Charles Podesta
Project Scientist at Peak Environmental LLC- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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40 Hour HAZWOPER
National Environmental Trainers, Inc.Oct, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
CPR Certified
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Experience
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Peak Environmental, A Nova Group, GBC Company
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Scientist
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Jan 2019 - Present
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Staff Scientist
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Oct 2016 - Jan 2019
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Meridian Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Patient Flow Coordinator
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Mar 2010 - Oct 2016
• Coordinated with Nursing Supervisors and Radiology Technicians to safely transport patients to and from testing sites throughout the hospital • Organized and conducted weekly staff huddles to effectively conquer the tasks at hand • Department’s Safety Advisor • Responsible for the safety and well being of departments employees • Implemented a system to better maintain the safety of transportation equipment on the premises • CPR Certified • Coordinated with Nursing Supervisors and Radiology Technicians to safely transport patients to and from testing sites throughout the hospital • Organized and conducted weekly staff huddles to effectively conquer the tasks at hand • Department’s Safety Advisor • Responsible for the safety and well being of departments employees • Implemented a system to better maintain the safety of transportation equipment on the premises • CPR Certified
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Kean University
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Union, NJ
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Field Biology - Terrestrial Systems
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
• Delineated area wetlands within the Union County Park's system checking for water table levels, obligate and facultative vegetation, hydric soil and soil mottling to determine boundaries • Collected and identified 200 benthic macroinvertebrates samples and placed them in their respected categories within the Pollution Tolerance Index to determine water quality • Injected Japanese knotweed with herbicide to contain the invasive species within Echo Lake Park • Calculated conifer and hardwood density and DBH (Diameter at Breast Height) as well as the percentage understory and overstory along multiple transects • Determined salamander density in quadrats randomized throughout Watchung Reservation along Blue Brook • Produced multiple bird surveys observing specific bird species feeding, singing, wading and flying in parks within Union County • Studied mating calls for New Jersey native Passeriformes, Piciformes and Falconiformes bird species to easier locate them in a specific area Show less
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Jenkinson's Amusement
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Point Pleasant, NJ.
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Arcade Technician
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Apr 2004 - May 2010
• Programmed and tested machine throughout Arcade to maintain State standards • Trained and communicated with foreign exchange students to make the daily working task clear • Collected and recorded all weekly income throughout Arcade • Programmed and tested machine throughout Arcade to maintain State standards • Trained and communicated with foreign exchange students to make the daily working task clear • Collected and recorded all weekly income throughout Arcade
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Education
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Kean University
Bachelor’s Degree, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences -
Ocean County College
Associate's degree, Applied Sciences - Humanities -
Penn State University
BS, Meteorology