Environmental Scientist

Andrew Dolan

Environmental Scientist

** ********* *****, ** ***** USA +1-617-***-**** ********@*****.***

EDUCATION: Master's of Science: Environmental Science and Management

*/****: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 06825

G.P.A. 3.8 (4.0 scale)

Thesis: Shoreline Remediation by Sedimentation at Stratford

Point, CT, Using Reef Balls for Wave Energy Reduction as part of

a Living Shoreline Protection Strategy

Bachelor's of Science: Plant, Soil, and Insect Science

8/2012: University of Massachusetts Amherst,

Amherst, MA 01003

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Project Assistant

5/2014-5/2015: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

06825

URS Environmental Consultants

Field sampling and analysis of sediment, ground water, and wave

energy from a coastal restoration project site in Stratford, CT.

Investigated wave energy reduction from near-shore reef ball

line using Cera Diver pressure sensors, ISCO automated water

sampler, optical backscatter array. Grant: National Fish &

Wildlife Foundation. Client: DuPont Corp.

Teaching Assistant

1/2015-5/2015 Teaching Assistant for Graduate GIS

Course

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 06825

Teaching assistant for graduate introductory Geographic

Information System course.

Aided students in class and held office hours for

supplemental instruction.

Teaching Assistant

9/2014-12/2014 Laboratory Assistant for Undergraduate

Microbiology

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 06825

Graduate student assistant for the Microbiology undergraduate

course preparing equipment and materials.

Research Assistant

1/2014-5/2015: Biology Department

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

06825

Assistant researcher to Professor John Rapaglia.

Laboratory Technician

4/2008-7/2010 Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Laboratory

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003

Laboratory analysis for use by academic, legal counsels,

agriculture, construction, real-estate, and landscape, both

public and private sector. Advised customers on modifications to

soils and safe and proper implementation of recommendations per

results of analysis

SKILLS:

Computer Software: Esri ArcGIS (Geographic Information System),

R, PASW Statistics, ICPE-9000 Analysis Software, Diver-Office,

Sedtrans05, PC200W Datalogger Support Software, Capture RAD7

Radon Data Acquisition and Analysis, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Equipment: ICP-AES, ISCO automated water-sampling device,

groundwater pressure sensors, optical backscatter array for

water turbidity, Campbell Scientific datalogger, RAD7 radon

detector, Trimble GPS device

Biological Assessments: Conducted two biological assessments and

produced a quality assurance quality control document which were

presented to the Aspetuck Land Trust of Connecticut.

Environmental Sampling: Proficient in the use of various

environmental sampling tools, specializing in soil sampling.

PROFESSIONAL

PRESENTATION:

Dolan, Andrew, Rapaglia, J., Beekey, M., Steel, L, and Mattei,

J. 2014 Shoreline Remediation by Sedimentation at Stratford

Point, CT: Using Reef Balls for Wave Energy Reduction as part

of a Living Shoreline Protection Strategy. This poster won "Best

Graduate Student poster presentation" at 7th National Summit on

Coastal & Estuarine Restoration and The Coastal Society

Conference.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION:

Citizen of the United States and Spain

Member of the Coastal Society

Member of the National Professional Science Masters Association

Languages: English: Native Speaker

Spanish: Fluent (Certificate from Universidad de Madrid

Complutense, 2007)

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