Joseph Kiker, R.G. Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

As the UST Section Manager I administer multiple complex environmental programs in the UST section including operational compliance, financial responsibility, data management, community outreach, leak prevention, and corrective actions both state lead and owner lead. I oversee, direct, and lead staff and managers within the UST section, assist with.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

As the Deputy UST Section Manager I assist in administering multiple complex environmental programs in the UST section including operational compliance, financial responsibility, data management, community outreach, leak prevention, and corrective actions both state lead and owner lead. I assist with oversight, direction, and leadership to staff and.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Project Management
• Manage and train staff in company procedures, industry techniques, and client requirements/expectations.
• Cleary communicate work expectations and hold staff accountable for the quality and timeliness of their work.
• Recognize exceptional performers and mentor staff whose work does not meet expectations.
• Communicate regularly with account team management, clients, and agencies to improve workflow and project execution and to maintain an effective working relationship with all parties.
• Monitor project financials by tracking labor, subcontractor cost, and overhead direct cost weekly.

As Deputy Project Manager, I manage projects from beginning to end through several phases of development. During the initiation phase, I draft project proposals, assemble project teams, and select subcontractors and vendors. During the implementation phase, I develop the project and communication plans and budgets, review Health and Safety Plans, schedule.

I collected groundwater samples for both quarterly and semi-annual monitoring or as part of Phase II environmental site assessments, within the states of Arizona, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. I collected air samples from environmentally impacted sites within the states of.

Greenville, North Carlolina

I performed scientific tasks for a National Science Foundation-funded project, "Formation Reworking and Accumulation of Sedimentary Deposits, Waipaoa River Shelf, New Zealand”. Results provided insight into spatial and temporal variability in sediment deposition and seabed character.Collected sediment cores, during four research cruises over a 13-month.

Fredericksburg, Virginia

I worked on two projects “Late Holocene Sea Level and Climate Variability at Potomac Creek (Virginia) in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed” and “Spatial Analysis and Radiogenic Characterization of Sediments to Identify Potential Pollutant Pathways in Remote Sub-watersheds of the Rappahannock River”. The former focused on reconstructing Late Holocene sea level.

Master'S Degree, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences, 3.78 Gpa

Bachelor'S Degree, Geology/Earth Science, General, 3.34 Gpa W/Honors