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London, Ontario, Canada

• Implement and develop programs to promote the City of London Water Efficiency Plan and Drinking Water Awareness Program.• Analyze customer water usage trends to identify potential efficiencies that can be gained by upgrading infrastructure.• Advise on the impact of policy changes at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels, and review and conduct leak detection programs.• Conduct internal audits to ensure policies and business practices are being followed and identify any errors in work completed.

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Co-manage the City of Cambridge AMI mass deployment project by ensuring it remain in scope, on budget, and reviewing the quality of work to ensure compliance with City specifications.• Oversee the Meter Data Management (MDM) system and review the data quality of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).• Analyze water meter consumption patterns and identify leaks/water loss within City infrastructure.• Calculate flow demands and size water meters for residential and commercial properties.• Review engineering drawings for site plans, meter chamber specifications and standard operating procedures • Liaison between contractors, consultants, and other City departments for temporary water meter request and City infrastructure projects.• Prepare cost estimates and tender documents for municipal infrastructure maintenance projects.

Waterloo, Canada

• Coordinated field, media and paper work for water main cleaning program and collected data for annual municipal reports.• Analyzed field results, making recommendations for upcoming projects and implemented a more efficient field recording procedure.• Created over 40 accurate maps using GIS for use by field staff and updated database for the water meter pilot program.• Inspected 30 stormwater credit applications and tested ATP samples weekly.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Sampled over 100 monitoring wells, and surveyed land elevations. • Conducted phase I environmental site assessment research, created tables from lab results and synthesized information for final reports.• Measured levels of foreign product in monitoring wells and inspected over 30 contaminated sites for environmental assessment reports.• Initialized risk assessments for redevelopment of vacant land and oversaw the decommissioning of 4 underground storage tanks.

Caledon, Ontario

• Researched, created and implemented biological program for pest in greenhouses.• Resolved pressing greenhouse energy issue by improving the insulation of greenhouses.• Trimmed, and watered plants to maintain health for experiments.• Adhered to safety procedures to properly mix and spray pesticides.

Georgetown, Ontario

• Was part of a team that sampled and tested for polychlorinated biphenyl concentration in oil and concrete.• Transported hazardous materials and dissembled transformers with the use of power tools.