Versatile, diligent, & driven Staff Environmental Scientist in Environmental Remediation with many certifications.

  • Skilled in the operation of Groundwater Remediation, Soil & Lead Sampling

  • Water Treatment & Distribution Operator, 40-hr Current HAZWOPER, broad studies



EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND:


Arcadis, LLC                                                                             Roseville, CA

Field Solutions Technician                                                            Aug 2016 to present

  • Field team inspections of PG&E transmission towers throughout California

  • Emergency Response/HAZCOM, Fall Protection, Defensive Driving, CDPH Lead Sampling w/XRF, PG&E Gold Shovel

https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/yard-safety/powerlines-and-trees/electric-tower-maintenance-program.page


Ebay, Inc                                                                                         Sacramento, CA

Owner, Operator of Supercalicyclistic store                              Jan 2013 to present

  • Sales and service of bicycle store

SOMA Environmental Engineering, Inc                        Pleasanton, CA

Staff Environmental Scientist                                                     Sept 2007 – Oct 2009

  • Soil, groundwater, & treatment system monitoring events throughout San Francisco Bay Area
  • Operated, sampled, & maintained water treatment systems 
  • Site Safety Officer for site excavations, well installation, development, & construction oversight
  • Operations & maintenance of mobile & fixed continuous environmental remediation systems including electrical, water & pneumatic pumps, air compressors, GAC filters, diesel generator, propane-fed thermal oxidizer / incinerator


UC Santa Cruz Physical Plant                                           Santa Cruz, CA

Student Grounds Assistant                                                       Oct 2005 -June 2007

  • Serviced Oakes & Stevenson campus grounds as Gardener, Landscaper, & Custodian
  • Conducted area safety inspections to ensure building & area security, security clean-up & repair
  • Led student workers in area tasks; coordinated independent work during supervisor's absence

  • 2007 UCSC Student Employment Recognition Program $100 Award


National Park Service North Coast-Cascades             Port Angeles, WA

Exotic Plant Management Team Intern                                   June - Sept 2006

  • Interned with the Student Conservation Association for invasive, exotic plant management in North Coast-Cascades Network of Washington’s National Parks
  • Controlled invasive species by physical, cultural, & chemical techniques, conducted plant population identification, survey & monitoring, input collected data using GPS & GIS technology
  • Developed three-course internship into Senior Honors Thesis


SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • 40-Hr HAZWOPER (Compliance Solutions Trainers); Annual 8-Hr Refresher (Safety Unlimited)
  • Water Distribution Operator Certification Grade 2; Water Treatment Operator Certification Grade 2 (CA SWRCB); Water Treatment Plants Op I, Water Distribution System Op & Maintenance 6; Wastewater Treatment Op I, Industrial Waste Treatment (CSU, Sacramento)
  • GIS/GPS field/coursework; Microsoft Windows, Office, Auto-CAD; Excel; Surfer; Adobe; Collector

EDUCATION:


Bachelor of Arts – Environmental Studies, Anthropology – UCSanta Cruz, CA – 2007

· Senior Honors Thesis


General Education  –  Vallejo Senior High School  –  2003

· Honors Graduate among upper 10% of class

· Engineering, Science & Tech. Academy projects included catapult, boat float & robotics with PowerPoint presentations

· Clubs: Leo (Lions) Community Service, ACLU, & Advanced Placement


US EPA COURSEWORK / INTERNET SEMINARS/ PRESENTATIONS


Air Pollution Training Institute: Risk-Based Air Toxics; Air Pollution Control Tech; Final Portland Cement MACT; GHG Permit; Addressing Air Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Sector; Nat'l Air Quality NO2 Standards; Climate & Air Quality: App's for Pros; Prep of Fine Particle Emissions Inventories - APTI 419b


Emergency Response Team: The Clean Green—Phytoremediation; DIVEX: Response & Removal Action; Green Pond Oil Spill; Summitville Mine; Navajo Vats; Manasota Plating; Alabama Oil Burn; Martin County, Kentucky Coal Waste Spill; Revegetation with Native Plants; Cleanup by the CRV; Matthews, NC Drum Site; Basket Creek; Tranguch Gasoline Spill Site


Homeland Security: Chem Security Awareness ‘11; Dispersion & Transport of Chemical/Biological Agents


National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: Retrofits: Green Streets & Op. & Maintenance; Funding & Incentives & Brownfield Redevelopment; Stormwater 101; Conducting Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Investigations


Natural Gas Extraction- Hydraulic Fracturing: Underground Injection Control 101: Permitting Guidance for Hydraulic Fracking Using Diesel Fuels Technical Webinar; EPA’s Approach to Developing Permitting Guidance for Oil & Gas Hydraulic Fracking Activities Using Diesel Fuels


Office of Research & Development: Decon. & Consequence Mgmt; Human Health Research Program; Computational Toxicology; Green Scene: Coral Reefs


Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation: Vadose-zone Monitoring as key to Groundwater Protection & Optimization of Remediation Strategies; Implementation of Triad for Petroleum Brownfield's Cleanup & Reuse; Perchlorate: Concern About Envt’l Exposures, Thyroid Homeostasis, Developmental Impacts; Green Remediation: Applying Field Strategies; Alt. Countermeasures for Oil Spills; Emerging Drivers for Cleantech Development; Superfund Redevelopment Initiative 10; Performance-based Envt’l Mgmt; Research on Envt’l Toxicants in…Settlements of U.S.-Mexico Border; Crozet Phyto-remediation: EPA's Green Remediation Initiative; Biosolids Recycling: Restore, Reclaim, Remediate; Superfund Redev’t: US EPA Superfund Program; Dynamic Workplans & Field Analytics: Cost-Effective Site Cleanup, Tufts Univ.; In-Situ Alcohol Flushing for Remediation of NAPL Source Zones, Univ. of Florida


Recycling & Solid Waste Management: Recycling Markets 2010: Sunrise on a New Decade; Zero Waste: From Philosophy to Practical Implementation; Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling-BioCycle ‘08


Region 9: Cleanup Success: Recovery Act Work in San Leandro; Turning Food Waste into Energy at EBMUD; Getting Pharmaceuticals Out of Our Water; Iron Mountain Mine- Recovery Money at Work; Disposing of Vessels with PCB's; Shared Success: NV Tribal Community Transforms Contaminated Property; ReUse People: Green Demolition; Assessing Abandoned Gold Mine Sites in Nevada City; Restoring Romic Property for Cleaner Future; McClellan Air Force Base: First Privatized Cleanup; Anaconda Mine Cleanup in Yerington, NV; Indian Bend WA Superfund Site


Rural Community Assistance Corporation: Operator Basics: Pumps & Motors Efficiency; Water Supply & Sources; Storage & Distribution; Well O&M;  Nitrates; Cross Connection Controls; Energy Efficiency; Pathogens in Drinking Water; Disinfection Basics; Google Earth Mapping & Capital Improvement Plan; Improving Your Operations and Reducing Costs by Evaluating Water Use Data; Regulations Basics: Revised Total Coliform Rule


Water Treatment: Challenges in Municipal Water Treatment: Groundwater & Surface Water Treatment, Pollution Prevention Practices (Bay Area Stormwater Management); Watershed Mgmt, Water Quality Standards, Intro to UST, Basic UST Inspector; Envt’l Mgmt Systems


Underground Storage Tanks: Petroleum Vapor Intrusion; AEHS Con - Vapor Intrusion; UST High-Throughput Facilities (Inspection, Leak Detection, Case Study); Water Security/Watershed Academy: Evaluating Water Contamination Threats/Incidents; Monitoring & Assessment Under Clean Water Act


Fundamental Inspector Course (CA ARB); Occupational Health & Envt’l Controls (HP&P Safety); Weather & Built Env't; Understanding Drought; Geostationary Operational Envt'l Satellite R-Series: Benefits of Next Gen Envtl Monitoring (UCAR)


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