Kenneth V. Krieger, CHP, NRRPT

BACKGROUND

Masters degree in Health Physics, Certified Health Physicist, National Registered Radiation Protection Technologist. Nineteen years experience in health physics and sixteen years experience in industrial safety.

EDUCATION

• MS in Health Physics, Texas A&M, College Station, TX, December, 1999
• BS in Marine Biology, Texas A&M, Galveston, TX, December 1986
• BS in Marine Science, Texas A&M, Galveston, TX, December 1986

WORK EXPERIENCE

Earth Tech Inc.-- San Antonio, Tx 2001-present
Health Physicist and RSO
Assist other Earth Tech offices with radiation and radiation Safety related questions. Oversee instrument inventory and calibration, review radiation related procedures and documents. Contracts with both commercial and governmental entities

UTMB--Galvestion Tx 2000-2001
Radiation Specialist
Performed inspections of labs that used radioactive materials. Responsible for tracking instrument use, calibrations, training schedules, training, safety, records, and special projects.

TN Technologies, Austin, TX 1988-2000

Sr. Health Physics Technician

Extensive experience in managing and coordinating various aspects of radiological safety at the operational level. Provided instantaneous engineering and health physics consultation services to both in-house and customers, emergency response, radioactive material packaging and transport, prepared and presented radiation safety classes

Teaching Assistant

Texas A&M, College Station 1998-1999

• Instructed students in a Radiation Instrumentation lab course
• Guest lectured for professors in the Radiation Instrumentation, Radiological Health Engineering, Radiological Safety.

PRESENTATIONS

• “NORM, Lots of Alpha/beta But No Gamma”, Waste Management Symposium, Tucson AZ, Feb, 2004
• “Problems Encountered During the Remediation of Old Buildings”; Health Physics Society Meeting, Tampa, FL, July 2002
• “Problems Encountered During the Remediation of Old Buildings”; Waste Management Symposium, Tucson AZ, Feb 2002
• "Review of Emergency Dose Limits"; South Texas Chapter meeting of HPS, Austin, TX, May 1999.
• "Feasibility Study for the Production Tc-99 at the TAMU Nuclear Science Center"; Winter Meeting of HPS, Albuquerque, NM, November 1998.
• "Agricultural Impacts of Accidents Postulated for Missions Proposed for the U.S.D.O.E. Pantex Plant"; EPA Post Emergency Response Issues Conference, Washington, D.C., September 1998.
• "Comparative Risk Assessment"; Annual meeting of HPS, Minn. MN, June 1998.
• "Agricultural Impacts for Postulated Accidents for Proposed Missions at Pantex"; South Texas Chapter meeting of HPS, College Station, TX, May 1998.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• RESRAD family of Codes 32 hour (Argonne National Lab)
• Decommissioning and Decontamination – 32 hour (Nevada Tech. Associates)
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management - 32 hour (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Waste Management – 32 hour (Harvard School of Public Health)
• 40 hour HAZWOPER training (re-certification current)
• Effective Training seminar
• Gamma Spectrum Analysis (2 courses 40 hr each)
• Radiation Safety (RSO course)
• Incident Commander Certification training
• Over 75 site specific occupational safety classes

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Health Physics Society (national)
• Member of the South Texas Chapter -HPS
• American Nuclear Society (national)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science