Nick WALTER

Radiation Safety & Emergency Preparedness Executive

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Head of NEOC Radioactivity Division at Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz BABS
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Radiation and Laser Safety Officer at CERN
    Jun 2025 - Dec 2025 · 7 mos

    As a member of the Technical Coordination Team, I contributed to ensuring the proper functioning and safe operation of the LHCb detector. In this role, my primary responsibility was serving as the collaboration’s radiation and laser safety officer.

  • Project Coordinator (DEFT Project) at CHUV | Lausanne university hospital
    Aug 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    The ‘Deep Electron FLASH Therapy' project of CHUV, CERN and THERYQ, involves the development and installation of a Very High Energy Electron (VHEE) accelerator for cancer radiotherapy, focusing on the use of the FLASH effect in ultra-high dose rate radiation therapy (UHDR-RT): ◦ CHUV project representative in various work packages; ◦ Project coordination and management within the CHUV Institute of Radiophysics IRA ; ◦ Safety and authorisation-related contact with the Swiss authorities.

  • Head of Expertise & Analyses Section at Paul Scherrer Institut PSI
    Nov 2018 - Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Worked in the Department of Radiation Protection and Safety of the Paul Scherrer Institute as Head of the Expertise and Analyses Section. Responsibilities/capabilities include: ◦ People & Project Management as well as strategy development; ◦ Senior Manager for the dismantling of PSI’s nuclear facilities (regulated by the ENSI); ◦ Steering committee member for radiological characterization and clearance projects; ◦ Liaison with authorities, companies and organisations, especially in sensitive matters; ◦ Strong expertise in radiation measurement techniques, Monte Carlo modeling and simulation; ◦ Extensive experience with the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste; ◦ Design and development of the safety aspects of PSI’s beam interlock and access systems; ◦ Operations Manager of the PROTEUS research reactor (under IAEA Safeguard supervision).

  • Project Coordinator & Lecturer, HEPIA at HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
    Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Coordinator of research projects of the R&D Department of the University of Applied Science, Geneva (HEPIA) as well as lecturer of nuclear physics in the Bachelor`s program at HEPIA and at the School of Health Sciences, Geneva (HEdS).