Michael Hester Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

- I manage a team of up to 13 environmental specialists who perform inspections of underground storage tanks and associated piping in the southern half of the state to make sure release detection equipment is functional and being monitored. The program is essential to the prevention of underground storage tank releases in a state with a disproportionately.

Greater Atlanta Area

- Oversaw the regulation and permitting of billboards located adjacent to primary routes in the state.- Managed 3 field coordinators, 2 office employees, and the 5 year contract for field services plus the maintenance of the unit database/GIS mapping application.- Negotiated and wrote amendments to the original field services contract and negotiated the.

Atlanta, Georgia

Transportation Data Program Manager with the Office of Transportation Data. I managed the collection, maintenance, analysis and distribution of transportation and traffic data in conjunction with GIS mapping applications.

Atlanta, Georgia

Managed a team of Transportation Environmental Planners who wrote, compiled, and/or reviewed NEPA environmental documents for transportation projects. During this time I also oversaw and guided the final steps and approval of the high profile SR 92 FONSI for ROW certification in Douglas County and the completion of the environmental documentation for many.

Atlanta, Georgia

Coordinated environmental studies for transportation projects, wrote and reviewed NEPA environmental documents, and reviewed and coordinated the work of environmental consultants. For a couple of years I also worked in the Air/Noise section, running air and noise models and writing and reviewing air and noise reports.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Compiled and analyzed employment statistics for the State of Oklahoma and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Responded to data requests, analyzed data, and assisted with the presentation and press release of monthly employment data. Was promoted to Stat Analyst II just before leaving to return to Georgia.

Rome, Georgia

Worked in the Quality Assurance lab for a facility that produced General Mill's Nature Valley Granola Bars and Earthgrain's Break Cakes. Worked with Statistical Process Control and assisted in fast paced problem solving when product was determined to be outside of specifications.

Statesboro, Georgia

Assisted in Calculus I and Calculus II computer labs utilizing Mathematica software and graded the lab exercises.

Atlanta, Georgia

Inspected paving, ditch paving, and landscaping work performed by contractors, maintained payment records and filled out monthly payment reports, and also performed periodic inspections to assure proper work zone signage.

Cedartown, Georgia

Unofficial Co-op. Tested masking films in the quality control lab, maintained quality data, produced charts and graphs, helped with research on new product formulations. Worked various quarters alternating with quarters in college.

B.I.E., Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: "Unofficial" co-op with Kimoto Tech, Inc.Participated in a 2 quarter group senior design project for Coca-Cola.

Incomplete, Graduate Courses In Mathematics

Completed graduate level courses in Statistics, Operations Research, Linear Algebra, and Modern Algebra along with courses in Secondary.

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