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Bellingham, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bellingham, Washington, United States

• Provide task management and field-based support for remedial investigations and corrective actions at Duke Energy coal-fired or hydroelectric power plants, transmission facilities, and training centers, as well as other industrial client sites• Implement project workplans by leading field teams consisting of multiple junior to mid-level staff as an ERM High Risk Field Safety Officer and Subsurface Clearance Experienced Person • Develop deliverables in support of soil and groundwater remediation projects to include proposals and change order requests, client readiness review slide decks, subcontractor work authorizations, health and safety plans, field sampling plans, and regulatory reports• Support the ERM Amazon account by performing senior review of stormwater management deliverables and conducting field stormwater inspections and sampling efforts• Mentor and train junior staff via direct field oversight and by serving as a new hire integration colleague

Asheville, North Carolina Area

• Full-time secondment for environmental consultation and technician services at the Asheville Duke Energy Coal Power Plant – responsible for collection, management, and interpretation of plant scrubber and wastewater treatment operation data - collaborated with client operations staff to ensure proper functioning of plant systems • Conducted NPDES stormwater sampling and MSD wastewater treatment plant sampling to meet requirements of active industrial stormwater and wastewater permits • Managed bulk chemical inventories by implementing a new tracking system, performed hydrazine and anhydrous ammonia chemical batching for boiler feedwater injection and performed contractor oversight of tanker truck chemical deliveries to on-site bulk chemical holding tanks• Strictly adhered to all Duke Energy safety protocols including pre-job safety briefs, utilization of stop work authority, lockout/tagout requirements, risk identification and mitigation, and continuous use procedures

Chattanooga, Tennessee

• Environmental regulator involved in the Construction General Permit, watershed monitoring, septic system permitting, and public outreach programs• Reviewed and processed construction general permits which included review of engineer site plans, assessment of best management practice suitability, technical report writing, and issuance of enforcement documentation when necessary• Conducted site assessments for residential and commercial septic system construction permits and proposed subdivision developments which involved the review of soil maps, property plats, engineer design plans, on-site collection and interpretation of soil cores, and utilization of geologic knowledge to determine the presence of shallow groundwater and surface water drainages• Solely responsible for handling all septic system permits, installation inspections, technical assistance inquiries, and environmental complaints in a county of over 100,000 citizens yet consistently exceeded expectations of applicants, management, local politicians, and developers as noted on performance reviews and noted in an article of the local newspaper

Memphis

• Conducted earthquake hazard research in eastern Arkansas in conjunction with the United States Geological Survey• Drilled and obtained two 100+ foot continuous sediment cores and utilized a mobile dark lab onsite to prepare samples for optically stimulated luminescence dating• Collected, organized, and interpreted large datasets consisting of physical core descriptions, core photographs, grain size analyses, downhole geophysical logs, and magnetic susceptibility logs• Disseminated research results through a written thesis, oral presentation at the 2016 Geological Society of America Southeastern Section Meeting, and an article in Seismological Research Letters• Created lesson plans and instructed undergraduate students in introductory Geology, Geography, and Weather and Climate laboratory courses

Nashville, Tennessee

• Processed soil, water, and solid media samples for chemical analyses and coordinated with field team to meet deadlines and regulatory requirements of NPDES Sector N Industrial Stormwater Permits for client sites in ten states• Maintained, calibrated, and repaired field environmental data collection equipment including pH meters and multi-parameter water quality meters

• Performed laboratory compositing of scrap metal shredder residue for laboratory analysis according to workplan standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements• Collected industrial stormwater samples at scrap metal shredder client sites from autosamplers and designated outfalls according to field sampling plans

Master Of Science (M.S.), Earth Science

I earned a Master's Degree in Earth Science at the University of Memphis in May 2016. My responsibilities included teaching undergraduate.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geoscience: Geology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Epsilon National Earth Sciences Honor Society - Eta Sigma Chapter MemberI earned a B.S Geoscience.