Hakem Akhtar

E-mail: ac5i24@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 773-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Environmental studies graduate. Main goal is to help create and maintain a sustainable environment, and to deal with waste management, pollution reduction, and other environmental issues. Seeking an environmental science Opportunities in the Public Sector include local and state government agencies, federal government agencies, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, National Forest Service, Food and Drug Administration.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Graduated in Environmental and Sustainability Studies September 2017

College of Science and Health, DePaul University- Credit Hours =192 MAJOR COURSES

Environmental Soil Science Special/ Topics Environmental Science

Green Environment Cities Environmental Science & Studies Capstone

Sustainable Development Environmental Politics / Rhetoric

Urban Environmental justice Introduction to Horticulture

MINOR COURSES

Biology with Lab Geology of the Environment Basic Chemical concepts Lab

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Michigan Lake and Indiana Lake June 2016 –January 2017

Water quality monitoring programs Intern (3 hours /week)

Assisted the research group to find the sources and causes of pollution in water. Water samples were collected and analyzed in the Lab. Pesticides, livestock waste and fertilizers were found out to be the pollution source having many hazardous elements like Lead, Mercury, Phosphate, Nitrogen and potassium

Urban Farm (Wood Street), Farmers Market Dec. 2015 - March 2016

Photo remediation Plan, Intern (6 hours/ week)

A project was planned and implemented by environmental science group (depaul University). Worked on a species of Sunflower (Helianthus annus). It was grown, investigated and used for its potential to remove heavy metals (Nickel & lead) from contaminated soil

Green house study Intern (DePaul University (10hours/week) March - December2015

Anatomy of one of the invasive plant Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica L.) was studied in green house. A project was planned to control it biologically by whitefly Bemisia tabaci). The work is still in pipe for results.

Quarry Control Lab (one week training) May8-13 2018

Aggregate gradation and moisture tests on limestone and dolomite (Chip Sand bases)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Volunteer

Three months tutoring (Math, Algebra, English and Science) impoverished children at Chicago Lights school Sept-Nov 2015

Worked for election campaign at Alderman office December 2013

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Amazon Warehouse Worker April 2018- May 2018

Logan Square Animal Hospital Assistant Veterinarian Nov.2011- Oct.2012

Marshalls Sales Associate Nov 2010-Jan 2011

Lycatel Sales Associate July2009-Sept.2009

SKILLS

Microsoft Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, Excess and SPSS)

AutoCAD 201 beginner course completed from LEDET

AutoCAD 201 intermediate course completed from LEDET Sept, 15, 2017

Buffering and trickling packages and sorting them out into containers

REFERENCES: Available on request

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