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Roger E Thuma  Health Physicist/Radiation Safety Officer

Education	Present  Kansas State University  Manhattan, Kansas §         M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, August 2005, GPA 3.4 §         B.S. in Physics May 2000, GPA 3.5
	December 1995  Southeast Community College  Lincoln, Nebraska §         Certificate in Microcomputer App. Tech., GPA 4.0
	Various Certifications Obtained during my employment with the State of Kansas: §         HAZWOPER certification §         USNRC Materials Licensing Practices and Procedures Course (G-109) §         USNRC Materials Inspection Procedure Course (G-108)
Experience	2008—Present      US VANJHCS— East Orange      East Orange, NJ Health Physicist/Radiation Safety Officer Ensure the health and safety of faculty, staff, students and visitors of the Hospital. Conduct periodic inspections and surveys of authorized laboratories. Survey radiation producing equipment for acceptability and proper function of protective devices to ensure adherence to ALARA principles. Review permit applications for new authorizations as well as amendment requests for existing authorizations. Develop new forms and revise existing forms for the collection of data related to radiation safety.  Revise the radiation safety plan/manual and maintain it in a currently accepted form. Conduct educational meetings about radiation safety and documentation requirements. Prepare periodic reports on the activities involving the use of radioactive materials and deliver to the radiation safety committee. Implement and Maintain a radiation safety database including records of permits, leak tests, laboratory swipes/area surveys, isotope inventory, isotope disposal, personnel dosimetry, and lab worker training records. Maintain knowledge of and interpret the regulations of the US NRC and the NHPP that govern the possession and use of radioactive sources both material and machine produced.
	2006—2007  University of Kansas Medical Center  Kansas City, KS Radiation Safety Officer §         Ensure the health and safety of faculty, staff, students and vistors of the University. §         Represent the University, the Office of Compliance, and the Radiation Safety Committee in all matters involving the use, storage, transportation, and disposal of radioactive materials within the confines of the University §         Conduct periodic inspections and surveys of authorized laboratories §         Review permit applications for new authorizations as well as amendment requests for existing authorizations §         Develop new forms and revise existing forms for the collection of data related to radiation safety §         Revise the radiation safety plan/manual and maintain it in a currently accepted form §         Conduct educational meetings about radiation safety and documentation requirements §         Prepare periodic reports on the activities involving the use of radioactive materials and deliver to the radiation safety committee §         Implement and Maintain a proprietary radiation safety database including records of permits, leak tests, laboratory swipes/area surveys, isotope inventory, isotope disposal, personnel dosimetry, and  lab worker training records  §         Maintain knowledge of and interpret the statutes of the State of Kansas that govern the possession and use of radioactive sources both material and machine produced within the confines of the state.
	2003—2006   KSU Dept. or Env. Health and Safety    Manhattan, KS Assistant Radiation Safety Officer §         Ensure the health and safety of the faculty, staff, students and visitors of Kansas State University  §         Conduct periodic inspections of authorized laboratories  §         Perform permit application reviews and processing for new and renewal authorization requests.  §         Develop new forms and Revise existing forms for the collection of data related to radiation safety  §         Conduct educational meetings about radiation safety and documentation requirements.  §         Assist the Radiation Safety Officer in preparing periodic reports to the Radiation Safety Committee.  §         Implement and Maintain the proprietary radiation safety database including records of permits, leak tests, laboratory swipes/area surveys, isotope inventory, isotope disposal, personnel dosimetry, and  lab worker training records  §         Maintain knowledge of and interpret the statutes of the State of Kansas that govern the possession and use of radioactive sources both material and machine produced within the confines of the State.
	2002—2003     KDHE Bureau of Air and Radiation     Topeka, Kansas Radiation Control Inspector §         Ensure the health and safety of the citizens of the State of Kansas §         Conduct periodic inspections of licensees of all classes from industrial to medical. §         Submit fair and equitable personal travel reimbursement requests and assist fellow employees with their requests. §         Perform license reviews and process applications for renewals as well as new licenses for all classes of licenses from industrial to medical. §         Maintain knowledge of and interpret the statutes of the State of Kansas that govern the possession and use of all radioactive sources both material and machine produced within the confines of the State.
	2001–2002  KSU Dept. of Mech. and Nuclear Engineering  Manhattan, Kansas Graduate Research Assistant §          MCNP Coding and Analysis of gamma ray backscattering in concrete §          Development of a Neutron Depth Profiling facility at KSU §          Design and Construction of Vacuum Chamber §          Design and Development of Data Collection System §          Development of Data Analysis Techniques
	2000–2001  KSU Department of Physics  Manhattan, Kansas Graduate Teaching Assistant §          Instruction of Undergraduates in Concepts of Physics
	1999–2000  KSU Department of Physics  Manhattan, Kansas Electronics Technician (student employee) §          Develop Analysis Program for Silicon Strip particle detectors §          Design and Develop Test Circuitry §          Construction of Mounting Equipment for Prototype Cable Testing §          Development of Test Procedures §          Analyze and Interpret Test Data §          Train and Supervise student employees
	1997  KSU Department of Physics  Manhattan, Kansas Student Employee §          Setup and Management of Clean Room Support Facility §          Fabrication of Prototype Models of large particle detectors §          Design and Fabrication of shipping crates for finished detectors §          Installation of detectors at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Awards	Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. 2006 Award of Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Radiation Protection. Institute for Nuclear Power Operations National Academy for Nuclear Training Fellowship recipient, 2001/2002 academic year.
Professional membership	American Health Physics Society, plenary member since 2005 CRCPD SSR-AA laser committee working group, member 2002-2004 American Nuclear Society, member 2001-2004 Sigma Pi Sigma, member since 1997 Phi Theta Kappa, member since 1995

 

(This résumé was posted on 16 April 2008.)