Research and Develop innovative treatment solutions for challenging water treatment applications including oil & gas, mining, remediation, industrial wastewater and stormwater.Design, implement, and manage laboratory and field pilot treatability studies to develop process designs and evaluate treatment processes.Manage team of laboratory and field scientists.Conduct field sampling and measurements using autosamplers, handheld meters and open-channel flow meters.Write, and review… Show more Research and Develop innovative treatment solutions for challenging water treatment applications including oil & gas, mining, remediation, industrial wastewater and stormwater.Design, implement, and manage laboratory and field pilot treatability studies to develop process designs and evaluate treatment processes.Manage team of laboratory and field scientists.Conduct field sampling and measurements using autosamplers, handheld meters and open-channel flow meters.Write, and review sampling plans and QAPP's for pilot and treatability projects. Show less

Performed fish relocation, using backpack electrofishing equipment.Performed water quality monitoring in streams for permit compliance.Created technical reports detailing results of water quality monitoring.Worked in active construction sites around heavy equipment.

Conducted and coordinated lab trials researching ballast water treatment system efficacy.Collected and analyzed water samples for biological, physical, and chemical parameters.Completed detailed technical reports provided to manufacturer of ballast water treatment system system.

· Researched water quality issues of the Chicago River Waterways including fecal contamination and analyzed the influence of effluent discharges on total river flow. · Analyzed phosphorus reduction strategies in wastewater treatment and estimated the cost of implementing phosphorus removal. · Researched stream impacts caused by wet weather combined sewer overflows through the use of water quality reports and effluent monitoring data. ·… Show more · Researched water quality issues of the Chicago River Waterways including fecal contamination and analyzed the influence of effluent discharges on total river flow. · Analyzed phosphorus reduction strategies in wastewater treatment and estimated the cost of implementing phosphorus removal. · Researched stream impacts caused by wet weather combined sewer overflows through the use of water quality reports and effluent monitoring data. · Conducted surface water sampling for whole effluent toxicity testing as part of a Use Attainability Analysis. · Updated and maintained web pages for the Region 5 NPDES branch for an agency wide redesign. Show less

· Performed analyses on wastewater and surface water samples for bacterial indicators, including total coliform, fecal coliform, Enterococcus, and E. coli using culture and microscopic techniques, including membrane filtration, P/A testing and MPN testing.· Performed specific conductivity testing on source and surface water samples via Accumet meter/probe.· Conducted sample filtrations and analysis for Chlorophyll/Phaeophytin, and TSS.· Prepared nutrient… Show more · Performed analyses on wastewater and surface water samples for bacterial indicators, including total coliform, fecal coliform, Enterococcus, and E. coli using culture and microscopic techniques, including membrane filtration, P/A testing and MPN testing.· Performed specific conductivity testing on source and surface water samples via Accumet meter/probe.· Conducted sample filtrations and analysis for Chlorophyll/Phaeophytin, and TSS.· Prepared nutrient samples for analysis.· Performed chlorine residual testing using handheld colorimeters.· Performed water sampling in Boston Harbor and tributary rivers aboard research vessels.· Collected grab and composite wastewater samples from all points in the treatment process from influent to effluent.· Performed secchi disk and light meter readings.· Calibrated, operated, and downloaded multi-parameter water quality meters (Hydrolab and YSI). Parameters measured include DO, Specific Conductance, Salinity, Turbidity, pH, Temperature, Transmissivity, and depth.· Conducted all analyses with aseptic technique and in strict accordance to Central Lab SOP's.· Performed routine tasks associated with a microbiology laboratory (media and rinse buffer preparation, glassware washing, operation of an autoclave). Show less

· Learned to read probabilistic meteorology outlooks, and learned how to use them for making probabilistic hydrologic forecasts.· Created an interactive multimedia tutorial to explain the use of probabilistic meteorology outlooks in building derivative hydrologic forecasts using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and Demo Shield.