Birgit Haissig Email & Phone Number

United States

Polytechnique Environmental, Inc. (Polytechnique) provides environmental engineering services to public and private clients. We specialize in environmental compliance, site management, sustainability, hazardous building materials, and grant services. Polytechnique’s vision is to supply efficient, dynamic, and high-quality environmental services for our clients. Our mission is to deliver the best environmental services to our clients by engaging Polytechnique’s people, processes, and tools while collaborating with trusted teaming partners.Our team excels at delivering exceptional projects by listening carefully, seeing things clearly, and communicating directly. Polytechnique’s strengths are:• eliminating surprises by anticipating needed services• minimizing risk by engaging mature, licensed professionals• negotiating the best outcomes by engaging credible, industry experts• managing strategically through close collaboration with stakeholders• engaging the best resources for efficient delivery

I love the diversity and challenge of working in both technical and creative industries. Helping my clients achieve their goals by creating polished and professional content for them gives me great satisfaction and keeps driving me to expand my skill set. I create, refresh and edit the following types of text in technical and creative industries:• Web Copy• Product Marketing Emails/Landing Pages• White Papers• Product Data Sheets• Employee Biographies/CVs/LinkedIn Profiles• Correspondence • Technical Data Reports• Technical Manuals• BooksI also perform German and Spanish translation, and I tutor in German and Spanish.

Lake Forest, California

The corporate environment offers many valuable lessons if you're willing to listen. Fortunately, I've always been able to learn directly and by observing others. The biggest lesson was that taking care of the people has to be your first priority. This applies to both employees and clients. What sets me apart is the combination of exceptional communication, leadership and management skills with a high level of emotional intelligence (EQ). I have a demonstrated ability to manage workload across several departments to ensure that deliverables consistently meet client deadlines. I possess excellent technical editing and organizational skills that focus on efficiency and accuracy. I am a self-motivated professional who thrives in both independent and team work environments. Specifics on the various positions I held at Cardno are outlined below:• Managed quality assurance/quality control of document deliverables for 100+ projects, including text, figures and spreadsheets; received consistently high marks for document quality and timely submittal on major client’s scorecard.• Directed and tracked the timely completion of client deliverables for 100+ projects across multiple departments; consistently met simultaneous reporting deadlines for 60+ environmental cases at a time.• Scheduled and prioritized workload for editing/drafting staff and supervised quality of reports. • Supervised editing and drafting staff; conducted new-hire interviews, annual personnel reviews and staff meetings.• Created open lines of communication with staff to provide mentorship and liaison to upper management.• Conducted one-on-one and group training of personnel in MS Word, Excel and Access proficiency; report writing skills; and data tabulation.

Lake Forest, California

• Edited a variety of documents in a fast-paced environment driven by regulatory agency mandated deadlines, constantly reprioritizing workload based on workflow through several departments while maintaining a very high standard of document quality.• Translated request for proposal for Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Latin America division from English to Spanish; performed other written translations from Spanish to English and German to English.• Edited environmental work plans, site assessment/corrective action plan reports, regulatory permit compliance documents, letters and data spreadsheets for grammatical and technical errors, content flow and argument strengths. • Cross-referenced data in text documents with corresponding laboratory reports, spreadsheets and figures for accuracy/consistency.• Evaluated raw field data for remediation systems, laboratory results and calculation formulas for accuracy/regulatory compliance.• Prepared and edited operation data summaries for on-site remediation systems.• Edited subcontractor laboratory reports for accuracy and consistency as well as compliance with projects’ respective State regulations.• Corresponded with regulatory agencies regarding project compliance. • Wrote technical environmental work plans, site assessment and corrective action plan reports, permit compliance documents and letters.

Lake Forest, California

• Team member of corporate development groups for corporate-wide Training, Principal/Senior Principal Review and Mentoring programs.• Created extensive corporate training program to advance women in business while being inclusive of all company personnel at all levels; developed university-style course programs.• Revised corporate Principal/Senior Principal selection program to be inclusive of all personnel, including part-time employees and non-management subject experts (group leader). • Evaluated existing internal and potential external mentoring programs for cost and functionality.

Lake Forest, California

• Designed company standards/report templates to streamline document writing process, achieve consistency in document styles across the different company offices, and reduce costs (2010 Professor of the Year of Conventions Department, Cardno ERI University).• Developed Excel templates for subcontractor laboratories' raw data to increase efficiency/accuracy in data entry process and reduce costs by eliminating manual input of data.• Edited Conventions Department’s and other university departments’ training materials, and created proficiency quizzes.• Department Chair of internal university’s Conventions Department.

Lake Forest, California

• Supervised office administration, report production, reception and document tracking personnel; conducted new-hire interviews, annual personnel reviews and staff meetings. • Trained administrative staff in file maintenance and report production in accordance with company and client standards.• Provided software training and assistance for all personnel levels (executive to administrative).• Supervised maintenance of office building. • Negotiated lease and purchase contracts for various telephone, paging, facsimile and copy equipment, resulting in significant savings for the company. • Reviewed and approved invoices relating to building maintenance, office equipment and utilities. • Organized annual formal holiday party events with entertainment for 120+ guests.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science (Ba), Spanish Literature (Ba) And Management (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Pi Omicron Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha – National Political Science Honor Society Golden Key National Honor.

Completed Coursework For Ba In Spanish Literature From Uci, Spanish Language And Literature, Catalan

Activities and Societies: Attended numerous field trips throughout Spain with the university's Art History Department. Participated.