Colleen E. Grinham, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta, Georgia

-Water for Industry Project Engineer focusing on providing water and wastewater solutions exclusively to industrial clients in all sectors-Specializing in design of pre-treatment, biological, and tertiary treatment systems, industrial wastewater and stormwater permitting, and technical feasibility studies to help clients meet environmental stewardship and compliance goals-Arcadis Certified Project Manager facilitating the health and safety, financial, and schedule success of projects <$50,0000, leading technical teams of 4-8 for industrial clients ranging from pulp and paper to chemical manufacturing sectors.

Freeport, Tx

-Global Environmental Operations and Technology Center Communications Focal Point (Business Partner Management Team)-Founded the Global Wastewater Treatment Production Engineer Network-Dow Corporate Sustainability Academy Cohort Participants and local Sustainability Subject Matter Expert-Dow Corporate Society of Women Engineers (SWE)Liaison and Recruiter-University of Houston Campus recruiter and Dow-SWE Liason-Environmental Operations, Wastewater Treatment and Landfill Texas Operations-Guarantee continued reliable operations of world-class biological treatment plant and landfills to ensure production capabilities for the whole of Texas Operations and 15 site tenants-Improve plant education, operating discipline, process control and process safety (Process Safety Focal Point)-Mentor junior production engineers on work processes, troubleshooting, operational excellence.

Deer Park, Tx

-Environmental Operations, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Deer Park Operations-Industrial wastewater treatment operations expert for multiple biological wastewater treatment systems.-Responsible for meeting production goals, project implementation, cost reduction, and process optimization while coordination production and integration across the site. -Focused on delivering value through improved operating discipline, reduction in mean time between failure of critical equipment, raw material optimization, wastewater education.-Environmental Health and Safety Team Lead resulting in improved process and personnel safety-Developed operational management and response plans in the normal operations and start-up endeavors following Hurricane Harvey-Supervisor for Chemical and Environmental Engineering Operations Interns, provide performance reviews, regular feedback sessions, and mentorship-Women's Innovation Network Steering Team Member

Freeport, Tx

-Texas Operations EDGE Production Engineering Program Graduate (Engineers Driven for Growth and Excellence)-Production Engineer at Thermal Treatment responsible for THROX/TOX units.-Accelerated training program designed to fully immerse production engineers in innovative technology, operational excellence, and Dow culture.

Irbid, Jordan

-Implemented green nanoparticle synthesis laboratory at the Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Center for Environmental Science and Technology (QRACEST) with future expansion to integrate silver nanoparticles into reverse osmosis membranes to decrease biofouling and increased mean time between failure-Developed silver nanoparticle synthesis technologies utilizing organic plant extracts (rosemary and citric)-Prepared interactive nanoparticle synthesis workshop for researchers and scholars attending the Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC) conference at JUST-Contributed to grant proposal drafts and published research

-Office of International Students and Scholars/ Office of International Education Graduate Assistant-Facilitated schedules for nine full-time international education advisers and directors, coordinated advising for incoming (international full-time and exchange) and outgoing (study abroad) students, created student program databases for record retention, aided in visa applications and processing for incoming students and scholars-Coordinated six undergraduate student workers (work-study participants)-Developed Peer Ambassador program to improve cross-cultural exchanges (over 150 participants at once), planned and executed cultural learning events ranging from 50 people to 2,500 people, responsible for advertising, budgeting, coordinating with internal URI vendors and external vendors

- Taught Introduction to Engineering to 40 freshmen engineering students.- Developed novel "project-based" course curriculum focus on alternative energy implementation to engage students in planning, scheduling, design, construction, cost estimation, and sustainable applications-Guest lecturer in upper level civil engineer Hydraulics course (reservoir fluid flow)

Kingston, Rhode Island

-Facilitated documentation and file management system for established international engineer exchange program with over 200 students-Coordinated arrival and housing logistics, created complex databases for student record retention, aided in visa paperwork preparation, travel expense reports for individuals and large groups (excess of 25 people)-Exchanges included students from the University of Rhode Island, the Technical University of Braunschweig, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Zhejiang University, University of Cantabria, and University of Zaragoza, Monterrey Institute of Technology, the University of Technology of Compiegene, and Laval University.

Leverkusen, Germany

-Engineering (ENG), Infrastructure (IS), Waste Water Treatment (WWT) Department-Fluid modeling, cost benefit analysis of treatment technologies, technical translations (German/English)

Braunschweig, Germany

-Institute for Sanitary and Environmental Engineering(Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft)-Project CoDiGreen: The Influence of Co-Digestion and Sludge Disintegration on Nutrient Cycles and Energy Production.

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

-Fellow at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Transportation Technology Transfer Center.-Research focus on statistical analysis of red-light running in western Puerto Rico (PR 2).

Master'S Degree, Civil And Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chi Epsilon, Society of Women Engineers Research focus: Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Water.

Ba, German Language And Literature

Technical proficiency in German.

B.S., Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau (Treasurer), Society of Women Engineers (Vice President), Engineering-Week Founder Enrolled.

Non-Degree, Bauingeniuerwesen (Civil Engineering)

Activities and Societies: International Student Network (ISN) Participant, weekly TU-BS Sprachenzentrum Stammtisch (Conversational Hour).