Khalil Porter
**** ****** ***** ***** ? Durham, N.C. 27704 ? 919-***-**** ?
************@*****.***
Environmental Professional
Accomplished professional with 7+ years of experience as an
environmental scientist with industry-leading organizations.
Consistently maintains the highest quality standards and work ethics.
> Environmental compliance specialist with the ability to analyze
operations in order to advise on environmental regulatory requirements
and best practices. M.S. in Environmental Chemistry.
> Excellent relationship builder with success in forming strong,
sustainable relationships and securing consensus among cross-
functional team members for key initiatives. Effective communicator
and leader.
SELECTED SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Familiarity with federal, state, and local environmental laws and
regulations.
* Proficiency in working with regulatory agencies to obtain
environmental permits.
* Immense ability in developing environmental procedures and guidelines.
* Capability to perform studies to estimate and reduce air, soil, and
water contamination.
* Ability to coordinate multiple complex tasks and projects
concurrently.
* Trained and mentored colleagues in areas including emission
calculation procedures, environmental data validation, and proper
field sampling techniques.
* Developed and implemented a comprehensive greenhouse gas emission
estimation program designed to assist industry clients with emissions
quantification and regulatory compliance.
* Consistently received excellent performance reviews.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARSHALL MILLER & ASSOCIATES, INC., Raleigh, N.C. 2006 -
Present
Project Scientist, Environmental Science and Engineering Division
Served as lead for air quality related consulting services. Provided
oversight and technical review of compliance programs for numerous
industrious, manufacturing, chemical, surface coating, pulp and paper, oil
& gas, coal mining and other miscellaneous operations to ensure compliance
with applicable air regulations.
. Policy and Procedure Implementation- Developed and implemented company
policies and programs to assist industry clients with greenhouse gas
emissions and climate change. Completed greenhouse gas emission
inventories, verifications, and regulatory applicability reviews.
. Project Management - Served as project manager on various projects.
Duties included staff training, budget tracking, client management;
preparation of proposals, cost estimates, and Health and Safety Plans.
. Health and Safety - Directed environmental, health, and safety
projects for industrial and commercial facilities including Compliance
Audits, Training, Spill Prevention, Spill Control, Underground Storage
Tank Closures and Waste Handling Transportation and Disposal.
. Regulatory Compliance - Acquired, updated, and maintained permits and
regular operating procedures.
. Environmental Site Assessments - Conducted Phase I and II Site
Investigations including indoor air, outdoor air, noise, soil, surface
water, groundwater, and drinking water assessments under various
regulatory programs.
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED
EARTH TECH, INC., Greenville, S.C 2004 - 2006
Professional, Environmental Science Division
Served as a Quality Assurance Professional providing environmental data
review and extensive data validation and usability determinations for
numerous diverse projects under various EPA Regions.
. Environmental Data QA/QC - Conducted environmental data validations
under SDWA and RCRA programs. Prepared Data Usability Summaries on
various analytical parameters (e.g., Metals, VOC, SVOC, BTEX, TPH,
Herbicides, PCB). Co-authored quality assurance project plans and
developed procedures for manual QA/QC validation. Identified
functional design criteria for in-house development of electronic data
validation software and environmental data storage structures.
Produced tables and trend plots of analytical data.
. Environmental Site Assessments - Conducted Phase I and II Site
Investigations including indoor air, outdoor air, noise, soil, surface
water, groundwater, and drinking water assessments under various
regulatory programs.
. Environmental Site Remediation - Completed transportation, disposal
tracking, and manifesting of hazardous waste materials.
. Report Preparation - Assisted with writing technical memorandums, site
assessment reports, site-specific work plans, annual reports, and
confirmatory sampling reports.
. Laboratory Coordination- Scheduled sample events, maintained chain-of-
custody procedures for environmental samples. Coordinated and managed
contracted laboratory activities.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, 2003 - 2004
BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY, Columbia, S.C.
Chemist, Emissions Inventory Section
Calculated air pollutants from rubber, petroleum, synthetic fiber and
chemical manufacturing industries in the state of South Carolina by EPA and
SCDHEC approved methods.
. Emissions Inventories - Interpreted emission inventory questionnaires
submitted by facilities detailing equipment and processes (i.e. fuel
usage, solvent usage, hours of operation) and determined accurate
estimates of air emissions by using emission factors, material
balance, stack test data, and emission models such as EPA's Tanks 4.0
software.
. Public Assistance -Provided assistance to facilities in completing
emission inventory questionnaires by participating in workshops and
consulting. Responded to public inquires concerning air emissions.
. Audits/Inspections - Perform visual monitoring and facility
inspections for air emissions.
. Compliance - Reviewed facility permits and emissions limits to
determine compliance.
. Formal Recognition - Received an award for outstanding service.
EDUCATION
Master of Science - Chemistry (Environmental Concentration)
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry
Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina
Certifications: Greenhouse Gas Quantifier, Greenhouse Gas Verifier,
HAZWOPER 40-Hour with updated 8-Hour Refreshers, Roadway Worker Protection
Training, EPA Method 9 Opacity Certification
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