Environmental Training

Paulomi Mehta

***** **** **** ***** ● Tomball TX 77377 ● 832-***-**** ● *******.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY

• 5 years of experience in acting as a liaison between organization and regulatory agencies.

Demonstrated expertise to perform necessary environmental activities to obtain required agency approvals and

to maintain compliance for domestic and international projects.

• Ability to maintain favorable image with regulatory agencies (EPA, TCEQ, LDEQ, USFWS) and

handle regulatory violations, inquiries or other issues for multiple sites.

• Knowledge areas: NSR/PBR/PSD air permits/amendments, state and federal regulations and

permitting process, NPDES permits, USFWS approvals, NEPA documents, storm water pollution prevention,

RCRA regulations, spill reporting, environmental management system (SharePoint).

• Competent in communicating upcoming regulatory requirement changes and initiatives to the site

management and affected operations.

• Adapt at coordinating and reviewing projects prepared by third party consultants/contractor.

• Experience in providing training and developing training material.

• Worked for prominent employers/clients like Technip, Shell, Premier Oil, BG, Maersk Oil, Mustang

Engineering, Noble Energy, Halliburton.

EDUCATION

Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, US

Master of Science - Environmental Sciences Aug 2006 – Oct 2008

Gujarat University Ahmedabad, GJ, India

Master of Science - Organic Chemistry Jun 2002 - May 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technip Houston, TX

Environmental Specialist Jan 2013 – Present

• Identifying regulatory requirements for a project into a new country, basin or field.

• Preparing permits, plans, reports, to gain approvals, and maintaining compliance according to federal

and state regulations.

• Assisting with development of ESHIA (Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment), ENVID

(Environmental Risk Identification), EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) and BAT (Best

Achievable techniques) Studies, HAZOP.

Noble Energy, Inc. Houston, TX

Global EHS Strategic Planning Specialist Jan 2012 – Dec 2012

• Reviewed and revised/improved EHS policies, procedures, and assisted with implementation to ensure

100% compliance.

• Worked closely with the legal counsel on acquisition and divestiture projects by assessing and

summarizing potential environmental defects resulted from any violation or remediation.

• Provided environmental and regulatory support at the beginning of the E & P lifecycle, which included

identifying EHS requirements for new country entry.

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Houston, TX

Global Environmental Specialist May 2009 – Jan 2012

• Coordinated and evaluated environmental activities for multiple sites to ensure compliance with

applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations.

• Initiated, prepared and submitted air permits applications or amendments (NSR/PBR/PSD).

• Monitored regulatory requirement changes and guided the facilities on how to maintain compliance.

• Actively prepared and delivered required environmental training for field employees.

• Applied storm water and waste water permits (NPDES).

• Assisted with waste classification, coding, management, record keeping and other solid waste

registration matters (RCRA).

ACEDEMIC EXPERIENCE

Titan Engineering, Inc. Houston, TX

Staff Scientist Jul 2008 – Apr 2009

• Worked on remediation projects (involving Phase I, II, SPCC, VCP, SWPPP, UST/AST Closure) and

provided technical support.

• Performed risk assessment surveys, site inspection, sampling, monitor well gauging, surveying.

• Created topographic and Arial maps using ArcGIS and boring logs using AutoCAD.

Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP) Houston, TX

Environmental Intern Feb 2008 – May 2008

• Inspected emission inventories and identified the toxic chemicals present in Houston due to air pollution

from refineries and documented the health effects.

Preferred Tank Services, Group Clifton, NJ

Environmental Intern May 2009 – Jan 2012

• Learned about various remediation techniques, process, and sampling methods.

• Prepared site investigation and remedial action reports, soil boring log sheets, electronic data submittal

files.

TRAININGS RECEIVED

• Fundamentals of Air Dispersion Modeling and AERMOD Modeling

• McCoy’s 31 hours RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

• OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER

• FERC regulations

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