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Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Executive leader of an APWA-accredited department with approximately 1000 employees and annual appropriations of more than $1B, responsible for wastewater, solid waste, stormwater, urban forest, and invasive pest management plus public capital facility construction. Lead for departmental initiatives relating to regulatory compliance, sustainability, diversification of departmental staff, ensuring equitable service delivery, and improving performance measurement. DPWES Wastewater manages 3300 miles of sewer lines, 63 pump stations, a 67 MGD advanced wastewater treatment plant, treatment contracts with 7 other entities, is responsible for total gross capital program assets of $2.5B, and maintains a AAA sewer utility bond rating. DPWES Solid Waste manages 1M+ tons of solid waste annually via collection services for 45,000 residential customers, a transfer station, and a waste-to-energy landfill facility, in addition to zero waste planning and code enforcement services. DPWES Stormwater inspects or maintains 1500+ miles of storm drains and 6000+ stormwater management facilities, manages the County MS4 permit, develops stream restoration projects, and performs countywide stormwater planning to protect water quality and reduce flood risk. DPWES Urban Forestry mitigates tree loss and maximizes tree planting during land development, manages invasive forest pests, and facilitates the County’s Tree Commission. DPWES Capital Facilities administers the planning, design, land acquisition, and construction services for municipal facility projects and infrastructure improvements, with a combined total project estimate of $2.6B+ for active projects.

Austin, Texas

Environmental Officer for the City of Austin ensuring that environmental protection receives the highest priority in all public and private development. Assistant Director for the Watershed Protection Department with executive oversight of the department’s Policy and Planning divisions.

Austin, Texas

Manager of the Data Analysis and Decision Support Section, managing 8 engineering and information technology staff responsible for water quality mission data assets, statistical analysis support, hydrology and water quality modeling, quality assurance oversight, developing citywide water quality goals and long range planning. Project management and technical assistance in support of departmental surface water, groundwater and endangered salamander programs. Responsible for budget development and accounting, contract negotiation, and employee performance review/coaching/discipline, with an operating budget of $2M. Oversight of sediment and water quality analytical laboratory contracts. Lead for intergovernmental and interdepartmental coordination on water quality and water supply issues, TCEQ rule-making, bill review and legislative testimony. Management of departmental response to TCEQ wastewater permit actions including expert witness testimony. Frequent meetings, presentations and interviews with media, public and elected officials.

Austin, Texas

Manager of the Water Resource Evaluation Section with oversight of 22+ hydrogeologists, biologists, engineers and information technology staff responsible for surface water, groundwater and endangered salamander monitoring and an operating budget of approximately $3.2M. Responsible for establishing citywide water quality goals, budget development and accounting, contract negotiation and oversight, employee performance review/coaching/discipline, and long range planning. Oversight of suite of 50+ capital improvement projects with approximately $10M in total appropriations. Lead for intergovernmental and interdepartmental coordination in water affairs, including legislative testimony and bill review. Lead for revision of shoreline and boat dock land development code revisions. Frequent meetings, presentations and interviews with media, public, and elected officials. Member of departmental mission integration and prioritization team.

Supervisor of the Watershed Modeling and Analysis Team including long-range project planning, task prioritization and performance reviews for engineering and information technology staff, and providing analytical support to surface water and groundwater monitoring teams. Generation of written reports, presentation to staff and public, and development of policy recommendations. Water quality sampling plan design, evaluation and quality control auditing. Management of monitoring activities with TCEQ and LCRA through the Texas Clean Rivers Program. Project manager for endangered Barton Springs salamander 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit. Contractual agreement development, accounting, and quality control review. Capital improvement project management. Mission integration and prioritization team member. Expert witness for water quality degradation from wastewater discharge, monitoring of TCEQ wastewater disposal permits, and participation in environment legislative and rule-making actions. Statistical data analysis (SAS, Statistica) and data modeling (SWAT, LA-Qual, CE-QualW2) of environmental data.

Austin, Texas

Statistical analysis and data modeling, including report writing and presentation. Water quality sampling plan design, auditing, and documentation. Development and maintenance of quality management plan and standard operating procedures manuals. Management of monitoring activities with Texas Clean Rivers Program. Assist in TPDES compliance reporting. Management of Environmental Integrity Index scores for departmental master plan. Contract laboratory oversight and billing. Environmental data project management, database structural design and construction, application development, Oracle forms user-interface design, user training. Management of database staff activities.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering With Emphasis In Environmental And Water Resource Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology With Emphasis In Ecology, Evolution And Conservation