Experience

Ransom Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Geologist

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Ransom Environmental

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Environmental Scientist

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2019



Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.

• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Hydrogeologist

  • Feb 2011 - Apr 2019

  Project manager• Oversaw emergency spill response and remediation, including within 24 hours to completion when possible to minimize environmental impacts.• Determined potential hazards / sources by designing / implementing ground water and soil studies and review of historic data.• Served as hydrogeologist for numerous drilling projects, providing soil and bedrock boring descriptions, conducting aquifer tests, and collecting soil and ground water samples for laboratory analysis.• Met short turnaround time on a complex multi-phase drilling and data collection project for a national petroleum pipeline and terminal company. • Conducted investigations and remediation of historical spills.• Managed projects for clients from short term under $10,000 to multi-year over $250,000 per year.• Maintained ongoing long-term (over 5 years) relationships with major clients.• Trained personnel in field data collection, data analysis, and report writing.



ENTRIX, Inc

• United States

• Field technician

  • 2010 - 2010

  Temporary contract position.• Conduct field sampling of barrier islands impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizons spill.• Coordinate field efforts with Federal and State agencies, local boat captains, and other field personnel.• Edit and rewrite protocol documents.



U.S. Geological Survey

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hydrologist

  • Apr 1991 - Apr 2009

  • Ground-water specialist on the Potomac and Delmarva Peninsula National Water-Quality Assessment programs.• Study-unit hydrologist on the California Ground Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment program. • Project chief on Southern New Castle County, Delaware ground water quality study. • Authored or co-authored 12 peer-reviewed reports. • Designed and conducted ground water investigations, collected and analyzed water quality data. • Managed field teams to ensure on time delivery. • Principal investigator on ground water flow modeling project for Washington Navy Yard. Designed preliminary ground water flow model that provided information used to implement cost-effective site remediation. • Produced logical scientific reports that local agencies and general public could comprehend and use. • Presented scientific investigation findings in easily accessible format at seminars and public meetings. • Received promotions to GS-11 and GS-12 Hydrologist, and 5 Service, Achievement, and Performance Awards.



Towson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2004

  Instructor for an undergraduate physical geology course, including weekly laboratory session



Drexel University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Dec 1988 - Apr 1991

  Instructor for weekly undergraduate geology lab, substitute instructor for graduate classes, grading of homework and exams