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Health Physicist I

Location:
Kennewick, WA, 99337
Salary:
56,000 - 65,000
Posted:
July 20, 2009

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Robin A Jager

****** E. Cochran

Kennewick, WA **337

Cell: 509-***-****

***********@*****.***

Education

• Associates Degree in Science and Arts, 2002

Columbia Basin College; Pasco, Washington,

• Continued Studies, 2004

Washington State University; Richland, Washington

- Biology, fish ecology, animal physiology

• Bachelor of Science, 2006

(Geography-emphasis on Resource and Environmental Management)

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

-Coastal management, physical geography, regulations, global environmental change, environmental processes, resource and environmental management, and environmental hazards.

Work Experience

Washington River Protection Solutions

Richland, WA

Health Physicist (June 2009 - Present)

On-Site work in the management, retrieval and treatment of radioactive and hazardous risks to the Columbia River from the Hanford tank farms which includes:

• Providing technical support of the Radiological Controls (RadCon) Program for Recovery Act activities,

• Preparing technical procedures for the calibration of Radiation Protection Instruments

Bechtel National Inc

Montreal, Canada

Environmental Engineer(September 2008-April 2009t)

Off-Site work for the Aluminum Smelter Project Included:

• Integrating of specialized environmental requirements into the planning, permitting, design, and construction,

• Providing technical support to feasibility studies,

• Advise customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors on specialized environmental requirements that may affect project design, construction schedule, and cost.

• Prepare, site conditions, emission inventory study, noise control, banned materials, Environmental Impact Assessment compliance requirements, and environmental design criteria.

• Working with the project Architect to reduce the amount of heavy crude oil used and to utilize solar energy for air conditioning/heating and to distil and desalinate water.

Lead for the Ma’aden project steering committee for the Mining and Metals E3arth day to reduce the projects carbon footprint.

Presentations:

• Solar energy for air conditioning/heating

• Design to Safety-Environmental standards

Montreal, Canada

Technologist (June 2008-Sept 2008)

Off-Site work for the Aluminum Smelter Modernization Project included:

• Ensure compliance of engineering deliverables to the Project Model Documents

• Coordinate and enter data in the material Management modules

• Maintain the equipment list for Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA)

• Expedite the Risk Review Action report.

• Maintain the drawing sets for CSA

• Coordinate and prepare the CSA Weekly Engineering Report.

Richland, Washington

Construction Assistant (Jan 2008- April 2008)

On-site work for nuclear Waste Treatment Plant construction included:

• Preparation of construction work packages

• Maintaining field document control stations to ensure revisions current

• Report preparation using Constriction Viewer and Idoc

• Various document control, administrative, and clerical functions

• Providing guidance and training to new hires

Southern Institute Of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand

Program Development Officer(May2007 – October 2007)

Developed curriculum for new degree, certificate and diploma programs, which included:

• Preparation, review and completion of accreditation procedures

• Management of preparation schedule

• Supported direct manager in authoring procedures for the various accreditation processes

• Research and program development including:

- collating and preparing curriculum packages

- reviewing qualification options

- analysis and confirmation of program content

• Coordinating and assisting with program development project teams

Bechtel National Inc, Richland Washington

Area Specialist (June 2004-April 2005)

Support of daily construction activities though:

• Working with field supervision to ensure daily updates to work packages, isometric drawing, and specification and procedure revisions

• Training of Engineering and Supervision staff on control of documentation in the field

• Liaising between field supervision and field engineering regarding design drawing interpretation and change effects

Washington State Department of Ecology, Nuclear Waste Program

Engineering Support (Jan 2002 - Jan 2004)

Worked alongside engineers, chemists, environmental specialists, and hydro-geologists to monitor and regulate the removal of toxic nuclear and chemical waste from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation tank farm. Specific duties included:

• Researching and monitoring of waste tank levels

• Determination of double shell tank life cycles based upon compiled historical corrosion data

• Tracking of organic compound concentration in tank waste

• Maintained compliance files and prepared documents for archiving

• Supported completion of Dangerous Waste Permit documentation

Training

24 Hour Hazardous Waste TSD Worker Jul 21-23, 2009

Do Work Safely Jul 13, 2009

General, Organic, & Nuclear Chemistry Oct-Nov 2003

RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulation March 18-20, 2003

MS Project, Advanced March 11, 2003

MS Excel, Advanced March 6, 2003

MS PowerPoint, Advanc June 25, 2003

How to Become a Better Communicator August 18, 2003

Risk Communication August, 2003

Languages

• English

Volunteer Work

• Judge for the Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST)

• Tri-Cities Special Olympics

• Pasco Police Department: Paint the Town program

• Backcountry Horsemen: Tread Lightly (trail maintenance/land clean up)

• Tapeteal Greenway: River Bank Clean Up

• Women’s self defense course instructor

• Department of Ecology: Steppe-in-Time (native plant and human impact monitoring)

• Trade Aid store

Interests

• Travel

• Horseback riding

• Mountain biking

• Hiking

References

Angie Fritz

• Environmental Specialist 3, Washington State Department of Ecology

360-***-****

Lucy Martin

• Chief Environmental Lead, Bechtel’s Mining and Metals

+61-07-316*****

• ********@*******.***



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