Management Specialist Waste

RIO RANCHO, NM *****, RIO RANCHO, USA, ***** •

*********@*****.*** • 505-***-****

JOSEPH CANDELARIA

Waste Management Specialist

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Waste management specialist with 35 years of experience in the DOE nuclear facility operations and DOD operations. Expertise in repackaging and shipping of TRU/LLW, assessments and readiness reviews, visual examination, procedure development, job hazard analysis, TRU waste sampling, and various waste management processes. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

WASTE MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR Jan 2019 - Aug 2024

Los Alamos National Laboratory Rio Rancho, NM, USA Provide guidance to waste generators and support staff on Laboratory and DOE requirements for management and disposition of various waste streams. Staging and storage of waste is in registered waste and/or rad sites (SAA's, CAA, and Radiological Staging and Storage areas

CHEMICAL WASTE COORDINATOR Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

PCAPP. Pueblo Army Depot Pueblo, CO

Hazardous Waste Determinations on used and unused chemical laboratory waste per RCRA requirements. Shipping chemicals to registered and approved waste disposal sites throughout the USA. VISUAL EXAMINATION EXPERT Aug 2013 - Dec 2017

Advanced Technologies Inc. Oak Ridge TN field office Los Alamos Lab, NM, USA CH/RH Radioactive Waste Characterization. Visual Examination on Radioactive glovebox waste to prepare for shipment to WIPP Carlsbad New Mexico per procedure CCP-TP-113. CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR May 2013 - Jul 2013

URS Corp. (AECOM) Frankfurt, deEurope

Top Secret Security Clearance. New construction on an undisclosed military base. CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

Greenway Enterprise Mercury, NV, USA

Top Secret Security Clearance for new construction. Fiber Optic installation and electrical installation. SUPERVISOR Jan 2010 - Oct 2012

ESI. Engineered Structures Mercury, NV, USA

Top Secret Security Clearance. Duties included: Haz Waste Disposal. Asbestos removal. Pipe and electrical disposal. Commercial Coatings Interior/ Exterior. Carpentry and chemical waste disposal. VISUAL EXAMINATION EXPERT Dec 2007 - Dec 2009

Bartlet Inc. Los Alamos, NM, USA

DOE 'Q' Clearance. Duties included: Strong background in DOE order 5480.19 Conduct of Operations. RCRA compliant. Responsible for repackaging, labeling and marking of hazardous/radioactive waste to meet DOT shipping requirements and WIPP WAC. Full face respirator user. Forklift and Crane Operator for shipments to WIPP Site Carlsbad New Mexico. VISUAL EXAMINATION EXPERT Mar 2007 - Sep 2007

International Engineering Inc. Idaho Falls, ID, USA DOE 'Q' Clearance. Duties included: WIPP qualified to conduct newly generated Visual Examination(VE Technique) for the waste retrieved from the pits. Full-Face respirator user. Working knowledge of Waste Material Parameters (WMP) and WIPP prohibited items. Production and Validation of VE data sheets for the waste drums and assemble Batch Data Reports for Data Generation Level (DGL) Review. Conduct Independent Technical Review, Technical Supervisor and Facility Quality Assurance Officer. Reviews for data packages produced for DGL review. Working knowledge of the Nonconformance (NCR) process used by CCP.

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

ST. Pius and Del Norte High School Albuquerque, NM, USA GPA 3.50. • Biology and Chemistry. • Typing 75 wpm. • Football and Wrestling. COURSES

40 HOUR OSHA HAZWOPER

OSHA

SKILLS

Waste Management, DOE Operations, DOD Operations, TRU/LLW Handling, Visual Examination, Procedure Development, Job Hazard Analysis, Conduct of Operations, Integrated Safety Management, Waste Acceptance Criteria, DLA/DOT Certification, RCRA Certification, Hazmat Qualification, HMPT Qualification, OSHA Hazwoper.

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