Elena M. Lopez, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Provide complex data science, data management and quantitative analysis of environmental chemical pollutants in various media including groundwater, air, soil, surface water, sediment, and soil vapor for environmental investigations and remediation operations• Conduct advanced statistical analysis of left-censored chemistry data using NADA R package• Perform verification and validation of organic and inorganic analytical chemistry data against established criteria set by federal, state, and local environmental regulatory agencies• Projects include Superfund remediation, NEPA/EIS, energy, mining, U.S. DoD military operations, power transmission, and transportation for both private and public sectors• Manage, access, and mine enterprise-level databases (e.g., EQuIS, ERPIMs, SQL Server)• Provide data deliverables, technical reports, and report-writing support by generating appropriate graphs, charts, and tablesAECOM Professional Technical Reviewer - Statistical AnalysisSelect Software and Languages: Earthsoft EQuIS, MS Access, SQL Server, R, Python, BASH, MS Excel, etc.

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Conduct advanced statistical analysis of left-censored chemistry data using NADA R package• Perform verification and validation of organic and inorganic analytical chemistry data against established criteria set by federal, state, and local environmental regulatory agencies• Projects include Superfund remediation, NEPA/EIS, energy, mining, U.S. DoD military operations, power transmission, and transportation for both private and public sectors• Manage, access, and mine enterprise-level databases (e.g., EQuIS, ERPIMs, SQL Server)• Provide data deliverables, technical reports, and report-writing support by generating appropriate graphs, charts, and tablesMember of Information Management Solutions GroupAECOM Professional Technical Reviewer - Statistical AnalysisSelect Software and Languages: Earthsoft EQuIS, MS Access, SQL Server, R, Python, BASH, MS Excel, etc.

Information Science and Data Management ServicesSpecializing in regulatory policy, health & environmental science, and open data governance• Meticulous researcher and analyst with strong computing, technology, and writing skills• Scientist by training with a focus on environmental and public health data management and analysis, and IT project management• Select Languages: R, Bash/Shell, SQL, Python• Data Management and Analysis• Query-building (SQL) and Database Management (Acess and Excel)• Integration of Open Source Technologies (Linux)• Production of Graphs, Charts, and Tables for Reports• Document Management and Version Control (Git, Hg)• Technical and Scientific Report Writing• Website Authoring and Management (HTML, CSS, SquareSpace)• Dependable self-starter with exceptional technical, analytical, and organizational skills• Currently based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Remote/telecommute only.

Davis, California, Us

• SBX2 1, CA Nitrate in Groundwater Project, Report to Legislature for SWRCB, Principal Investigator Dr. Thomas HarterCoordinated communications and information flow among principal investigators and researchers at UC Davis, the CA State and Regional Water Boards, the CA Dept of Public Health, and public stakeholders; performed a variety of project management tasks, including scientific writing, editing and formatting, meeting organization, software and hardware maintenance and troubleshooting, and data and information management.• PISCES Project, Principal Investigator Dr. Joshua Viers (for United States Forest Service)Supervised student web designer and student programmer in developing backend framework for project website using Drupal CMS• Center for Watershed Sciences Social Media and Blog Management (beginning August 2011)Managed content publication on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress blog (CA WaterBlog)

Provided tutoring and educational services in biological and physiological sciences to undergraduate students in Boulder/Denver area, and to remote students via Skype.

Aurora, Colorado, Us

Served as instructor for online course geared toward working professionals entitled "Data and Decisions: Numbers in Everyday Life (Quantitative Reasoning)."

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Project: "Reproductive Disruption in Colorado Fishes", CU Boulder/EPA Region 8 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Lab Work: • Fish husbandry, in vitro tissue culture (testis, liver), immunohistochemistry, ELISA's, vertebrate histologyField Work:• Electroshocking and processing (i.e., blood collection and dissection) of White Suckers and Brown Trout from Boulder Creek to investigate reproductive disruption in response to estrogenic chemicals present in wastewater effluent discharge–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Contributions to Ancillary ProjectsField Work:• Collecting and processing Kokanee Salmon at the Roaring Judy and Glenwood Springs hatcheries for analysis of reproductive (i.e., spawning/non-spawning), neurobiological, and endocrine profiles• Electroshocking and processing of Brown Trout in various Colorado streams for analysis of stress profiles in response to metal contamination (e.g., cadmium and zinc)• Histology Technician, 2003 Project: "Reproductive Disruption in Colorado Fishes, Preliminary Survey", CU Boulder, CO Watershed Network

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Laboratory Courses––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– • Human Anatomy (10 semesters) • Human Physiology (3 semesters) • Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (1 semester) • Evolutionary Biology (1 semester) • General Biology (2 semesters)

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Project: "The actions of methoprene acid on a developing urodele, Ambystoma mexicanum"Lab Work: Axolotl husbandry (embryos, juveniles), anatomical clearing and staining, morphometrics, vertebrate histology

Monitored and analyzed regulatory compliance of air and water pollution discharges from commercial entities in Southern California for compliance with state and federal regulations

Assistant Coach, Women's Varsity Soccer, Mt. San Antonio College, 1993 to 1996Assistant Coach, Girls' Varsity Soccer, Bishop Amat High School, 1993Goalkeeper Coach, Boys' Junior Varsity, Chino High School, 1993Private Goalkeeper Coach, 1993 to 1997

During high school and early college, served as a Cashier, later promoted to Assistant Manager, at a local, independent video rental store in Chino, CA.

Ph.D., Environmental Endocrine Disruption; Dept. Of Integrative Physiology

M.A. (Research Master'S), Environmental Endocrine Disruption; Dept. Of Environmental, Population, Organismic Biology

B.A., Environmental Studies

A.A., Liberal Arts