Hakem Akhtar
E-mail: *********@*****.*** 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