Geoscientist
•Worked with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to provided support for numerous sites where soil and groundwater is contaminated with chlorinated solvents. Field support included drilling, soil and low flow water sampling, monitoring-well instillation, field screening using the Color-Tec method, groundwater gradient mapping, site surveying, slug testing, and managing on-site subcontractors and technicians. •Worked with the USACE on FUDS sites to do facility research and subsurface geophysical investigations. Waste volumes were computed using a Soil Vapor Extraction System which helped determine the status of facility threats. •As a START (Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team) team member I act as a primary responder to environmental emergencies, providing technical assistance and expertise to on-scene decision makers. My specific areas of expertise involve the management of the EPA Region 10 Air Sampling program and acting as a Project Manager for the Region 10 Site Removal program, as well as coordinating the development and implementation of the regional field analytical program. Many of the products produced by these programs are prepared for national release to all 10 EPA regions. •As a START Site Removal Project Manager, and the EPA Region 10 Air Sampling program manager, I have managed up to 10 people under different simultaneous projects totaling over $2,400,000. During these projects I have developed site-specific sampling plans, performed sampling, interpreted data, written reports presenting sampling results to be used in criminal cases, and submitted to the EPA for national release to all 10 EPA regions. •Served as Emergency Responder and Health & Safety liaison during the Trans Alaskan Pipeline Oil Spill 01/2011. Responsibilities included site safety overview, spill response, potential hazardous environmental/health risks, assisted in providing Pol Rep’s for the EPA, E & E, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.