Environmental Scientist, Biologist, or Physical Scientist

Carla Avery

** ****** ******* *****, **********, AL 36022 850-***-****

adbjac@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

I am looking for a position to continue making a positive impact on the environment by increased responsibility assisting companies with environmental quality assurance and regulatory compliance issues as an Environmental Manager.

EXPERIENCE

Alabama Department of Environmental Management – Montgomery, AL

Environmental Scientist Senior, October 2009 – Present 40 hours/week

All responsibilities listed below as an Environmental Scientist as well as the following:

Provide technical expertise for developing, implementing, and maintaining quarterly reports for facilities using new database of submittal and for the Biannual Report which keeps the public informed of this program’s activities

Conceive, formulate, and recommend policies on scrap tire regulations for facilities in the State of Alabama

Receive, process, issue scrap tire marketing grants as a special assignment for Solid Waste Branch to municipalities

Ranked in top 7 out of 240 applicants after testing for eligible Environmental Scientist Supervisor positions

Alabama Department of Environmental Management – Montgomery, AL

Environmental Scientist, August 2005 – October 2009 40 hours/week

Manage regulatory compliance inspections for 750 facilities across 24 Alabama counties, oversee remediation projects

Process applications, permits for facilities,

Review and approve financial assurance documents for permits

Update reports within databases and review data and reports submitted by scrap tire facilities

Initiate enforcement action to bring facilities in compliance with regulations

Prepare adequate and legally enforceable documentation to support action by enforcement program

Process and issue grant applications for projects

Maintain knowledge and expertise in management and rules/regulations so compliance of facilities is maintained with a minimum number of valid complaints received

Receive, process, and inspect complaints submitted by the public

Ensure quality assurance and quality control is maintained within the program and facilities

Organize public recycling events and scrap tire education seminars

Oversee quality control, quality assurance and remediation projects at sites

Perform quality customer service by taking responsibility for requests received regardless of media to assure an appropriate response is provided

Huntingdon College, School For Professional Studies - Montgomery, AL

Assistant Program Coordinator, August 2004 – August 2005 40 hours/week

Recruiter and Admissions Counselor for the Montgomery campus

Site Advisor and Coordinator for general information, processing and student degree plans

Assistant to the Dean for marketing activities, website maintenance and general administration

Maintained SPS program data, analyzed student enrollment, inquiries, registration and reporting

Counseled students on degree plans and financial aid resources helping expand the program by 300%

Huntingdon College, Development Department - Montgomery, AL

Assistant Alumni Director, August 2000 – May 2004 10 hours/week

Assist Alumni director with fielding daily requests of alumni, the development office, faculty, and staff

Aided Alumni Director in locating missing alumni such as a solo project finding 600 lost alumni

Planned alumni events at Founders Day, Homecoming, Graduation, and Annual Phonathon for increased giving

Updated alumni and donor data using Tolmac and ETapestry

Retail Experience

Managerial Keyholder and Sales Associate Positions for a total of 2 years of retail sales experience

EDUCATION

BA Huntingdon College – Montgomery, AL

Major: Biology

Minor: Vocal Performance

CERTIFICATIONS

Hazardous Waste Site Worker Certificate October 2019 Alabama Fire College

RCRA Financial Assurance Training October 2014 EPA

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Microsoft: Windows 10, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook

Other Software and Languages: Oracle, Tolmac (Alumni Database), Blackbaud ETapestry, HTML

Other State of Alabama internal Environmental Databases

Related Course Work

Biology 1 & 2 with Labs

Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 with labs

Immunology, Genetics, Cell Biology

Microbiology with Lab

Vertebrate Zoology, Psychology, Pathophysiology

Ecology

Pharmacology, Medical Terminology

Inorganic Chemistry 1 &2 with labs

Intro to Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry with Lab

Intro to Physics

Calculus 1 & 2, Statistics

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