Christopher D. Peloso


Experience
Mar 02-Present
SAIC, Senior CBRN Analyst, McLean, VA

Current assignment is to provide analytical support to to a government agency in the fields of Counterterrorism and terrorist threats involving nuclear or radiological material.

Previous duties included providing analytical support to a government agency in the field of Chemical-Biological Weapons Counterproliferation. Duties included analysis of foreign and terrorist capabilities, technical review of scientific data related to WMD, air dispersion modeling of weapons effects, and program management.

Hold TS/SCI/ISSA and DOE Q clearance.

Apr 98-Mar 02
Mitretek Systems, Engineer, McLean, VA

Senior staff engineer for the Center for Environmental and Resource Management. Assisted in the development of Environmental Assessments for obsolete US chemical weapons facilities. Performed probabilistic risk assessments for alternative technologies used in chemical weapon disposal. Develop fate and transport models for risk assessments. Provided acquisition support for the development of biological detection systems. 24-hr HAZWOPPER certified.

Nov 95-Apr 98
Defense Intelligence Agency, Analyst, Washington, DC

Developed models for environmental analysis of nuclear power plants and weapons production facilities. Produced assessments on foreign nuclear capabilities. Managed DOD contracts. Presented assessments to military officers, high ranking DOD officials, and other government officials. Taught classes at Joint Military Intelligence College.

May 95-Oct 95
University of California, Research Specialist, Berkeley, CA

Assisted in a DOE Idaho National Laboratory project. Developed models for long term environmental transport and exposure dose from chlorinated solvents and actinides. Modified existing computer codes to account for chemical and radiolytic degradation of organic contaminants.

Jun 92-Aug 93
Westinghouse, Savannah River Site, Engineer, Aiken, SC

Served as Team Leader for Safety Analysis Report and Environmental Impact Statement for nuclear waste vitrification facilities. Created waste acceptance criteria for a solid waste disposal facility and on-site incinerator. Managed multi-million dollar contracts. Work dealt with waste management, HAZOP, fault tree analysis, environmental remediation, interfacing with QA and DOE personnel, RCRA closure requirements, and producing Hazards Assessment Documents.

Education
May 2009 Georgetown University Washington, DC
Juris Doctor (expected)
Georgetown International Environmental Review Journal (Managing Editor)
Global Law Fellow

May 1995 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Master of Science, Environmental Engineering
Master of Science, Nuclear Engineering

May 2002 Johns-Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Master of Science, Biochemistry

May 1992 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering
Minors in Philosophy, and Business Management