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Environmental Scientist

Location:
Hacienda Heights, CA, 91745
Salary:
52000
Posted:
October 12, 2024

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Resume:

PROFILE

●Environmental Physics HBSc from University of Toronto Scarborough.

●Knowledgeable on groundwater, water sampling, and contaminant hydrogeology.

●Received Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate with hands-on experience on spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, and RStudio.

●Experienced in data and sample collection, data analysis, data visualizations, and result presentation.

●Received certificate of graduation from Newcomer Youth Green Economy Project hosted by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in Fall of 2018.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Microsoft Office

Python

MatLab

ArcGIS

R programming

SQL

Tableau

Data analysis

Effective presentations

Detail oriented

Field work experiences

Sampling experiences

EDUCATION

University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON

Honours Bachelor of Science, Environmental Physics Sept. 2017 – Jun. 2022

●Relevant Courses: Intermediate Physics Laboratory II, Planetary Geophysics, Contaminant Hydrogeology, Oceanography, Introduction to Scientific Computing, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Groundwater

Coursera

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate March 10, 2024

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dispatch Experts Inc., Richmond Hill, ON Canada

Truck Dispatcher (Hybrid) Jun. 2023 - Mar. 2024

●Load price negotiation and schedule shipments appointments for drivers with logistics brokerages

●Managed a max of 10 carrier companies of various fleet sizes between 1 to 7 trucks

●Maintain clear communication as the point of contact between the drivers and logistics brokers

●Experiences working with US and Canadian carriers and brokers in need of dry vans, reefers, flatbed, and box trucks shipment demand

Green House Transportation Inc., Hacienda Heights, CA USA

Truck Dispatcher (Remote) May 2021 - Present

●Load price negotiation and schedule shipments appointments with logistics brokerages

●Carrier registration for carriers with logistics brokerage

●Communicating between drivers and brokers for any updates at the shipper, receiver, or any issue over the road via phone and email

●Invoiced brokers upon completed deliveries and followed up to ensure on-time payment

●Demonstrated attention to detail in ensuring accurate information on rate confirmations, Bills of Lading, and other documents

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Vaughan, ON

Trainee, Newcomer Youth Green Economy Project Sept. 2018 - Nov. 2018

●Practiced data collection on marked saplings in Bolton camp to document the growth of the saplings and gain information on existing animals living in the camp

●Assisted the City of Markham, Environmental Services Waterworks Division on developing an educational and awareness brochure for 2019 Fat, Oil, and Grease Campaign

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

University of Toronto Scarborough

Intermediate Physics Laboratory II Jan. 2022 – Apr. 2022

●Completed 2 laboratory reports presenting experiment results on wave properties and microwaves

●Constructed a concise 15 minute presentation on the experiment findings of wave properties

Planetary Geophysics Sept. 2021 – Dec. 2021

●Learned fundamental physical processes occurring in planets and moons as well as methods for inferring planetary structure

●Performed numerical modelling of planet evolution using Python

●Authored a literature review report on 3 scientific papers on the topic of Post-Perovskite phase boundary

Contaminant Hydrogeology Jan. 2021 – Apr. 2021

●Familiarized with natural hydrochemical processes such as the use of major ions, minor ions, trace metals and environmental isotopes in studying the occurrence and nature of groundwater flow

●Practiced real life scenario of point and nonpoint sources of groundwater contamination and the mechanisms of contaminant transport

Oceanography Jan. 2021 – Apr. 2021

●Learned the dynamics of ocean environments, ranging from deep ocean basins, to marginal seas, to the coastal ocean

●Conducted a literature review and presented summarized insights via video presentation

●Perform data analysis using Java OceanAtlas using publicly available data

Introduction to Scientific Computing Sept. 2020 – Dec. 2020

●Constructed small programs using Python in Jupyter notebook environment

●Visualized scientific data sets and generate plots for scientific publications

Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Jan. 2020 – Apr. 2020

●Produced several maps using ArcGIS to learn about spatial data types, formats and organization, geo-referencing and coordinate systems, remotely sensed image manipulation and analysis, and map production

Environmental Science Field Course Sept. 2019 – Dec. 2019

●Sampled physical data such as temperature, salinity, saturated oxygen level, light intensity, and depth using YSI 650 MDS and Li-cor LI-1400 Data Logger at Hamilton Harbour, Toronto Harbour, and Lake Simcoe

●Analyzed and interpreted the physical data of the samples and parameters through MatLab

●Performed analysis on NOAA buoy data and presented on the topic of waves monitoring and modeling effort in Lake Superior

Google Data Analytics

Analyze Data to Answer Questions

●Learned data organization using sorts and filters, data conversion, and data formatting

●Applied functions and syntax to create SQL queries to combine data from multiple database tables

●Practiced the use of functions to conduct basic calculations on data in spreadsheets

Share Data Through the Art of Visualization

●Introduced to Tableau as a data visualization tool and created a dashboard on World Happiness Score

Data Analysis with R Programming

●Familiarized with the R programming language and RStudio including R Markdown

●Learned the fundamental concepts associated with programming in R including functions, variables, data types, pipes, and vectors, with hands-on experiences and quizzes

●Explored the options for generating visualizations in R

Capstone: Complete a Case Study

●Analyzed the difference between casual customers and annual subscription members using RStudio

●Produced data visualizations using ggplot2 and tidyverse

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

●Bilingual in Mandarin and English; fundamental Japanese



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