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Zachary Kirk

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced environmental scientist with a diversified background in investigation, remediation and health and safety

regulatory compliance; experience includes: phase I and II site investigations, project management, soil, water and air

monitoring, data interpretation and proposal and report writing.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Associate – OASIS Environmental, Inc. October 2006 – July 2011*

Anchorage, AK

Job Description:

Environmental Consultant with the Contaminated Sites Division

Job Responsibilities:

Drafted health, safety and environmental plans for projects in accordance with State and Federal

regulatory requirements and client safety standards.

Analyzed and interpreted laboratory data to evaluate site conditions for planning and reporting purposes.

Managed multiple contaminated sites projects throughout the state of Alaska.

Drafted work plans and project reports for project managers in accordance with regulatory standards.

Conducted phase I and II site investigations to assess and delineate the extent of impact from petroleum

or chemical releases.

Conducted indoor air monitoring to assess vapor intrusion rates in business and residential structures to

evaluate the risks to human health.

Assisted and led cleanup efforts at RCRA and RCRA exempt contaminated sites in the Prudhoe Bay oil

fields, including: soil and surface water monitoring and overseeing excavation and backfill efforts

designed to return abandoned drilling sites to native tundra.

Notable Achievements:

1. Authored the Alaska Pollution Discharge Effluent System permit for a waste water treatment plant in

Cordova, AK in adherence to the EPA NPDES requirements.

2. Represented the State of Alaska during the Cruise Ship Observer program; monitoring waste handling,

treatment and disposal while the ships operated in Alaska waters during the summer of 2007.

3. Drafted the Health, Safety and Environmental plan for all OASIS field operations on the British

Petroleum lease property in the Prudhoe Bay oil fields for 2010.

4. Successfully managed numerous small to midsized monitoring projects for state government and private

industry clients. Effectively met all deadlines and completed projects under budget.

5. Led the environmental investigation effort for a US Army Corps of Engineers cleanup of a Formerly

Used Defense site in Unalakleet, AK during the summer of 2010.

6. Wrote the winning proposal for a $200K UST removal project in rural Alaska for the State’s

Contaminated Sites Division.

7. Coordinated and supervised personnel during multiple subsurface injections of an oxidizing agent into

diesel impacted soil to enhance microbial breakdown of contaminants.

* In January of 2011, I took a temporary leave of absence from OASIS to travel with my wife through Latin America

for six months. Upon completing our travels we decided not to return to Alaska, but to relocate to the Pacific

Northwest.

US Naval Officer – USS Rushmore December 2002 – June 2006

San Diego, CA

Job Descriptions:

Ship’s Navigator December 2005 – June 2006

July 2003 – February 2006

Troop Debarkation/Embarkation Officer

December 2002 – December 2005

Engineering Division Officer

Job Responsibilities:

Charted and supervised all navigational charts and ship movements during Operation Iraqi Freedom and

training exercises off the coast of Southern California and Hawaii.

Coordinated and directed amphibious landings and recoveries of personnel and vehicles from the 15th

Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of combat operations during the Iraq war.

Selected Accomplishments:

1. Piloted the ship through the safe navigation of three foreign and four domestic ports, including over 30

harbor transits to and from the ship’s homeport of San Diego.

2. Coordinated a compartmental inspection program designed to ensure that the ship’s 450 spaces were

maintained in accordance with safety and environmental standards.

3. Awarded the United States Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for exemplary service onboard.

EDUCATION

August 1999 – December 2002

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

B.S. Natural Resources Management

Additional Concentrations: Spanish, Naval ROTC

COMPUTER VOLUNTEER

St Anthony’s Parish – High School Youth Group Leader 2010 – 2011

MS Office; Excel; PowerPoint; Adobe

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

40 Hour HAZWOPER General Site Worker

DOT/IATA Waste Shipping Training

Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response

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