Management Engineering, Stormwater management Environmental Eng

Antonia Bartzou, MSc

613-***-**** *****.*******@*****.*** Ottawa, ON

SUMMARY

* ***** ** **** ********** in Stormwater Management, Drainage and Water Resources

Dynamic professional with increasing engineering experience gained from working in multidisciplinary teams

Excellent communication, interpersonal and team working skills honed through co-operative work with a variety of professionals and individuals

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Scotland

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and GIS (ArcGIS, ArcMap)

Fluent in English and Greek, beginner’s German and French

CORE COMPETENCES

•Client Focus

•Time Management

•Monitoring and Reporting

•Environmental Regulations

•Self-development

•Stormwater Management

•Knowledge Management

•Project Management

•Initiative

•Teamwork

•Communication

•Environmental Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

West Berkshire Council, Newbury, England

Surface Water Management Specialist 2013-2017

•Managed multiple tasks and provided technical information and advice on Sustainable Drainage Systems such as soakaways, rain gardens, permeable paving etc. in new developments

•Conducted field surveys, environmental investigations, groundwater monitoring on sites and recorded data and observations, using GIS and AutoCAD

•Oversaw environmental regulation and standard changes, administered documents updates and provided information and training to internal and external teams

•Improved urban and rural runoff management plans and developed maps for the management and maintenance of drainage assets

Key Accomplishments:

•Cooperated with various stakeholders for the production of a local Drainage Policy which included technical requirements and guidance for developers and designers

•Identified causes or sources of water pollution and provided technical support for water quality and habitats’ protection

•Improved working efficiency by enhancing my technical knowledge and interpersonal skills, collaborating closely and communicating actively with national experts

West Berkshire Council, Newbury, England

Senior Technician (Flood Risk and Land Drainage) 2011-2013

•Designed and supervised land and highway drainage projects, performed studies, wrote reports and finalised the cost of works

•Implemented health and safety regulations, construction quality controls and duties under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (UK)

•Provided technical guidance for the completion of Land Drainage and Flood Prevention/ Alleviation schemes

•Participated in Flood Forums to raise awareness on flooding and flooding resilience for the protection of people and properties

•Prepared construction specifications, cost and technical reports for managers and clients

Key Accomplishments:

•Produced action plans to identify measures to mitigate local flooding and worked with other authorities for the publication of a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

•Raised working efficiency and reduced repetitive work by producing templates for Risk Assessments and Flood Investigations

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Research Student 2010-2011

•Collected data and researched mercury monitoring methods in fish and marine mammals for the regions: Arctic, Antarctic, Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea and North-East Atlantic

Key Accomplishments:

•Report publication for the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)

‘’Mercury in the Aquatic Environment: Sources, Releases, Transport and Monitoring (2013)

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering 2010

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Publications:

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Adebayo A, Babajide A, Bangkedphol S, Bartzou A, Duncan D, Horvat M, Hurley J, Keenan H, Kocman D, McAleer R, Ogrinc N, Vasileva-Veleva E, and Zagar D

“Aquatic and oceanic pathways of mercury (transport and fate) & Assessment of monitoring and evaluation’’

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Structural Engineering 2007

Technological Educational Institute of Crete (TEI), Greece

Seminars & Workshops

•Designing Sustainable Drainage Systems, London

•Flood Risk Assessments, Heathrow London

•Prince2-ProjectManagement (Key Players Course), Newbury

•Groundwater and Forecasting modeling seminar, Newbury

•Ecology Training Course, Newbury

Technical Skills

•Design: AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Allplan

•Mapping: ArcGIS, ArcMap, MapInfo

•Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, MS Project

•Planning Application viewing programs: SmartOpen, Uniform, Adobe

•Stormwater Management: MicroDrainage (WinDes), WDM (Asset Management)

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