Description

Nuclear Engineer & Radiation Health Physicist with 12+ years of professional experience spanning nuclear systems, radiation safety, emergency response, and project leadership. Recently completed a Masters in Radiation Health Physics with a Minor in Public Health, building on a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering.

Skilled in facility operations, ALARA standards, radiological safety protocols, risk assessment, and engineering design. Experienced with AutoCAD, Inventor 3D, SmartPlant, MCNP, SolidWorks, MATLAB, SQL, Tableau, and advanced technical documentation. Strong record of delivering complex nuclear cleanup and radiation protection projects, while improving safety, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Certified in Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Agile Scrum Master, PM2, and Prince2, with proven success managing 40+ concurrent engineering projects, leading cross-functional teams, and streamlining workflows to reduce costs and timelines. Trusted advisor on risk/benefit analysis, stakeholder engagement, and technical project delivery across defense, energy, and international development sectors.

Former U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician with leadership in CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive) response, hazardous materials management, and global emergency training. Dedicated to advancing public safety through applied radiation protection, technical training, and resilient project leadership.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lisbon (up to 30km)

MX908
Freelance Instructor
June 2023 - Today (3 years)
Boston, MA, USA
Teaching emergency responders portable mass spectrometry for identifying hazards (Chemical, Explosive, Drugs) and techniques for improved accuracy and safety. Teaching new risk assessment techniques and calculations to include technology. Assist in technical support for EU and Asia time zones to better meet client needs.
• Deliver training onsite to international teams all over the world.
• Integrate training into relevant scenarios based upon team needs and focus.
• Integrate with knowledge database to improve transfer between all instructor teams.
self-employed
Freelance Media Design and Project Management
November 2021 - Today (4 years and 7 months)
Produce and edit documents, videos, photos, and advertisements. Uploading and formatting blogs, news, and calendar posts for websites. Primarily editing work packages for UN deliverables. Making risk assessment tables and charts for companies to make informed decisions through their deliverables. Delegation of tasks and resources to improve project and deliverables timelines.
• Consolidate information into more digestible formats.
• Create milestones to improve focus and efficiency.
• Manage workers and workflows to improve output to meet otherwise impossible deadlines.
• Creation and design of monthly newsletters.
Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft Powerpoint Mailchimp Canvas
HLMI
Nuclear Engineer
September 2019 - July 2022 (2 years and 10 months)
Richland, WA, USA
Maintained facility and systems integrity in support of Hanford nuclear weapon waste cleanup. Wrote technical procedures to safely conduct upgrades/repairs to the facility in order to extend operational lifetime beyond original design. Review and maintain facilities compliance with all state and federal regulations. Continuously follow and update work packages to reduce risk while increasing benefits through improved accuracy while reducing needed effort.
• Manage and track over 40 engineering projects simultaneously.
• Produced over 40 drawings with AutoCAD 2017 to update, upgrade, and develop the nuclear laboratory.
• Oversee and coordinate working teams to facilitate safety and goals were achieved.
• Designed new laboratory tools and shields with AutoCAD 2017 and Inventor 3D.
• Designed methods to improve worker safety and reduce time working with radioactive samples.
• Wrote and reviewed Work Instructions and training documents.
• Performed over 30 nuclear Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) reviews.
• Revised over 400 Preventative Maintenance documents.
• Released 18 Engineering Change documents.
• Released 11 Drawing Change documents.
• QA suitable part alternatives and replacements to minimize repair and outage time.
• Developed training documents and reference sheets for New Hires and current workers streamlining knowledge transfer.
• Developed and programmed a document tracker that completed and reduced active working projects by over 50%.
• Designed and created System Notebooks for all Nuclear facility systems improving information access and standardization.
• Traced and corrected facility electrical and load diagrams.
• Implemented risk/benefit tables and calculators for work packages to improve quantification and approval procedure.
• Mentorship program teaching interns engineering duties related to their disciplines and advanced Excel programming.