Public Health Senior Scientist

Jonathan Gapa Pg*

JONATHAN GAPA, M.S., RS, AC

Irving, TX 75060 817-***-**** *******@*****.*** www.missionscienceservice.com Sr. Scientist & Public Health Professional

Environmental – Public Health & Safety Services – Strategic Thinking Innovative, safety oriented Senior Scientist & Public Health Professional with 18+ years of experience in investigating, sampling, researching, designing, and management of various areas in environmental, engineering, & public health. Demonstrates superior training, leadership ability, excellent verbal and written communication skills. Broad based technical knowledge, strong organizational talent, and problem-solving proficiency. Diligent, self-starter, who thrives in collaborative environment. Willing to relocate and travel 50%. KEY COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

LEADERSHIP • PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • REGULATORY CONSULTING • COMMUNICATION • ORGANIZATION • PUBLIC HEALTH • ENGINEERING

• SAFETY • MANUFACTURING • RECRUITING • LEGISLATION • ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING • HEALTH • REGULATION • MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE •WATER & WASTEWATER • Air • TROUBLESHOOTING • VERIFICATION • SUSTAINABILITY • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT • TRANSPORTATION • CONSULTING SERVICES • RESPONSIBILITY • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING • PROBLEM SOLVING • SOLUTION ORIENTED • HEALTH CODE LAW • ENVIRONMENTAL LAW • TOXICOLOGY 21CRF • Lab / GLP Regulations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH MISSION CONSULTING, L.L.C, IRVING, TX 06/2019 – 2025 SENIOR SCIENTIST/SUPERVISOR: Performed project management for environmental, public health, food safety, emergency response, and consulting for landfills, office buildings, care facilities, oil and gas terminals, commercial / retail facilities, residential properties, water and wastewater treatment facilities. Organized waste class, disposal procedures and environmental assessments for active office buildings and industrial properties. KEY COMPETENCIES: CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, COMMUNICATION Coordinated Bacteria/Viral Mitigation Study in cooperation with Army Corps of Engineers contractors

● Conducted pathogen research with Water/ WW Treatment Operators and evaluated data from field teams.

● Engaged team, planned approach to field activities, and oversaw catalog layers of data in Arc GIS format

● Resolved staff time management issues to deliver phase reports on deadline KEY COMPETENCIES: DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OSHA, NIOSH SAFETY, CHEMISTRY AWARENESS, STRATEGIC PLANNING Created Risk Management Reports and Feasibility Surveys

● Reviewed pathogens, chemicals and materials to identify reaction potentials and pathways of contamination

● Briefed team, conducted air monitoring, chose engineering controls / respirator types & PPE for stand-by rescue, SCBA for investigative team and recorded HASP

● Executed plan and neutralized chemicals or pathogens with specialized engineering controls including, flocculants, foam and soil injection mixtures

Jonathan Gapa Pg2

KEY COMPETENCIES: LEADERSHIP INFLUENCE, TEAMWORK, RECOVERY PLAN, COMMUNICATIONS, PHASE I, II, & III Contained, tracked and remediated petrochemical and chlorinated solvent residues in soil/water

● Determined zones of containment and concentrations as they migrated

● Partnered team and worked with TCEQ to develop recovery /remediation plans

● Operated in conjunction with agency guidelines to safely recover and remediate materials to closure letter DOUGHERTY SPRAGUE ENTERPRISES, INC., DALLAS, TX 03/2016 – 06/2019 SENIOR SCIENTIST/PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: Spearhead activities of providing environmental solutions related to real estate due diligence and closure/classification of contaminated properties through Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Execute investigation, sampling, researching, design, planning, management of various environmental, public health and engineering projects with client & regulatory interaction. KEY COMPETENCIES: CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, KNOWLEDGE, TEAMWORK Won FW ISD 2017/18 HAZMAT Consulting Services (Capital Improvement Program) CAP Program Bid

● Performed pre-renovation asbestos inspections, abatement specifications and assisted Program Manager with AHERA, TAHPRs, and NESHAP compliance Issues

● Air monitoring during asbestos abatements and clearance air sampling on 40 projects

● Prepared abatement close-out documents and updates to AHERA Asbestos0 Management Plan KEY COMPETENCIES: MATERIAL SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, AUTOCAD, DEVELOPMENT Produced enough revenue and kept company solvent while outcompeting co-workers

● Secured 3/4 of company’s profit and clients due to tireless marketing practices

● Managed environmental, accounting and public health departments

● Instituted new practices to help clients accomplish goals faster and more efficiently by conducting floor plan remodel specifications and site evaluations in unison KEY COMPETENCIES: TERRITORY MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, HEALTH CODE LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, TOXICOLOGY Collaborated with TCEQ through Environmentor Program to develop new legal precedent for Voluntary Clean-up Site closure under Technical Impracticability

● Supervised groundwater with more frequent and intense monitoring

● Researched mechanisms used to close sites at federal level (EPA), which is basis for TCEQ law

● Developed relationship with TCEQ Departments, private interest groups and began writing motion form replies to establish basis of professional courtesy proceedings with TCEQ KEY COMPETENCIES: MARKETING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TARGET AND GOAL SETTING, COMMUNICATION, DETAILS ORIENTED, WRITING Awarded 6 Army Corps of Engineers contracts through GSA e-buy

● Identified projects that former partners were working on

● Contacted them for support and scheduled site walk

● Communicated through writing and employee share, rearranged tasks to meet deadlines REED ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD., DALLAS, TX 02/2014 – 03/2016 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: Administered Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Subsurface Investigations including commercial properties, vacant land, apartment complexes, municipal buildings and wetlands. Controlled inspection of both commercial and municipal buildings as well as civil/structural engineering inspections for City of Dallas (311-T).

Jonathan Gapa Pg3

KEY COMPETENCIES: DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, PSYCHOLOGY, MATERIALS SCIENCE, OSHA, NIOSH, ASTER Instituted Public Health Department focusing on suspicious chemical identification for medical community

● Coordinated teams in daily briefings and constant personnel monitoring

● Facilitated cleaning crews, bobcats, and pumps running in electrical vaults round clock

● Evaluated work and continuous training of hazards as they occur KEY COMPETENCIES: CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM LEADERSHIP, EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, COMMUNICATION Examined and conducted hazard and risk assessments for complex sites while performing 311-T Civil Engineering Inspection

● Establish new JSA techniques to ensure safety and improve efficiency

● Rotated teams to fresh sites regularly not to get exhausted or get too comfortable in dangerous environments OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

USGS, US GEOLOGIC SURVEY, DOI, INDIANAPOLIS WATER SCIENCE CENTER HYDROLOGY TECHNICIAN 2013 – 2013 AMERICAN INNER-CITY BUILDERS LLC/AQUATECH FOOD SUPPORT SYSTEMS L.P., FORT WORTH, TX

SCIENCE & POLICY CONSULTANT 2012 – 2013

HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE/RCI LAW LIBRARY, YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI LAW CLERK/SCIENCE AND POLICY LECTURER

2009 – 2012

KLEINFELDER, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FIRM, HANOVER, MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/GEO-TECHNICIAN

2006 – 2008

NASA, INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY, MAUNA KEA, HAWAI’I TELESCOPE OPERATOR ASSISTANT/NIGHT

MAINTENANCE

2003 – 2006

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, ANESTHESIA DEPT., GALVESTON, TX BIOMEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN 2002 – 2003 EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BALTIMORE, MD

MASTER OF SCIENCE – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND POLICY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I, HILO, HAWAI’I

BACHELOR OF NATURAL SCIENCE – GEOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, GALVESTON, TX

MARINE SCIENCES/MARINE ENGINEERING

CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY COMPLIANCE OFFICER – NREP # CESCO 300390 Public Health / PROFESSIONAL Reg. SANITARIAN LICENSE # 4586, TDHS / TDLR ASBESTOS CONSULTANT LICENSE # 105838, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION ASBESTOS INSPECTOR LICENSE # 603333, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES ASBESTOS AIR MONITOR LICENSE # 706934 AND NIOSH 7400 PCM TRAINING – NMAM WATER C, WTS II, & WASTE WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR LICENSE # WG0017365 / WT0006257 TCEQ HAZWOPER /HAZARDOUS MATERIALS – 40-HOUR OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 CONFINED SPACE ENTRANT AND RESCUE REFRESHER TRAINING – OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 AMMONIA AWARENESS TRAINING – OSHA 29 CFR 1910.111, OSHA 10-HOUR OVERVIEW POWERED INDUSTRIAL Jonathan Gapa Pg4

FORK TRUCK TRAINING – OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178

H2S AWARENESS TRAINING

NCCER – LICENSE # 8393955 - CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, & RIGGING EPA 608 – LICENSE # P1B35AE5053CB6AE1

COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE, CLASS B, TEXAS DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY CLEARANCE, US DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY, USGS - MAY 2013 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Texas Environmental Health Association – Elected to Governing Council 2018 – 2020 Texas Environmental Health Association – Appointed to Governing Council 2020 – 2022 Greater Dallas Planning Council – Member 2019

Texas Water Quality Association – Member 2018

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