Project Manager
Resume:
Mariano
Velázquez
Street
#****6
Houston,
Texas
77098
Phone:
Email:
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PROFILE
Project
manager
with
extensive
experience
in
environmental
consulting
and
environmental
chemistry
research.
A
leader
that
combines
strong
management
and
technical
skills
to
design
and
implement
practical
solutions
to
complex
environmental
problems.
Extensive
experience
working
with
international
clients
and
regulatory
agencies.
Proven
capacity
to
implement
strategies
and
changes
to
accomplish
goals
without
compromising
integrity.
Strong
experience
working
with
multidisciplinary
teams
locally
and
internationally.
Available
for
travel
and/or
relocation
as
needed
for
continued
career
advancement.
Fluent
in
English
and
Spanish.
United
States
of
America
citizen.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Groundwater
and
Environmental
Services,
Inc.
(GES),
Houston,
Texas
Project
Manager,
2013-
Present
Staff
Hydrogeologist,
2011-
2012
Associate
Geologist,
2009-
2010
Junior
Geologist,
2007-
2008
Work
related
to
sites
ranging
from
retail
stations
to
abandoned
industrial
and
pipelines
facilities
in
the
United
States
of
America,
Central
America
and
the
Caribbean.
Representative
Projects:
Environmental
Portfolio
Technical
Support
(Nicaragua)
–
Provided
technical
support
for
11
•
environmental
cases.
Responsibilities
included
establishing
budget,
creating
proposals,
and
managing
spending;
correspondence
and
meetings
with
the
client
and
regulators
to
discuss
the
work
and
progress
of
the
sites;
reviewing
reports;
and
writing
work
plans,
remediation
action
plans,
and
letters
for
regulators.
Closed
5
of
the
11
cases.
Selected
Contributions:
Wrote,
presented,
and
got
regulators
approval
to
implement
a
new
remediation
approach
to
o
treat
a
groundwater
LNAPL
plume
in
two
different
sites:
a
fracture
igneous
rock
aquifer
and
the
upper
groundwater
layer
of
an
alluvial
fan
deposit.
In
both
cases
the
previous
approach
required
a
discharge
permit
that
was
never
granted
by
regulators.
Successfully
implemented
modifications
to
a
remedial
action
plan
approved
by
regulators
o
after
property
owners
denied
access
to
part
of
the
affected
area.
Collaborated
with
a
team
of
engineers
for
the
preparation
of
2
remediation
action
plans
that
o
included
the
design
of
remediation
systems.
Presented
and
got
regulators
approval
for
both
systems.
One
of
them
has
been
installed
and
is
making
satisfactory
progress.
Prepared
and
conducted
a
3
days
workshop
for
local
client
and
their
legal
advisers,
covering
o
the
topics
of
environmental
assessments,
remediation
techniques,
health
and
safety,
and
local
regulations.
Mariano
Velázquez’s
Resume,
cont.
Page
2
of
4
Environmental
Portfolio
Management
(Nicaragua)
–
Managed
18
remediation
sites,
with
an
annual
•
budget
of
3
to
4
million
dollars
per
year.
Established
yearly
budget,
created
proposals,
implemented
work
scope,
and
managed
annual
spending;
met
with
the
client
and
regulators
to
discuss
progress
of
the
sites;
coordinated
field
work
with
local
subcontractors,
GES
personnel,
and
regulators;
and
wrote
work
plans,
reports,
remediation
action
plans,
and
letters
for
regulators.
Closed
11
of
the
18
environmental
cases.
Selected
Contributions:
Worked
with
regulators
to
establish
closure
conditions
for
each
of
the
client’s
environmental
o
cases.
Managed
to
improve
the
communication
between
client
and
regulators
by
coordinating
o
yearly
sites
status
and
future
plans
meetings,
which
positively
improved
the
client’s
environmental
cases
progress
toward
closure.
Prepared
and
presented
a
3
days
seminar
to
approximately
100
regulators,
focusing
in
the
o
application
of
environmental
assessments
and
remedial
alternatives
to
their
local
problems.
Managed
a
temporary
landfarming
facility
where
5,519m3
of
hydrocarbon-
impacted
soil
o
were
remediated.
Designed
and
implemented
remedial
approach,
and
facility
path
to
closure.
Designed,
wrote,
presented
and
successfully
implemented
8
remediation
action
plans
to
o
treat
vadose
zone
hydrocarbon-
impacted
soils
with
in-
situ
chemical
oxidation.
Field
Work
Oversight
and
Reporting
at
Petroleum
Sites
(Central
America
and
the
Caribbean)
–
•
Coordinated,
provided
field
work
oversight,
and
wrote
site
assessment
reports
for
sites
in
Central
America
and
the
Caribbean,
including
Phase
II
environmental
site
assessments
(ESAs),
groundwater
sampling,
dual-
phase
extraction,
and
tidal
studies.
Selected
Contribution:
Conducted
a
tidal
study
to
document
the
LNAPL
thickness
variation
with
low
and
high
tide,
o
and
used
the
results
to
maximize
the
installed
remedial
system
product
extraction.
Health
and
Safety
Oversight
for
Petroleum
Client
Sites
(International)
–
Collected
and
reviewed
•
subcontractors’
Loss
Prevention
Observations
(LPOs)
and
Near
Loss
Investigations
(NLIs).
Created
and
submitted
the
monthly
LPS
Metric
Report.
Trained
subcontractors
to
improve
the
quality
of
their
LPOs
and
NLIs.
Selected
Contribution:
Trained
and
coached
subcontractors
to
recognize
and
report
NLIs
during
field
activities.
o
Remedial
Response
Management
at
Terminal
(Galena
Park,
TX)
–
Managed
remedial
response
to
•
create
a
reductive
zone
that
stops
TCE
migration
from
source
area
to
property
boundary
and
degrade
TCE
mass
into
a
non-
toxic
compounds.
Established
remedial
approach
and
budget,
wrote
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality
(TCEQ)
injection
permit,
coordinated
fieldwork
with
subcontractors
and
vendors,
and
provided
fieldwork
oversight.
Selected
Contribution:
Applied
remedial
action
stopped
TCE
migration
and
exponentially
decreased
TCE
o
concentrations.
Mariano
Velázquez’s
Resume,
cont.
Page
3
of
4
Phase
II
ESA
at
Research
Center
(Houston,
TX)
–
Responsible
for
establishing
the
Phase
II
ESA
work
•
scope
and
budget,
creating
proposals,
and
managing
spending.
Coordinated
meetings
and
site
visits
with
the
client
and
facility
personnel
to
discuss
project
progress.
Created
a
site-
specific
HASP,
provided
field
activities
oversight,
and
report
preparation.
Selected
Contribution:
Analyzed
Phase
II
ESA
data
to
recommend
site
soil
and
groundwater
future
use
restrictions.
o
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
and
State
University,
Blacksburg,
Virginia
Mining
&
Minerals
Engineering
Department
Laboratory
Specialist,
2004-
2005
Responsible
for
the
care
and
maintenance
of
the
chemical
research
laboratories
and
instrumentation
facilities
(AFM,
SEM,
AA
and
UV-
Visible
Spectrometers,
etc.).
Assisted
graduate
students
and
faculty
members
with
their
respective
research
projects.
Oak
Ridge
National
Laboratory
(ORNL),
Oak
Ridge,
Tennessee
Chemical
Sciences
Division
Research
Assistant,
2003
Used
FORTRAN
to
model
ferric
and
ferrous
sulfate
concentrated-
acidic
solutions.
Wrote
a
manuscript
to
publish
part
of
the
data
obtained
from
the
iron
sulfate
concentrated-
acidic
solution
models.
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
and
State
University,
Blacksburg,
Virginia
Geosciences
Department
Research
Assistant,
2001-
2002
Used
AFM
and
self-
assembled
monolayer
techniques
to
study
the
effects
of
peptide
chain
length
on
calcium
carbonate
growth.
Oak
Ridge
National
Laboratories
(ORNL),
Oak
Ridge,
Tennessee
Chemical
Sciences
Division
Research
Assistant,
2001
Performed
analysis
of
error
propagation
for
the
isopiestic
determination
of
the
osmotic
coefficients
of
{XH2SO4
+
(1-
X)Fe2(SO4)3}
aqueous
solutions
at
298.15
and
323.15
K.
University
of
Nebraska,
Lincoln,
Nebraska
Geosciences
Department
Field
and
Research
Assistant,
1996-
2001
Used
field
observations
and
aerial
photographs
to
construct
geological
maps
and
stratigraphic
sections,
and
to
develop
landslide
risk
reports
of
different
Big
Horn
Basin
areas
in
Wyoming
in
collaboration
with
Iowa
State
University.
Isopiestic
determination
of
the
osmotic
coefficients
of
{XH2SO4
+
(1-
X)Fe2(SO4)3}
aqueous
solutions
at
298.15
and
323.15
K.
In
collaboration
with
ORNL.
CERTIFICATIONS,
TRAININGS
&
US
GOVERNMENT
CLEARANCE
First
Aid
and
CPR
–
American
Red
Cross
Loss
Prevention
System
(LPS)
OSHA
HAZWOPER
–
initial,
refresher,
supervisor,
etc.
RCRA
Hazardous
Waste
and
Non-
Hazardous
Waste
Safe
Transportation
of
Hazardous
Materials
Texas
Risk
Reduction
Program
(TRRP)
Transportation
Worker
Identification
Credential
(TWIC)
EDUCATION
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
and
State
University
(Virginia
Tech)
Blacksburg,
VA
Graduate
Studies
in
Geology
Concentration:
Biogeochemistry.
Mariano
Velázquez’s
Resume,
cont.
Page
4
of
4
University
of
Nebraska
(UNL)
Lincoln,
NE
Bachelor
and
Master
of
Science,
Magna
Cum
Laude
Concentration:
Geology
and
Aqueous
Geochemistry
University
of
Puerto
Rico
(UPR)
Río
Piedras,
PR
Bachelor
of
Science,
Magna
Cum
Laude
Concentration:
Chemistry
with
a
minor
in
Mathematics
PUBLICATIONS
Velázquez
M.
(2014)
Vadose
Zone
Hydrocarbon
Impacted
Soils
In
Situ
ChemOx
Treatment:
A
Study
of
RegenOx
Application
in
Soils
of
Different
Lithology.
Manuscript
in
preparation.
Velázquez
M.,
Palmer
D.A.,
Kettler
R.M.
(2006)
Isopiestic
Measurements
of
the
Osmotic
Coefficients
of
Aqueous
{XH2SO4
+
(1-
X)Fe2(SO4)3}
Solutions
at
298.15
and
323.15
K.
Journal
of
Solution
Chemistry.35:
1699-
1730.
Dove
P.M.,
Davis
K.J.,
DeYoreo
J.J.,
Orme
C.A.,
Grantham
M.C.,
Teng
H.H.,
Velázquez
M.,
Wierzbicki
A.,
Wilson
D.S.
(2002)
Gast
Lecture
-
Deciphering
the
Physical
Basis
of
Biomineralization
Through
the
Lens
of
Mineral
Assembly.
Geochimica
et
Cosmochimica
Acta.
66:
A2-
A2
Suppl.
1.
ABSTRACTS
&
PRESENTATIONS
Velázquez
M.,
Dove
P.M.
(2003)
The
Influence
of
Peptide
Chain
Length
on
Calcium
Carbonate
Growth:
Building
an
Understanding
of
Biological
Mineralization
Processes.
8th
Annual
Virginia
Tech
Geosciences
Student
Research
Symposium,
Blacksburg,
VA.
Dove
P.M.,
DeYoreo
J.J.,
Wilson
D.A.,
Velázquez
M.,
Wasylenki
L.E.
(2003)
Nanoscale
Effects
of
Impurities
on
Calcite
Growth:
Deciphering
Biomineralization
Processes
in
the
Absence
of
Vital
Effects.
The
Royal
Swedish
Academy
of
Science
Biomineralization
Symposium.
Stockholm,
Sweden.
Velázquez
M.,
Dove
P.M.
(2002)
Nanoscale
Control
of
Peptides
and
Polypeptides
on
Calcite
Crystallization:
A
Simple
Model
System
for
Biomineralization.
7th
Annual
Virginia
Tech
Geosciences
Student
Research
Symposium,
Blacksburg,
VA.
Velázquez
M.,
Palmer
D.A.,
Kettler
R.M.,
Wesolowski
D.J.
(2001)
Isopiestic
Determination
of
the
Osmotic
Coefficients
of
Concentrated
Ferric
Sulfate
Aqueous
Solutions
at
298.15
and
323.15
K.
2001
GSA
Annual
Meeting.
Boston,
MA.
AFFILIATIONS
American
Chemical
Society
American
Geophysical
Union
Geological
Society
of
America
Mineralogical
Society
of
America
AWARDS
GES
Performance
Reward
Virginia
Tech
Minority
Academic
Opportunities
Program
Scholarship
Virginia
Tech
Geosciences
Dept.
Research
Presentation
Award
UNL
Geosciences
Department
Research
Fellowship
UNL
Larson
Minority
Fellowship
NSF
Research
Fellowship
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