HIGHLIGHTS

Environmental Engineer from top rated California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo with over two decades in the Environmental, Health, and Safety, & Environmental (EHS) field, offering an ideal combination of high quality technical skills combined with outstanding customer service soft skills

Broad range of solid analysis, design, technical writing, regulatory reporting, oversight and project management for complex commercial, and industrial sites, including large capital projects

Highly experienced due diligence professional, including ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and Phase II subsurface soils and groundwater assessments

Hazardous waste characterization and profiling with extensive expertise in construction and demolition (C&D), oil and gas (O&G) exploration and production (E&P), and petrochemical scenarios, including innovative recycling and sustainability solutions; regulatory expert applying RCRA, DOT, and OSHA federal requirements, as well as State of Texas TCEQ and RRC requirements

Safety program leader with strong behavioral-based safety focus, including audits and incidents investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning

Hazardous spill response oversight including regulatory liaison functions, as well as SPCC, FRP and PST programs design, reporting, and implementation oversight

Strong soft skills including client relations, contractor and subcontractor management, team building, and leadership development

High proficiency with standard MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, Teams, as well as Salesforce.com and SAP power-user; fluent in GIS, CAD, and other technical drawing applications; bilingual in Spanish

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE

Univar Solutions, Webster, Texas 06/ 2018 - 02/2021

ChemCare Sales Support Specialist / Petrochemical Project Specialist

Characterized waste and created profiles for recycling and disposal

Customer service last liaison to manage waste portfolios, create quotes, and research applicable federal, state and local regulatory requirements

Salesforce.com application power-user

Petrochemical onsite dedicated waste support specialist

Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas May 2015 – June 2018

Engineering Teacher, Milby High School and Substitute Teacher District-wide

Taught 9th & 10th grade Engineering and a variety of subjects as a Substitute Teacher

Led multiple teams to success in state-wide and national engineering competitions

Denbury Resources, Inc., Southeast, Texas January 2013 - December 2013

Health, Safety, and Environmental Coordinator – Southeast Texas Team, Webster and Gillock Fields

Served as the HSE expert and regulatory liaison

Proactively trained and implemented positive behavioral based safety programs – zero OSHA recordable incidents during 2013

Managed the assessment and remediation of legacy environmental projects, supervising all subcontractors from proposals to projects completions, including subsurface assessments, NORM remediation, and new SPCCs, FRPs, and OSPRA certifications

Completed comprehensive HSE audits for tank batteries, operations, pipeline, storm water, and SPCC installations

World Environmental, LLC., Spring, Texas 05/2012 - 10/2012

Geo-Sciences Manager

Managed environmental scientists, engineers, technicians, contractors and subcontractors

Completed compliance, due diligence, remediation, and waste management projects for manufacturing, processing, industrial waste, and petrochemical facilities

Lead project manager for chemical plant release response, primarily focused on assessment, confirmation sampling oversight, and client communications

Earth Resources Technology / NASA JSC, Houston, Texas 08/2008 – 07/2011

Environmental Operations Engineer

Served as the primary environmental operations engineer for four NASA campuses

Conducted complex environmental analysis, design, and implementation of the campus-wide SPCC program, large scale new and renovations construction projects, SWPPP, and LEED projects

Designed and supported innovative remediation and challenging projects including the design of a bio-wall featured in NASA’s national green remediation projects spotlight

Led the resolution of audit findings for NASA’s tri-annual environmental audit by Headquarters

Prior technical assignments with other consulting firms, City of San Antonio, Nalco Sugarland, and Southern California Gas Company available upon request. References available upon request.

EDUCATION, CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

B.S. Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1994

EIT Certificate

40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification / 8-hour refreshers

TWIC Card

30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety Certification

Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) Basic Plus

Confined Spaces, Lock Out Tag Out, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Hazardous Communications, NIMS Incident Commander, Oil Field Operator Training, Root Cause Analysis, Commentary Driving, Defensive Driving, Loss Prevention Systems, First Aid, CPR

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