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St. Paul, MN, US

Our impactful program, Ecolab Water for Climate, is designed to turn climate commitments into local actions across our customers’ enterprise and advance sustainable business growth. Through enterprise-wide partnerships, we provide tiered, outcome-based water solutions tailored to specific industries. Together with our customers, we help ensure businesses.

Seattle, WA, US

Supply scalable solutions for regulated waste handling and processing by overseeing projects across multiple technical and operations teams. Develop mechanisms to communicate effectively with technical/operations stakeholders and leadership. Secured Amazon businesses worldwide and supported the needs of customers by mitigating environmental regulatory.

Seattle, WA, US

Provided environmental compliance support to Amazon Fulfillment Centers in CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, and AZ. Audited municipal waste stream for improperly disposed of materials and started corrective programs, including physical trash sortation, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. Established relevant environmental procedures in compliance with.

Englewood, Colorado, US

Provided environmental permitting, land use permitting, and compliance support to oil field operations in California. Performed as subject matter expert for environmental issues and regulations affecting California’s oil and gas industry. Coordinated activities involving land use permitting, air emissions permitting, CEQA, and related compliance. Managed.

Provide regulatory compliance assistance to drinking water utilities, including:-California Division of Drinking Water monthly and annual reports-Water System permit amendments-Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs)-Public Health Goal (PHG) Reports-Compliance sampling schedules-Writing sampling plans – Bacteriological, Disinfection By-Products.

Provided environmental permitting, land use permitting, and compliance support to oil field operations in California. Performed as subject matter expert for environmental issues and regulations affecting California’s oil and gas industry. Coordinated activities involving land use permitting, air emissions permitting, CEQA, and related compliance. Managed.

San Dimas, CA, US

• Direct water quality and environmental compliance for 9 drinking water systems with up to 14,000 connections, fulfilling federal and California regulations for drinking water, hazardous materials, hazardous waste.
• Reduced program costs by 10% by reviewing all testing protocols and reducing unnecessary procedures.
• Managed hazardous materials and hazardous waste, including manifest tracking, creation of HMBPs, and electronic submittals via CERS and individual CUPAs.
• Created a detailed checklist and database for conducting and tracking sanitary survey inspections of water utility infrastructure to monitor compliance with regulations and proactively deal with issues.
• Produced CEQA documents, including Exemptions, Initial Studies and Mitigated Negative Declarations.
• Obtained Coastal Development Permits for projects in the California Coastal Zone, managing multiple consultants for review of archeological and biological resources, including endangered species.

Camden, NJ, US

• Significantly decreased costs through organizational initiatives and by bringing additional programs in-house. Led 8-member team to analyze surface water, ground water, and finished drinking water to ensure compliance.
• Saved 15% in annual costs by renegotiating vendor agreements and by instituting a tracking system for equipment service agreements that prevented lapses in service.
• Managed a major project to achieve EPA certification for laboratory to meet Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation 2; wrote SOPs, procured $750K in new equipment, trained staff, and educated field personnel in.
• Served as subject matter expert on environmental compliance and regulatory interpretation for field personnel.
• Built a cohesive, high-performance team by creating and implementing individual development plans, Key Performance Indicators, and annual reviews for all direct reports.
• Selected for Interim Laboratory Director position, engaging in financial reporting, staff development, planning, and transition management.

• Responsible for a 7-member team conducting analysis of soil, water, and air samples for volatile organic compounds using EPA approved methods by GC/MS and GC/FID/PID.
• Developed new analytical methods.
• Trained new employees.
• Analyzed personnel scheduling as it pertained to production, implementing the use of weekend shifts to increase production while reducing overtime.
• Instituted a program of motivational awards for employees, along with regular employee outings and in plant lunches for team building.
• Wrote performance reviews and made hiring and termination decisions.

Responsible for project management of all pesticide efficacy research trials, including all client contacts, trial placement, trial initiation and maintenance, final report writing, and supervision of 4 staff members in the running of trials I assigned to them. Also established an enology and viticulture analytical lab. As Safety Officer, trained all staff.

Analyzed air, soil, and water samples for volatile organic compounds utilizing GC/MS and GC/FID/PID.

Directed all business operations, customer relations, vendor relations, purchasing, budgeting, & planning for this photographic processing lab that I founded and operated successfully for over 13 years.

Bachelor'S Degree, Botany

Aa, Agribusiness - Eonology & Viticulture

Certificate, Supervisory Development

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Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner Certificate, Stormwater

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Associate Of Arts - Aa, Oenology & Viticulture