2017-2020

Consultant

Authored two Chemical, Biological, Radiation, & Nuclear (CBRN) talking papers, generated decontamination strategies for company leadership

Sole Environmentalist (EHS)/Radiation Health Physicist for the largest U.S. and Philippines military exercise, advised 856 international partners in Occupational, Environmental, & Radiation Health

Provided Environmental Health & Safety risk assessment support for international military exercise “COPE NORTH”, performed Job Hazard Analysis for three remote sites, prevented hazardous exposure to 174 military personnel, allowed 144 training sorties for four nations and 2K international personnel

Provided occupational & environmental Job Hazard Analysis to a deployed military unit during humanitarian emergencies and austere locations throughout the Pacific theater

Managed Job Hazard Analysis for longevity exposure and worker compensation

35th Medical Group, Hospital, Misawa AB, Japan 2013-2017

Bioenvironmental Engineering

Operation Supervisor

Managed industrial hygiene program for 10+ shops, 5K employees

Implemented engineering controls, administrative guidance, and recommended personal protective equipment to minimize hazardous exposures

Led asbestos monitoring team, saved Air Force $600K contractor cost, protected 5K personnel, recommended engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and sampling protocol

Managed Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Respiratory Protection program; trained 425 workers, attained 98% fit rate

Environmental Health Program Manager (EHS); created, directed & facilitated a $20K annual analysis budget for Misawa Air Base, Japan

Led hazardous noise evaluation project, collected 635 data points at two military shooting ranges, determined proper hearing protection, implemented hearing protection program, supported 3K annual qualifications in seven weapon systems

412th Medical Group, Hospital, Edwards AFB, CA 2007-2017

Bioenvironmental Engineering

Operation Supervisor

Managed industrial hygiene, environmental & safety management, and emergency response equipment for 30 technicians

Manager, Confined Space program, 129+ spaces/trained/certified 80 entrants, approved 12 master entry plans, 200 workers protected

Measured exposure of 250 Airborne Laser weapon system technicians; implemented controls required for first successful test-fire

Supervised Occupational Illness program; disclosed five risks to Air Force personnel; avoided potential $300K worker’s compensation.

Mitigated hydrazine hazard; assisted with the redesign of vent system; kept the $32M F-16 test program flying

Survey F-35 Weapon facility; monitored indoor air quality; zero mission stoppage for 20 research engineers

Managed $500K Industrial Hygiene, environmental, and hazardous material emergency response equipment developed and instituted training & maintenance schedule

66th Medical Squadron, Clinic, Hanscom AFB, MA 2002-2007

Bioenvironmental Engineering

Technician

Planned and performed industrial hygiene process assessment for ten industrial workplaces and 100+ personnel

Evaluated personnel’s occupational exposure to noise, radiation, ergonomic, biological, and chemical hazards

Led investigative program for Air Force Research Center regarding chemical, biological, radiative, and physical hazards

Performed ergonomic evaluations, preventing $15K+ loss in Workers’ Compensation

Oversaw ventilation systems controlling 98 hazardous chemicals, protected 65 scientists from the Air Force Research laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Lincoln Laboratory

Directed Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) required Thermal Stress Program, tracked/reported all heat/cold stress temperature levels, determined work/rest cycle for 14K+ personnel

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master of Health Physics, Radiation Health Physics, Oregon State University, OR, Jun 2018

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Resource Management, California State University, Bakersfield, CA, Nov 2012

Professional Certificate, Nuclear Weapon Effect, Policy, and Proliferation, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, 2019

Associate in Applied Science Degree, Bioenvironmental Engineering Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Air Force, USA, Nov 2006

Bioenvironmental Engineering Occupational Health Measurement, CA, Dec 2014

Confined Space Rescue, Level II, Operations, Dec 2009

Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards for General Industry (OSHA 511), Aug 2008

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