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Education

Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences

UAB School of Public Health

Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry

UAB – University of Alabama at Birmingham

Professional Experience

State of tennessee, TDEC

Solid Waste Management

Environment Specialist IV

March 2006-Present

SUMMARY:

Supervises staff in the enforcement of the Solid Waste Act (TCA 68-211). The supervisor in this section oversees the

solid waste planning and waste reduction efforts of each of the 95 counties in the State of Tennessee. This position is

charged with reviewing the solid waste plans and updates detailing the region's efforts and progress towards meeting the

25% waste diversion goal and related activities. This position also conducts qualitative assessments of the solid waste

regions failing to meet the 25% waste reduction and diversion goals and establishes a plan to address this deficiency.

Other areas of interest are waste diversion efforts, technical workshops, and technical assistance to these solid waste

planning regions.

DUTIES DETAILS:

Supervises staff in the enforcement of the Solid Waste Act (TCA 68-211).

Provides technical assistance to staff & all 95 counties in the best environmental practices to

aid in keeping compliance with the Solid Waste Act.

Supervises the review & validation of the Annual Progress Report from all counties in the

state. 25%

Responsible for conducting Qualitative Assessments, which are special evaluation studies, to

determine if counties who fail to meet statistical requirements of the SW Act were able to

meet its intent.

Designs & conducts workshops & seminars to educate the counties & public on solid waste

issues.

Develops the Solid Waste Assistance program for the Annual Solid Waste Conference.

Communicates verbally & in writing with the public and government agencies with regard to

complaints, information requests, recycling practices and source reduction strategies

Oversees the $500,000 annual grant to the 9 Development Districts. Annually negotiates

each District's contract with the State. Reviews each District's Quarterly Report to determine

if payment is justified.

Conducts frequent meetings with the District's to inform them of environmental situations that

need their attention.

state of Tennessee, Tdec

Air Pollution Control

Environmental Specialist I & III

June 2001 – March 2006

SUMMARY:

An individual in this position is directed to maintain the purity of the air resources of a 12 county area in the State of

Tennessee. Duties include conducting source visits and compliance inspections, developing enforcement cases on

violations of the regulations, maintaining surveillance of the state's ambient air sampling stations, performing and

observing stack tests, and collecting and disseminating information relative to the control of air pollution.

DUTIES DETAILS:

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Conduct onsite inspections of companies with air contaminant sources and their records to

verify compliance with air pollution permits.

Performs Visible Emissions Evaluations of facility's emissions (smoke) to determine

compliance with State and Federal regulations.

Communicates findings of these inspections, both orally & in written reports, to the supervisor

and other relevant parties. If issues of non-compliance are found, works with the facility & the

enforcement section to ensure a return to compliance quickly

Communicates verbally & in writing with citizens & government agencies with regard to open

burning, dust, odor & other air pollution complaints.

Initiates enforcement action by writing formal Notices of Violations to companies who fail to

comply with conditions of their permit or individuals who violate open burning regulations.

Monitoring & collecting air samples in accordance with National Ambient Air Quality

Standards. This includes maintenance and calibration of ozone, lead, toxics and particulate

matter monitors.

Supervised one employee in the work described above.

Reviewed & provided feedback on all of employees’ reports and Notices of Violations.

Program Manager Mark Brown documented this responsibility in a letter to HR at the time.

Alabama power – a southern company

Environmental Field Technician (Graduate Internship)

June 2000-October 2000

SUMMARY:

This position assisted in the relicensing project for 9 hydroelectric dams on the Coosa & Warrior Rivers. Responsibilities

also included support for Gorgas Plant Constructed Wetland Study as well as a cooling water study at the Farley Nuclear

Plant.

DUTIES DETAILS:

Conduct onsite inspections of companies with air contaminant sources and their records to

verify compliance with air pollution permits.

Monitored fish kills in the Coosa and Warrior river systems as an indicator of water quality

issues.

The Gorgas Wetland Study was a project to treat the highly acidic coal pile runoff water with a

man-made wetland instead of expensive control equipment. Tested water samples to

determine conductivity, ph & dissolved oxygen in each cell.

Monitored & calculated the volume of water and the flow rate through each cell of the wetland

before being discharged to the Warrior River.

Participated in setup of water laboratory designed to monitor fouling of cooling water pipes at

Farley Nuclear Plant.

Conducted cleaning, drying & weighing of the samples collected.

Assisted in control of algal blooms on Coosa River and Christmas tree recycling project

providing habitats for game fish.

southern research institute

Toxicology Technician

June 1997 – May 2000

SUMMARY:

Conduct National Toxicology Program (NTP) studies using rats, mice, dogs, cats, monkeys, and rabbits in order to

determine cancer causing ability of chemicals.

DUTIES DETAILS:

Participated in planning sessions for National Toxicology Program study protocols.

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Conducted technical procedures including oral gavage, IV, IM, IP orbital bleeding, Vena Cava

terminal bleed, dosed feed, dosed water, clinical observation & Sperm Mortality Vaginal

Cytosis Evaluations on study animals.

Professional References

Larry Christley

Solid Waste Assistance Program Manager

312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 14th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: acdlai@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 615-***-****

Bill McCabe

APC Environmental Field Office Manager

711 R. S. Gass Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37216

Email: acdlai@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 615-***-****

Joyce Dunlap

Solid Waste Assistance Program Manager

312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 14th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: acdlai@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 615-***-****

Glen Pugh

EPM3

312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 14th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Email: acdlai@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 615-***-****

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