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San Luis Obispo, California, United States

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Perform inspections of various facilities (e.g. food establishments, drinking water systems and wells, solid and liquid waste disposal, and hazardous materials establishments) for compliance with laws and regulationsEnforces federal, state, and local environmental health, consumer, and environmental protection laws and regulations pertaining to various facilities and activities, and recommendation of action to correct unsatisfactory conditions. Reviews construction plans to ensure compliance with public health and environmental laws and regulationsEducate and instruct businesses and others on methods for protecting public health and the environment and explains laws and regulations.

Implemented programming and provided technical expertise to ensure the university was in compliance with environmental laws and regulations (air quality, stormwater, soil, and wastewater)Conducted onsite inspections at construction sites to ensure implementation of best management practices from the SWPPP for effective pollution prevention, and recommended corrective action to PMs and construction team Worked on major capital infrastructure projects from conception through post construction to ensure environmental compliance requirements were metDeveloped and presented trainings of environmental topics to construction teams and staff, with varying degrees of technical background, to support meeting regulatory obligations and permit requirementsPrepared and submitted compliance reports to various federal, state and local regulatory agencies

Santa Maria, California Area

Responsible for final review and approval of analytical reports, and delivered result packages to clientsResponsible for coordinating and managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining client satisfactionReviewed potential work and incoming work with laboratory managers at daily operations meetingsHired, trained and ensured successful onboarding of new staff

Santa Maria, California, United States

Prepared soil and water samples for volatile organic compounds using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS)Performed wet chemistry tests on wastewater and soil samples including pH, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids and OrthophosphateSet up/maintained acute bioassay toxicity screening tests