Experience

LimnoTech
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Environmental Scientist

  • Apr 2022 - Present


Antea Group USA

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Environmental Scientist/Project Professional

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Environmental management and site assessment/remediation, including development, review, and analysis of site sampling plans for groundwater and soil vapor sampling • Development of water source vulnerability assessments for client corporate water stewardship in the beverage industry and other commercial manufacturing, including examination of water supply systems • Analysis of groundwater and soil vapor data in comparison with Michigan environmental criteria (e.g. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Part 201 Risk-Based Screening Levels) • Review of deposition transcripts and historic environmental reporting as part of litigation support • Maintaining and updating a regulatory database for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation and PFAS water quality and soil standards in all 50 U.S states • Authoring annual site status reports for client remediation sites; reports include ongoing site investigations, results of monitoring, conceptual site models, pathway evaluations, and proposed future activities • Development of local government permits for monitoring well construction • Quality assurance reporting for laboratory analytical data from groundwater and soil vapor sampling



EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Scientist III

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Project development including writing Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), project proposals, field monitoring reports, conceptual site technical memorandums, permits, and other deliverables • Coordination of groundwater, sediment, and soil investigation/remediation projects, particularly restoration sites in Great Lakes Areas of Concern • Oversight of field sampling crews conducting sediment coring and soil boring sampling, ensuring field procedures are adhered to and maintaining sampling accuracy and efficiency; also conducted post-sampling analysis • Office Health and Safety Coordinator responsible for updating office staff on company-wide field work health policies and procedures • Production of maps (with ArcGIS software) and spatial models (with EVS) to demonstrate contamination extent based on field sampling • Operated and maintained air sparge remediation system and collected groundwater and soil vapor samples at Selfridge Air National Guard Base as part of ongoing remediation efforts



UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE, INCORPORATED

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • May 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Lake and river sampling/monitoring in central New York state and the Finger Lakes Region as part of remediation and drinking water programs • Analysis and management of hydrological and water quality data from sampling and monitoring work • Writing and preparing reports describing lake and river hydrological/limnological conditions, often for local government partners or environmental organizations • Management and scheduling of field activities for other field staff and for summer interns • Developing Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) for hydrologic studies/monitoring • Safety coordination including: preparing weekly safety audits, conducting safety meetings before daily fieldwork, and communicating safety preparedness with corporate partners (Honeywell, Parsons Engineering, and Atlantic Testing Laboratories) • Management of standard operating procedure (SOP) manifest for field activities • Responsible for certification of field work responsibilities with corporate partners (Honeywell and Parsons Engineering)



Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Apr 2014 - May 2017

  • Post-processing and analysis of hydrological model (e.g. SWAT, HSPF) data from Minnesota watersheds for state sediment and nutrient reduction strategies, including prioritization of best management practice (BMP) implementation locations and wastewater treatment facility and NPDES permitting • Meeting with local government, conservation partners, and landowners/farmers to explain/highlight model utility and describe model development • Coordinated development of HSPF BMP scenarios based on needs voiced by local government partners and landowners/farmers (including financial or political restrictions) and balanced with technical feasibility described by modeling contractors • Production of maps (with ArcGIS software) that highlight high nutrient/sediment runoff areas of concern (e.g. areas of high sediment loss) based on hydrological models • Management of large hydrological model output data library • Reviewing hydrological model data for use in TMDL development and watershed restoration and protection strategy documents • Writing modeling reports to describe complex modeling data to non-modeling staff and local government partners • Quality assurance of models developed by private contractors for Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, including review of model parameters and GIS data needs



Michigan Tech Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Great Lakes wetland mapping, aquatic remote sensing, and general environmental GIS. Great Lakes wetland mapping, aquatic remote sensing, and general environmental GIS.



Western Michigan University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Intern

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  I worked as part of team that cataloged, mapped, and solved issues of pedestrian and non-motorized transportation congestion and inconvenience on Western Michigan’s campus. I also served as the GIS specialist for the entire office. I worked as part of team that cataloged, mapped, and solved issues of pedestrian and non-motorized transportation congestion and inconvenience on Western Michigan’s campus. I also served as the GIS specialist for the entire office.

• Research Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  I managed and analyzed remote sensing data, applied GIS software to earth science and environmental problems, and provided support for research project development. Specific research included: statistical analysis of dissolved organic carbons and suspended minerals transported from rivers to Lake Michigan; cataloging and mapping Cladophora (an invasive species) near shorelines of Great Lakes; monitoring of Great Lakes tributaries I managed and analyzed remote sensing data, applied GIS software to earth science and environmental problems, and provided support for research project development. Specific research included: statistical analysis of dissolved organic carbons and suspended minerals transported from rivers to Lake Michigan; cataloging and mapping Cladophora (an invasive species) near shorelines of Great Lakes; monitoring of Great Lakes tributaries

• Research Assisstant

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2009

  I analyzed and obtained pertinent information from scientific research journal entries for engineering projects. I then communicated major conclusions of journal entries to civil engineering faculty. I analyzed and obtained pertinent information from scientific research journal entries for engineering projects. I then communicated major conclusions of journal entries to civil engineering faculty.