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Anaconda, Montana, United States

Anaconda, Montana, United States

Providing leadership, mentoring, project support, process development, data management, operations management, technical writing, operational improvement, and technical expertise for mine remediation, water treatment, and soil remediation in multiple regions of the United States. • Team lead providing mentoring and leadership for a diverse group of eight scientist and engineers.• Provide operations and data management, reporting, and operational support to the project manager, which primarily involves the operation and maintenance of a high-density sludge (HDS) water treatment system and bio-chemical reactor.• Provide ongoing technical expertise in semi-passive water treatment system development and evaluation.• Developed sampling/analysis plans for filling data gaps to inform and optimize final water treatment system design.• Provide ongoing technical expertise and support of Voluntary Clean Up Program (VCUP) for the remediation of lead in soil.• Contribute to the development of VCUP Application and VCUP Work Plan establishing project scope and expectations.• Development of SOPs for field documentation, soil sampling, sample identification, handheld X-Ray fluorescence, equipment decontamination, and storage and disposal of investigation derived waste.

Denver, Colorado

Influential leader dedicated to business development, process improvement, technology implementation, operator education, and continuous operational support to further the strategic mission of Newalta.• Developed innovative treatment process for the complete recycling of offshore oil-based drilling fluids used at Hibernia, Terra Nova, White Rose, and Hebron oilfields within the local community of St Johns, Newfoundland.• Designed, created, and implemented training program and progression programs for the benefit of operating personnel in Canada and the United States.• Advised current (Shell, Syncrude, Terrapure, EOG, Whiting, Anadarko, BHP) and potential clients on technical manners related to analytical analysis and interpretation, waste disposal, regulatory compliance, and potential chemical and mechanical separation solutions. • Subject matter expert in chemical and mechanical phase separation techniques.• Established methodology that generated a monthly cost reduction in excess of $86,000.• Determine project feasibility, scope of work, job specifications, and project bid information. • Field tested new technologies and processes for potential future business lines. • Participated in design, construction, commissioning, and operation of 10 waste handling facilities in multiple regions of the United States and Canada.

Arvada, Colorado

Supervised a diverse group of 15 new and experienced employees in environmental testing based on EPA, NELAC, DOD, DOE, and many other certification programs. • Integral in hiring and promotion distribution of wet chemistry employees. • Collaborated with other group supervisors to create an effective training program for new employees. • Coordinate 15 individuals to conduct more than 100 unique chemical analyses within strict deadlines (98.7% on time or early for greater than 5000 separate analytical samples).• Coordinated preparation for DOD audit of wet chemistry laboratory, yielding the least number of audit findings in more than 20 years.• Enacted process improvement strategy to increase automation and instrument utilization.

Mountain Pass, Ca And Greenwood Village, Co

Led and coordinated multiple researchers and projects including industrial and drinking water treatment, rare earth salt separations, acidic waste recovery, material processing using plasma, and production efficiency improvement to further the strategic development of Molycorp and its subsidiaries. • Coordinated the planning efforts for development of new multi-million dollar research laboratory in Denver CO.• Designed, conducted, and analyzed results of plasma experiments to establish a novel, efficient, and green process for rare earth metal production and mineral processing.• Led and participated in the development of innovative, proprietary water treatment technology that created a multi-million dollar market for an underutilized production by-product. • Transferred technology development on bench scale to collaborative partners in production scale processes for proprietary consumer product. • Increased the efficiency of a continuous precipitation reaction for production of a rare earth carbonates improving recovery. • Traveled (domestically and internationally) to conduct research and consult with development partners for product quality improvements and identification of consumer needs/demands.• Participated and led research projects in multiple areas including: solvent extraction, mineral dissolution, diffusion dialysis of acid waste stream for hydrochloric acid recycling, and oxidative separation of rare earth salts.