J. Gary Sinclair Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Investigate spills of hazardous materials to determine the impact to human health and the environment and ensure the impacted area is returned to pre-spill conditions. Provide technical assistance to customers and regulated entities regarding methods of analysis and remediation. Experience with handheld air, water, and soil sampling equipment. Ensure regulated entities adequately report Tier II chemicals to the appropriate Local Emergency Planning Committees, fire departments, and emergency managers. Review debris management site locations in preparation for disasters. Participate in local and statewide training exercises.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Investigate complaints, emission events, and permits related to air quality. Provide technical assistance to customers and regulated entities to maintain or come into compliance with applicable rules. Burn Coordinator for Air Team to track outdoor burning and investigate outdoor burns. Use handheld air monitoring equipment for personal safety and gather evidence of air pollution. Conduct emergency response investigation on a rotation schedule.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

QA/QC DepartmentFingerprint testing of incoming and outgoing wastes to determine material characteristics and identify proper processing methods. Monitor a 24 hr emergency response line for hazardous material spills following the Emergency Response Guidebook procedure produced by the U.S Department of Transportation. Instrumentation: Gas Chromatography (GC), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAA), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Bomb Calorimetry, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Drager (air monitoring system)

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Prepared a risk management plan that meets the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. This plan used the hazardous materials release models and Geographic Information Systems techniques to identify social, economic, and physical impacts of hazardous materials released in nearby communities.Software: ArcMaps; Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA); Hazus; Mapping Applications for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks (MARPLOT); Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER); Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Laboratory Pre-analytical SciencesEnsured that samples were received in the proper condition, with correct patient identifications and testing codes. Then sorted and distributed samples to the testing departments.

Edgewood, Tx

Overseen the day to day construction according to the project timeline. Maintained equipment and supply stock that were required for the current project. Interacted with customer to ensure satisfaction with outcome of the projects.

Richardson, Tx

Continued undergraduate research during the 2008 Summer semester.

Master Of Public Health, Environmental Health

MPH Project: Current disaster models used to predict damages and at risk populations are a powerful tool to develop response plans.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Toxicology Research

Mentor: Richard Nass, Ph.D. Research Experience: Understand the mechanism of Parkinson’s related dopaminergic neuron death caused.

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry

Mentor: Paul Pantano, Ph.D. Research Experience: Characterized physical dimensions, purity, and chiralities of single-walled carbon.