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Columbia, Md

Columbia, Md

Columbia, Md

Greater Boston Area

Performed Environmental Compliance and Oversight activities for Cambridge Crossing construction site in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Oversaw and documented contractor activities such as contaminated soil excavation and disposal, and soil treatment for TCLP Lead. Distributed bills of lading and tracked shipments of hazardous material offsite.Ensured compliance with environmental regulations such as NPDES regulations, DOT hazardous material shipping and labeling requirements, and the onsite stormwater pollution prevention plan by documenting site activities via field notes and photo logs, sampling the groundwater dewatering treatment system, and performing dust monitoring.

Burlington, Ma

Greater Boston Area

Performed a variety of field and office activities under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan regulations to investigate and remediate contaminated sites. Field activities included environmental sampling (groundwater, surface water, soil) performing in-situ injections of remedial chemicals, and conducting hydrogeologic studies.Interpreted analytical and geologic data such as boring logs and produced data visuals for clients. Wrote sections of environmental reports documenting site activities, produced site specific health and safety plans, quality checked and tabulated data for reports. Assisted with wetlands delineations and environmental site inspections for projects relating to the Wetlands Protection Act.

Woburn, Ma

Performed environmental sampling activities such as low flow groundwater, surface water, and soil sampling.Carried out groundwater monitoring well operations and maintenance by purging and drumming NAPL, gauging and developing wells, and surveying elevations.Operated photo-ionization detector during test pit, geoprobe, and drive and wash drilling operations.Tabulated lab data following QA/QC protocol and prepared environmental permits for clients.

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Worked under Ian Fuller on a research project quantifying morphological change on the Mangatainoka River from 1880 to 2011 using ArcGIS and georeferenced aerial photographsAssisted with additional lab projects by performing mine tailing sediment analysis, 3D laser scanning, channel stability assessments using satellite imagery, and Wolman countsPresented research at Northeastern University Scholars Research Symposium in Boston, MA.

Donnelly Lab, Coastal Systems Group

Collected sediment vibrating cores and push cores from coastal lakes and marshesPerformed loss on ignition and grain size analysis on core samplesOperated a Germanium detector to measure Cesium and Lead isotopesRemoved C-14 samples from cores and prepared them for datingSurveyed sample sites using a total station and created stratigraphy columns in Adobe Illustrator

23 Dartmouth Street, Boston, Ma

Prepared, cooked and served food to elderly homeless citizens and provided a safe and welcoming environment.

Neighborhood Of Roxbury

Worked in the athletics department and supervised children aged 6 - 18. Also worked in the study room and helped kids complete their homework.

Columbia, Md

Helped set-up and run experiments to test capabilities of FRIS integrated sensor for applications in gun flash detection. Extracted evidence of successful trials from MATLAB data to be used in presentations.

Masters Certificate, Geohydrology

Took coursework on Glaciology, Aqueous Geochemistry, Water Resources Sustainability, and Environmental Modeling. Also completed a research.

Geology, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: University Scholars, Honors Program, TERRA Society