Management Environmental
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Samuel Teka, MSc.
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MSc. Environmental Science and Management
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA, May 2015,
Outstanding Research Award Winning thesis entitled “Impacts of Seaside landfill on Ground and Surface Water Quality, Bridgeport CT”
MSc. Environmental Science
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2006,
Highly sited research entitled “Commercial solid waste generation and composition analysis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia”
BSc. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Alemaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, July 2002
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management System (EMS)
Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment (EIS)
Remediation/Reclamation of contaminated soil and water
QA/QC for ground and surface water sampling and monitoring projects
Groundwater, surface water, Air, soil and sediment sampling
Watershed and wetland delineation and management
Environmental toxicology laboratory analysis using ICP AES, UV ViS
Environmental statistical analysis in R and SPSS
Research, Advocacy and Campaign on environmental issues
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Environmental Compliance
Intermon Oxfam: May 2008 December 2011
Responsibilities:
Develops, implement, monitors, evaluate and manage environmental management programs focusing on Environmental protection, Waste management, Climate Change Adaptation, Reclamation and remediation of degraded lands.
Environmental Project and/or Program management
Environmental Assessment Report Writing
Prepared technical documents and provided trainings in different environmental issues including climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, irrigation farms environmental management plans.
Conducted research on the environmental and social impact of the floriculture industry and produced an environmental advocacy campaign strategy.
Develop and implement environmental campaign program focusing on social and environmental impacts of floriculture farms in Ethiopia
Coordinated the environmental Working Group, consisting of more than twenty governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities and professional associations working in the geographical area of concern.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia: June 2007 May 2008
Responsibilities:
Conduct Environmental Impact assessments for companies like gold mining company, large scale flower company, large scale horticulture farms and others
Reviewed Environmental Impact Assessment Reports from various companies like hydro power projects, cement factory, agricultural farms and the like, and provided feedback to guide EPA action.
Produce monitoring system for Environmental Impact Assessment reports from different companies.
Groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment sampling
Conducted environmental monitoring and auditing on different companies licensed at federal level
Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment post project audit
Design, Implements and manage contaminated site reclamation/remediation projects
Environmental Health and Safety Officer
MIDROC GOLD Mining: September 2006 June 2007
Responsibilities:
Designed and implemented an Environmental Management Plan for mining site
Project/program management, including staff supervision
Environmental Health and safety of workers
Monitored the environmental and social impact of the mining activities
Inspection of different departments of the mining company
Remediation/reclamation of contaminated waste water and land
Conducted QAQC for environmental monitoring activities in the mining site
Involved in Environmental Impact assessment team in the gold mining extension project
Groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment sampling
Audited the existing environmental management system,
Conducted phase II environmental site assessment
Managed successful rehabilitation efforts of degraded forests in the vicinity of the mine.
Improved the waste management system and community engagement of the mine.
Junior Researcher
Agricultural Research Center: March 2003 October 2005
Responsibilities:
As the head of the animal feed and nutrition research division, initiated and wrote development and research proposals, conducted researches, performed data collection and analysis using SPSS and MSTAT statistical software.
Introduced locally-adaptable animal feed species such as elephant grass to farmers, which remain in widespread regional use.
Graduate Assistant
Sacred Heart University: August 2013 to May 2014
Course assisted: Microbiology laboratory and Biology course
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Conducted Outstanding Research Award Winning research entitled impacts of seaside landfill on ground and surface water quality
Conducted research on commercial solid waste generation and composition analysis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Conducted research on the environmental and social impact of the floriculture industry in Ethiopia: Zway case
Conducted research on the environmental and social impact of the floriculture industry in Ethiopia: National case
Reviewed the current knowledge on impacts of climate change in developing countries and proposed solutions
Produced a poster on impacts of climate change in developing countries
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Experience in Arc GIS applications in environmental managements
Conducting environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Conducting phase I and II environmental site assessment (EIS)
Conducting QA/QC for research and monitoring projects
Water shade delineation and management
Wet land delineation and management
Conducting environmental toxicology laboratory analysis using ICP AES, UV ViS
Conducting environmental statistical analysis using software like R and SPSS
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