Bridget Malone Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas Area

-Efficiency Maven, Wastewater Extraordinaire, Friend, & Mentor-Leads the industrial pretreatment program for the state of Texas. Provides technical guidance and assistance to the team, upper management, municipalities, and industry personnel; drafts SOPs and other guidance documents; pioneers digitization efforts through development of a database and cloud-based recordkeeping for more efficient tracking of pretreatment program information and metrics; hires, trains, and mentors new… Show more -Efficiency Maven, Wastewater Extraordinaire, Friend, & Mentor-Leads the industrial pretreatment program for the state of Texas. Provides technical guidance and assistance to the team, upper management, municipalities, and industry personnel; drafts SOPs and other guidance documents; pioneers digitization efforts through development of a database and cloud-based recordkeeping for more efficient tracking of pretreatment program information and metrics; hires, trains, and mentors new employees. I also successfully lead the team to responding to the Covid-19 outbreak and transitioning to remote job duties. -Implements the EPA Lean Management System (ELMS)-Leads pretreatment program audits to determine compliance with the NPDES and TPDES programs. These duties include coordinating and scheduling the audit itinerary, leading site visits, interacting with industry, city and/or municipality representatives, reviewing laboratory data, analyzing laboratory results, interpreting state and federal regulations, providing guidance to industries and the Control Authority to assist with implementation of the approved pretreatment program, and documenting and compiling the results into a report that is submitted to the EPA.-Reviews and evaluates pretreatment program modifications (including numerical analyses and calculations of technically based local limits) for compliance with TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statues, rules, policies, and guidelines to incorporate into approved programs. -Reviews wastewater permit applications and annual reports from pretreatment programs to determine compliance with applicable TPDES permit requirements and Texas Surface Water Quality Standards and drafts requirements for facilities.-Public Participation includes presenting rule implementation and technical guidance of pretreatment information to industries, consultants, and regulatory peers at conferences and stakeholders meetings Show less

Austin, Texas Area

-Coordinated routine compliance testing and field audits at various sources to verify that pollutant monitors for the state of Texas continuous air monitoring system (CAMS) are operating within prescribed parameters. (https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/airmod/data/tx/site)-Calibrated, repaired, and provided maintenance to sampling equipment used for collection of data for ambient air monitoring. -Utilized Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to verify gas… Show more -Coordinated routine compliance testing and field audits at various sources to verify that pollutant monitors for the state of Texas continuous air monitoring system (CAMS) are operating within prescribed parameters. (https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/airmod/data/tx/site)-Calibrated, repaired, and provided maintenance to sampling equipment used for collection of data for ambient air monitoring. -Utilized Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to verify gas standards.-Reviewed and analyzed information and collected data to determine compliance issues and prepared technical reports for the regulated community.-Updated standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), and other guidance/procedural documentation.-Purchased laboratory/sampling equipment and supplies.-Communicated with industry representatives, the general public, federal, state and local governments, internal and external customer inquiries, and other programs of the agency in a timely manner to complete field audits.-Completed training to stay updated on current technical skills and knowledge.-Effectively mentored new employees. Show less

Austin, Texas Area

-Reviewed complex air permit applications on a case-by-case basis and evaluated data, engineering calculations and technical requirements.-Made recommendations as needed to maintain safe air quality through pollution control of large combustion sources such as power plants, boilers and engines.-Interpreted and applied laws and regulations from the Texas Administrative Code and the Code of Federal Regulations to negotiate permit conditions with representatives of the oil and gas industry… Show more -Reviewed complex air permit applications on a case-by-case basis and evaluated data, engineering calculations and technical requirements.-Made recommendations as needed to maintain safe air quality through pollution control of large combustion sources such as power plants, boilers and engines.-Interpreted and applied laws and regulations from the Texas Administrative Code and the Code of Federal Regulations to negotiate permit conditions with representatives of the oil and gas industry and prepared draft permit packages for public comment and regional review.-Responded to comments from the public and EPA and worked independently to complete multiple projects under minimal supervision while continuing to gain knowledge through interactions with team members.-Expanded knowledge of current technical and regulatory requirements of combustion sources through advanced training courses.-Involved in agency committees including: Evacuation Safety Team, Division Retreat Planning Committee, J:/ Drive Restructuring Team, and Aggie Tailgate Food Committee. -Represented the agency at a public meeting in response to opposition against the construction of a natural gas-fired power plant. Show less

Austin, Texas

Created brand awareness of High Brew Coffee by providing customers at venues with knowledge on the products through facts, samples, & giveaways.

Austin, Texas Area

Provided exemplary customer service and safe transport in a bicycle rickshaw that serves the downtown Austin area, including: the entertainment district, UT Longhorn games, East Side bar scene, and big events such as the SXSW and Austin City Limits music festivals.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

-Analyzed water samples following standard EPA QA/QC SOP and GOP guidance.-Performed system performance and calibration checks using blanks, spikes, duplicates, matrix spikes and matrix spike duplicates.-Weighed total suspended solids in an aqueous system using EPA Method 160.2/160.4.-Measured biochemical oxygen demand and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand using EPA Method 405.1.-Determined presence of fecal coliforms in wastewater and other aqueous samples by means of test… Show more -Analyzed water samples following standard EPA QA/QC SOP and GOP guidance.-Performed system performance and calibration checks using blanks, spikes, duplicates, matrix spikes and matrix spike duplicates.-Weighed total suspended solids in an aqueous system using EPA Method 160.2/160.4.-Measured biochemical oxygen demand and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand using EPA Method 405.1.-Determined presence of fecal coliforms in wastewater and other aqueous samples by means of test kits and analyzed results using the MPN method.-Calibrated laboratory instruments including pipettors, balances and probes and repared reagents used in laboratory sampling..-Coordinated with local authorities and collected, preserved and transported water samples according to the appropriate chain-of-custody and EPA approved protocol.-Restructured the chemical inventory process with more complete data utilizing a Promium database program. Show less

College Station, Texas

-Set up learning experiment stations to educate students on proper lab techniques for studying soil properties and microorganisms.-Studied bacteria, fungi and other microbes for identification purposes.-Prepared solutions and media blanks on a daily basis to use for experiments in the agronomy teaching laboratory.-Tested pH and purity of solutions to ensure accurate results for experiments.-Cleaned and autoclaved laboratory glassware and instruments.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

-Studied the effects of estrogen on aging by maintaining a transgenic mouse breeding colony of 100+ which included: breeding, ear clipping for identification purposes, dissections, and collection of tissue samples for DNA extraction.-Performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequencing experiments to isolate genes of interest for further study.-Prepared reagents and gels used for agarose gel electrophoresis to separate the DNA fragments extracted during PCR. -Executed daily… Show more -Studied the effects of estrogen on aging by maintaining a transgenic mouse breeding colony of 100+ which included: breeding, ear clipping for identification purposes, dissections, and collection of tissue samples for DNA extraction.-Performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequencing experiments to isolate genes of interest for further study.-Prepared reagents and gels used for agarose gel electrophoresis to separate the DNA fragments extracted during PCR. -Executed daily laboratory duties including autoclaving, inventory, and updating databases. Show less

B.S., Bioenvironmental Sciences

Activities and Societies: Bus driver for the Texas A&M Shuttle System, Managed public relations for Bonfire Coalition for Students.

Geographic Information Science And Cartography

Activities and Societies: Welding