Mark Beck's Unabridged Resume

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Mark A. Beck
160 Van Giesen #106
Richland WA 99354
509-946-4169 (home)
mbeck@owt.com (home)

Summary: Chemist with extensive experience, able to get difficult work done in unforgiving operational and regulatory environments. Adaptable, persistent in getting resources and information needed to solve customer problems.

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Experience:
Feb. 2000 to Present Senior Chemist Westinghouse Electric Co. Richland Service Center (was PN Services to 2005) July 1999 to Feb. 2000 Quality Assurance Analyst US KDK Oct. 1990-July 1999 Scientist I Numatec Hanford Co.
'90-96 Westinghouse Hanford, '96-'99 Numatec Hanford
February 1992-July 1999 (Process Chemistry)

Developed test plans, performed analyses and tests, directed multi-laboratory projects and wrote results reports for the analysis of highly radioactive waste and process samples and environmental restoration process development. July 1991-Feb.1992 (Rotational Trainee, Office of Sample Management) Westinghouse Hanford Co.
Oct.1990-July 1991 (Rotational Trainee, Radiochemistry) Westinghouse Hanford Co
Aug.-Oct. 1990 Associate Chemist (Temporary) Rocket Research Company- currently Aerojet
1987-1989 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant University of Washington
Synthesized, explored reactivity of organometallic compounds. Metal-nitrogen compounds of special interest. Responsible for research group hazardous waste disposal. Taught in both laboratory and classroom situations.

Jun.-Aug. 1987 Flagperson/Laborer Faylor-Middlecreek Construction
Responsible for job-site traffic safety and control. Worked as unskilled laborer when traffic control was not needed.

Jun.-Aug.1986 Summer Student Research Participant Argonne National Laboratory
Chosen as one of approximately 200 students nationally to participate in a summer research program at Argonne. Synthesized and determined the electrical conductivity of mixed metal oxide ceramic materials.

1984-1987 Stockroom Assistant/Hazardous Waste manager Juniata College
Determined safety hazards and disposal methods for aged,degraded chemicals (including shock/friction sensitive high explosives)during the renovation of a storage area.

Jun.-Aug. 1985 Summer Student Research Assistant Juniata College
Explored the suitability of a dye system for use as a method of determining the porosity of shales in natural gas well bore holes.

Personal:

Education:
PUBLICATIONS:

Presentations, Seminars:

"Frac tank corrosion protection", 10/18/05, Westinghouse Richland Service Center, informal seminar.

"Gamma Data User, Operator/User and Service Provider", Canberra Users Group Mtg. June 23, 2005 Seattle WA

"Decontamination of a Reactor Recirculation System"
American Nuclear Society/ European Nuclear Society/ Nuclear Energy Institute 2003 International Conference On Nuclear Technology: Achieving Global Economic Growth While Safeguarding The Environment November 16 - 20, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana

"Hazardous Materials Shipping"- DOT Qualification Course for PN Services Hazardous Materials Shippers. 2/13/03 , 12/13/04, 1/3/06, 2/13/06

"One Page Lectures" - Series of talks for lab technicians, USKDK July to October 1999.

"Beta Gamma Hot Cell Probe" CATS Thematic Seminar September 6, 1997

R.S. Addleman, B.D. Keele, M.A. Beck, E.R.Selle, G.R. Blewett, G.L.Troyer "A Multiple Detector Approach to Nuclear and Chemical Measurements in a Radiological Hot Cell" WHC-SA- 2680-VA, Poster given at IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium October 26,1995,

"Remote Nuclear Hot Cell Scanning" Process Chemistry and Statistics Discussion Series ,July 20, 1995

"The Bullfrog Educational Game Series", given before the Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Kennewick,Washington, October 1994.

"Treatment Tests for the Removal of Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium from Hanford (100-HR-3) Groundwaters", Mark A. Beck and J.B. Duncan, May 11-12, 1994, Poster at the 6th Annual Technology Information Exchange- Sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Kennewick, Washington

"Treatment Tests for the Removal of Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium from Hanford (100-HR-3) Groundwaters", Mark A. Beck and J.B. Duncan, March 16, 1994, Poster at the 207th American Chemical Society Spring Meeting.

"Treatment Tests for the Removal of Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium from Hanford (100-HR-3) Groundwaters", Mark A. Beck and J.B. Duncan, February 1994, Presentations to the Hanford Analytical Services Seminar Series, and to various regulators at the February Unit Managers Meeting.

"ClarisWorks 2.0" given before the Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Kennewick,Washington, November 1993.

"Metallic Mercury Reclamation", given before the Technical Advisory Committee of the Technology Development Steering Board, August 30, 1993.

Publicly Available Documents:
External:

Mark A. Beck, Kevin E. Bell, Ph.D "Decontamination of a Reactor Recirculation System", AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, VOL. 89, pg 523 November, 2003

(all WHC-xxx-xxx or HNF-xxxx documents are available from Hanford Central Document Control)

Herting,D.L., Beck,M. A., O'Rourke,J.F., "Test Plan for Tank 241-C-104 Retrieval Testing", HNF-4094, March 10, 1999.

Beck,Mark A., K-Basin Gel Formation Studies, HNF-2911, July 22, 1998

Beck, Mark A., Test Plan for K-Basin Sludge Treatment Process Studies, HNF-2801, June 3, 1998

Beck,Mark A., Test Plan for Tank 241-AN-102 Solubility Screening Tests, HNF-2516 Rev. 0, June 2, 1998

D.W.Hendrickson, R.Biyani, M.A. Beck, "Hanford Tank Waste Supernate Cesium Removal Test Report" WHC-SD-RE-TRP-018 REV.0A, October 1, 1996

R.S. Addleman, M.A. Beck, G.R. Blewett, B.D. Keele, C.S. McClellan, E.R. Selle, G.L. Troyer "A Multiple Detector Approach to Nuclear and Chemical Measurements in a Radiological Hot Cell", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Vol. 43, No.3 June 1996, pg 1860-1868 also as WHC-SA-2680-FP, November 14, 1995.

Thornton, E.C., Beck,M.A., Jurgensmeier, C.A., "Laboratory Evaluation of the Potential for In Situ Treatment of Chromate-Contaminated Groundwater by Chemical Precipitation" WHC-SA-2810-FP, March 1995. presented at AWMA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, July18-23, 1995, Abstract A995 and paper 95-TP67.06.

Miller, G.L.,"95-1 Campaign Evaporator Boildown Results" WHC-SD-WM-DP-071,

Thornton, E.C., Baechler,M.A., Beck,M.A. Ammonette, J.E., "Laboratory Evaluation of the Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Treatment Approach for Remediation of Chromate, Uranium (VI) and Nitrate Contaminated Soils, August 1994, WHC-EP-0694.

Beck, M. A.," Metallic Mercury Recycling-Final Report", May 23,1994, WHC-SD-WM-DTR-003

Beck, M. A.,Duncan, J. B. "Treatment Tests for the Removal of , Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium (VI) from Hanford (100-HR-3) Groundwater Final Report", February 23, 1994 WHC-SD-ER-DTR-001

Beck, M. A. "Adventures in Consumerland: Into the Monitor Screen" in The Finder , January 1994,Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Richland ,Washington.

Beck, M. A., Duncan,J.B." Treatment Tests for the Removal of Uranium, Chromate and Nitrate from Hanford Groundwaters", November 19, 1993, WHC-2201-A, WHC-2201-S (Abstract of poster presented at the 1994 ACS Spring Meeting)

Beck, Mark, "The Proper Care and Use of Your New Secretary, Librarian" in The Finder , November 1993, Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Richland ,Washington.

Beck, Mark, Cameron, Linda, "ClarisWorks 2.0 Review" in The Finder , November 1993, Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Richland ,Washington.

Beck, Mark, "Reading Material for Techies" in The Finder , November 1993, Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group (McMUG), Richland ,Washington.

Beck, M. A. "Analytical Test Results for Archive Core Composite Samples from Tanks 241-TY-101, 241-TY-103." July 14, 1993, WHC-SD-DTR-025 Rev. 0.

Delegard, C.H.,Beck,M.A."Test Procedures- Treatment Tests for Ex-Situ Removal of Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium VI from Hanford Groundwater. April 12, 1993, WHC-EN-TC-003

Thornton,E.C.,Delegard,C.H.,Baechler,M.A.,Beck,M.A. "Column Leach Testing of Chromate, Uranium (VI), and Nitrate-Contaminated Soil", February 25, 1993,
WHC-SD-EN-TP-019.

Beck,M.A. "Think Pascal Error and TickCount" in GenieLamp MacPRO Vol.1 Issue 0, J.Flanagan ed. December 1, 1992, General Electric Information Services, Rockville, MD.

Beck, M. A. , Bechtold, D. B. , Hey, B. E. , "BY-104 Auger Analysis Report" November 12,1992, WHC-SD-WM-TI-540 Rev. 0.

Beck, M. A. "Waste Characterization Plan for Sampling and Analysis of Augered Surface Samples from Tanks containing Ferrocyanide Wastes" May 11,1992, WHC-SD-WM-TP-114 Rev. 2

Silavwe, N.D.,Castillani, M.P. Tyler, D.R., Beck, M.A. , Lichtenhan, J.D., Doherty, N.M, "Bis(eta5-Cyclopentadienyl Molybdenum(IV) Complexes" in Inorganic Syntheses Vol. 29. R.N.Grimes ed. JohnWiley, New York, 1992.


Internal Memos and other documents not publicly available,
------PN Services/ Westinghouse Richland Service Center
PN Services/ Westingouse Memos, Letters and Procedures are not publicly available, the titles are listed here as examples of work done.

SK-603 gamma spec '08 RSC-MAB-08-02

Floodup water quality issues RSC-MAB-08-01 Rev 2

Decontamination of River Bend Station Reactor Coolant System and Reactor Water Cleanup System , 309817-FR, Rev. 1 March 2008 M.A. Beck, T. Gammon

U pellets found @ RSC, RSC-MAB-07-002, 11/15/07

Decontamination of Perry Nuclear Power Plant Fuel Pool Cooling System, Reactor Water Cleanup System and Reactor Recirculation System, 308691-FR, rev. 0 July 2007, M.A. Beck, G.D. Paul

Anion substitution test results - part 2 boiled resin RSC-MAB-07-001, 1/9/07

Anion resin tests for substitutions for [redacted] -- proprietary info, RSC-MAB-06-005, 11/20/06

Substitutions for the no longer available weak base ion exchange resin [redacted] -- proprietary info, RSC-MAB-06-004, 10/27/06

Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and Related Analyses (TC, TIC). RSC-LAB-05 Rev 0 5/15/06

Trip Report, activated steam decontamination bench scale demonstration at the Mining and Chemical Combine, Zheleznogorsk, Russian Federation,RSC-MAB-06-003, 3/28/06

OPG UPP early phase 1 tests RSC-MAB-06-002, 2/2/06

"xxxxxxxxxx plant" Greater Than Class C (GTC) waste and implications for future work. RSC-MAB-06-001, 1/4/06

NITROX-de 1st Report and Test Plan for Further Work Draft RSC-05-MAB-07 10/25/05

Frac tank corrosion protection, RSC-MAB-05-007.doc, 10/18/05

ASCA Analysis Guidelines and Lessons Learned from Vogtle ASCA Makeup.RSC-05-MAB-05, 8/17/05

Nitrate reduction with likely reductants doesn't work. Final Report DGR-06 307494,RSC-MAB-004, 8/11/05

Radiation Stability of Elastomers for IP-1 Fuel Pool Use.,RSC-MAB-2005-003, 06/29/05 to G. Paul

Non-Picolinic acid solutions- LOMI - FY05 DGR Final Report RSC-MAB-2005-002, 5/17/05

Inorganic Ion Exchange Materials - FY05 DGR Final Report RSC-MAB-2005-001 , 5/11/05

NITROX-E Chemical Decontamination of MILLSTONE Reactor Coolant Pump Assembly for FlowServe February 2005,
Report to Customer 2/25/2005. Mark A. Beck, Greg D. Paul, Kevin E. Bell, Ph.D.

ARTIFACT TEST REPORT, LASALLE UNIT 2 , REACTOR RECIRCULATION SYSTEM October 2004, Darik J. Tippetts, Mark A. Beck

Alternative Reductants for KMnO4 and MnO2 --- DGR0505 Internal Memo, July 23, 2004

Cuprosolve tests status report #5, Final Report, work done 3/10/03 to 10/1/03. , Internal Memo, June23,2004

GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY with NaI DETECTORS P-LAB-71 Rev 0, Rev 1 2/23/04

CuproSolve tests status report #4, work done 5/15/02 to 3/10/03 and Test Plan for Further Work,
Internal Memo, March 10, 2003

G. Paul, M. Beck, Chemical Decontamination of TVA/Browns Ferry Components for Flowserve Corporation, Final Report, Nov. 2003

Gamma Spectroscopy Analysis, Procedure P-LAB-022 Rev. 4, 10/03

DECONTAMINATION OF SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNIT 2 RRS
FOR PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT
FINAL REPORT
MARCH 2003
Issued March 28, 2003

CuproSolve tests status report #4, work done 5/15/02 to 3/10/03 and Test Plan for further work, PN Services Internal Memo to R.D. Reid et. al. March 10, 2003

LOMI vs IGSCC, Internal memo, June 14, 2002

CuproSolve tests status report #3, work done 11/21/01 to 5/15/02 and Test Plan for Further Work, Internal memo, June 12, 2002

DECONTAMINATION OF SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNIT 1 RRS
FOR PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT
FINALREPORT MAY 2002
Issued 5/14/02

Gamma Detector Variations on Channel, Internal Memo, April 9, 2002

Effect of Dead-Leg Solvent Transfer into the Reactor Vessel and Cavity, Letter 240-005MAB ,to D.Morgan PPL Susquehanna LLC, February 8, 2002

LOMI and HOP Tests Artifact Test Report, January 25, 2002

Artifact Test Report for Chemical Decontamination of Susquehanna Unit-1 Reactor Recirculation System Dec 14, 2001

Artifact Decontamination Test Procedure for Susquehanna- Unit One RRSChemical Decon, TP-240-1 rev0,Nov. 28, 2001

CuproSolve tests status report #2 work done 7/01 to 11/21/01, Internal Memorandum, Nov. 27, 2001

CuproSolve Interim Memo 6/01

Chelate Destruction Memo #1 Interim Report 6/01

INEEL ATR Artifact Test Report 5/01

Chin Shan Unit 1 RRS and RWCU Final Report 4/01

Sequoyah RCP -- draft not issued per contract 12/01

Gamma Spectroscopy, Procedure P-LAB-022, 8/23/00

NITROX-E CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR COOLANT PUMP ASSEMBLY For Duke Energy - Oconee Nuclear Station July 2000, Report Issued 8/11/00

Decontaminability Testing - Specialty Products coating, External Letter 2506-001MAB, May 22, 2000

DECONTAMINATION TESTING OF SPECIALITY PRODUCTS COATINGS, Test Plan, TP-2506-01 May 5, 2000

USKDK Internal Memos USKDK Internal Memos are not publicly available, the titles are listed here as examples of work done.

Beck, Mark to Masahiko Shinohara, "IA Reject excess- options for use", February 10, 2000

Beck, Mark to Pres. Saeki, "Lime vs Calcium Hydroxide for Neutralization", January 24, 2000

Beck, Mark to Ken Hamilton, "West Pit Analysis", January 10, 2000

Beck, Mark to Ken Hamilton, "Possible Rinse 3 Reverse Osmosis specification problem", January 7, 2000

Beck, Mark to David Hopkins, "Etched Foil Strength Tests", December 29, 1999

Beck, Mark to Guy McConchie, "Oil in water" December 1, 1999.

Beck, Mark to Dennis Yockey, "Chemical Fume Exposure Follow-up", September 13, 1999.

Beck, Mark to Ken Hamilton, "Laboratory Emergency Procedure", September 7, 1999


Numatec and Westinghouse Internal Memos: Internal Memos are normally not cleared for public release but technical memos are available as part of "PROCESS AIDS", 1995-96 as HNF-IP-0711-xx 1987-1994 as WHC-IP-0711-xx (various volume numbers). Planning and administrative documents are not included in "Process Aids".



Beck,M.A. to D.L Herting, "X-Ray Diffractometry Results for Batch Saltcake Dissolutions of BY-102", Internal Memo, 82800-99-022, June 22, 1999.

Beck,M.A. to L.L. Lockrem, "Test Procedure, C-104 Sluge Retrieval and Dilution Test", Internal Memo, 82800-99-009, June 14, 1999.

Beck,M.A. to J.E. Hyatt, "Request for Permission to Start Up X-Ray Diffractometer, and Appointment of Custodian and Qualified Expert", Internal Memo, 82100-99-009, April 28, 1999.

Beck,M.A. to E. Q. Le, "AW-102 Evaporator Campaign 99-1 Boildown Report", Internal Memo, 82100-99-013, April 28, 1999.

Beck,M.A. to E. Q. Le, "Effluent Treatment Facility pH vs Nitrite Concentration", Internal Memo, 82100-99-014, April 19, 1999.

Beck,M. A. to J. C. Person, "101SY/102SY Composite Boildown", Internal Memo, 82100-99-008, April 9, 1999.

Beck,M. A. to J. G. Field, "U-Farm Boildown Analysis Report", Internal Memo, 82100-98-034, December 17,1998.

Beck, M. A. to J.R. Jewett, "X-Ray Diffractometer vs FEB Draft Findings", Internal Memo, 82100-98-033, December 15, 1998.

Beck, M. A. to Jewett, J. R. , "Test Procedure, BY-102 Column Dissolution Test", Internal Memo 82100-98-031, December 15, 1998.

Beck, M. A. to E.J. Adams, "X-Ray Diffractometer Contamination Area Radiation Work Permit and Survey Plan Change Request and Rationale", Internal Memo, 8C510-98-029, September 14, 1998.

Beck, M. A. to P. I. Linn, "X-Ray Diffractometer Radiation Work Permit Change Request and Rationale", Internal Memo, 8C510-98-025, August 13, 1998.

Beck, M. A. "Test Procedures for SX-106 Dilution Studies", Controlled Laboratory Notebook, HNF-N-70-2, August 27, 1998

Beck, M. A. to S. T. Willett, " Results Report for Effluent Treatment Facility Brine Simulant Drying Tests, Internal Memo 9C510-98-023, August 6, 1998.

Beck, M. A. to S. T. Willett, "Test Plan for Effluent Treatment Facility Brine Simulant Drying, Internal Memo 9C510-98-021, July 20, 1998.

Bechtold,D.B. ; M.A. Beck to R. A. Esch, "Completion of PRSST Testing of Tank Waste Samples", Internal Memo 8C510-98-015, April 17, 1998

Beck, M. A. to J. R. Jewett, "Startup, X-Ray Diffractometer - Informal Test Plan", 8510-98-004, January 26,1998

Beck, M.A. to K.S. Witwer, "Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Cinder Block", 8C510-98-003, January 23, 1998

M. A. Beck to D.S. Mantooth "Archived 222-SA Hot Cell Samples, Reasons for Retention, Path for Disposal", Internal Memo 8C510-97-037, December 17, 1997

M. A. Beck to J. R. Jewett, "101-AY PU238 Solubility Test/Procedures", Internal Memo 8C510-97-024, July 24,1997.

Beck, M. A. to C.J. Benar, "SX-104 Solids Solubility vs Temperature Test Results", 8C510-97-022, July 16, 1997

Beck, M.A. to B.E. Hey, "Ammonia Gas Phase Analysis Literature and Product Review", 8C510-97-017, July 8,1997

Beck, M.A. to D. J. Sauressig, "Results, TRU Solubility Mixing and Boildown Studies for U Tank Farm Stabilization Activities", 8C510-PCS96-099, January 22, 1997

Beck, M. A. to W. B. Barton "C-103 Aqueous/Double Shell Tank System Compatibility Tests, Final Report", 75764-PCS96-055, September 6, 1996

Beck, M.A. to J.G. Field "Heating/Cooling Tests of 241-A-101 Grab Samples", 75764-PCS96-051, May 29, 1996

Beck, M.A. to E.Q. Le "242-A Evaporator Campaign 96-1 Boildown Studies", 75764-PCS96-036, April 24, 1996 (results)

Beck, M.A. to J.P. Sederberg "C-103 Aqueous/Double Shell Tank System Compatability Tests, Interim Report/Test Plan Revision2" 75980-PCS95-051, November 1, 1995

Beck, M.A. to J.M. Jones "Results of Boildown and Mixing Studies of Tank AN-106 and AY-101", 75980-PCS95-051, July 28, 1995.

J. P. Sederburg to M. A. Beck "Boildown Testing for Tank 241-C-103 Aqueous" 730-95-012 June 19, 1995 (cowritten JPS, MAB)

Beck, M.A., to Le, E.Q. "Evaporator Campaign 95-1 Boildown Report", 8E110-PCD-034, April 26, 1995.

Beck, MA. to Gregonis, R.A "Crystalline Solids, Sampling Gallery Near N-Cell, PUREX, 8E110-PCL94-106, December 2, 1994.

Beck, M. A. to Biyani,R "Report-WESF Recovery Ion Exchange Process Confirmation" , 8E110-PCL94-087, October 21, 1994.

Beck, M. A. to Thornton, E.C. "Treatment of Chromate-Contaminated, Soil-Contacted Groundwater by Chemical Precipitation for the Insitu Integrated Demonstration", 8E110-PCL94-062, August 4, 1994.

Beck, M. A. to Gregonis, R. A. "PUREX Filter Solids-Bank 10, Filter House 4", 12110-PCL94-029, April 18,1994.

Beck, M.A. to Duncan,J.B. "Interim Report - Batch Tests Results for Exsitu Groundwater Remediation Tests", August 12, 1993, 12110-PCL-060.

Beck, M.A. to Hafla, E.R. "Results for B Plant Organic Sample Analysis", March18, 1993, 12110-PCL-021.

Beck, M. A. to Allan, W. C., "Metallic Mercury Recycling Project Report and Informal Test Plan-Fiscal Year 1992" September 29, 1992, 12110-PCL92-076.

Beck, M. A. to Korematsu-Olund, D. M. "Evaluation of Zirconium Pyrophoricity" July 8, 1992, 12110-PCL-054.

Beck, M. A. to O'Rourke, J. F., "Evaporator Boildown Results" March 13, 1992. 12110-PCL92-019


Procedures (Publicly Available, Internal Procedures)

"Metallic Mercury Recycling" LT-150-003 Rev A-0 April 3, 1995

Determination of Pressures and Temperatures as a Function of %WVR (Boildown)
LT-519-183 Rev A-1 March 1995

"Calibration of Pipetters, Using a Computer assisted NCCLS Protocol" 1991,
LQ-510-221.

"Determination of Anions by PUREX Dionex", July 6,1991, LA-533-201 Rev A-0.


Company-wide recognition programs

PRICE: Elimination of Volatile Organic Analyses
Reduction of Helium use in PUREX Laboratory

Training:

PN Services/ Westinghouse Richland Service Center

"Multimodal Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Seminar" US Dept of Transportation, Seattle WA March 14-15th 2006.
Westinghouse Quality Policies & Procedures Nuclear Services Edition Revision 22 Self-training completed 12/7/05
Nuclear Services Edition Revision 23 Selftraining completed 6/06

Unescorted Access Authorization Behavioral Observation Program 'UBOP' 7/7/06, 7/9/07

WEC Radiation Safety- Computer based 6/15/04 Score 33/35, 6/1/05, 6/9/6- Score 32/35, 6/07, 6/9/08 Score 30/35

Respirator Training (Bubble Hood) 3/19/04

Jr. Health Physics Technician, per K.F. Wolk letter 6/9/03

Decon Chemistry- Introductory, Dr. K Bell, 2/27/03

Chemical Hazard Communication, Dr. K Bell 2/27/03

Hazardous Materials Shipping, M. Beck instructor 8hr + test 2/13/03, 1/6/06

DOT Packaging/Shipping Preparation Overview, 10/2/02
Basic Hazmat 10/20/05,
Hazmat Security DOT 10/20/05

Annual Physical (includes medical OK for respirator) 2/22/00, 8/01, ?/02, 8/03, 8/19/04, 8/18/05 -with maskfit MSA Medium, 8/15/06.

Process Chemistry by Dr. R.D.Reid 4/3/02

PN Services Radworker 2/24/00, 12/6/01, 6/15/04 -Score 33/35,

Respirator re-qualification 8/01, 6/1/05

Other Facilities for Westinghouse Richland Service Center

Perry Nuclear Power Plant 2/2009
Point Beach

French (Electricite De France) Nuclear Training 3/2008
Qualifications
River Bend station Via Nantel:
At River Bend - Computer Based At River Bend - Instructor Lead 1/15/08
Columbia Generating Station 5/7/07 Perry Nuclear Power Plant (First Energy Nuclear Operating Co--FENOC)
TVA (Browns Ferry) Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co. (WCNOC) This list is typical of nuclear power plant training requirements for work and access

Idaho National Laboratory
Nine Mile Point (Constellation Generation Group) Unescorted Vital Area Access 3/14/05
Diablo Canyon Protected/Vital Area Unescorted Access 4/04, 10/04 Ladder Safety 4/04

Susquehanna SES Unescorted acess 3/5/04
Duratek Memphis
Westinghouse Electric, Waltz Mill
Susquehanna SES >Unescorted acess 3/13/03
Susquehanna SES
Susquehanna SES
Exelon (Quad Cities)Unescorted Access 11/6/02
H.B.Robinson Unit 2 (Carolina Power and Light / Progress Energy) 24-Hr Treatment Storage and Disposal Hazardous Waste Training Program (HAZWOPER, per 29CFR 1910.120) 8/8/02,
HAMMER (Volpenpest Training Facility), Richland WA

Westinghouse Waltz Mill
Multimodal Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Seminar
Given by the US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs
Administration, June 4-5, 2002, Baltimore, MD
General Session
Breakout Sessions Attended (~1.5 hrs each)
Susquehanna SES (Pennsylvania Power and Light)

Wyle Laboratories-Unescorted Building Access/Orientation 6/13/00

Chin Shan (Taiwan Power Nuclear Plant #1 Unit #2)
Chin Shan (Taiwan Power Nuclear Plant #1 Unit #1)
Beaver Valley Power Station (First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. FENOC)
Hanford courses: Westinghouse Hanford/Numatec Hanford/FDH

Radiation Worker Training 11/5/90
Radiation Safety Requalification 10/14/92
Radiation Worker II Retraining 11/3/94, 10/??/96, 9/16/98
Radiation Worker Training-Job Specific 11/7/90
Facility Orientation 377 Building 3/3/93
Self Survey 222-S 11/6/90, 12/2/92, 10/12/93,10/11/95
Self Survey-PUREX 2/1/91
Self Survey 377 Building and Laboratory
Facility Orientation- 222-S 11/6/90, 6/8/92, 10/12/93,10/11/95
PCM-B 4/14/97
Building Orientation PUREX 1/31/91, 12/8/93
PUREX Lock and Tag 1/31/91
Lockout and Tag 10/29/91
Hazardous Waste-Facility Specific 11/29/90
Hazardous Waste-Job Specific-222-S 3/28/91, 5/26/92
Hazardous Materials/Waste Handling 222-S 11/10/94
Hazardous Materials Communications Training- Treatment Tests for Ex-Situ Removal of Chromate, Nitrate and Uranium VI 3/3/93
Hazardous Materials Communications/Waste Management Awareness Course 02006G1/17/95
Self Monitoring 11/9/90, 10/12/92,10/16/95, 11/1/97
Computer Security 11/12/90
Security Orientation 11/3/90, Security Refresher 11/7/91
Escorting for "0" Badges 1/15/91
Job Specific Security 11/8/90
Building Emergency Plan 11/8/90, 9/2/93, 8/4/94, 8/7/97, 7/23/98
Criticality Safety for Managers and Engineers 12/17/90
Criticality Safety-Job and Facility Specific 12/19/90
Criticality Safety- Non-Fissile Materials Handler 12/8/93
Generator Hazardous Waste Safety 1/28/91,1/8/93
DTPA 1/9/91
Hanford General Employee 2/4/91, 1/15/92, 12/15/92, 12/8/93,11/23/94, 10/??/96, 10/28/97, 10/?/98
General Laboratory Familiarization for Scientists 2/12/91
WordPerfect for Scientists 3/6/91
On the Job Training-For Instructors 3/13-3/14/91, 11/6/97 #000390
On the Job Training-Evaluator 11/6/97 #000397
Conduct of Operations, An Introduction 7/19/91
Conduct of Operations, A Philosophic Approach 7/13-7/14/92, 11/11-11/12/98
8/9's Training 1/8/92
Author Training 11/3/92
Information Release 11/3/92
Financial Accountability 5/24/93
Understanding Accountability-The Sequel 5/24/93
Telephone 6/2/93
Stress Management 5/20/94 and 6/15/94
Behavior-Based Safety 6/7/94
Medic First Aid with CPR 7/12/95, 6/24/97
Procedure User 7/30/95
Lab Work Control Overview 7/30/95
Analytical Labs Procedure Users 8/7/95
Radiological Awareness 8/10/965
Analytical Labs Procedure Writer/Reviewer 172430 8/22/95
Fume Hood Use L0-161-003 Blue user version 12/5/95
Sealed Source Custodian 9/??/96, 5/22/98
Radiation Generating Device Custodian 5/28/98
Radiation Generating Device Qualified Expert 5/28/98
Desktop '98 8/14/98
Lead Worker 8/18/98
Rad Work Planner- Non HPT #23030 10/29/99


Safety Meetings:
Fire Safety 7/17/91, 11/15/92, Driving Safety 1/23/92
Household Toxics Safety 5/21/92
Chernobyl Accident Video and Discussion 6/11/92
Risk Perception and Measurement 12/10/92
Household Hazardous Waste, given by City of Richland 2/14/93
Coping with Stress, 3/15/93
Common Accident Causes 12/2/93
Swimming Safety 6/18/94
Hearing 8/7/97

Dosimetry and Safety related tests:

Medical clearance granted 10/5/90
Yearly P2 physical 9/3/91, 9/1/92, 10/93
Mask fit/mask qualification 1/18/91, 9/3/91, 9/1/92, 10/93.10/31/94,10/19/95,10/??/96,10/28/98

The following dosimetric measurements have been taken.

Whole Body Count 11/1/90, 9/3/91, 10/7/93,10/19/95, 10/??/96
Internal Bioassay Sr90 12/20/90,11/5/92, 8/11/98
Chest count 1/15/91, 3/10/99
Internal Bioassay Pu239 1/17/91, 11/29/98

Additional education and experience:

Seminars:

Given by Westinghouse Hanford Co. (WHC) employees unless stated otherwise.

"Low Level Environmental Counting by Liquid Scintillation Analysis" Given by Ko-By Associates 11/30/90

"Advances in Ion Chromatography and Supercritical Fluid Extraction" Mike Bell et. al. Dionex Corp. 4/9/91

"New FT-IR Technology for Advanced Problem Solving" Dr. Richard Crocombe, Bio-Rad Co. 5/8/91

"FT-IR and FT-Raman Spectroscopy" Nicolet Co. 5/8/91

"Simultaneous Detection of Mercury by Atomic Absorption and Atomic Fluorescence" Brian Wells, Senior Scientist, WHC 8/14/91

"Environmental GC/MS" Dan Hanson, Senior Scientist, WHC 9/18/91

"Removal of Actinide from Radioactive Waste using Extraction Chromatography"
G. Scott Barney, Fellow Scientist, WHC10/9/91

Hanford Technical Exchange 10/16/91

"Toxicity Measurements of Hanford Waste Materials" Teo Rebagay, Principal Scientist, WHC 10/23/91

"ICP/MS" Mike Radle, Advanced Scientist, WHC 11/6/91

"Application of a CdTe Gamma Ray Spectrometer to Remote Characterization of High-Level Radioactive Waste Tanks." Brian Keele, Scientist, WHC 11/20/91.

"Analysis Results of Tank 101-SY" Dan Herting, Senior Scientist, WHC 12/4/91

"Radon in the Workplace" Gary Troyer, Principal Scientist, WHC 12/11/91

"Laboratory Upgrade Status and Programmatic Direction" Curtis Stroup, Manager, Laboratory Integration and Quality, WHC 2/12/92

"HEPA Filter Lives in a HF Environment" Jim Compton, Senior Engineer, WHC 2/28/92.

Employee Meeting, Processing Laboratories and Technology: 2/16/92

"Organic CLP in a Radioactive Environment"Dan Hansen, Senior Scientist, WHC 3/18/92

"Fiber Optic Sensors" Gary Troyer, Principal Scientist; Bev Crawford, Senior Scientist; Shane Addleman, Scientist, WHC 6/4/92.

"LabView for Windows, LabWindow for DOS, LabView for Macintosh" National Instruments. 9/23/92

"Clean Salt Process" Dan Herting, Senior Scientist,WHC 10/15/92

Hanford Technical Exchange: 12/09/92

Organic Destruction by electrical discharge plasma Some PNL guy
Ferrate precipitation in groundwater treatment Duane???

"Red Oil Reactions in the Nuclear Industry" Thurman Cooper, Principal Scientist, WHC 6/1/93

Hanford Technical Exchange: 9/15/93 Process Chemistry at Hanford (Genesis of Hanford Wastes)

TRAC A Hanford Waste Inventory Model- Larry Morgan
Future Chemistry Needs at Hanford- Bruce Bonker

Technology Applications Information Exchange

"CAChe, Chemistry Modeling Software" Dr. Hermann Zinnen, CAChe Scientific January 1994.

"High Valent States of Actinides" Dr. Vladimir Peretrukhin, Director of Physical Chemical Laboratory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

207th National American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, March 13-17, 1994 San Diego CA. Numerous presentations, posters and exhibitions.

6th Annual Technology Information Exchange, Department of Energy, Kennewick WA, May 11-12, 1994,

"Fernald Analytical Laboratories" May 1994 .

"ICP-AES" Brian Wells, Senior Scientist, WHC 5/31/94

"Fourier Transform Near Infrared Raman Spectroscopy" Dr. Chris Petty , Nicolet Corporation, 7/15/94

"Caustic Deficent Tanks", Dr. Dan Herting, Senior Principal Scientist, WHC 5/15/94

"Tributyl Phosphate Reactions in Heated Process Vessels at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant" Dr. G.S. Barney, Principal Scientist, WHC 5/15/94

"Calcination/Dissolution as an Alternative to the Baseline Tank Treatment Processes" C.H. Delegard, Principal Scientist, WHC 10/25/94.

"Mechanistic Studies Related to the Thermal Chemistry of Simulated Hanford Tank Wastes" E.K.Barefield, C.Liotta, and H.Neumann, Professors, Georgia Tech. 1/19/95

Summary of Ongoing Tank Chemistry Studies and Future Directions.
Numerous speakers from WHC, Pacific Northwest Laboratories and Georgia Tech. 1/19/95.

Hanford Technical Exchange "Tank Waste Remediation System Highlights"2/15/95

"Alkaline Chemistry of Transuranium Elements and Technetium" C. H. Delegard, Principal Scientist, WHC, 6/22/95.

Additional Education

French 1st Quarter, French 101, Columbia Basin Community College, Fall 2007 Audit

Electromagnetic Waves and Fields, Audit 3cr. EE331, WSU/Tri-Cities, Fall 2005

Introduction to LanguageEnglish 110, Columbia Basin Community College, Spring 2001 Audit

Aviation Weather - due to job change, forced to drop course, AVF113, Big Bend Community College Winter 2000.

Nuclear Waste Vitrification Chemistry, 3cr. Chem 503, WSU/Tri-Cities, Fall 1998

Geology of the Pacific NorthWest, Geol 323, 4 credit audit (with lab,field trips) WSU/Tri-Cities, Fall 1998

Chemistry of the Actinides and Technetium in Alkaline Media , 2 credits, WSU/Tri-Cities, Institute of Physical Chemistry/Russian Academy of Sciences. Spring 1998

Radiation Detection: Principles and Instrumentation , 1.3 CEU, WSU/Tri-Cities 1/14/92-2/6/92

Industrial Separations Using Membranes
Richard Baker, MTR Inc. and William Eykamp, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 3/10/93-3/11/93 16hrs class time.

Chemistry of Air , audited at U. of Washington Fall 1989
Chemistry of Wood , audited at U. of Washington Fall 1989

References
Available upon request.
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