Satoko Mills

Environmental Monitoring and Restoration Coordinator at The Watershed Project
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Berkeley, California, United States, US
Languages
  • English Limited working proficiency
  • Japanese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certification
    American Red Cross
    Jul, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Scientific Collecting Permit
    California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Jan, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certification
    American Red Cross
    Jun, 2021
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Environmental Monitoring and Restoration Coordinator
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Oversee planting, monitoring, and maintenance at TWP’s restoration sites, including rain gardens, bioswales, habitat gardens, oyster reefs, and creeks in Contra Costa County. WQ Monitoring: oversee all water quality monitoring programs, data collection, analysis, sharing, and report writing. Building partnerships and community science volunteers network to work collaborative and educate community members. Conduct Monthly Creek Monitoring, BMI survey, Stormwater Monitoring, and Bioswale… Show more Oversee planting, monitoring, and maintenance at TWP’s restoration sites, including rain gardens, bioswales, habitat gardens, oyster reefs, and creeks in Contra Costa County. WQ Monitoring: oversee all water quality monitoring programs, data collection, analysis, sharing, and report writing. Building partnerships and community science volunteers network to work collaborative and educate community members. Conduct Monthly Creek Monitoring, BMI survey, Stormwater Monitoring, and Bioswale Monitoring. Other Environmental Monitoring projects are Oyster reef monitoring, Cross-section Monitoring, Plants Monitoring, and Photo Monitoring. Restoration (2022): Design and installation of native and drought-tolerant landscaping in vegetated green infrastructure systems. Support writing project schedules and reports, and tracking progress of projects, including budget expenditures.

    • Environmental Field and Data Specialist
      • Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

      Lead Water Quality Monitoring program, such as creek monitoring, stormwater monitoring by sampling and measuring conductivity, turbidity, pH, temperature, nitrate, and observation. Data entry, QA/QC and analysis, upload data to CEDEN, and research. Lead benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) survey and Oyster monitoring. Assist all other field works and Greening Urban Watersheds team on their restoration projects such as transplants, native plants protection, and invasive plant removal and more.

    • Water Quality Technician
      • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

      Sampling from creeks and performing Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) test. Stormwater monitoring by sampling from bioswales and measuring conductivity, turbidity, pH, temperature, nitrate, observation, data entry, and analysis. Monthly creek monitoring and analysis. Perform benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) survey. Assist other restoration projects such as transplants, native plants protection, and invasive plant removal.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Watershed Restoration Tecnitian
      • Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

      Support FOSC’s restoration, nursery and water quality programs. Restoration: Lead and support volunteers in habitat restoration workdays. With assistance from the Restoration Committee, help draft restoration strategy for key FOSC work sites. Monitoring– Native plants (USRP, pallid manzanita), rainbow trout. WQ monitoring: Improving field work, create field manual and public data sharing (CEDEN). Research and collaborate with Water Board, EPA, SFEI to improve field work or/or… Show more Support FOSC’s restoration, nursery and water quality programs. Restoration: Lead and support volunteers in habitat restoration workdays. With assistance from the Restoration Committee, help draft restoration strategy for key FOSC work sites. Monitoring– Native plants (USRP, pallid manzanita), rainbow trout. WQ monitoring: Improving field work, create field manual and public data sharing (CEDEN). Research and collaborate with Water Board, EPA, SFEI to improve field work or/or analysis. Environmental Education: Assist staff in planning, leading, and managing youth/students in restoration and nursery projects.

    • Restoration and Stewardship Intern
      • May 2021 - Sep 2021

      Leading and supporting habitat restoration workdays, helping with the Native Plant Nursery tasks and workdays, and assisting with the water quality program. Lead school groups and community members on volunteer workdays in urban and wild areas of the Sausal Creek Watershed. Additional duties include assisting with water quality data collection, entry, and analysis as well as entering data from restoration workdays, and assisting with report writing.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Analyst Ⅰ
      • Jul 2019 - May 2020

      Biological and chemical analysis of water, soil, and sediment samples. Perform EPA/SM methods, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, Salinity, Alkalinity, TS, TSS, TDS, BOD, CBOD. Maintain detailed records, enter data and results of analyses into the LIMS. Perform calibrations and workstation maintenance. Biological and chemical analysis of water, soil, and sediment samples. Perform EPA/SM methods, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, Salinity, Alkalinity, TS, TSS, TDS, BOD, CBOD. Maintain detailed records, enter data and results of analyses into the LIMS. Perform calibrations and workstation maintenance.

    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nursery Intern
      • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

      Nursery for restoration projects and retail. Seed collecting, cleaning, sowing, maturing, mortaring, potting, recording, and data entry. Nursery for restoration projects and retail. Seed collecting, cleaning, sowing, maturing, mortaring, potting, recording, and data entry.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Nursery and Restoration Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

      Worked at the Sutro Mountain Plant Nursery and several restoration sites to complete plant restoration, invasive plant removal and site assessment projects. Coordinated volunteers on site and worked to encourage others to participate in community-driven ecological conservation. Worked at the Sutro Mountain Plant Nursery and several restoration sites to complete plant restoration, invasive plant removal and site assessment projects. Coordinated volunteers on site and worked to encourage others to participate in community-driven ecological conservation.

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • Resident Assistant Manager
      • Sep 2016 - Jan 2017

      Rental payment accounting, resident moving scheduling, problem solving and support, contracting and resident guideline agreements. Rental payment accounting, resident moving scheduling, problem solving and support, contracting and resident guideline agreements.

    • Event Sales and Coordination Manager
      • Apr 2007 - Mar 2016

      Worked with multiple event stakeholders to plan and execute logistical requirements of a wide variety of regional events. Events including; sporting events, exhibitions, corporate conferences, cultural ceremonies, awards ceremonies and more. Managed schedules, vendor negotiations, and venue contracting.

    • Customer Support Supervisor
      • Apr 2000 - Mar 2007

      Managed several teams of customer support call center employees. Trained and oriented employees on customer service etiquette, cataloging protocol, Frequently Asked Questions, special campaign support, and problem solving. Created customer service training manual.

Education

  • Nihon University
    Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
    1996 - 2000
  • Berkeley City College
    Associate of Science - AS, Biology, General
    2017 - 2019

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