Environmental Management

Arloe Fontenot

Energy & Environmental Scientist, QA/QC

Phone: 713-***-**** Email: *****.********@*****.***

SUMMARY: Mid-level analytical professional with an advanced degree

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

12+ yrs technical work experience combined with an advanced degree in Environmental Toxicology

Areas of Expertise: Analytical Chemist, Research & Technology primary areas: oil and gas completions technology, petroleum refining, extraction, polymers, nanotechnology, inorganic and organic analytical techniques, QA/QC, GLP/GMP/ISO/ASTM practices. Environmental Scientist, Consultant primary areas: environmental sampling, permitting and compliance, policy analysis.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. Chemistry - Environmental Toxicology 2015

Texas Southern University- (TSU) - Houston, TX

B.Sc. Biochemistry 2002

Louisiana State University- (LSU) -Baton Rouge, LA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fircroft Engineering Services, Inc – Cypress, TX

Quality Assurance Director, Lab Manager at Proptester– Proppant and Sand Control Technology, Completion Fluids Formulation, Shale and Fracturing Technology

June 2013-July 2014

Provided the supervisory role in day to day operations of BP's state of the art testing facility

Coordinated a team of 5 technicians to test and qualify completion technologies for use in deepwater injection wells and shale completion operations

Point of Contact (POC) for all safety, health, and environmental issues including external audits (company and regulatory) and maintained permitting & compliance.

Technical lead on all completion and fracture fluid formulations, blending, and all non-standard testing.

Managed and maintained a large Excel database of all testing and validations

Drafted and validated all procedures for the pilot plant, from slurry prep to fluid and water injection.

Coordinated and participated in multiple field tests and drafted testing once field product returned to the Cypress facility.

The Dow Chemical Company, Inc- Louisiana Operations (LaO) – Plaquemine, LA

Analytical Technologist – Atomic Spectroscopy Non-Routine Analysis Grp - Analytical Technology Center (ATC)

August 2010-June 2013

Study Director for Non-Routine investigations, method development, analysis, and interpretation of various process and product issues experienced by multiple plants on-site and across other Dow sites.

Initially focused on developing protocols and analysis for glycols, food grade quality ethylene and propylene oxides, crude and finished hydrocarbons, and amines for oil and gas “sweetening” operations, then moved on to Non-Routine Analysis (advanced investigation)

Overhauled analytical method for testing site wastewater reporting into the Mississippi River

Development methods and analysis for XRF, ICP-OES, Atomic Absorption, CHNSO techniques. GC-TCD, -ECD, -FID, and Bromine Index, Bromine Number

Technical report writing, collaboration, and research for all assigned projects.

Reports include all analyses, data collection, interpretation, collaboration, writing, submission, approval, presentation and publication of proprietary reports.

Backup to Organic Separations Group

Also in charge of daily and monthly Statistical Quality Control, EHS ticket items, and housekeeping duties.

(2008-2010 attended graduate school full-time as a Ph.D. student)

Petrobras Pasadena Refining System Inc. - Pasadena, TX (Contractor)

Environmental Lab Supervisor/Environmental Refinery Chemist

December 2007-July 2008

Contracted to ground up set-up of the PRSI Environmental Lab. Setup and trained (2) technicians on all equipment, developed methods, tested and validated all instrumentation for the new PRSI Environmental Water Lab. Included pH, TOD, TSS, BOD, COD, alkalinity, hexavalent chromium, flash point, oil and grease equipment and testing.

MI Swaco - Houston, TX (Contractor)

Fluids Scientist – Customer Focus Group (Wellbore Stability)

October 2006-October 2007

Assigned to major oil companies finding pragmatic solutions to reduce drilling fracture losses on oil and gas rigs

Formulated customer-focused oil and water-based fluid formulations (‘mud”).

Operation and maintenance of impermeable and permeable High Pressure High Pressure (HTHP) fracture simulators.

Involved in formulation and testing of other novel lost circulation materials (LCMs) to ensure wellbore stability, reduce losses, and increase flow.

Wrote departmental standard operating procedures, risk assessments, and job safety analyses.

With Aberdeen facility developed new polyurethane and blocked isocyanate wellbore stability technology (proprietary).

Attended Mud School training, and was major contributor in writing journal article on our work with Shell.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Chemical Society (ACS)

American Society of Testing and Measurement (ASTM)

SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)

Human Toxicology Project Consortium

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