Quality Assurance Management

MARIA NICKERSON

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Dublin, California 94568

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EDUCATION

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA May 2011

Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies; GPA: 3.2/4.0

Relevant coursework: GIS, Ecology, Biology, Environmental Economics, Geology, Conservation

School for Field Studies: Sustainable Development, Atenas, Costa Rica Spring 2010

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Compliance Specialist/Scientist I, Cornerstone Environmental Group, Dublin, California

November 2011- Present Contracted through Aerotek November 2011-May 2012

● Compile, review of all data, and prepare monthly operating reports, semi-annual reports on air

quality for various solid waste management facility throughout California and in Hawaii

● Assist and prepare requirements for applications air permits, including but not limited to authorities

to construct, permits to operate, Title V permits, in various air districts throughout California

● Provide control quality assurance for various gas collection control system upgrades, and for source

testing of flares in field

● Tracking new air quality and control legislation and renewable fuel grant opportunities statewide

and nationwide

Solid Waste Program Intern, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Spring

2011

● Assist with several solid waste projects and data management in Worcester office

● Determine existence of adequate financial mechanisms to ensure proper maintenance of closed

landfills

● Track and update areas reports received from solid waste facility in western Massachusetts

Freelance Field Technician Assistant, Solana, Portland, Maine Spring 2011

● Gather data and track agricultural areas with use of GPS

● Create maps and document agricultural conditions with the use of ArcGIS

Volunteer, Audubon at Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester, MA Fall 2010

● Research grassland birds and rehabilitation in relation to surrounding environments

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Co-Chair, Eco-Action Fall 2009, Fall 2010-Spring 2011

● Prepare and attend meetings, distribute group emails, work closely with other Co-Chairs

● Organize activities and events for group members to attend and volunteer

● Research environment-related initiatives on and around campus and make members aware of

actions

● Attend Presidential Task Force meetings with faculty and staff to create initiatives for a sustainable

campus

Fall 2007-Spring 2011

Member

● Attend meetings concerning the environmental-friendliness of the college

● Participate in activities that help the College and city to become more environmentally friendly

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Proficient in HAZWOPER 40-hour; MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QuickBooks

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