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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Manage all waste streams under RCRA regulatory frameworkCoordinate and oversee facility waste management contractorsDevelop regulatory determinations and waste characterizationsPartner with local non-profit to host produce rescue markets on site to supplement meals in Arizona communities with fresh, nutritious food while reducing methane emissions and preventing over 20,000 lbs of food waste to landfillsParticipate as ESG Core Team member to implement activities that serve the greater Phoenix Community

Midland, Texas, United States

Evaluate compliance with existing and future legislation as it relates to air permitting for all unconventional operations in the Permian Basin, XTO Energy, Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Environmental and Regulatory Advisor supporting Point Thomson operation on the North Slope of Alaska, ExxonMobil Alaska Production Inc.Responsible for all permitting and compliance activities for water, waste (including RCRA), land, underground injection control (UIC).Managed regulatory compliance tool (RegFrame) to track actionable items and maintain license to operate within highly regulated environment.Coordinated and performed various field activities to ensure compliance with USACE 404/10 permit (mine site erosion/stability monitoring, mine site rehabilitation, etc.).Successfully negotiated with North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management to optimize caribou monitoring program and coordinated wildlife monitoring and research activities with regulators, operators, and contractors to ensure compliance with NSB Ordinance (caribou monitoring, fish studies and eDNA collaboration with Upstream Integrated Solutions - Research and Technology Development), etc.).Coordinated/maintained agency authorizations for tundra travel via Rolligon, tucker, and snowmobile.Responsible for field operations support and agency spill reporting interface.Experience with Incident Command System (ICS) management tools as Environmental Unit member of emergency response Incident Management Team (IMT).Led United Way campaign for ExxonMobil Alaska and raised >$25k in virtual auction and other fundraisers during global pandemic.

Houston, Texas Area

Research Engineer supporting Environmental and Sustainability Technology; Research and Technology Development - UnconventionalLed chlorides remediation Opportunity Investigation (OI) and coordinated multi-functional workshops to develop 18 potential remediation solutions to help set direction for future research activities.Effectively collaborated with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on joint study to identify novel thin layer capping technologies for remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated sediment. Investigated artificial intelligence technologies for automatic detection of subsea species to inform offshore decommissioning strategies (full, partial, rigs-to-reefs).Led United Way campaign for two business lines and represented the company externally by organizing and executing Day of Caring for 100 volunteers.Organized several unique events to connect recent hires through common interest of culture and cuisine within the Organization for New Employees.Coordinated Earth Day team and developed interactive and educational activity for participants to learn about offshore decommissioning.

Houston, Texas

PhD dissertation topic: continuous monitoring and beneficial reuse of produced water. Specific objectives:Investigate new technologies such as confocal microscopy for quantifying oil in water for offshore drilling with the objective of demonstrating compliance with EPA's regulations for discharge of produced water.Examine the effect of using PW as irrigation water on the germination process and biomass production of plant species native to the Eagle Ford in Texas.Develop a geospatial modeling framework using indexing on a basin-scale for investigating the potential for beneficial reuse of produced water in agricultural applications.Other research activities:Analyze dioxin loading and toxicity from municipal and industrial effluents.Investigate water quality and bacterial contamination of natural and municipal water using IDEXX system.Develop solid-phase nickel extraction method using carbon nanomaterials.

CIVE 4332 HydrologyProvide instruction for rainfall and flow data acquisition and analysis as well hydrologic modeling using HEC-HMS software for students in an engineering hydrology course.

Houston, Texas Area

Collaborated with software development team to identify and develop bug fixes, improvements, and implement new features that improve and promote water sourcing, disposal, and reuse on the exchange platform.

ENGI 1100H Introduction to EngineeringENGI 1331H Computers and Problem Solving

CVEN 365 Geotechnical Engineering LabCVEN 336 Fluid Flow Lab

Ingleside, Tx

Managed work flow and created efficiencies and cost savings for control room on Shell MarsB Olympus TLP

Ingleside, Texas

Assessed drilling platform structural assembly and welds to ensure adherence to safety protocols and developed inventory and maintenance processes for department-issued equipment in the quality department.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Maritime Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Student led organizations: Ocean Sciences and Engineering Council (Secretary), Engineers without Boarders.