Objective
To obtain a scientist position with a company that will allow education, interpersonal skills, and work experience to be maximized.
Experience
Staff Scientist / Field Technician July 2006 - June 2016
Collecting groundwater samples using low flow and bailing techniques
Soil sampling: collect soil samples during drilling activities ( well installation, soil borings ), UST / dispenser / product piping removal activities, and pre-construction assessments
Soil / Gas sampling and air sampling
Contractor oversight: Drilling activities, UST removal, remediation system installation activities (well installation, piping, and trenching), mobile vacuum events, ORC injection events, and 24-hour pilot tests
Utility surveying, mapping and monitoring well elevation surveys
Prepare soil boring logs and well construction diagrams
Compile and compare analytical data for analysis
Help prepare groundwater monitoring reports, free product reports, remediation progress reports per IL, IN, and MI state regulations
Create groundwater flow and analytical data figures
Proficient with the following geophysical equipment: MultiRAE Plus (multiple gas monitor), MiniRAE 2000 Photoionization Detector (PID), Thermo Scientific TVA-1000 Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
Salt Water Aquarium / Fish and Invertebrate Sales and Maintenance 2003 - 2006
Research Assistant / Lab Technician at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX 2000 –2003
Education
Texas A&M University 1997 – 2000
Bachelors of Science, Biology and Environmental Science
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL 1996 -1997
Associate Degree, Forestry Science