Paul Schmidt
State Radiation Protection Subject Matter Expert
Radiation Protection
Agencies Partnered With
Year Joined
SummitET
Why I work at SummitET
Summit ET has provided me the opportunity to leverage my education, training and experience in support of state and local regulatory and emergency preparedness activities. In addition, I consider it a privilege to help train and mentor the next generation of radiation protection professionals.
What do you perceive is the greatest challenge facing the nation, or the world today regarding your subject matter expertise?
The loss of radiation protection expertise due to retirements and federal downsizing.
Education
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BS & MS
Certifications & Affiliations
- FEMA certified Type 1 Radiological Operations Support Specialist
- Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (past chair, emeritus member)
Radiation Control Program Support
Navigate the complexities of regulatory compliance and emergency response within radiological control programs requires expert guidance.
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Client Success Stories
Radiation Control Regulation Update
Radiation Control Regulation Update for a state radiation control program.
Enhancing Radiation Licensing Operations
Enhancing Radiation Licensing Operations for a state department of health program.
Enhancing State Radiation Control Program Regulations
Regulation updates for several state programs in the regulatory and radiation control space.
About Paul
Prior to joining SummitET as a SME contractor in 2024, Paul Schmidt served as Wisconsin’s radiation control program director for 32 years. Before this, he worked in the nuclear power industry for 8 years in both technical and managerial positions.
During his tenure as Wisconsin’s program director, he managed radiation regulatory and emergency preparedness programs, coordinated the multi-year process needed to transition Wisconsin to an agreement state with the NRC, functioned as the primary State Radiological Coordinator (SRC) in numerous radiological drills, exercises and real events and helped develop and train other SRC’s.
Mr. Schmidt is a past chairperson of both the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors and the Organization of Agreement States. He is currently certified as a FEMA Type 1 Radiological Operations Support Specialist (ROSS).