Environmental compliance

Patricia A. Conti

*** **** **** ***** ****, Hampton, VA 23664

(*********@*****.***; 732-***-****)

EXPERIENCE Virginia Department of Health/Hampton-Peninsula Health Districts

Hampton Health Department

Environmental Health Specialist, Senior/Acting Supervisor

Standardized Food Safety Inspector responsible for restaurant permitting and inspection to ensure compliance with VA Food Regulations, review and approval of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control plans and new facility site plan proposals, investigation of foodborne illnesses and citizen complaints.

Certified in rabies investigations including animal decapitation, confinement and release, liaison with victims, animal owners, Animal Control officers, VA State veterinarian and private veterinarians, and preparation of possible rabid animal bite incident press releases; ensure compliance with rabies regulations.

Seasonal weekly collection of beach water monitoring samples for laboratory total coliform analysis; coordinate beach advisories and closures with City of Hampton officials.

Certified in pool and tourist lodging establishment permitting and inspections; Certified Pool Operator, March 2022; liaison with hotel, motel and pool owner/operators, Fire Marshalls, and Building Codes Officials.

Collaborate with Night Club Task Force working directly with the Hampton Police Department and local offices representing Small Businesses, Economic Development, Building Codes, Fire Marshalls, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the City Attorney to address establishments circumventing regulations.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ

Licensing and Registrations, County Environmental Health, Air Enforcement and Compliance

Bureau Chief

Created an innovative licensing and registrations business unit utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma concepts, and reduced staff by 50% while streamlining processes and establishing excellent customer service.

Slashed payroll costs by $1M through continuous improvements in all program areas: Solid (SW), Hazardous (HW) and regulated Medical (MW) waste hauler equipment registration, Pesticide, Underground Storage Tank, and Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator exams and licensing, continuing education course approvals and credit tracking, and fee collection for over 50,000 customers.

Managed contracts and grant funding for 21 counties performing SW (including flow and fee approvals), HW, MW, Pesticide, Coastal Water Monitoring, and Air Pollution investigations to ensure regulatory compliance; administered $500K Dry Cleaner grant program; and implemented the NJ Noise program.

Hazardous Waste Remediation, Underground Storage Tanks (UST), Contracts and Fiscal Management

Section Chief

Responsible Party regulatory compliance including hazardous waste contaminated site investigation, site mitigation, ecological and health risk assessments, materials management, and remedial action projects.

Regulatory compliance through investigation and cleanup of high-risk commercial and industrial leaking UST sites including impacted soils, surface water and groundwater, wetlands, and indoor air.

Accounted for all contracts and grant funding totaling over $100M for contaminated site inspection and cleanup including homeowner heating oil USTs, municipal brownfields projects, and areas impacted by former industrial sites.

Environmental Evaluation and Risk Assessment, Publicly Funded Site Remediation

Research Scientist

Acted as technical expert for Superfund and responsible party regulatory compliance cases including contaminated site investigations, ecological and human health risk assessments, health and safety, site mitigation, materials management, remedial design, and remedial action.

SKILLS/CERTS Customer Service; LEAN/Six Sigma Concepts; Leadership; Communication; Problem-Solving; Program and Staff Management; Microsoft Suite; Certified Pool Operator; Standardized VA Food Safety Inspector

NJ Certified Public Manager, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration

NIMS ICS-100, IS-230, IS-700, ICS-300, and ICS-400

EDUCATION State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

Master of Science, Environmental and Resource Engineering

Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science

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