Thaddeus Mccants Email & Phone Number

Dayton International Airport

Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States

Englewood, OH

• EPA Certified Analyst for drinking water testing: o Fluoride, conductivity, pH and bacteria
• Biochemical oxygen demand
• Test for fecal, heterotrophic plate count (HPC), E.coli, Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
• Make mFC and Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) Internal auditor participate, Kaizan participate- Sulfate,Total dissolved solids, Total suspended solids, COD,

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Sample and monitor chemicals
• Organize and record/format data onto excel spreadsheet
• Meet delivering appointments for peroxide refill
• Monitor and improve odor corrosion in wastewater collection system using innovative technologyInternational Fiber Company: Microbiologist/Wet-Chemist (March 2015 – March 2016)
• Test for Ash, moisture, water soluble, magnetic iron, salmonella, listeria, yeasts and molds
• Natamycin in anti-cake powder (Spectrophotometric method)

Urbana Ohio

Tested products for analytes such as ash, magnetic iron, Salmonella, Listeria, yeasts and molds, Natamycin, and particle size. Using titrations, Alpine Air-Jet Screen analysis, and ELIZA method for E. coli and Enterobacteriaceae family species

Dayton, OH

• Position Placement: Five Rivers MetroParks Adventure Central
• A group leader and teacher.
• Teaching kids from ages 10-14 about the scientific method
• Engaging students in science fair activities
• Conducting lab experiments on different items and projects

Dayton, OH

• Laboratory Station
• Utilized US EPA approved analytical methods and laboratory procedures to analyze solids in sludge and waste from aeration basin, in bio-solids anaerobic digesters after dewatering.
• Analyze, Calculate, and Measure the following:- Sludge and Wet Well Bio Solid- Cake Sludge- Raw Sludge- Solid Waste- Thick Sludge- Suspended Solid- Bio Feed- Bio Centrate- Bio Filtrate- Activated Sludge- Aeration.
• Clean out the tanks stations
• Collect bottle samples
• Monitor area stations

Dayton, OH

• Using EPA approved methods and procedures, analyzed water samples from the ground water wells for total alkalinity, total hardness, calcium hardness, chloride, and fluoride.
• Analyzed total alkalinity, total hardness, carbon hardness, non- carbon hardness
• Measured fluoride, chloride, density of pebbled lime by water displacement
• Calculate dissolved solids, suspended solid, insoluble material, and alkalinity with total hardness
• Calculated lime slaking test and CaO percentage
• Collect date for water filters

Senegal, West Africa

• Hydrologic Redistribution and Rhizophere Biology of Resource Islands in Degraded Agro ecosystems of the Sahel: A Pire in Tropical Microbial Ecology Project
• Gained experience on measurement of soil moisture in the greenhouse
• Venire probes and time domain reflectometry (TDR)
• Implemented these methods in a Ohio State University research project in
• Use data logging methods, data acquisition tools, and data analysis software
• Implement soil moisture redistribution in drought areas for developing peanut crops

Wilberforce, OH

• Worked on a community service project to analyze Arsenic in drinking water from private wells in Greene County, Ohio
• Used Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass spectrophotometer for the analysis
• Checked the sand filters
• Monitored the water distribution lines
• Studied overall campus water treatment and distribution
• Gained experience working with basic water quality probes to test- pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, nitrite/nitrate

Columbus, OH

• Gained experience collecting and analyzing water and soil samples for a rain garden project
• Collected stream water quality data, and evaluated biological integrity of streams using electro shocking of fish- Aquatic Biogeochemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Water Resource Management

Activities and Societies: Nu Zeta Epsilon, Central State Football Player, Track & Field

Water Resource Management, Water, Wetlands, And Marine Resources Management