Jason McMaster
Charleston, SC *****
*************@*****.*** (843) 725 - 9744
Education:
Masters of Science, Environmental Studies, GPA: 3.7
May 08
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, GPA: 3.0
December 96
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
. Concentrations in Marketing and Management
Work Experience:
Project Manager May
08 - Present
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL (SCDHEC) - OCEAN and COASTAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
(OCRM), Charleston, SC
. Investigate potential permit, regulatory, and NPDES
violations within state protected ecological transition
zone
. Facilitation of regulatory violation conferences
. Draft and issue legally binding Consent Orders,
Administrative Orders and Notice of Violation Letters when
a site is out of compliance
. 100% success rate in execution of Consent Orders
. Emergency beach nourishment consultation and assessment
. Environmental regulation and BMP consultation, wetland
delineation
. Trainer, GIS applications for enforcement division
. Emergency response damage assessment team
Environmental Planning Intern
July 07 - May 08
SCDHEC - OCRM, Charleston, SC
. Conducted NOAA funded research project to provide
Sustainable Management and Outreach for Impaired Shellfish
Waters in rural areas of coastal South Carolina
. Identified and catalogued potential nonpoint pollution
sources
. Created a geographic information system (GIS) database to
help shellfish managers target bacterial pollution
investigations
. Developed outreach materials for stakeholders that focused
on sustainable agriculture practices and shellfish
consumption advisories
Assistant Counselor
August 06 - May 07
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON - FINANCIAL AID OFFICE, Charleston, SC
. Provided general financial aid and scholarship counseling
for incoming and current students
. Tax document verification and fund disbursement
coordination
Operations Manager June 02 -
September 05
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, Charleston, SC
. Managed day-to-day facility operations
. Managed operating budget and executed payroll functions
. Employee training and volunteer coordination
Onsite Property Manager February
01 - February 02
IMC RESORT SERVICE, LLC, Hilton Head, SC
. Managed board of director's approved operating budget
. Accounts payable and accounts receivable duties
. Executed property closings relating to transfer of common
ground ownership
. Left with sole responsibility of entire company (IMC Resort
Services, 1,600 condo units) while staff was at training
seminar.
Relevant Publications/Conferences:
. McMaster, Jason. 2008. "Sustainable Management and
Outreach for Impaired Shellfish Waters in the Rural Coastal
Zone of South Carolina." NOAA 310 Program.
. McMaster, Jason. April 4, 2008. "Sustainable Management
and Outreach for Impaired Shellfish Waters in the Rural
Coastal Zone of South Carolina." Internship/Thesis
Defense. Outreach Documents - Appendix B & C. The
Graduate School of the College of Charleston.
. Coastal Watershed Academy. Nov. 13 - 15, 2007. Baruch
Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science.
Certifications/Awards:
. SC Wetlands Ecology Training, SCDHEC/OCRM
March 10
. North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method s
February 10
. Certified Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Inspector
October 09
. Certified Master Naturalist, Clemson University, Clemson,
SC May 08
. Graduate Academic Scholarship
Spring 06
. Captain, Sacred Heart University Varsity Football Team
Fall 96