Highly-motivated, self-driven environmental professional with experience managing a variety of environmental projects. Skilled in building inspection, indoor air quality, and environmental hazard remediation plans.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GSG Consultants, Incorporated 07/13 to present
Senior Environmental Project Manager/Industrial Hygienist
Jesse Brown Veteran’s Affairs Hospital: Insured critical areas, such as Class 100 or ISO 5 (the area in immediate proximity of exposed sterilized containers/closures and filling/closing operations), particulate and bacterial levels were within USP 797 guidelines.
Illinois Masonic Medical Center-Advocate Health Care: Conducted Two-Hour Asbestos Awareness Training to IMMC and contracted personnel to comply with OSHA Regulatory Guidelines.
Illinois Masonic Medical Center-Advocate Health Care: Set up and oversaw Asbestos Management Plans for complacence with NESHAP Regulations and Industry Standards.
Greater Chicago Land Advocate Health Care Medical Centers, Chicago Public Schools Regions 1,2 and 6, Public Building Commission: Project management responsibilities included: contaminated soil remediation oversight, asbestos project management plan design/ oversight, indoor air quality investigations/ oversight and detailed proposal/report writing.
Advocate Health Care, Chicago Public Schools Regions 1,2, and 6, Public Building Commission: Collected and interpreted sampling utilizing Magee analyzer, Drager PAC 5500, XRF systems, ultrafine particle counters, PCM/TEM cassettes, VRAE Monitor, MiniRAE, TSI DusTRAK 8520, PID monitors, and a wide range of sampling media associated with industrial hygiene parameters.
Carnow, Conibear, and Associates 02/10-07/13
Environmental Project Manager/Industrial Hygienist
Children’s Memorial Hospital: Set up and oversaw Respirator Fit Testing Program to comply with OSHA Regulatory Guidelines.
Great Lakes/ Hines/ Indianapolis Veteran’s Affairs Hospitals, Mercy Hospital, Chicago Public Schools Regions 3,4, and 5, UIC: Project management responsibilities included: contaminated soil remediation oversight, asbestos project management plan design/ oversight, indoor air quality investigations/ oversight and detailed proposal/report writing.
Great Lakes/ Hines/ Indianapolis Veteran’s Affairs Hospitals, Mercy Hospital, Chicago Public Schools Regions 3,4, and 5, UIC: Collected and interpreted sampling utilizing Magee analyzer, Drager PAC 5500, XRF systems, ultrafine particle counters, PCM/TEM cassettes, VRAE Monitor, MiniRAE, TSI DusTRAK 8520, PID monitors, and a wide range of sampling media associated with industrial hygiene parameters.
Conducted a study for the Metra commuter rail system focusing twelve airborne pollutants in all stations and rail systems.
ENVIRON International Corporation 02/08-01/10
Environmental Project Manager/Industrial Hygienist
Project management responsibilities included: conducting asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, outdoor air quality, mold, noise, radon, and other hazardous materials investigations for Illinois School Districts 214/64, government agencies and property owners/ managers.
Set up sampling strategies, collected and interpreted results for asbestos, mold, and indoor air quality projects for industrial, commercial, and public buildings.
Developed an understanding of asbestos litigation and proving product potential for exposure working at our Niles, Illinois clean room, asbestos test chamber for Georgia Pacific, Cummins Inc., Briggs and Stratton Corp.
Evans Environmental and Geosciences, Altamonte Springs, Florida 01/04-12/07
Environmental Project Manager/Industrial Hygienist
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida: Project management responsibilities included: accurate estimating, detailed proposal/report writing, excellent lab and field sampling practices, reviewing billing reports, and using Win 2 to set up jobs and generate invoices.
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida Collected and interpreted sampling utilizing ultra-fine particle counters, VOC mini-canisters, PCM/TEM cassettes, moisture readings, coli-alert swabs, and direct-read instruments associated with industrial hygiene parameters.
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida Proficient in a variety of air monitoring techniques for fungal spore, asbestos (NIOSH Method 582), formaldehyde, radon, metals, and volatile organic compounds.
Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, Florida Responsible for interpretation of laboratory data as it relates to human health and workplace safety.
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science May, 2003.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Dr. Lowe’s Poe Ditch and Portage River Pollution Research Project
Attempted to understand the relationships between Bowling Green’s Waste Water Plant and surrounding aquatic systems.
Researched Poe Ditch’s impact on the diversity of species of interconnected aquatic systems upstream and downstream of Poe Ditch’s convergence.
Used diatoms and micro invertebrates as pollution indicators to determine water quality.
BGSU Department of Aquatic Life, Bowling Green, Ohio 01/01-12/02
Lab Assistant September
Calibrated, repaired, and checked for functional water testing equipment.
Obtained a greater understanding of the equipment used for water properties.
BGSU Department of Botany, Bowling Green, Ohio 01/01-12/02
Lab Assistant September
Calculated the effects of Lupids inbreeding due to small populations.
Gathered over 3,500 plants for individual weighing, DNA isolation, and photographing ultraviolet gels.
Gained an understanding of the differences between successful Lupid populations and isolated ones.
CERTIFICATIONS
40 Hour Asbestos Supervisor
40 Hour 582 NIOSH
OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response.
24 Hour Building Inspector
Respirator Fit Tested.
Confined Space Entry Certification.
First Aid and CPR Certification.
REFERENCES
Jigar Shah, CIH/CSP
Director of Operations
GSG Consultants, Inc.
855 West Adams Street, Suite #200
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Dan Juneau
Director of Operations
Carnow, Conibear, and Associates
600 West Van Buren Street, Suite #500
Chicago, Illinois 60607