Eleanore Dosten

Espanola, NM 87532

505-709-7707 | eibdosten@gmail.com | dosten@confidoworks.com 

Projects

ConfidoWorks | 2021 - Present

• Small business producing and selling candles & rosaries.

• Sole proprietor business model.

  • All aspects of procurement, production/packaging, marketing/selling, and business management are handled with minimal outside help.

• Business lookup information:

  • EIN: 87-1163359

  • NMBTID: 03555231000-GRT

Education

Northern New Mexico College | Sep 2018 - May 2021

• Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science

• Major: Radiation Protection

• Final GPA: 3.64

• Degree Conferred: 14 May 2021

Skills & Abilities

Work Skills

• Application of job and job location operating procedures for each given assignment.

• Usage of various radiation sample counters during work operations.

• Usage and handling of various radiation detectors with their relevant operating procedures during work operations.

• Inventory management across various jobs and job locations.

• Operation of a small business selling handcrafted goods.

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office basic applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Experience with HTML/CSS, SQL, Java, bash shell scripting, and PowerShell scripting.

• Experience in system management for Windows, Linux, and various databases.

• Able to learn new programs quickly, with or without outside help.

Equipment Competencies

• As a Radiation Control Technician at LANL:

  • RadEye GX/Ludlum 44-9 meter/detector combination: used for all basic routine and support surveys at LANSCE.

  • RadEye SX/Ludlum 44-3 meter/detector combination: used for certain routine and support surveys as well as release surveys at LANSCE.

  • RadEye GX/Eberline HP-260 meter/detector combination: alternative to REGX/44-9 combination while HP-260 probes are operational and in circulation.

  • RadEye SX/Ludlum 43-93 meter/detector combination: used for personnel surveys and certain shipment surveys at LANSCE. Also used labwide as a standard instrument.

  • Eberline ESP-1/HP-260 meter/detector combination: previously used for all surveys at LANSCE; phased out in favor of RadEye/detector combinations.

  • Tennelec 5e sample counter: used to process samples collected during routine and support surveys at LANSCE.

  • Protean WPC-9550 sample counter: used to process samples collected during routine and support surveys at LANSCE.

  • Ludlum 3030E sample counter: available to use at LANSCE for certain job coverage requirements.

  • Berthold LB 790 sample counter: used by main sample processing group for processing large batches of submitted samples; experience gained during intern period.

Hobbies

• Building Linux-based operating systems for personal hardware.

• Knitting and crochet, typically of blankets or small projects.

• Small amounts of creative writing, given a prompt.

Work Experience

Radiation Control Technician | Los Alamos National Laboratory

May 2019 - Present

• Currently assigned to LANSCE as part of deployed RP support team.

  • Work supports all major areas of accelerator line, including experiment lines.

  • Coverage also given to legacy work areas, waste storage areas, and various accelerator support areas.

• Collateral duties assigned for team operation include gas cylinder management and PPE/modesty management.

  • Improved state of gas cylinder inventory from previous custodian.

  • Improved state of cylinder inventory management and reconciliation with primary inventory system.

  • Trained secondary and assigned backups on cylinder inventory management.

  • Worked with assigned secondary people to improve PPE inventory storage and management.

  • Worked with assigned secondary people to improve modesty inventory storage.

• Work includes collaborating with teammates and team interns to complete routine surveys and support surveys of major site areas.

  • Worked with various interns to provide education, guidance, and hands-on practice while completing routine surveys.

  • Worked with and coordinated with teammates to complete routine surveys and various support surveys.

  • Worked with and coordinated with teammates to complete assigned job coverage tasks as requested by customers.

  • Worked with teammates to complete work under Radiological Work Permits as assigned.

• Extraordinary duties include conducting personnel surveys in the case of monitoring equipment alarms, and determining next courses of action based on results.

• Extraordinary work has included conducting MARSAME surveys of materials marked for off-site recycling/disposal.

• Success story:

  • During cleanup operations in a legacy area, the historic preservation team at LANL discovered a safe they wished to collect. A release survey was requested for this safe.

  • During the release survey, remaining decals and labels indicated the safe was used for sealed sources, but was also significantly older than previously noted.

  • On further research of information presented on the decals and labels, it was discovered that the safe was produced in time to be used during the Manhattan Project, and had been moved between work areas for unknown reasons.

  • After completing the release survey of the safe, it was authorized to be released to the historic preservation team, with particular regard for its use in the Manhattan Project National Historic Park exhibits.

• Completed all training for lab certification as Radiation Control Technician per DOE requirements.

• Worked with a previous team as an intern to process dosimetry equipment received from across LANL.

  • Handled disassembly, sorting, and processing for incoming dosimetry analysis.

  • Handled assembly of dosimetry according to individual team requirements for safe operations.

Lab Technician I | Northern New Mexico College

Feb 2019 - May 2019

• Found and recorded all items found in two lab rooms marked for cleanup as directed by department head.

• Helped with transfer of items between locations as directed by department head.

• Coordinated with professors to bring equipment to operational status for class use.

Customer Service Associate | Los Alamos County

Jun 2018 - Feb 2019

• Operated front counter of recreation areas run by Los Alamos County.

• Helped with end-of-day closing operations at assigned areas.

• Processed end-of-day till collection when assigned to the Los Alamos County Golf Course.