Safety Officer
Resume:
JAMES N. DYKES
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 92869
Home# 714-***-**** Cell# 714-***-****
CAREER OBJECTIVE
A challenging position that will enable me to utilize my experience in
the field of Radiation Safety
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
11/19/01 – current CITY OF HOPE
1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, California
POSITION:
SENIOR RADIATION SAFETY SPECIALIST
Assisted in developing a comprehensive radiation safety program to comply with Federal and State Regulations and the conditions of City of Hope’s Radioactive Material License; which included developing a monitoring program involving ionizing radiation; implementing contamination control policies and procedures; Developed standard operating procedures for liquid scintillation counting; and the implementation and maintenance of a software program titled Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHS) developed by On-Site Systems located in Saint Louis, Missouri; Created and updated Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to shipping and receiving of radioactive materials in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.
Duties/Responsibilities: Responsible to report any significant problems, accidents or violations of governmental regulations or institution standards to the Radiation Safety Officer; Respond to radiation safety emergencies/incidents; Radiation/contamination surveys; Shipping and receiving of radioactive materials; Radiation safety training to all personnel involved in handling radioactive materials; Environmental Health and Safety Assistant Program (EH&S) data input; Leak test of radioactive sources; Inventory control of radiation instruments/equipment; Bioassays involving urinalysis and thyroid uptake; Monitoring of patients administered radioactive materials; Guidelines using dose rate meters, Air sample measurements, Lead apron surveys, Cs-137 Mark-1 Irradiator operation/training instructor; Provide audits to ensure regulatory compliance of all licensed material/equipment as required by CCR Title 17, and 10CFR part 20 and part 35, and the conditions of the Radioactive Material License; Provide technical as well as regulatory compliance advice to personnel authorized to handle/possess radioactive materials. Assisted the Interventional Radiologist physician and surgical staff in the preparation and implementation of Y-90 Microsphere Brachytherapy (Sirtex, Therasphere). Provide radiation monitoring for patients who received a radiation therapeutic procedure such as Iodine –131. Provided training in the preparation and clearance of patient rooms where patients were administered a radioactive material that required a patient to stay in the hospital this also included training the immediate healthcare providers who would be attending. Provide radiation monitoring of patients administered Yttrium-90 Zevalin and Iodine-131Bexxar as an outpatient procedure. Provide radiation safety Assessment of Patient’s living and working conditions for those patients receiving radionuclide therapy and treated as outpatients. Perform Patient-Specific dose calculations for patient’s receiving radionuclide therapy as outlined in NRC NUREG-1556
4/6/87 – 4/12/01 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, BREA, CALIFORNIA
POSITION:
RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER/FACILITY MANAGER
Established and maintained a comprehensive radiation safety program to ensure compliance of Federal and State Regulations and the conditions of the Radioactive Material License, internal and external radiation exposure documentation. Record monitoring surveys, bioassay analysis, environmental monitoring, radioactive waste collection and packaging for disposal, license reviews and decontamination procedures. Radioactive material inventory and accountability. Shipping and receiving of radioactive materials in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and IATA regulations. Direct communication and reports, when necessary, to all local, state and governmental agencies, i.e., Fire Department, EPA, Orange County Sanitation, etc. Supervise and coordination of all facility maintenance.
5/6/79 – 3/23/87 ICN BIOMEDICAL, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
POSITION:
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICS TECHNICIAN
Provided necessary surveillance and support to ensure the health and safety of employees; control and monitor release of radioactivity into the environment, i.e. record monitoring survey, decontamination procedures, bioassay analysis and documentation, implementation of radioactive waste packaging. Reported directly to the Radiation Safety Officer.
INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE:
Liquid Scintillation Counters, General Purpose Survey Meters, Thyroid Uptake Systems, Pulse Generators, Cs-137 Irradiators, Ion-Chambers, Alarm Rate Meters, Single and Multi Channel Analyzers, Pen and electronic Dosimeters and Radioactive Air Sample collection monitors.
EDUCATION:
1976 – 1979 Attended Yuba College and Santa Ana College
MILITARY HISTORY:
1968 – 1976 USMC with Honorable Discharge
1969-1970 Vietnam
1975 – Graduated Staff Non Commissioned Officers Academy
TRAINING CERTIFICATES/COURSES:
1990 - Stan A. Huber Radiation Safety Training and Management Course
2002 -Calif. Emergency Medical Services: Managing Radiological Emergencies Course
2002 - JL Shepard & Assoc. Operations & Instructor training for a, Cs-137 Irradiator
2004 - Radiation Safety Academy: Radiation Safety Programs Refresher Course
2004 - Radiation Safety Academy: Radiation Safety Instrumentation Course
2005 - University of Southern California: Laboratory Safety Training Course
2006 - Safety Management Systems: 40 Hours of HazWoper Training Course
2006 -County of Los Angeles DHS: Weapons of Mass Destruction Hospital Decon
2007 -Ludlum Measurements Inc. Calibration and Repair Ludlum Instruments Course
2007 -Emergency Management Inst: FEMA Radiological Emergency Course
2008 -National Marrow Donor Program: Basic Radiation Safety Course
2008-Dade Moeller & Associates: Fundamentals of Radiation Safety Course
2008 -Pacific Radiation Corp: NRRPT Radiation Protection Technology Course
2008 -Radiation Safety Academy: Radiation Safety Officer Course
2008-National Safety Council: Conducting Workplace Safety Inspections Course
2008-Roy Parker Dangerous Goods Administration: DOT Certification
2009- Safety Management Systems: HazWoper Refresher Training Course
2009-CDE.Inc. NRC Patient Release Requirements Course
2010- Safety Management Systems: HazWoper Refresher Training Course
2010- Michael Stabin: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine Course
2010-NNSA Y12 : Alarm Response Training Program(24hours)
2010-Homeland Security: RAD/NUC Awareness Web-Based Delivery
AFFILIATIONS: Southern California Chapter Health Physics Society 1980-Present.
National Health Physics Society 2006-Present.
National Safety Council California Chapter2008-Present.
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