Suchitra Karthikeyan

Brookfield, WI

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karthikeyan

Highly Motivated Environmental Engineer

Permitting and Compliance Specialist Project Manager

Permitting expert, adept at liaising between client and regulatory agency.

Possess thorough understanding of regulations and get clients up to speed

on regulatory requirements, ensuring regulations are followed and clients

have good standing with regulatory agencies.

Detail oriented and manage simultaneous projects, working effectively under

tight budget and schedules. Apply honed problem solving and decision making

skills to exceed customer expectations consistently. Utilize strong

interpersonal, oral, and written communication abilities when collaborating

with team, patrons, and outside organizations.

Environmental Review / Permitting Project Management

Brownfields Redevelopment Site Assessment / Investigation / Design

Professional Experience

Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN

Environmental Permitting-Lead 2014 - 2016

Led state and county-level environmental permitting for pipeline

maintenance work in state of Michigan. Managed application preparation and

communications with local/state agencies to obtain applicable permits and

ensured field compliance and permit close-outs. Provided state and county-

level permitting support for Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana and was

responsible for federal permitting with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

for pipeline maintenance projects.

. Achieved quick turnaround times for permit application submittals and

worked with regulators under stressful, deadline-driven environments,

expediting permit issuance, which in-turn helped clients complete time

sensitive pipeline maintenance work and avoided adverse cost

implications.

. Demonstrated expertise in regulatory field compliance and identified and

rectified non-compliance activities in a timely manner, resulting in zero

citations during agency inspections.

. Supervised staff using superior people management abilities, providing

professional development mentoring as well as advice on regulatory

matters-handling.

Project Manager / Environmental Engineer 2012 - 2016

Managed National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES)

permitting and compliance of spray irrigation facility at Lakeside Foods,

Inc. in Plainview, MN. Oversaw annual proposal, project scope, schedule,

budget of $150K, subcontracts, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures

Plan (SPCC), workload projections for team members and annual operations

and monitoring report. Served as point of contact for client and Minnesota

Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

. Achieved project objectives working within limited client budgets by

implementing data quality control practices and streamlining processes

for preparation of annual operations and monitoring report.

. Liaised between regulator at MPCA and client, simplifying complex issues

into understandable terms for client with use of exceptional

communication and problem-solving skills.

Environmental Engineer 2005 - 2012

Completed successful cleanup grant application, Response Action Plans

(RAPs), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (CERCLA) remedial action/feasibility study reports, data evaluation,

cost estimating, and fieldwork activities, including operational

monitoring, water sampling, and surveying.

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Barr Engineering Company (Continued)

. Prepared successful clean up grant application for $1.4M for Department

of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for redevelopment of former

Clyde Iron Works foundry site to new Duluth Heritage Sports Center and

Heritage Village Project.

. Developed comprehensive RAPs for various contaminated sites enrolled in

MPCA's Brownfield program, addressing implementation of corrective

measures for contaminated soil cleanup that protected human health and

environment and were consistent with proposed redevelopment at

properties.

. Prepared Superfund (CERCLA) remedial investigation/feasibility study

reports for contaminated waste site in Michigan, evaluating potential

remedial action alternatives for long-term remedy selection.

. Created annual monitoring and operations reports for chlorinated-solvent-

contaminated plume site in Mound, MN and preliminary vapor intrusion

assessment for plant at site, meeting requirements of MPCA for site.

. Reviewed and evaluated field data, recommending modifications based on

field data review. Conducted quality assurance and quality control of

field data involving groundwater pump-and-treat system for manufactured

gas-coke plant site in Waukegan, IL, ensuring ground water quality

standards set by state were not exceeded.

. Evaluated alternatives and created cost estimates for toxicity reduction

of mine dewatering discharge at Doe Run Company's Brushy Creek mine in

Viburnum, MO, guaranteeing state standards for surface water quality were

met and company remained compliant with requirements for operating mining

operations.

Additional Relevant Experience

University of Wisconsin, Madison 2003 - 2005

Research Assistant

Led $200K research project for In-Sink-Erator (Emerson Electric) in Racine,

WI. Operated and tested laboratory-scale septic tank prototypes. Evaluated

efficacy of 2 microbial additive formulations for food and grease

degradation.

Purge System Pvt. Ltd. 2000 - 2001

Water Treatment Systems Specialist

Managed technical specifications for water treatment system membrane

modules.

University of Pune, India 1999 - 2000

Research Assistant

Developed ultrafiltration membrane modules for pathogen-free potable water

at National Chemical Laboratories (NCL) in India. Supplied membranes for

cyclone relief work in state of Orissa, India.

Education

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MS), University of

Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Master of Science (MS), Environmental Sciences, University of Pune, India

Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, and Botany,

Bangalore University, India

Professional Training

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Writing the Perfect EA/FONSI or

EIS

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER)

program - 40 hour training

Publications

Bankston, J., Blodgett, J., Karthikeyan, S., and Richard, D. 2013.

Chlorinated solvent treatment wetland. Remediation 23, no. 4 (2013), 59-69,

doi:10.1002/rem.21366

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