Lay Desai Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Huntington Station, New York, United States

• Assisted in the development and implementation of environmental site investigation and remediation strategies for diverse clients.
• Developed technical scopes of work, schedules and cost estimates for site investigations and remediation activities.
• Managed multi-media investigations which includes subsurface boring and trenching oversite, groundwater monitoring and injection/recovery well installations, geologic logging, multi-media sampling and field mapping.
• Developed construction drawings and technical specifications.
• Supervised installation of remedial systems and provided technical support to junior staff performing operation and maintenance.
• Performed routine data collection and optimization activities for remedial systems which includes Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) system, Air Sparge system, Air Stripper and Density-Driven Convection system, Pump & treat.

Sacramento, California Area

• Engineered and designed remediation systems to remediate environmentally contaminated properties
• Performed operation and maintenance on remediation systems such as Soil Vapor Extraction, Air Sparge, Air Stripper and, Density-Driven Convection
• Developed and evaluated sampling approaches to soil, soil gas, indoor air and groundwater
• Performed and/or oversee field activities, including soil, soil gas, indoor air and groundwater sampling
• Analyzed well logs, laboratory reports and sampling/gauging field data to prepare annual and quarterly technical reports for groundwater and soil remediation projects ensuring compliance with mitigation measures and.
• Performed contaminant fate and transport modelling in soil and groundwater

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Designed basin using 100 yrs.- 24 hr. rainfall data for SCS storm fall for Erie, PA.
• Designed basin with reservoir using same data
• Calculated depth of rainfall from NOAA for Erie, PA
• Performed hydrologic analysis, hydraulic analysis of open channel or closed conduit storm water collection systems

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Surat Area, India

• Provided technical support for environmental remediation projects
• Prepared, reviewed and updated environmental investigation report
• Collected soil samples and groundwater samples
• Analyzed scientific data and performed quality-control checks on collected samples
• Inspected industrial facilities to ensure compliance with environmental regulations
• Assisted during proposal development including preparation of work scopes and budgets.

Surat Area, India

• Developed drawings to design specifications and checked drawing for dimension accuracy
• Corrected and added more components to the existing drawings with AutoCAD
• Accompanied contractors to the appropriate places to interpret the drawings
• Reviewed and modified data in Microsoft Excel based on the change from the drawings

Surat Area, India

• Oversaw the daily construction activities at work site, including scheduling of workers, delivery of equipment and materials, and progress reporting.
• Monitored project activities as well as Coordinated with a client regarding the site quarry and correction plan.
• Coordinated and witnessed required tests and Inspected constructed elements. Ensured that the tests and Inspections are being performed according to the Contract requirement and Specifications.
• Construction inspection and/or field testing experience (including nuclear density gauge, Concrete, soil Inspection test)
• Developed drawings and visual aids
• Ensured material requisitions are issued in adequate time to achieve the Construction Programme.

Master’S Degree, Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: ASCEEnvironment Transport Phenomena, Environmental Project, Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering, 7.70/10

Activities and Societies: Projections Event ManagerEngineering Drawing, Environmental Studies, Mechanics of Solids, Surveying, Fluid.