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Altoona, Pa, Us

State College, Pa, Us

Assisted in permit applications, renewals, and modifications and related engineering regarding design and operations of several landfills in Pennsylvania Design of Erosion and Sedimentation controls based on PA DEP Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program Manual while utilizing TR-55, HydroCAD, and other stormwater modeling programsInvolved in improving site design based on client needs and site conditionsUtilized as needed for on-site Quality Assurance testing and observation

Scott Depot, Wv, Us

Performed Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Transaction Screen Processes according to ASTM Standards E1527-13 and E1528-14 including writing of proposals, site investigations, and report generation in order to deliver the assessment to the client promptlyInvolved in demolition and disposal operation of a former power plant with PCB contaminated soil as well as other wastes associated with the site in order to bring the site to a safe conditionAssisted with various other permitting and report construction including NPDES and PA Act IIPerformed groundwater gauging and sampling as well as general maintenance of two pump and treat systems remediating underground storage tank spills from gas stationsAssisted the Geotechnical Department with operating drill rigs, documenting findings both in the field and utilizing GINT software and performing infiltration testing at various sites in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia areas.

University Park, Pa, Us

Department of Energy and Mineral EngineeringExperimented with use of filter material to adsorb heavy metals from coal refuse slurry using a bench-scale pressure filtration to determine the most effective method prior to scaling of the experiment.Performed sample preparation, pressure filter operation, product analysis, and documentation of results.

University Park, Pa, Us

Earth and Environmental Systems InstituteAssisted in general maintenance/installation of instrumentation and infrastructure for The Critical Zone Observatory in multiple sites as well as assisting with various CZO activities.Worked with and installed systems using Campbell Scientific, S::CAN, & Arduino with various types of sensors.Performed stream discharge measurements implementing SonTek equipment as well as sampling water for chemistry analysis.Assisted in set up & operation of small coring rig for drilling water quality wells.

Performed field tasks such as Nuclear Density Testing, Concrete Testing, Basic Surveying, Various Sample Collection, Groundwater Monitoring and Site Inspection Services; tasked with teaching these skills to othersPerformed laboratory testing of concrete/groutDocumented and filed all necessary information involved in all of the field/laboratory tasksParticipated in daily meetings, collaborated with other members of my group to effectively cover all tasks that were to be done during a given day

Coraopolis, Pa, Us

Assisted customers in finding the correct product for their needs and price range.Responsible for keeping inventory on firearms, merchandising products, and meeting sales goals.Helped with registers, cleaning duties, and sales in other store areas as needed.

Irving, Tx, Us

Summer employment. Helped manage Aquatics area and lifeguards.Trained staff members, adults, and scouts in various aquatic skills and safety as well as performed services in various areas of camp as needed.