Built On Trusted Expertise
At RSCS, we pride ourselves on a powerhouse team of experienced Certified Health Physicists, Project Managers, and Radiation Safety Specialists. Our leadership holds advanced Health Physics degrees and professionals credentials including top-tier certifications from the American Board of Health Physics. In business for over 35 years, we’ve built a legacy of innovation and trust, making us a go-to partner for today’s complex radiological operations and protection solutions.
James P. Tarzia - President
Mr. Tarzia has 34 years of experience and has held various technical and managerial positions in research reactors, nuclear power facilities, and decommissioning sites. He has an M.S. and B.S. in Radiological Sciences and Protection, an M.B.A, is certified by the American Board of Health Physics and has previously held a Sr. Reactor Operator’s license. Mr. Tarzia’s technical specialties include reactor operations, decommissioning, internal and external dosimetry, and operational health physics. Mr. Tarzia has authored many professional papers and resides on several committees. He is the current Assistant Chairman of the ABHP Part I Panel and Chairman of the New Hampshire State Radiation Advisory Committee.
Mr. Tarzia provides executive oversight of our financial and business systems and our international operations. He also directs many large projects involving decommissioning, reactors, and regulatory compliance.
Eric Darois - Chief Technical Director
Mr. Darois has 38 years of experience and has held various technical and managerial positions in nuclear power facilities, decommissioning sites, and environmental laboratories. He has an M.S. and B.S. in Radiological Sciences and Protection and is certified by the American Board of Health Physics. Mr. Darois’ technical specialties include alpha contamination controls, internal and external dosimetry assessments, facility characterization, source calibrations, decommissioning cost estimation, and contaminated groundwater management. Mr. Darois has authored many professional papers and presentations and was a key author on several EPRI Guideline documents. He is currently a member of ANSI N13.1 committee, Guide to Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Stacks and Ducts.
Mr. Darois provides executive oversight of our quality and technical programs. He also directs many large projects involving complex calculations, radiation exposures, and regulatory compliance, for both US and international clients.
Ronald Thurlow - Senior Technical Advisor
Mr. Thurlow has 38 years of experience and has held various technical and leadership positions in nuclear power facilities, including Radiation Protection Manager, Fleet Radiation Protection and Chemistry Manager, Maintenance Director, and Nuclear Oversight Manager. Mr. Thurlow also served as an officer in the Unites States Air Force where he was the officer in charge of world-wide radiological response and consultation for the Air Force. He has an M.S. and B.S. in Radiological Sciences and Protection. Mr. Thurlow has served as the President of the Health Physics Society Power Reactor Section and has been a contributor and principal investigator for various EPRI Guideline documents. Mr. Thurlow’s specialties include operational radiation protection, maritime nuclear decommissioning, internal and external dosimetry assessments, leadership development, emergency response, industrial safety, and human performance.
As the Senior Technical Advisor, Mr. Thurlow oversees the NS Savannah project, provides training products and services oversight, leadership development and performs special projects.
Fred Erskine - Senior Director of Site Services
Mr. Erskine has over 41 years of experience in the commercial nuclear power industry as a Staff Augmentation Specialist with an emphasis in contract personnel management support as a senior manager and chief executive. His is overall responsible for RSCS Staffing Services. He was responsible for the creation and management of several manpower providers including Nuclear Support Services, Numanco and DZ Atlantic.
He has a BS in Nuclear Engineering and an MBA. He has been directly involved in the staffing of over 350 outages at nearly all the operating and decommissioned US Nuclear Power Stations.
Christopher Martel - Senior Director of Operations
Mr. Martel is a recognized innovation leader in building management systems for radiation safety programs drawing from over 35 years of professional experience in the nuclear industries. Mr. Martel has performed regulatory compliance work in 14 countries throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand and throughout the US in the energy, industrial, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. He is a board-certified health physicist and has been listed as a Radiation Safety Officer for radioactive material licenses for over 35 years.
Mr. Martel held faculty appointments as an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine, Associate in Radiology at the Harvard Medical School, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Worcester Polytechnical Institute.
Christopher Messier - Senior Director of Engineering and Strategic Development
Mr. Messier is an accomplished leader in radiological engineering with over 30 years of experience in project management and radiological health physics. As Vice President of Radiological Engineering at BHI / Westinghouse, he managed the commercial decommissioning business unit, overseeing a P&L of over $37 million before his departure. In addition, Mr. Messier has spearheaded numerous high-profile decommissioning projects, including the site characterization at Oyster Creek Generating Station, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and Pilgrim Station. He also designed and remotely applied fixatives at the Monticello Steam Dryer and Vermont Yankee projects, encapsulating loose contamination for safe transportation and disposal.
Mr. Messier holds a Masters in Public Health (Industrial Hygiene) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BS in Radiological Health Physics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Emily Roy – Director of Accounting & Finance
Ms. Roy has 9 years of Finance and Accounting experience, having most recently served as a Regional Controller for Doncasters Precision Castings. She has expertise in Financial Analysis, managing cash flow, budgeting, AR/AP, costing, purchasing, and developing internal controls to mitigate financial risks. Emily has a B.S.B.A in Accounting from UNH, an M.S. in Accounting from SNHU, and has held various Executive Financial and Controllership positions throughout her career.
Emily will provide oversight for the planning, directing, and coordinating of all Business Services and Accounting operational functions at RSCS.
Christofer Krueger - Director of Quality & Compliance
Mr. Krueger has over 25 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance. His expertise lies in Quality Management Systems related to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 17025, MDSAP, and EU MDR. He has a strong understanding of various Quality Assurance principles, including CAPA, SPC, nonconforming materials, auditing, risk management, customer complaints, metrics, process and documentation control, design reviews, training, GMP, and GDP. Throughout his career, he has provided training on QA/QC requirements, regulated QMS/QAP, ESD, GDP, and auditing skills. His compliance accomplishments include supporting 510(k) releases, fulfilling state licensing requirements, and maintaining Technical Files.
Mr. Krueger has earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electromechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. He holds Management Certifications of Achievement from the University of Notre Dame and Internal Auditing accreditations from Quality Support Group (QSG) and Intertek Testing Service (ITS) for various standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 17025, MDSAP, and EU MDR. He is also certified as a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) by Radiation Safety & Control Services (RSCS) and for IEC 60601-1 & ISO 14971 by ITS.
Mr. Krueger manages the corporate Quality Assurance Program and is responsible for all regulatory activities concerning the licensing of radioactive materials as well as security.
Matt Darois - Director of Environmental & Engineering
Mr. Darois started his career in the nuclear power industry in 2002 working at the Connecticut Yankee Decommissioning project where he functioned as the Groundwater Operations Supervisor until 2007. During this time Mr. Darois also supported the Yankee Rowe Decommissioning Project as a part time field geologist and groundwater monitoring support staff. During his time at these decommissioning projects he participated in several radiological and non-radiological soil and groundwater investigations and remediation projects. His responsibilities as groundwater operations supervisor included soil and bedrock boring and well design and implementation, as well as oversight, site dewatering support and coordination with Final Status Survey and D&D groups. Mr. Darois has a BS in Environmental Science with a focus on Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire.
Joining RSCS as a Project Manager and Environmental Scientist in 2007, Mr. Darois specializes in running a broad range of environmental, radiological and geotechnical projects, and supports our nuclear power clients with the implementation of the NEI 07-07 groundwater protection initiative and the NEI 09-14 buried pipe inspection initiative.
Heath Downey - Director of Project Services
Mr. Downey holds a Masters of Science in Radiological Health from the University of Michigan and is a Certified Health Physicist, Comprehensive Practice. Mr. Downey brings over 24 years of experience in the operation and management of health physics, radiation protection and decommissioning programs to meet NRC, CERCLA and state regulations and guidance. Mr. Downey’s primary areas of expertise include the investigation, assessment, design, remediation and final status surveys for decommissioning of radioactive sites.
As a Corporate Health Physicist, Mr. Downey provides technical leadership in the areas of MARSSIM survey design, RESRAD dose assessment, gamma spectroscopy and waste disposal. In addition, Mr. Downey has specialized skills in developing decommissioning plans to terminate NRC licenses including decommissioning funding plans, cost estimates, site assessments and cleanup criteria.
Bill Meyer - Director of Training
Mr. Meyer has over 40 years of experience in radiation protection and training. This includes over 8 years in the US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, 6 years in the DOE (Decommissioning) and 26 years in commercial nuclear power (operational and decommissioned). Bill has personally trained tens of thousands of personnel in the nuclear industries in his lifetime.
Going forward, RSCS will continue to provide world-class training and training program development. This includes classroom training, On-the-Job Training, custom training designed specifically for the needs of an organization, and web-based training for various radiation safety related topics. We are currently developing and providing training for the NRC and developing SAT/ADDIE based training programs for the small modular reactor industry. We are also a provider of the EPRI AP-3 STE Qualifications for Supplemental RP Staff.
Ellen Anderson - Director of Radiological Services
Mrs. Anderson has dedicated nearly 4 decades to the nuclear power industry in the areas of radiation protection, emergency preparedness, regulatory affairs, nuclear oversight and security. Mrs. Anderson held numerous nuclear industry positions, including Radiation Protection Manager, Fleet Radiation Protection Manager, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Quality Assurance Manager and Emergency Preparedness Manager.
For the past decade, Mrs. Anderson has been the Director of Radiation Safety and International Liaison for the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) where she provided regulatory and applied health physics/radiation protection expertise in the areas of occupational and public radiation safety to member utilities, industry organizations, including EPRI, INPO, ANI, and international radiological protection organizations. At NEI, she led their Radiation Safety Task Force, and participated on the former Delivering the Nuclear Promise RP team.
As the Director of Radiological Services, Mrs. Anderson supports strategic planning initiatives and business development for our Project Services divisions serving the nuclear power industry.


