Protection Manager Control Technician
Resume:
Philip D. Buchanan II
Saint Anthony ID, 83445
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Dear Radiological Protection Manager,
Having worked for as an RCT II at Los Alamos National Laboratory from 11/07/2022 to 10/15/2024 with 4 months training at Shelly Adult Training Academy before that, I am asking to be considered for the Jr. Radiation Surveyor position you currently have open. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,
Philip D. Buchanan II
Philip D. Buchanan II
227 W. 4th N.
Saint Anthony ID, 83445
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1 RCT II for Los Alamos National Laboratory, November 2022 to Present. As an RCT II for LANL I’ve had the opportunity to work in several unique, high contamination and high dose situations. I’ve responded to alarms for Continuous Air Monitors, Personnel Contamination Monitors and other types of radiological alarms. I’ve also gained valuable experience responding to personnel contamination situations which require decontamination of the individual involved, the Personnel Protective Equipment they are wearing and, sometimes the individual themselves. These events also require a detailed survey of the work area to be performed and written correctly for LANL files. I have also learned to do performance checks and how to use contamination probes like the Ludlum 43-93 with a Radeye SX as well as dose rate instruments like the RO 20 and E600 used with a SNRD to measure neutron dose rates. I am quite adept at giving RWP briefs and providing coverage to keep workers safe during the jobs I brief and cover. In short, after 4 months of intensive training at Shelly Adult Training Academy followed by 18 months working full time with high hazard and high alpha situations at LANL, I am definitely qualified for the position you have open and I look forward to working with you. 2
Jr. Radiological Control Technician, March 2022 to July 2022 Program consists of radiological protection, radiological instrumentation and radiological safety classroom and practical radiological survey technique instructions. Candidates also complete DOE RCT Core Exam, Radworker II qualification and OSHA 40 hours HazWoper and program covers the Nuclear Utilities RP Fundamentals objectives of NUF Exam. Also includes the completion of 7 OJTs of Jr. RCTs. Program Elements of RCT School are:
RCT On-the-Job Training (OJTs)
• Performance Check Hand Held Instrument
• Performance Check Scalers/Sample Counters
• Perform A Containment Survey
• Perform a Radiation Survey
• Perform A Release Survey
• Performance and Operational Checks for Fixed Instrumentation
• Control the Movement of Radioactive Material
QUALIFICATIONS/Radiological
. RWP briefing
. Job coverage for routine and hot jobs
. Emergency spill response
. Special project planning
. Extensive experience working in high Alpha environments
. Daily instrument checks, weekly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual RMIs such as changing CAM and FAS filters, large area samples and evaluation, focused smear surveys for RMIs
. Monitoring workers during low level waste packing including contamination and dose rate surveys in accordance with DOE and DOT standards. . Removable and airborne contamination investigations and surveys
. Writing surveys, maps and all other documentation for routine radiation, contamination and radition/contamination surveys as well as surveys for unexpected situations and emergency response.
. Release surveys for tools and other items used while working in controlled areas. . Characterization, full and representative surveys including maps and survey form per RWP requirements regarding pre-job and post-job surveys.
. Response to CAM, PCM, HFM and other radiological/personnel contamination alarms.
. Writing RPIN when a worker or RCT didn’t work within the scope of the FRPR or RWP and could have been exposed or exposed someone else to a dose or contamination levels not consistent with ALARA.
Other qualifications
• Broadcasting experience KRCD (1988-89), KSEI (1990), KIDK (1997)
• Construction work (1999-2003)
EDUCATION
• Shelley Training Academy; RCT Program
• Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, 3 program years Mass/Organizational Communications
• Pocatello High School, Pocatello, diploma
Special Courses
40 Hr OSHA HazWoper
Radiological Worker
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Construction Work
Laborer, Timber framer, 1999 to 2003
• Framing, site clean up
Broadcasting
On air broadcasting (KRCD, KSEI, KIDK), 1988 to 1990, 1992, 1998
• Announcing songs/artists, advertisement production, reading the news, news commentary
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