Experience

Point Blue

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • Jul 2023 - Present



American Electric Power, Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant

• Bridgman, Michigan, United States

• Senior Environmental Specialist

  • Jan 1994 - Jul 2023

  The Environmental Specialist will be responsible for development and technical content of the Non-Radioactive Effluents Program. Npdes Permit, groundwater Discharge Permit, Wastewater Treatment Operations, Stormwater Discharge Permit, Zebra mussel Programs, and Air Permits (Title V). Contract manager for 2 offsite laboratory analytical contracts for groundwater monitoring program at the site. Responsibilities include compliance monitoring, laboratory quality assurance program monitoring, data review and reporting to Government agencies. Contract manager for the sites two-unit SBR wastewater facility, which is staffed by three part time contract operators. Duties include effluent compliance, maintenance monitoring, general oversight of the facility. Contract manager for major cleanup of onsite dumping area. Saved 60,000cubic yards of landfill space by finding an alternate destination (Seawalls) for the scrap concrete. Prepared extensive application for a Major NPDES for the Cook Nuclear Plant. Currently on the negotiation team for both the pending NPDES permit application and the groundwater permit application. The team is responsible for supplying additional data or answering questions posed by the State's permit writers. Currently compliance manager for surface water, groundwater and stormwater discharges. Responsible for interpretation, and compliance assurance for the plant site. Responsible for property grade changes. The site is within a critical dune area and all land changes require a review by the State of Michigan. Additional permits are also required by Berrien County Soil and Erosion program. A working relation ship has been established with both agencies. Licensed Industrial and Construction Stormwater operator. Responsible for preparation of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3). A licensed operator is required to perform semi-annual inspections of the plant site, and update the SWP3 annually. Show less



Eagle Lake property owner's association

• Paw Paw, michigan

• Water quality volunteer monitor

  • May 2011 - Sep 2012

  Volunteer duties include sampling surface water for various parameters, analyzing data and presenting it to the homeowners on the lake. Attend various conferences to gather useful information on lake protection to bring back to the homeowners. Volunteer duties include sampling surface water for various parameters, analyzing data and presenting it to the homeowners on the lake. Attend various conferences to gather useful information on lake protection to bring back to the homeowners.



American Electric Power

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Performance Engineer

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Responsible for the Secondary chemistry program. Implemented the Corrosion Product monitoring program, which included research and development of Portable corrosion Product monitors. Developed initial addition program for Monoethanolamine into both unit one and unit 2 secondary systems

• Senior Chemistry Technician

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1992

  Step Up supervisor) for the on-line instrument program (1 yr.), Primary Technician (Step up supervisor) for the Counting Room (2 yrs). 2 yrs. experience with ion chromatography instrumentation in the lab. Work with HPGe detectors used in the quantification of radioisotopes found in the nuclear industry

• Chemisty technician

  • 1983 - 1986

  Oversee secondary chemistry at a PWR Nuclear Power Plant. Radiochemistry duties, and Environmental discharge permit Chemisty.

• Junior Chemistry Technician

  • Jan 1982 - Jan 1983

  Attended training classes and on the job training in order to become qualified to work as a Chemistry Technician. Qualification tests were required to move up to Chemistry Technician.