Environmental Engineer, Environmental Scientist, Energy Analyst

Emily Viau, PHD, EIT

Experienced, detail-oriented environmental engineer ready for mid-career change on a fast-paced, dynamic engineering team. Email: **********@*****.***, Phone: 480-***-****. Experience with project management, AutoCAD facility and building design, permitting and construction, energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmental site assessments and associated scientific and R&D studies.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — Energy and Water Efficiency Engineer Analyst MAR 2024 – JUN 2024

Renewable and traditional building energy usage calculations, building energy efficiency design and research (Energy Star, Trace 3D -data centers, classrooms, dorms, laboratories, offices, retail), energy and environmental impact reports for new construction HVAC, envelope, and other site considerations, technology expertise for energy, building HVAC/envelope, and CO2 reduction, public-private partnerships, energy research and project development, multivariate statistical weather-energy predictive modeling for building heating and cooling needs, SMART Cities of the Future research and development activities

Freelance Environmental Engineer APR 2020 – FEB 2024

Freelance engineering writing, research and development, technical writing, permitting, project management, business development. GHD as project manager from April to November of 2022 (carbon neutralization projects, lagoons, wastewater treatment systems, industrial pre-treatment, energy efficiency), Civiltec as staff engineer in 2021 (CA water resources, permitting, wastewater treatment design, water treatment), and SEG engineering as research director in 2020 (SMART cities project development with worldwide case studies). Writing – new translation of Tao Te Ching and other engineering editorials.

Bioenergy Frontiers, Inc./Fresh Recycling, Inc., Phoenix, AZ — Lead R&D Environmental Engineer/CEO APR 2011 – MAR 2020

Bioenergy, water, waste water, and solid waste recycling facility research, AutoCAD/Civil 3D design and plans review (systems), specifications, business opportunities development/bidding documents, Trace 3D building energy efficiency modeling, ISO 14000 sustainability and carbon life cycle analysis, scientific information gathering and pilot-scale evaluations, technical writing, client/contractor facilitation, laboratory/field investigations, engineering models and calculations in environmental matrices (aerosol, soil, water), RS Means-based Cost Segregation studies, project scheduling and construction support, business financial risk analysis and business service development, Standard Operating Procedures, environmental compliance regulations updates, permitting, and compliance activities (air, water, soil, facility, zoning, fire), capital asset/tax depreciation schedules, public-private partnerships, power purchase agreements, carbon grants.

City of Phx 27th Ave Compost Facility Design and Compost Use Research and Development Study (2012 -2017): Food and green waste quantification and seasonal modeling study, large scale green special sports events studies with Superbowl Jan 2014 Block party, pilot composting study and laboratory for reversible aeration compost systems in low desert environmental conditions, Keep Phoenix Community Soil Development Study, Compost Facility and Transfer Station Community Recycling and Art Center Design Study with ASU SOS (Design Course Advisor), Small Business Innovation and Research grants training for public-private partnerships, permitting USCC Compost Conference City Advisor on Electric Compost Technologies and Compost Mgt (Jan 2013), March 2014 Compost Operator Training and Soil Benefits Symposium trainer, 27th Ave Transfer Station Phase I Large Scale Compost Facility Design Build Operations and Management Financial Services including feasibility and optimization studies for guidelines on low desert conditions (16 research assistants trained), air, fire and solid waste recycling facility permitting and standard operating procedure (SOP) optimization study for green and food seasonal compost intake considerations, Compost Facility and Phase II Anaerobic Digestion additional Master Planning (Partners: Arrington Watkins Architecture, Green Mountain Technologies, ASU GIOS, ASU Biodesign).

City of Tempe (2015-2016) – ASU GIOS Anaerobic Digestion and Compost Master Planning and Feasibility Study: Bench-scale biogas testing laboratory optimization and organic feedstock energy calculations and quality, SOP design and program feasibility assessment for water grease coops for energy pilot projects, industrial food waste and Grease GIS-based mapping, quantity assessment by feedstock types, including Zoo, Parks, and other large scale food industry and multi-family partners to the grease coop (15 research assistants trained), renewable energy site and existing facilities considerations for master planning 1 of 3 City of Tempe sites with DBOMF tool to prepare a competitive services RFP, including financial pro forma for a Public-private partnership, city operations management training considerations and permitting.

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ — Adjunct Professor JAN 2012 - JAN 2017 (Part-time)

Taught Microbiology Lecture (5 sections), /Microbiology Lab (13sections), Earth & Space Science Lecture/Lab (6 sections), Curriculum Development for Science and Engineering Course.

Research – Bench-scale alternating aeration compost system design and organics recycling optimization experiments (2 research assistants) – City of Scottsdale/City of Phoenix Solid Waste/Parks and Recreation Soil Biodiversity and Irrigation Management with Compost Use; presented at Microbiology Symposium Sept 2016.

World Health Organization, Phoenix, AZ — Lead Editor SEPT 2013 - JUN 2014 (Part-time)

Developed manual for drinking water systems design using quantitative microbial risk-assessments with 22 reviewers. Integrated comments and reworked all chapters as leader in field for this topic.

Capital Review Group, Phoenix, AZ — Director of Engineering JUN 2012 - FEB 2014 (Part-time)

AutoCAD design and construction documents/specifications review (400+ buildings – manufacturing, data centers, public schools/building, defense buildings, distribution centers), building energy efficiency retrofit and addition assessments, DOE Trace 3D building energy modeling for third party engineering services associated with 179D Energy Efficiency Improvement Tax Credits, engineering accounting services including depreciation schedules, engineering team facilitations, new engineering tax services (Tangible Property Tax Service) and energy efficiency modeling standard operating procedures development.

EDUCATION

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA — Postdoctoral Researcher Dept of Civil and Env Eng. JUN 2009 - JUN 2011

Lead environmental researcher on multivariable molecular biology viral/bacterial pathogen surveys of 22 stream/beaches systems in Oahu. During the surveys, bacteriological methods included fecal coliforms, Enterococcus spp., Clostridium perfringens, MS-phages, Campylobacter spp., Staphylococcus spp. Molecular methods included hepatitis a virus, norovirus 1 and 2, adenovirus spp., and pathogenic E. coli spp. (Enteroinvasive, Enteropathogenic, Enteroaggregative, Enterotoxigenic, Enterohemerrogenic). Microbial pathogen indicator organisms, source-tracking microorganisms (urban, ag) and bacterial and viral pathogens were correlated to water quality parameters including salinity, turbidity, nutrients, temperature and chlorophyll a. Multivariate statistics were then used to delineate new microbiological health standards for NOAA for sub-tropical systems and storm events. Entrepreneurial Leadership Development Course.

Yale University, New Haven, CT — PhD Environmental Engineering Dept of Chemical Engineering GPA: Honors SEPT 2005 - DEC 2009

Thesis: Bioaerosol risks associated with land application of sludges for 27 US Cities. Infectious bacterial and viral disease risks were evaluated using both standard microbiological methods for fecal coliforms, enterococci, viral MS-colipages, Clostridium spp., fungi spp., and new molecular biology methods at the time including quantitative PCR of Enterococci, adenovirus, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, and the respiratory pathogen Legionella difficile. Advanced molecular biology methods included pyrosequencing pathogen studies of both bacteria and DNA and RNA viruses. Multivariate statistics were used to correlate microbial indicators to pathogen loads by sludge treatment type across the US and Canada for 27 cities. In vitro toxicology studies were used to understand differences in samples on lung cells, which were tested for FACS-based cytotoxicity, and IL-6 and IL-8 inflammatory cytokine releases at both Jerusalem, Israel and New Haven, CT, US labs. An in-depth literature review was performed and health risks were calculated using a gaussian plume aerosol model developed for intermittent exposures based on field LIDAR experiments. Binational Israel-US Science Fellow, Yale Science Writer Fellow, Engineers Without Borders Club Lead Researcher- Tanzania projects

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — MS Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept of Civil and Env Eng GPA: 3.75 SEPT 2003 - MAY 2005

Thesis: Wastewater Reuse in the Mexicali Valley – US-Mexico International Study of agricultural reuse of wastewater with consideration of soil sustainability and public health. Engineers Without Borders Club – Project manager in Juarez, MX.

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — BSE Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept of Civil and Env EngGPA: 3.46 Cum laude; Barrett Honors College SEPT 1999- MAY 2003

Thesis: Polymerase Chain Reaction and 16S rDNA cloning of Bioaerosols at a Mexican Agricultural Site. Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honors Society Club – President/Activities Chair

ENGINEERING PROJECT SKILLS

Industrial/Municipal/Commercial Facility Project Development – business development/marketing/RFQ generation/bidding documents, construction documents generation and presentations, AutoCAD/Civil 3D civil/wastewater system design and plans review, engineering specifications, environmental/energy/impact site and laboratory assessments, local and federal environmental permitting, regulation changes and compliance, technical writing and editorial skills for grants/white papers/peer-reviewed publications, traditional energy efficiency and renewable energy technology development and optimizations, building/facility/city energy efficiency and CO2 reduction audits, city/university project budgeting and private contractor scheduling, pro forma financial risk analysis for large industrial/municipal/commercial facility developments, multivariate statistics for environmental and energy projects (SPSS, R, Minitab), RSMeans-based construction budgeting/cost segregation studies, quantitative environmental risk assessment/modeling for climate change solutions including GIS, Google Maps, AutoCAD, and Excel modeling, and DOE Systems Advisor Model (SAM) Project Development and Trace 3D Building Energy Modeling for Renewable Energy Projects/Facilities.

LABORATORY SKILLS

Microarray design/optimization/experimental protocols including functional gene analysis, temporal population dynamics experiments, DNA/RNA Pyrosequencing for Microbial and Viral Ecology, Bioinformatics and Multivariate Statistics including hierarchal clustering, principal components, discriminatory analyses, Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and other multivariate statistics (SPSS, R, Minitab), Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (QPCR) for DNA viruses, human pathogens, and human pathogen indicator spp. including Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and normal), Staphylococcus spp. Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium spp. E. coli pathogenic spp. (5 assays, IPATH), adenovirus, Enterococcus spp., Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase – Polymerase Chain Reaction for RNA Viruses/Viral Culture-based Assays including Norovirus I/II, Adenovirus, Hepatitis A/B virus, and MS-coliphages, Bacterial molecular biology (qPCR) and microbiology assays for human pathogen and human indicator microorganisms, including Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli spp., Clostridia spp., Bacillus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcocus/Enterococcus spp., total coliforms, fecal coliforms, total fungi spp., total actinomycetes spp., Quantitative Risk Assessment/Modeling, Biosafety Level 2 Training, Chemical safety training, OSHA 40-Hr HAZMAT Training.

REFERENCES

Jordan Peccia; Professor, Yale University; ******.******@****.***; 203-***-****

Alexandria Boehm; Professor, Stanford University; ******@********.***; 650-***-****

Dawn Stressman-Orth; Co-CEO Bioenergy Frontiers/Fresh Recycling Inc.; 602-***-****

Marky Moore; CEO Capital Review Group, Inc.; 877-***-****

Unofficial transcripts, peer-reviewed publications, and project examples available upon request.

List of Publications

1.Viau (2013). Alternate Energy: US Biogas Markets Growing, Especially Anaerobic Digestion and Organics

2.Viau, E. and A. Boehm. (2011). Quantitative PCR-based detection of pathogenic Leptospira in Hawai’Ian coastal streams

3.E. Viau, D. Lee, and A. Boehm (2011). Swimmer Risk of Gastrointestinal Illness from Exposure to Tropical Coastal Waters Impacted by Terrestrial Dry-Weather Runoff

4.E. Viau, K. Bibby, T. Paez and J. Peccia (2011). Toward a Consensus View on the Infectious Risks Associated with Land Application of Sewage Sludge

5.E. Viau, K. Goodwin, K. Yamahara, and A. Boehm (2011). Bacterial pathogens in Hawaiian coastal streams-Associations with fecal indicators, land cover, and water quality

6.K. Bibby, E. Viau, and J. Peccia (2011). Viral Metagenome Analysis to Guide Human Pathogen Monitoring in Environmental Samples

7.K. Bibby, E. Viau, and J. Peccia (2010). Pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to reveal bacterial pathogen diversity in biosolids

8.E. Viau, F. Levi-Schaffer, and J. Peccia (2010). Respiratory Toxicity and Inflammatory Response in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed to Biosolids, Animal Manure, and Agricultural Soil Particulate Matter

9.K. Bibby, E. Viau and J. Peccia (2010). Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Identifies Pathogens in Biosolids

10.E. Viau and J. Peccia (2009). Evaluation of the enterococci indicator in biosolids using culture-based and quantitative PCR assays

11.E. Viau and J. Peccia (2008). Survey of Wastewater Indicators and Human Pathogen Genomes in Biosolids Produced by Class A and Class B Stabilization Treatments

12.E. Viau and J. Peccia (2008). A National Survey of Pathogens, Indicators, and Aerosol Toxins in Class A and Class B Biosolids

13.Baertsch, C., T. Paez, E. Viau, and J. Peccia (2007). Source Tracking Aerosols Released from Land-Applied Class B Biosolids during High-Wind Events

14.T. Paez, E. Viau, S. Romero-Hernandez, and J. Peccia (2005). Source Bioaerosol Concentration and rRNA Gene-Based Identification of Microorganisms Aerosolized at a Flood Irrigation Wastewater Reuse Site

Dr. Emily J. Viau

Phoenix, AZ 85020

Email: **********@*****.***

Phone: 480-***-****

Dear HR Specialist,

As an R&D civil/environmental engineer project manager and aerosol scientist with strong technical and interpersonal skills, I am excited to apply for this position. I have expertise guiding local and nationally-based public (municipal) and private clients and subcontractors through complex, multidisciplinary assessments, engineering design to construction, and environmental permitting needs. I have extensive training in environmental law and planning, and also taught earth-space science and microbiology college-level courses for 5 years, which included environmental science and natural resource management topics, and excel at stakeholder negotiations. I am a great proposal writer and technical study developer that brings unique environmental and energy components to project design, budgets and team interactions.

My project engineering and permitting career started with international and nationally-based research projects that coordinated industrial and municipal entities. On my Masters wastewater reuse diversion project on the US-Mexico border in Mexicali, MX for agriculture in 2005, the project included soil evaluations, river water quality modeling, and significant interactions with city personnel, local farmers, and international stakeholders. My Yale PhD project coordinated 27 US city wastewater treatment plants to develop new risk-based regulatory approaches for the Clean Water Act Part 503 Biosolids Rule for wastewater treatment design. We surveyed diverse anaerobically digested and composted sludges reused for agriculture to understand best available wastewater treatment design and neighboring air quality impacts, and provide risk-based recommendations for federal law updates (2005-2009). At Stanford in 2010-2011, I led a team of researchers on a 22 stream-beach survey and modeling study in Oahu, HI to develop new recreational water quality standards that considered storm, subtropical and non-point source water contributions for NOAA.

My private consulting career started in 2011 and facilitated water, wastewater, recycling, and clean energy technology land development projects at new sites and for retrofit-addition projects, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, landfills, and urban-multiuse sites. Our consulting R&D activities included master planning, environmental site assessments based on field and lab data studies that developed timely project design reports, including relevant planning documents, budget, operations, energy-efficient technology/equipment recommendations, and associated environmental permitting packages. I’ve supported new client business development activities that included unique government funding sources and public-private partnerships based on intergovernmental agreements between our consulting teams, local cities, and university sustainability clients that bypassed competitive bidding. For instance, in 2016 our group helped with master-planning for a 9-City consortium within the Phoenix metropolitan, including regulation updates to county air quality standards for wastewater treatment facilities.

I am confident that a deep knowledge of project facilitation and my industry contacts can provide your teams, junior staff, and new clients with collaborative and regulatory-sound civil and energy projects. I have herewith attached my resume and am looking forward to talking with your team.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Emily Viau

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