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Germantown, Md

Serve as federal program manager for the Fast Reactor Research & Design program within the Office of Nuclear Energy.Oversee research and development of fast reactor technologies at the National Laboratories.Plan, distribute, and manage program budget.

Germantown, Md

• Utilized accepted project and financial management techniques and practices to plan, prioritize, track, and execute 30+ projects at 10 NNSA and DOE sites & national laboratories, focused on compliance with DOE guidance and objectives, process improvement, legacy nuclear waste cleanup, and research and development of new technology• Negotiated and secured agreements with other NNSA and DOE programs to co-fund mission-critical work• Identified gaps in processing capability, potential nuclear material program shortages, material packaging, storage, and disposition concerns, and their impacts on site and DOE operations and budgets

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as technical subject matter expert in storage, treatment, and disposition of transuranic, low-level, and mixed waste for the NNSA corporate waste management program.• Provided independent verification of environmental remediation of radioactive materials for land or personal property intended for transfer from NNSA to public property status.• Acted as project manager for ongoing work in waste management and environmental remediation.• NNSA representative to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Federal Review Group (LFRG).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and analyzed storage, treatment, and disposition of NNSA transuranic nuclear waste in technical and policy areas with DOE recognized expert in response to 2014 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) accident.• Lead author on a study to optimize loading efficiency of transuranic waste at NNSA sites.• Technical lead for project in nuclear materials research optimization examining feasibility of scaling up national security-related research to production level. • Performed independent verification of environmental remediation to match authorized limits for radioactive materials on land intended for transfer to public property status

Aiken, Sc

• Led comprehensive technical assessment of the efficiency of multi-station radiological ambient air monitoring network at Savannah River Site (SRS) using CAP-88, Gaussian puff/plume model, Waite method, and meteorological data; recommended changes in monitoring station locations based on results• Analyzed dose assessments for simulated downwind release emergency scenarios using AXAIRQ• Updated existing AXAIRQ records of decay factors, dose factors, and meteorological data for SRS

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md

• Performed regular contamination surveys on known/unknown contaminated areas, analyzed results of surveys, and recommended action based on the outcome of contamination surveys• Aided senior health physicist in overseeing operations involving Depleted Uranium to ensure that radiation exposure to personnel and the environment remained ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable)• Assisted senior health physicist with developing and administering Emergency First Responder and garrison-wide radiation safety training• Monitored environmental conditions by air and soil sampling of contaminated areas, analyzed resulting data, and recommended changes to operations based on data results.

Drexel University College Of Medicine

Researched in the area of nuclear medicine and medical physics with advisor Kent Lambert, CHP (director for Radiation Safety for Hahnemann Hospital, St. Joe's Hospital). Abstract: Technetium-99m is used in a number of nuclear medicine applications, usually injected intravenously with an acid or other chemicals to aid with acceptance into the body. Technicians applying these injections are lightly shielded from the body of the syringe however an unknown amount of radiation still escapes from the base of the syringe. Technicians are exposed to this on a daily-basis, to both palm and fingers. Measurements were taken using thermoluminescent detectors (TLDs) and gafchromic film on a paraffin hand to determine average dose in application of Tc-99m. Results were analyzed and found to be within the NRC limit for nuclear workers. In addition, TLDs were used to determine which parts of the hand were more exposed than others, leading to recommendations to shield certain parts of the hand more thoroughly. Theory, experimental process, and results were presented in a thesis defense to the Drexel University Department of Physics, and was followed by a question-answer session with members of the Drexel Physics Department faculty regarding experimental procedure, theory of experiment, and general nuclear physics knowledge.

Navigation R&D Lab, Warminster, Pa

• Researched and developed front-line technology in areas of personal and military navigation (on-land, at-sea, undersea environments) • Assisted Senior Engineers in developing and optimizing new technology navigation sensors (Blutooth Low Energy) and new GPS capabilities, including signal modulation and amplification• Developed inertial navigators, algorithms and computer simulations and applied analytic techniques to assess performance and evaluate navigation operational effectiveness.

Adelphi, Md

• Designed and built an experimental system used to test nuclear isomer depletion and structure employing various programs and programming languages (IGOR/Wavemetrics, PXI, Java), including machining custom components• Performed initial testing of system investigating nuclear energy structure and decay patterns of 178Hf isomer• Presented results to leadership and developed extensive documentation of experimental procedures and systems maintenance

Adelphi, Md

• Conducted simulations of particle physics reactions using MCNPX and analyzed results relative to ongoing experiments• Designed and built experimental systems to test nuclear isomer depletion and nuclear structure employing various programs and programming languages (LabView, GammaVision, Matlab, C++, Java), including machining custom components. • Performed experimental testing of 108Ag isomer depletion

Masters Of Environmental Engineering, Health Physics, 3.84

Activities and Societies: American Nuclear Society Student Chapter (President), American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Bs, Major In Physics, Minor In Nuclear Engineering, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Pennoni Honors College, Women In Physics Society (Treasurer), Health Physics Society, Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics.