Ryley Howard Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Missouri, United States

• Complete management of projects including initial scoping, budget development, work plan development, oversight of field activities, reporting, communication with client and regulators, and understanding of objectives to achieve project closure.• Author proposals and cost estimates.• Oversee the management of site characterization and remediation activities.• Complete and/or oversee sampling and analytical data for a variety of media; including air, water,groundwater, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, solid waste, and soil.• Properly complete paperwork to document field activities• Serve as a leader during field activities with junior scientists/technicians.• Provide oversight and complete documentation of subcontractor activities.• Carefully and accurately manage samples and paperwork and responsibly use scientific instruments.• Apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations, adjust and correlate data, and recognizediscrepancies in results and follow operations through a series of related detailed steps or processes.• Plan, direct, and oversee investigation/remediation activities - including but not limited to: the installation ofmonitoring wells, soil and groundwater sampling, packaging, and shipping.• Manage investigation-derived waste including sampling, classification, and labeling various wastes thatmay contain petroleum, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds (VOC), semi-volatile organiccompounds (SVOC), paint, solvents, etc.• Research information and compile reports such as status reports, groundwater sampling, sitecharacterization, potential LNAPL/DNAPL recovery, and risk assessments.• Request information from various governmental and regulatory organizations.• Effectively and professionally interact with co-workers, clients, vendors, and other business contacts.

Springfield, Missouri, United States

▪ Manage operations of 3 departments; oversee & maintain quality assurance, quality control, team performance, inventory, services, safety, compliance, revenue, expenses, & resource allocation.▪ Reduced lab expenses & increased revenue by updating all outdated bids; manage a department budget.▪ Lead, manage, mentor, coach, & train 5-7 team members; perform all interviewing, training, staff development, performance evaluations, & performance management for the department.▪ Manage client projects from start to finish; meet with clients to gather details & discuss scope & next steps; create project plan & costs, present to clients, secure funding, & move forward with projects if client approval is received.▪ Oversee Hazardous Waste Management & disposal; ensure lab activities, operations, & health & safety comply with all applicable local, state, & federal laws & regulations.▪ Applied for & obtained Drinking Water Certification in Microbiology through the Missouri DNR.▪ Utilize LIMS to automate project workflows, integrate instruments, manage samples & relevant project information, & maintain client data.▪ Oversee internal & external audits; improved efficiency, productivity, & revenue by evaluating & rewriting SOPs & manuals for QC, QA, chemical hygiene, environmental health plan, hazardous waste disposal guidelines & protocols, etc.▪ Applied & received a VSQGs permit from the Environmental Protection Agency; conducted a complete internal audit of all standards/reagents waste disposal for improved waste management.▪ Improved team performance & efficiency by eliminating old operating procedures & updating SOPs with new modern methods; improved facility efficiency by switching to all led bulbs, updating HVAC systems, & replacing old equipment.▪ Focus on improving processes, procedures, systems, & workflows to increase lab efficiency, productivity & performance.▪ Acting Chemical Hygiene Officer & laboratory emergency contact.

Springfield, Missouri, United States

▪ Led, supervised, & mentored 2 Scientists; performed all training, final interview candidate recommendations, employee compensation recommendations, & performance management for the department.▪ Managed Wet Chemistry Department & served as the Chemical Hygiene Officer & emergency contact; oversaw & provided analysis, administration & oversight of lab, services, field & testing policies, programs, & practices.▪ Assisted with project management; met with clients to discuss needs & gather information, delivered information to Lab Manager & collaborated on building out project requests & inserting project details into project management software.▪ Helped Lab Manager with collecting & reporting client testing data for field services projects; developed & maintained field sampling scheduling, collection, & trained field staff on proper sampling protocols & troubleshooting.▪ Prepared project testing resources for clients, provided detailed next step instructions to clients, collected client testing kits & payment; performed testing & input data into the LIMS, updated Lab manager to review, & interpreted client results.▪ Fostered, maintained, & grew client relationships to increase revenue; responsible for customer service, customer relationship management, & maintaining client information in CRM software.▪ Provided feedback, direction & guidance to employees & management using professional & technical knowledge of environmental, biological, chemical, & related areas.▪ Managed & supervised department operations such as testing, scheduling, inventories, services, communication & general coordination of the lab, services, & field.▪ Presented project research, feedback, & decisions to resolve management & employee questions & requirements; assisted with receiving customer feedback & coordinating project resources & responses as needed.▪ Performed test & database audits, queries, & operational reviews to ensure accuracy; worked with teams to resolve any discrepancies.

Sarasota, Florida, United States

▪ Instrumental in completing and consulting on client projects; reviewed project scopes and drafted written proposals to clients for small projects and participated in pre-task planning while following safety rules, guidelines, and standards.▪ Conducted Phase I environmental site assessments, ecological and natural resource field surveys, tank closure assessments, asbestos abatement, stormwater management, and site planning and permitting; measured/analyzed water, material, and soil.▪ Participated in pre-task project planning; prepared project reports, applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports, and regulatory agency correspondence and consulted on remediation.▪ Collected concrete samples for core strength tests, soil agars for composition analysis, and soil density and compaction tests using nuclear gauge equipment; calibrated field monitoring equipment before use.▪ Identified, evaluated, and recommended risk and remediation strategies, systems and environmental protection plans to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations; helped with installation and maintenance of remediation systems.

Springfield, Missouri

▪ Trained, coached, and mentored new hires on SOPs for lab documentation and collecting, preparing, analyzing, and delivering samples; reviewed and recommended revisions for improved training processes and procedures.▪ Collected, prepared, analyzed, assessed, and delivered drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, solid waste, and soil samples for analysis using approved methods while meeting each method-defined quality control procedure.▪ Used proper field sampling protocols to collect samples; performed routine analytical testing while ensuring compliance with EPA-approved methods.▪ Performed general lab maintenance such as chemical inventory management and reporting, safety inspections, and cleaning inspections; repaired laboratory equipment as needed.▪ Assisted with quality assurance and quality control; helped prepare laboratory ahead of audits to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal agencies.

Sarasota, Florida Area

▪ Accepted into the Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program; learned about animal care, research, and aquarium husbandry by participating in sea turtle nesting surveys.▪ Mentored by expert Mote scientist; received one-on-one training in the field, mentorship, and experiences in Ocean Science research, conservation, education, and support services.▪ Identified sea turtle nesting sites, false crawls, and species; counted eggs, cared for and released hatchlings, and tagged and reported accurate findings via statistical and written reports which were released to county, state, and federal authorities.▪ Assisted in informally educating the public about sea turtles, the hazards they face, and the proper actions humans should take when turtles are encountered.▪ Received preliminary training by reviewing videos, slide shows, and manuals; trained on operating All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV).

▪ Analyzed quadrat samples collected at two different ecosystems in order to classify vegetation diversity; reported findings in scientific article.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Biology

Activities and Societies: ▪ Scholarships & Grants: Daniels Fund Scholarship, Hartley Scholarship, Dean’s Scholarship, Missouri Acces State.

Engineering

Activities and Societies: ▪ Scholarships: Daniels Fund Scholarship, La Plata Electric Association Scholarship, Missouri Miner I and II.

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Council, Basketball, Football, Choir, & Drama