Experience

The Northwest Seaport Alliance

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Project Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Environmental Project Manager in Air Quality and Sustainable Practices team Work around improving air quality in near-port communities, reducing greenhouse gases, and embedding sustainable practices into our operations. Work on implementing on the ground programs that support the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy - a collaborative effort between the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Metro Vancouver, B.C., to reduce seaport-related air emissions in the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound airsheds from cargo-handling equipment, rail, harbor craft, ocean-going vessels and trucks. Currently working on the 2020 update to the Strategy with our stakeholders, to further improve air quality in our region, and meet our aggressive GHG goals.



Scottish Canals

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• KTP Associate

  • Apr 2013 - May 2015

  2 year Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Scottish Canals and the University of Strathclyde. The overall aim of my project is to embed an environmentally sustainable approach to sediment management, reducing operational costs, generating opportunities for revenue growth and addressing emerging waste legislation requirements. The project will reduce Scottish Canal’s operational costs and potentially generate income by reviewing best practice from other canal and dredging operations, carrying out a regulatory review, and creating partnerships with companies close to the canal who can use the waste products. This will also improve environmental sustainability through reduced landfill, and improve amenity value of the canals for fishing, cruising etc.



TAYplan

• Dundee, United Kingdom

• Intern

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Work shadowing the members of the TAYplan team, a strategic development plan for the future of the east of Scotland, so I was exposed to all the aspects of developing the new development plan. I had the opportunity to attend a number of important meetings with the wide range of stakeholders and consultees involved with the development of the emerging plan and observe the discussions and debates. I also had the chance to attend a number of events concerned with wider planning issues in Scotland, such as the National Planning Framework 3 - Stakeholder event, where I was on the other side of the discussions.



The James Hutton Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2011

  Summer employment as a research assistant in the Environment Plant Interactions department at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie (now James Hutton Institute). In this position, I was part of a team researching nutrient capture and transfer in a range of varieties of weeds and barley. My responsibilities included taking part in biodiversity and weed surveys across Scotland, planting and measuring experimental plants, data entry and making up chemical solutions. This position gave me the opportunity to work in a variety of environments – in the glasshouse, the laboratory and out in the field.



PureMalt Products Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Control Analyst

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  Working as part of a small laboratory team at a maltings and brewery, responsible for the in-process and final chemcial testing of food and drink products. Responsibilities included daily chemical specification tests on malting products, various microbiology tests and colour specification tests on effluent. Working as part of a small laboratory team at a maltings and brewery, responsible for the in-process and final chemcial testing of food and drink products. Responsibilities included daily chemical specification tests on malting products, various microbiology tests and colour specification tests on effluent.



Neil Whittet Solicitors

• Perth, United Kingdom

• Administrative Assistant

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2005

  I was responsible for a team of office juniors, was responsible for their basic training, and my duties included typical office tasks i.e. filing, photocopying, archiving client files and organising outgoing mail. This employment gave me an opportunity to improve my problem solving skills, work to tight deadlines and allowed me to work as part of a team. I was responsible for a team of office juniors, was responsible for their basic training, and my duties included typical office tasks i.e. filing, photocopying, archiving client files and organising outgoing mail. This employment gave me an opportunity to improve my problem solving skills, work to tight deadlines and allowed me to work as part of a team.