Andre Laranjeiro Email & Phone Number

Tiverton, Ontario, Canada

Health Physicist supporting the Major Component Replacement project at Bruce Power

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Providing Radiation Protection and Health Physics support in the Nuclear industry

Pickering, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

- Involved in Beta/Gamma spectra analysis- Visit CANDU reactors to perform beta/gamma measurements using various detectors, including plastic scintillator detectors, and silicon detectors-Estimate dose to the lens of the eye as part of a CANDU Owners Group (COG) initiative

- Specialization in Operational Medical and Health Physics- Laboratory skills in Radiation Physics instrumentation, involving the use of Multichannel analyzers, Photomultiplier tubes, scintillator detectors and Geiger-Muller detectors- McMaster Honours Entrance award (2012); Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business & Professionals Undergraduate Scholarship (2015); Deans Honour List; GPA: 3.7

Hamilton, Ontario

-Rewarded with a paid research opportunity, under the supervision of Dr. Fiona McNeill-Granted for outstanding academic achievement in the department of Medical Physics atMcMaster University-Emphasis on the project was to find a reliable and safe method to detect iron in skin, whichwould be the first step in curing iron-overload diseases-Tasks included; creating iron-doped skin replicas using fiberglass epoxy, using x-rayfluorescence (XRF) systems, cadaver measurements using XRF, and slicing fiberglass epoxies used for various models

Tiverton, Ontario

- Designing and implementing new, more informative Radiation Hazard Signage, focusing on innovative methods to reduce human performance error, while ensuring standards are met as per the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)- Successfully completing a total of four weeks of radiological training programs for safely performing radiological work (orange and yellow badge)- Attending and participating in Health Physics continuing training with all other Health Physicists, while successfully completing training examination- Completing a Nuclear System course (9 days) as part of Nuclear Power School, in which CANDU plant systems, and radiological hazards within these systems were learned- Successfully obtain Yellow Badge Radiological Qualification for performing Radiological work independently- Independently perform gamma/beta, neutron, tritium, and loose contamination radiological surveys using Radiation Protection Instrumentation including the GM pancake detector, Overhoff 400, BOT P200 Gamma and Beta meters, and the Automess AD5/6

Clarington, Ontario, Canada

- Attending and successfully completing two days of radiological training for performing radiological work under supervision- Participating and becoming a certified Microshield user in order to assist in radioactive simulations while performing radiation protection duties- Actively attending two day Canberra workshop to become further experienced with radiological monitoring, and monitor configuration and diagnostics- Assisting in various projects and reports in the Radiation Protection Department- Creating databases, using programs such as Microsoft Access, used to ensure radiation dose is kept As Low As Reasonably Achievable- Properly installing shielding in various monitors, as well as configuring, calibrating, and source checking to ensure quality assurance

Master Of Science - Ms, Health/Medical Physics

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Medical And Health Physics Co-Op

Activities and Societies: -Intramural Soccer -Intramural Basketball -Weightlifting -Running