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Worked as a designer, site engineer, and contract administrator for the following projects: • Class 2 Drinking Water Treatment Plant with a 4.5 km watermain • Class 1 Drinking Water Treatment Plant with a 3.6 km watermain • Residential Point of Entry (POE) treatment unitsWorked directly with a variety of engineering disciplines, office/project staff, federal funding agencies, clients, contractors, and sub-contractors throughout the project life cycleSupported and… Show more Worked as a designer, site engineer, and contract administrator for the following projects: • Class 2 Drinking Water Treatment Plant with a 4.5 km watermain • Class 1 Drinking Water Treatment Plant with a 3.6 km watermain • Residential Point of Entry (POE) treatment unitsWorked directly with a variety of engineering disciplines, office/project staff, federal funding agencies, clients, contractors, and sub-contractors throughout the project life cycleSupported and eventually led project management responsibilities including project planning, budgeting, schedule monitoring, and managing project controlsReviewed shop drawings and contractor submittalsConducted regular site visits to supervise, witness, and inspect contractor’s workPrepared daily, weekly, and monthly site reports as well as provided meeting updates to clients and funding agencies Show less

• Worked as a research associate in the Water Research Foundation Project #5050, investigating the applicability, operational issues, and potential by-products of ultraviolet-chlorine advanced oxidation processes (UV/Cl-AOP) for potable reuse.• Prepared extensive literature review on UV-based advanced oxidation processes.• Coordinated sampling logistics from water utilities across Canada, UK, and USA.• Analyzed the following disinfection by-products (DBPs): trihalomethanes (THMs)… Show more • Worked as a research associate in the Water Research Foundation Project #5050, investigating the applicability, operational issues, and potential by-products of ultraviolet-chlorine advanced oxidation processes (UV/Cl-AOP) for potable reuse.• Prepared extensive literature review on UV-based advanced oxidation processes.• Coordinated sampling logistics from water utilities across Canada, UK, and USA.• Analyzed the following disinfection by-products (DBPs): trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), haloacetaldehydes (HALs), haloacetonitriles (HANs), halonitromethanes (HAMs), haloketones (HKs), haloacetamides (HAMs), and nitrosamines. Show less

• Coordinated and performed a bench-scale pH optimization project for Peterborough Utilities Commission, determining the efficacy of converting from free chlorine to chloramines and potentially reducing associated infrastructure and chemical costs by 10% and 20%, respectively.• Designed and conducted a full-scale study for Barrie Surface Water Treatment Plant to optimize their biofilter backwash by characterizing biofiltration-related N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors according to… Show more • Coordinated and performed a bench-scale pH optimization project for Peterborough Utilities Commission, determining the efficacy of converting from free chlorine to chloramines and potentially reducing associated infrastructure and chemical costs by 10% and 20%, respectively.• Designed and conducted a full-scale study for Barrie Surface Water Treatment Plant to optimize their biofilter backwash by characterizing biofiltration-related N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors according to size.• Conducted extensive literature review on conventional and biological filtration as well as chemical disinfection with free chlorine and chloramine and their associated disinfection by-products (DBPs).• Prepared standard operating procedures, project cost estimates and proposals, and progress reports.• Conducted regular site visits to water treatment plants for sampling and water quality monitoring.• Prepared manuscript for two journal publications. Show less

• Acted as a secondary instructor in Urban Engineering Ecology Course (3 terms). • Responsibilities included modifying and updating lecture materials, conducting tutorials, providing one-on-one assistance during office hours, mentoring students in term projects as well as proctoring and grading exams.

• Worked as the primary instructor for undergraduate engineering courses including water and wastewater treatment, environmental modelling, and fluid mechanics.• Acted as co-supervisor and oversaw final year undergraduate thesis; provided one-on-one guidance to the undergraduate students to solve course and project-related problems.• Documented specifications list for analytical machines in environmental laboratory as well as evaluated bids for new equipment purchasing.• Secured… Show more • Worked as the primary instructor for undergraduate engineering courses including water and wastewater treatment, environmental modelling, and fluid mechanics.• Acted as co-supervisor and oversaw final year undergraduate thesis; provided one-on-one guidance to the undergraduate students to solve course and project-related problems.• Documented specifications list for analytical machines in environmental laboratory as well as evaluated bids for new equipment purchasing.• Secured funding, initiated and led academic and industrial project collaboration team. Show less

• Coordinated and conducted a bench-scale study with Saidabad Water Treatment Plant optimizing their secondary disinfection with chloramine, potentially reducing chemical costs by 10%.• Prepared manuscript for a journal publication (DOI:10.5004/dwt.2017.21896).