Acting Director of Communications, pending approval by Board of DirectorsAdministrator for Oak Brook Trout Unlimited WebsiteMember: Conservation and Education CommitteesWebsite address: www.obtu.org

I am responsible for organizing sample collection, data collection, calculations and interpretations of data. Some of the projects I am currently involved in are;1) Profile study at the Kirie Waster Treatment Plant (WRP) to determine the effectiveness of the biological nutrient removal system installed.2) Collecting and analyzing data from the ZeeLung Membrane Aerated Biofilm Pilot Plant Reactor at the O'Brien WRP. 3) Estimating hazardous air pollutant (HAPs) from District WRPs using BASTE 4 model simul- ations4) Organizing a pilot study at O'Brien WRP to determine the feasibility of using shortcut biological nutrient removal for partial nitritation/deammonifcation and nitritation/denitritation..5) Doing profile analysis on the Egan WRP aeration tanks to determine nitrification rates, dissolved oxygen values and oxygen uptake rates of the aeration tank mixed liquor..6) Laboratory Manager; schedule technicians, order supplies, keep inventory of laboratory supplies. oversee a spreadsheet of our field and laboratory equipment that tracks the condition of our equipment. I also oversee the use and maintenance of our pool cars.Past projects have included;1) Long term analysis of the effect of the District's Deep Tunnel and Reservoir system on local groundwater.2) Performing oxygen transfer efficiency studies on District aeration tank diffuser plates using the off-gas method.3) Identifying filamentous bacteria in mixed liquor from the District's aeration tanks.4) Local Limits Task force. This project tracts industrial pollutants being discharged into District sewers by local industries.

Running basic wastewater analyses such as BOD, suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen, and fecal coliform. Other analyses included total phosphorous, TKN, and metals from both sludge and influent and effluent using atomic absorbtion.

My responsibilities included overseeing sample collection of larval weakfish as a part of a weakfish population dynamic study of Delaware Bay.I was responsible for overseeing a monitoring study of fish trapped on the revolving screens at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Salem, New Jersey