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Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Environmental co-manager of ConAgra Foods in Milton, PA- working with a team of professionals on engineering projectsaimed to improve the operation of the food manufacturing plant including:o maintaining and managing environmental monitoring systems for all plant environmental permits including Title V air,NPDES, wastewater, and all other waste management activitieso completion and submission of several environmental reports to the DEP and EPAo advancing the Sustainability Development Reporting Tool (SDRT) data gathering and submission for the client toinclude analyses of solid waste disposal amounts, propane use, diesel use, total waste water discharge, landfilldiversion, and revenues or costs associated with eacho collaborate with plant safety manager to annually update the Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency (PPC)plan as well as the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan and coordinate the required safetyand environmental trainingo sole-supervision of a group of outside contractors, confined space entry permitting coordination, managing the safetyplan for the project, reporting of the project progress through completion, and general responsibility for the success ofthe projectPerform environmental field work including but not limited to: groundwater low-flow geologic sampling, residential watersampling, groundwater well development, operations and maintenance of environmental remediation systems, wastewatertreatment plant research and analysis, due diligence environmental inspections, and multiple other tasksAssist in the financial development and analysis of projects using the APIC system (including developing purchaserequisitions and orders)

Collaborated with the plant engineer and safety manager on environmentally based projects, including upgrading thehazardous waste area, redesigning the universal waste storage area, and coordinating a preventative maintenance systemWorked with a team of professionals to improve the plants’ environmental sustainability

Mathematical Modeling of Gaseous EmissionsExperimental Research- measured H2S emissions using a pulsed fluorescence analyzer (TEI Model 450C)Presented research at NABEC conference in Nova Scotia, Canada (second place award)

Assisted graduate students with experiments and managed data analysisCharacterized biomass sample composition: sample preparation, fiber analysis, and soluble sugar measurementAssisted with set-up of in-vessel composting system: reactor preparation, data acquisition, and sensor calibrationPrimary researcher for composting experiments, including collect/ analyze data of compost properties (moisture and ashcontent), compost effluent composition (CO2, O2, NH3), and reactor parameters (airflow and temperature)Obtained hands on training in bio-energy researchBecame experienced in fiber analysis and trained others focusing on optimizing time and quality

B.S, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

M.S, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Thesis: ‘Modeling and Measuring Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from Dairy Farms’