Experience

PASCO PROCESSING LLC

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Microbiology Technician

  • Jul 2012 - Present



Eberline Services

• Hanford, WA

• Industrial Hygeine Technician

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

  Perform workforce and workplace surveillance to ensure worker safety including heat/cold stress, heavy metal exposure, dust and silica exposure, asbestos, and toxic gases. Responsible for issuance and maintenance of respiratory protection used at said area. Perform workforce and workplace surveillance to ensure worker safety including heat/cold stress, heavy metal exposure, dust and silica exposure, asbestos, and toxic gases. Responsible for issuance and maintenance of respiratory protection used at said area.



EAS Bio

• Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Data Courier

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  Served as an integral part of the chain of custody of survey data and samples generated during the assessment of ecological damage caused throughout Louisiana from the DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill. Traveled to sampling locations with proper supplies to document sample collection, preserve samples, and ensure consistent, legally defensible chains of custody for data and samples collected. Served as an integral part of the chain of custody of survey data and samples generated during the assessment of ecological damage caused throughout Louisiana from the DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill. Traveled to sampling locations with proper supplies to document sample collection, preserve samples, and ensure consistent, legally defensible chains of custody for data and samples collected.



CH2M HILL

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NDA Technician

  • Dec 2009 - Oct 2010

  Responsible for the transportation and operation of Non-Destructive Apparatus (NDA) instruments used to quantify radioactivity in transuranic and low-level mixed hazardous wastes generated from decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. NDA instrumentation used includes NaI (sodium iodide) and HPGeO (high purity germanium oxide) crystal based detectors. Responsible for surveying areas to be quantified and work in conjunction with scientists to determine the optimal placement of readings to determine the level of safety necessary for the workers during the decontamination and decommissioning work. Show less



International Engineering Solutions

• Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Visual Examination Technician

  • Jun 2009 - Nov 2009

  Responsible for characterization of transuranic and low-level mixed hazardous wastes generated during demolition of facilities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Maintain exacting records of any and all wastes characterized as well as dates and locations of characterization. Additionally involved in streamlining and writing protocols and procedures for characterization at different nuclear facilities. Responsible for characterization of transuranic and low-level mixed hazardous wastes generated during demolition of facilities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Maintain exacting records of any and all wastes characterized as well as dates and locations of characterization. Additionally involved in streamlining and writing protocols and procedures for characterization at different nuclear facilities.



RJ Lee Group

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Scientist 1

  • Nov 2007 - Mar 2009

  Responsible for environmental sample analysis in various matrices using a variety of instrumental techniques, including ICP MS, GC/MS, HPLC, GC FID, as well as more traditional wet chemistry methods. Most recently involved in a radioactive waste stabilizing research project involving mixing waste with cement. Also responsible for generating workable methodologies to perform testing, as well as quality control of data and policies. Perform analyses in an efficient manner with attention to quality of both data and instrumentation. Show less



Tyson Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemist/Microbiologist IV

  • Apr 2003 - Oct 2007

  Responsible for daily analyses of Tyson plant products with rapid turn-around times, including but not limited to ECH7 O157 testing of raw meat samples; protein, moisture, fat, and bacterial contamination levels of meat meal and raw meat samples; and moisture, free fatty acid content, and peroxide value of tallow derived from beef. Additionally responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental and USDA regulations through daily and weekly testing of wastewater for protein, fat, nitrates, nitrogen, and other contaminant levels. Responsible for continued adaptation to new analyses and standards of compliance as the need arises. Show less