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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

• Implementing State and Federal water quality policies under the National PollutionDischarge Elimination System (NPDES) as a permit writer• Writing Authorization to Construct (ATC) permits for new and expanding facilities• Reviewing Variance and Alternative Design requests• Writing System-Wide Collection System permits• Developing a minimization plan for contaminants of emerging concern to reduce the levels of toxic, unregulated chemicals discharged into waters of the state• Developing Division procedures on implementation of Water Effect Ratio studies• Representing the Water Quality Permitting Section in the NC Resiliency Committee• Representing the Division of Water Resources as a member of the DEQ internal workgroup for the NC Environmental Stewardship Initiative• Transitioning my team to paperless permitting• Creating operating procedures and guidance documents for training of new staff

Washington, Dc, Us

• Developed a database of consumer habits and practices based off recent literature toimprove accuracy of Human Exposure Model• Wrote a 600-page EPA report on findings of research to be used by exposure sciencecommunity to promote a global effort toward accurate exposure modeling• Created an evaluation tool for grading data sources to efficiently refine thousands ofHuman Exposure Model inputs• Presented research findings and outcomes at interval team progress meeting for peerreview and research feedback with Human Exposure Model team

• Developed a low-cost method of measuring black, brown and organic carbon by using araspberry pi mini-computer and image capture to emulate results of organiccarbon/elemental carbon analyzer• Conducted wood-fire cookstoves testing experiments which compared cleanliness ofvarious different types of cookstoves by implementing two different testing methods,Water Boiling Test and New Testing Protocol, and manually weighing filters and utilizinglab instruments to analyze concentrations of organic and elemental carbon outputs• Taught students standard operating procedures for cookstove testing and instrument usein an air quality laboratory

• Performed onsite, physical risk assessments• Trained in ISO 180001, 140001

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

High School