IEM was founded by professionals with diverse and relevant operational and regulatory experience, prominent standing within the engineering and consulting industry, and a global (yet realistic) view of regulatory drivers. Each has in-depth knowledge of policy-making matters, long years of technical and management experience, and a broad understanding of the type and quality of services the environmental industry has to offer. They have combined an understanding of market demands, professional experience and achievements, and a conservative approach to problem-solving to assist their clients in formulating their regulatory compliance programs in a manner that is both cost effective and consistent with their operating philosophy. The following is a brief description of IEM's founders:
Carol D. Berger is Certified by the American Board of Health Physics and has over 29 years experience in nuclear activities with emphasis in strategic planning, radiation dosimetry, instrumentation, and applied health physics. She is Past-President of the American Academy of Health Physics, a past member of the Panel of Examiners for the American Board of Health Physics, and is a recognized expert in the fields of external and internal dosimetry, participating on ANSI, ASTM, and NCRP committees for establishing dosimetry standards. She served as the head of the Radiation Dosimetry Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and was a member of the Health Physics and Dosimetry Task Group for the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. She has prepared detailed site investigation reports and decontamination and decommissioning plans for major materials handling and manufacturing facilities; has conducted dose/risk assessments for facilities contaminated with naturally- occurring radioactive material (NORM), byproduct material, activation products, source material, and special nuclear material; and has developed and delivered training on a variety of topics to USNRC inspectors, materials licensees, nuclear power plant operations personnel, public school teachers, and members of the general public.
Brian A. Kelly, a Professional Engineer and a Certified Health Physicist, had over 27 years of experience in management of hazardous and radioactive waste (air, water, and solid waste media). He was the Past- President of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Health Physics Society and offered our firm an in-depth knowledge of policy- making matters, long years of technical and management experience, a broad understanding of the type and quality of services the environmental industry has to offer, a demonstrable track record of solving compliance and legal problems to the benefit of clients, and widely-solicited skills in training and education. He supported risk assessment activities for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Fernald Environmental Management Project, and the Nevada Test Site; developed decontamination and decommissioning plans for three facilities at Sandia National Laboratory; developed dose-based criteria for the placement of HEPA filters at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant; conducted dose/risk assessments for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant environmental impact statement and for routine and accidental emissions from the Feed Material Production Center (now the Fernald Environmental Management Project). He also successfully managed major environmental upgrades at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plan, and assisted in the successful licensing of innovative waste processing technologies for commercial applications. [Mr. Kelly passed away on June 24, 2002 after a brief illness. However, his contribution to the firm and its mission lives on.]