Eric O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Cedar Falls, IA, US

Davis, California, United States

Serve as a leader in the UC Systemwide Sustainability Committee, Campus Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) and similar university-wide committees at the Davis and Sacramento campuses. Lead UC Davis on all matters related to Sustainable Practices Policy. Monitor and analyze government issues, current and emerging regulatory and practice trends, and.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

Provide expert guidance to colleges and universities in developing, implementing, and enhancing sustainability programs and initiatives. Key responsibilities include conducting sustainability assessments, developing strategic plans, and recommending policies to foster environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

• Serve as organizational chief sustainability officer. Additional roles in this position include serving as a center director for the Recycling, Reuse, Technology Transfer Center. This position is responsible for.
• Coordinate university Environmental, Social, Governance reporting
• Prepared business plans for sustainability initiatives, relating them to intuitional values and strategic plan
• Direct unit sustainability strategic plan creation and implementation
• Serve in coordinating role for university environmental compliance reporting
• Work alongside trades staff to identify opportunities for improved operational efficiency

Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• Supervised as the primary point of contact and decision maker for all state organized water quality efforts for the state of Iowa. These efforts included ambient surface and groundwater, as well as stormwater.
• Supervisory responsibilities over a diverse staff represented by multiple bargaining units
• Fiscal responsibility for multi-million dollar budgets comprised of state, federal, and grant funds
• Building a professional and collaborative team spirit within a statewide staff
• Serve as member of DNR process improvement team
• Advise senior administrators on policy decisions

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• Served as senior environmental professional, specializing in water quality and lead scientist for the statewide ambient surface and groundwater monitoring networks for the state of Iowa. This included efforts ranging.
• Fiscal responsibility for state, federal, and grant funds
• Building a professional and collaborative team spirit within a statewide staff
• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff
• Experience in distilling complex information into easy to understand formats
• Participation as topical expert on weekly statewide radio and media interviews

Iowa City, IA

• Served as a research scientist for the University of Iowa, contracted by the Iowa DNR. Conducted research on water quality aligned with Iowa DNR priorities
• Manage targeted water quality monitoring projects in impaired watersheds throughout Iowa
• Coordinate, speak at, and engage with community members at local public meetings
• Provide customer service by responding to citizen inquiries
• Serve as Iowa representative on multi-state partnership with EPA Region 5 universities
• Responsible for weekly water quality data release on state managed swimming beaches

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Programs

Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi, Iowa Academy of Science, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Biology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi, Resident Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Student Senate

Pre-Veterinary Studies