LSO Training Course Instructors

Pat Harris, Laser Safety Officer Course Director
Pat Harris
Laser Safety Officer Course Director
Pat Harris turned an early fascination with science into a distinguished career in laser engineering. After graduating from Texas State Technical Institute in 1977, Pat joined Korad Inc. in Santa Monica and launched a professional trajectory that has involved some of the nation’s top technology firms as well as his own start-up company. In his engineering positions with Lumonics, Cincinnati Incorporated, Coherent General, and more recently Santa Barbara Infrared Inc., Pat has consistently demonstrated innovation, creativity, and initiative, developing new designs and processes that have placed him at the cutting-edge of applied laser technology. He is a Certified Laser Safety Officer and creator of EASY-HAZ™ Laser Hazard Analysis Software.
Eddie Ciprazo, Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Eddie Ciprazo
Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Eddie Ciprazo, Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO), has over 25 years of experience in ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation and laser safety. He joined the University of California Berkeley in 1988. As a practicing full-time LSO, Eddie performs all the duties and responsibilities outlined in ANSI Z136.1 “Safe Use of Lasers” standard, including developing, implementing, and maintaining operations and documentation for UC Berkeley; assures all federal, state and local regulatory requirements are met; maintains an up-to-date inventory of all laser systems and a Laser Use Authorization Program. He routinely provides laser users general and/or specific training and performs laser safety audits. He earned his CLSO status in 2002 and currently is Operations Officer for Bay Area Laser Safety Officers (BALSO) and a past member of the Board of Laser Safety (BLS).
R. DeWayne Holcomb, Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
R. DeWayne Holcomb
Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
DeWayne Holcomb began his career in Radiation Protection while serving in the US Navy aboard a nuclear submarine. He has been engaged in implementing laser safety since the late 1980s, while working at NASA and the University of California, Berkeley. He was the LSO for Honeywell-Measurex in Cupertino, CA, an industrial controls manufacturer, in the late 1990s. He is currently the Laser Safety Manager for the University of Texas at Austin, home of some of the highest energy lasers in university research. DeWayne has implemented laser safety for projects ranging from large wind tunnels to airborne lasers to microscopes. He completed his B.S. in Technology (Radiation Protection) from Excelsior College, is a Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO) and a Certified Health Physicist.
Judi Reilly, Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Judi Reilly
Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Judi Reilly, BS Health Service Administration, MS Radiological Science, and Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO), joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984 as an Environmental Health and Safety Officer managing the use of radioactive material, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and laser safety duties. Judi currently serves on the ANSI Z136.8 “Safe Use of Lasers in Research and Development or Testing” technical committee and is a member of the Laser Institute of America and Health Physics Society.
Steve Snay, Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Steve Snay
Laser Safety Officer Course Instructor
Steve Snay, Ph.D. in BMEBT, M.S. Radiological Science, B.S. in Physics, and Certified Health Physicist, joined the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2004 as the Director of Radiation Safety where he serves as the Radiation Safety Officer and Laser Safety Officer. Steve directs the implementation of the UMass Lowell type A broad scope license and oversees the proper radioactive material and laser use by all laboratories. As a practicing LSO he performs all the duties and responsibilities outlined in ANSI Z136.1 “Safe Use of Lasers” standard, including establishing adequate policies and procedures for controls; hazard evaluation; recommending and inspecting personal protective equipment (PPE); laser safety training, record keeping and periodic audits and inspections. Steve also was instrumental in assisting the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rewrite regulations for laser safety. He became a Certified Health Physicist (CHP) in 2011 and has served as President of the New England Chapter Health Physics Society.
Vangie Dennis, Medical Laser Safety Officer Refresher Course Instructor
Vangie Dennis
Medical Laser Safety Officer Refresher Course Instructor
Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, has been involved in Perioperative Services and nursing for 45 years and has over 30 years of experience in medical laser safety. As a Certified MLSO she specializes in the areas of lasers, surgical procedures, advanced technology and nursing practice. Vangie is on the Board of Directors for Laser Institute of America, the chair for the National Certification on Lasers, committee representative for the American National Standards Institute and serves on the Board of Directors for AORN National.
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