Joseph G. Archer
Nuclear Engineer
Summary
A Certified Health Physicist and Professional Nuclear Engineer with degrees in both fields and 20 years work experience. Seven years of health physics experience at both Harvard University and the Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Highly motivated by the challenge of meeting or exceeding the goals and objectives of an organization, with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels within an organization.
Education
1993 University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
ð M.S. in Health Physics
1983 University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
ð B.S. in Nuclear Engineering
Certifications
· Certified Health Physicist #4452
· Licensed Professional Nuclear Engineer, New Mexico #14048
· Licensed Professional Civil Engineer, Washington #36833
· Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, #7495
· Competent Toastmaster Designation and past president of club
Computer Skills
· Monte Carlo Neutral Particle Code
· GENII code
· Fortran 90
· Mathematica®
· StatGraphics®
· LabView® Graphics
Seminars & Workshops
· MCNP training at Los Alamos
· LabView® training at Los Alamos
· Air Monitor Users Group member
· Hazardous Materials Management training
· Supervisor and Management Training
· Quantitative Analysis Course
Experience
2002 – Envirocare of Utah, Susquehanna Nuclear plant, Rocky Flats Environmental Test
present Site.
Bartlett Nuclear/Bartlett Services Inc.
Contract Nuclear Worker
Duties Included: Routine Health Physics operations; Identifying and setting up radiological contamination controls; Enforcing safety protocols; Characterizing radiological conditions of work areas and waste packages; Calculating dose rates and stay times; Submitting recommendations for work evolutions.
1999 - Self Employed
2002 Non-nuclear related work
1993 - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Project in Carlsbad, NM (Westinghouse
1999 Government Environmental Services Company LLC)
Senior Engineer
Duties included: Developed and reviewed waste handling, survey, and decontamination procedures in accordance with 10 CFR835, NESHAP, NQA-1, and ALARA. Evaluated internal and external monitoring systems for accuracy and reliability including statistical analysis. Supervised RadCon technician in waste handling and monitoring activities. Trained RadCon technicians in health physics principles and procedures. Acted as the ALARA representative for the Radiation Safety department. Performed aerosol testing of air sampling equipment. Provided database support and development for the radiation department database. Prepared position papers on department positions regarding monitoring, sampling, and operational protocols. Modified existing airborne monitors with single value, point of operation, data retrieval capability so that spectrum data could be retrieved from a remote location. Calculated off-site doses using the GENII code as the designated off-site dose assessment engineer for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Used Mathematica to obtain fit curves to aerosol release data points. Modeled dose rates for shielded and unshielded high-level waste canisters using the Monte Carlo Neutral Particle (MCNP) code. Modeled release scenarios and estimated airborne contamination levels. Performed criticality calculations on waste barrel configurations using PC-Scale. Calculated appropriate alarm set-points by regression analysis using StatGraphics software. Redefined the emergency egress protocols based on indoor airflow studies.