Summary
Obtained a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and graduated with a M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering. Currently have close to two-year professional nuclear engineering and health physicist experience working in the Nuclear Industry. Passed the Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate.
Technical Competencies
• Health physics related issues such as: waste management (high/low level radioactive waste), radiation shielding (MCNP), decontamination and decommission.
• Safety Criticality analysis. Knowledgeable of ANSI/ANS 8.1 and ANSI/ANS 8-15 standards
• Design and analysis of experiments (from bench, to pilot, to full scale design/optimization methods).
• Optimization of industrial processes. Design of process flow diagram.
• Programming environments familiar with: Delphi (Turbo Pascal), MathLab and Visual Basic.
• Software Capabilities: MCNP, Aspen Plus, Minitab, MATLAB, and Solid Works.
Keywords: Shielding, Criticality, Safety, Dose, Design, Statistics, Programming
Professional Experience
Columbia Energy and Environmental Services Inc. Richland, WA
Nuclear Engineer, September 2010-June 2012
● Provided nuclear engineering counsel and analysis on health physics topics such as radiation protection (shielding calculations using MCNP, dose assessments, and ALARA principles), and risk evaluation of principal radioactive sources within high-level waste (HLW).
● Evaluated criticality safety scenarios for Wiped Film Evaporator (WFE) deployment on HLW tanks using ANSI/ANS 8.1 (Rev 2007) and ANSI/ANS 8-15 (Rev 2005) standards. The supernatant and solids in the tanks have a mix of fissile and actinide elements.
● Revised complex shielding models developed on MCNP to check if geometry and source modification bounded design specifications.
● Programmed of numerical methods to built inside tools for fast processing using Visual basic. For example, implementation of Berger’s equations for buildup calculation for shielding and of the Lagrange four point polynomial method for interpolation of ICRP-74 dose conversion factors for specific energies.
● Supported process engineering group with mass-energy balance calculations for WFE.
● Supported novel alternative solution for nuclear cladding characterization by using ultrasonic techniques . Proposed the use of Lamb waves methodology for surface cladding characterization and containment on nuclear fuel.
● Supported implementation of ASME/NQA-1 subpart 2.7 standard requirements by developing V&V (verification and validation) test plan, and test report for commercial off-the-shelf softwares (COTS).
Applied Research Center, Florida International University (FIU) Miami, FL
Research Assistant & Department of Energy Fellow October 2008-August 2010 (1year 11 moths)
● Modeled scenarios to decontaminate uranium oxide powder of 38μm size, radioactive resins of 38-149μm tagged with Tc-99m and thermo plastic powders of 4-5μm average size from surfaces with different wetting behaviors and degree of roughness by wiping procedures.
● Analyzed the sample to background ratio in order to improve detection method of the contaminant and calculate the detectors efficiency according to the geometry and detection mode used.
● Developed factorial models to analyze the amount of contamination removed from a surface using a new contamination removal technology.
● Prepared test plan to safely work near alpha(U-238), beta(S-35, P-32, P-33) and gamma(Tc-99m) radiation.
● Generated gamma exposure dose evaluation report using ALARA principles which included the calculations and design required to develop an adequate shielding model.
● Conducted weekly surveys at ARC-Rad Lab according to Florida Administrative Code of Control of Ionizing Radiation and university regulations.
Manufacturing Department, Adecco/ Beckman & Coulter Inc Miami FL
Biomedical Technician Apr 2008 - Oct 2008 (7 months)
● Performed evaluation and testing of modules for biomedical equipment: hematology analyzer, blood cell counter, laser equipment, and FET (field effect transistors).
● Performed quality control and assurance tasks related to electronic circuits.
Cardiovascular Institute, Havana, Cuba
Junior Medical Physicist September 2006- May 2007
● Conducted calibration procedures for dose calibrator.
● Kept radiation dose records for occupational workers.
● Supported quality control of SPECT (Single Photon Emission Tomography) camera with help of phantoms
● Measured dose from fluoroscopy equipments with ionization chamber and with dose plates to evaluate patient exposure.
Certifications and Trainings
● MCNP Introductory Course (32 credits ABHP towards CHP certification), Richland, WA 2011.
● Engineer in Training, passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, Florida, October 2010.
● International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Project “RLA/9/057-TSA3 IAEA Physical Aspects of the Optimization of Radiological Safety in Radio diagnostic and X Rays Guided Surgery”. University of Costa Rica, May 2007.
● Course on Analytical X-Ray Techniques. InSTEC, Havana, Cuba 2006.
Societies and Honors
● Member of the American Nuclear Society, Summer 2010.
● Member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Summer 2010.
● First year member of the Health Physics Society, Fall 2010.
● Awarded with the Ronald E. McNair Post ...
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