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• Providing consulting support and field oversight at two sites under the Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START) Program:
• Kalamazoo River/Enbridge Oil Spill at Marshall, MI Working for EPA to provide emergency response and assist in compilation, evaluation, and interpretation of surface water and sediment analytical data immediately.
• West Branch Grand Calumet River/Reaches 6 and 7 at Hammond, IN Assisting EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) to characterize the surface water, sediment, hydrogeology, and subsurface conditions along this.

As a Project Manager for Weston, I was responsible for ensuring the success of an assignment, from staffing, technical execution, scheduling, budgeting, bid preparation and procurement, construction oversight, and most importantly, client satisfaction. The projects that I managed covered a broad range of environmental consulting tasks, including:1. Led.

Prepared and completed all aspects of human health and ecological risk assessments as prescribed under various federal and state regulations. Risk assessments evaluated the potential for adverse effects from exposure to chemicals in groundwater, surface water, soils, sediments, and food. More than 20 risk assessments were performed for a variety of.

Provided technical assistance to EPA during the stabilization and removal of hazardous waste spills. Assisted EPA in determining the existence of imminent threats to public health. Assisted in the presentation of First Responders training courses. Monitored decontamination of spill area, and sampled to determine effectiveness of treatment.

Worked in the laboratory of Dr. John S. Boyer. Conducted research on the responses of terrestrial plants to environmental stresses. Collected data on photosynthetic performance under drought as affected by plant chemical composition.

Worked in the laboratory of Dr. Donald R. Ort. Conducted biochemical and biophysical research concerning the composition and function of photosynthetic membranes. Research focused on the biochemical and biophysical characterization of electron transfer and photophosphorylation.

Ph.D, Plant Biochemistry/Physiology

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Norman E. Good, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology. Thesis Title: Studies on the Role of Hydrogen Ions and Membrane.

B.S., Biological Sciences With High Honors

Minor: Education National Merit Scholar