EDUCATION
B.S., Chemical Engineering, received May 2008
Columbia University, New York, NY
B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Applied Mathematics, received May 2008
University of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, VI
Cumulative Collegiate GPA: 3.40
EMPLOYMENT
Florida Civil Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Project Manager April 2015 – March 2016
Supervised the design, permitting and any soil/groundwater monitoring associated with the dewatering of construction sites throughout the South Florida region.
Tracked the progression of projects and coordinated with colleagues, clients, contractors, laboratories and government personnel to ensure project is completed in a timely manner.
Reviewed regulatory files on historically contaminated sites and prepared engineering plans that will prevent the migration of contaminants throughout the dewatering process.
Prepared detailed reports and memorandums for clients as well as Federal, State, and County regulatory agencies.
Assigned and supervised fieldwork of colleagues including but not limited to field reports and sampling logs.
Established employee standards and guidelines including standard operating procedures (SOPs) of usual task performed.
Performed soil and/or groundwater sampling in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) SOPs, as needed.
Nipro Diagnostics, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Clinical Chemist I April 2013 – April 2015
Performed clinical trials duties such as performing finger stick blood draws, running various clinical analyzers and meters, recording subject information in an organized manner and analyzing data.
Traveled to out-of-town clinical sites as needed and trained multiple healthcare professionals on properly performing clinical trials for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510K submissions.
Analyzed complex clinical data according to ISO 15197:2003 and 2013 guidelines using appropriate software tools such as Microsoft excel.
Designed and wrote all experimental protocols for the clinical trials department as well as executed experimental studies to meet project goals.
Prepared detailed reports for all experimental studies for FDA 510K and internal submissions.
Interacted with other functional departments to get materials/processes required for product development as well as healthcare professionals and volunteer subjects at clinical sites.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York, NY
Asst. Chemical Engineer (Hazardous Materials Specialist) August 2008 – April 2013
Performed wet chemistry and instrumental analysis of hazardous materials with the purpose of identification and mitigation.
Responded to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosive incidents as well as hazardous material emergencies (included but not limited to industrial accidents and intentional releases involving terrorism incidents or criminally negligent throughout the city of New York).
Collected samples from air monitoring devices throughout the city for the purpose of monitoring air quality and post-incident investigations (Under contract by the Department of Homeland Security).
Performed inspections on facilities such as plants, laboratories etc. to confirm compliance with OSHA and city regulations.
Hovensa, LLC, St. Croix, VI
Internship June – August 2007
Performed multi-plant procedures including developing Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and Process Audits.
Able to created multiple safety protocols based on risk assessment and prevention surveys conducted throughout the plant.
Sole developer of the Refinery Training Management interface, using Microsoft Access 2003.
Faculty and Student Teams Program (DoD - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Richland, WA
Researcher June - August 2005
Published and presented findings surface absorption research of radioactive compounds in urban environments to the Department of Defense, Battelle Laboratory, and University of the Virgin Islands.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
Member, National Society for Black Engineers (Columbia Univ. Chapter)
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society (Univ. of the Virgin Islands Chapter)
HONORS / ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Publication, Latesky Ph.D., Stanley, Michelle Malone, Gavin Navarro, David L. Blanchard, Jr., and Gregg J. LuMetta. “Surface Studies of Cesium Absorbed on Aluminum and Paving Brick.” Student Abstracts: Chemistry at PNNL (2005)
< http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/Abstracts2005/PNNLchem.htm>.
Certification, OSHA Hazwoper
Certification, FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 300, 400, & 700 courses.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Proficient in project management, hazardous material management, OSHA Hazwoper regulations, environmental sampling (air, soil, water), emergency response protocol, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access). Experience in product development, Visual Basics, AutoCAD, Matlab 7.0, Origin 7.5, and Aspen.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST