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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 following the spill. Member of the Submerged Oil Task Force charged with assessing and mapping river locations where submerged oil deposited after the release of approximately one million gallons of crude oil. Responsible for daily preparation of 214 reports for EPA Operations Chief.• 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 historically industrial urban river corridor. Techniques include: 3D visualization of sediment PAHs levels using data from DART Probes; Darcy Flux measurements of the groundwater/surface water infiltration rates; sediment pore water sampling and analysis using SPE; and vane shear testing of undrained shear strength of the subsurface sediments/soils.

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 remedial investigations of the nature and extent of chemical releases. 2. Directed additional scientific investigations by specialists, such as wetland delineations, threatened and endangered species surveys, tree surveys, fish surveys, benthic macroinvertebrate surveys, plant uptake studies, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, subsurface geologic investigations, and evaluation of historically significant areas/structures.3. Managed engineering teams that developed and implemented cost-effective and state-of-the-art remedial designs to address chemical contamination that posed potential environmental threats. All of these tasks required procurement processes that were designed to select contractors that worked safely, brought relevant experience to the project, and maintained strict adherence to budgets and schedule. 4. Participated in client business development. 5. Performed additional assignments, including: drinking water supply sampling, asbestos and lead-based paint surveys, Phase I reports, stormwater pond cleanouts, underground storage tanks, and risk assessment evaluations of potential property transfers.6. Continued risk assessment work.

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 federal, state, municipal, and commercial/industrial clients. Work was performed under CERCLA regulations for abandoned hazardous waste sites, and under RCRA rules for active industrial sites. Risk assessment concepts and approaches were also employed under various state voluntary site remediation programs in recent years.

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