Manager Assistant

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida 2004

Experience

Environmental Health Specialist Innovative Health Applications, Kennedy

Space Center, Florida

May 2010 - February 2011

Conducted industrial hygiene surveys in support of the Environmental Health

Programs at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and

Patrick Air Force Base.

Surveys regularly included confined space entry checks, laboratory hood

certifications, local exhaust system evaluations, breathing air

evaluations, ergonomic evaluations, facility walk-through inspections,

indoor air quality investigations, industrial incident investigations, and

industrial complaint investigations

Collection and preparation of a variety of samples for analysis using NIOSH

and OSHA sampling methodology.

Detailed report preparation on findings including analysis and

interpretation of sample data, and recommendations for engineering controls

and corrective actions as necessary using OSHA and ANSI standards, ACGIH

documents, and federal, state, NASA and USAF regulations

Environmental Scientist URS Corporation, Orlando, Florida

February 2006 - July 2009

Hazardous Materials Survey at Kennedy Space Center, October 2008 - July

2009

Documentation (i.e., storage location, types of materials, storage

condition) of various hazardous materials stored at facilities managed

under the Institutional Services Contract

Developed project Work Plan, Health and Safety Plan, and schedule

Provided weekly status reports to NASA lead contractor

Detailed report preparation on findings including documentation of

hazardous materials storage and issues of concern encountered during survey

Preliminary Assessment of facilities located at Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station and Patrick Air Force Base, February 2006 - September 2008

Historical records research, including original facility blueprints and

drawings, aerial photographs, storage tank records, and environmental

reports

Interaction with various contractors and Air Force personnel from Civil

Engineering, Environmental, Utilities, Real Property, and other USAF

sections to obtain pertinent information regarding subject facilities

Site inspections, including personnel interviews, photographs, and written

documentation of current facility conditions

Detailed report preparation (documents ranged from 200 to 600 pages in

length) on findings including recommendations for conformation sampling of

suspected contaminants

Trained new team members

Indoor Air Quality Technician HSA Engineers & Scientists, Titusville,

Florida

November 2004 - February 2006

Conducted field investigations to assess biological contaminants of private

homes and commercial properties impacted by water intrusion events

Collected a variety of air and bulk samples in contaminated buildings for

microbial evaluation before and after remediation procedures to evaluate

efficiency of remediation efforts

Determined cause of unknown contamination sources by destructive and non-

destructive evaluation on building materials

Prepared detailed reports (approximately 3 to 9 reports per week) including

observations, analysis of contaminants, and recommendations for control and

correction of hazards following EPA guidelines for indoor air quality

Developed project planning budgets for each investigation

Worked closely with the business office to track project cost trends in a

continuous effort to improve cost estimating of future projects

Trained and supervised new team members

Research Assistant UCF Marine Turtle Research Group, University of Central

Florida

May 2004 - August 2004 & March 2005 - August 2005

Conducted daily sea turtle nesting surveys using an ATV on a 12 km stretch

of beach in Brevard county

Inventoried hatched sea turtle nests to determine reproductive success

rates

Nightly surveys of nesting sea turtles, including collection of

morphometric data (i.e., body measurements, physical characteristics, etc)

Collected sea turtles from the Indian River Lagoon and near-shore reefs to

obtain morphometric data and blood samples for DNA analysis

Research Assistant University of Central Florida

January 2004 - August 2004

Set small mammal traps for the southeastern beach mouse at Cape Canaveral

Air Force Station

Collected morphometric data

Collected hair and tissue samples for DNA analysis

Skills and Certifications

38-hour Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training Program

12/2007

16-hour Florida Statewide (62-340 FAC) Wetland Delineation Training Program

12/2007

OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

8/2006

OSHA 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher training 2007 - 2010

Additional Experience

Agent Excell Agent Services March 2000 - June 2001

Assistant Manager Sears Portrait Studio July 1997 - July 2000

Assistant Manager Lerner New York November 1996 - July 1997

Sales Specialist Burdines September 1994 - November 1996

Photographer Sears Portrait Studio August 1993 - 1995

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