Environmental Engineering Technician

DREXEL R. N. GOMEZ

#* ******** **. · P.O. Box SS-19682

Phone: 1-242-***-****• Email: ********@*******.*** • LinkedIn Profile: Drexel R. N. Gomez EXPERIENCE

NEW PROVIDENCE ECOLOGY PARK SEPTEMBER 2022-PRESENT LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN (MAY 2024-PRESENT)

• Drafted and implemented relative department SOP’s and Environmental Policy to meet ISO 14001 operating standards.

• Coordinated and collected periodic test samples of landfill ponds for testing and analysis reporting, as well as routine monitoring of landfill wells.

• Prepared test results, analytical reports, and other findings on environmental monitoring activities.

• Updated, maintained and managed databases containing raw data from various field testing and operational activities.

• Analyzed water quality and air quality findings for necessary solutions to mitigate possible environmental threats.

• Assured compliance with local and international industry requirements by maintaining quality assurance systems through monitoring and controlling pollutants.

• Executed periodic drone surveying of site for leachate leaks and other relative environmental threats.

• Assisted with setting global positioning system(GPS) and ground control points(GCPs) for georeferencing landsat data for surveying as well as to produce site maps.

SPECIAL PROJECTS ASSOCIATE (SEPTEMBER 2022-MAY 2024)

• Engaged in and led presentations as well as onsite tours of landfill operations.

• Maintained on-premises apiary to foster onsite ecological preservation.

• Co-created organizational information tools for public awareness on landfill operations.

• Operated heavy duty machinery to executed periodic project tasks as well as perform daily operations at Residential Drop-off Area (RDO). CAPE ELEUTHERA ISLAND SCHOOL AUGUST 2020-SEPTEMBER 2022 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN (JULY 2021-SEPTEMBER 2022)

• Responsibility of planning, designing, executing and co-leading various internal sustainable projects that aimed for circular system maximization and fostered a sustainable culture.

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o Co-lead sustainable waste resource system reintroduction project. o Planned and executed deliverables on conceptualizing and co-designing verbal and non-verbal communication graphical resources that promoted clarity of user expectations and actions.

o Managed key strategic communal area that included constant updates to its features for an effective onboarding of staff and students. o Responsibility for the deliverance of orientation and training of unfamiliar staff and students for the effective use of sustainable waste systems.

• Performed program management activities: designing, communicating, compiling, and reporting program performance indicators/trends through research for the organization’s middle school and main campus.

• Co-designed and introduced campus waste-map for both middle school and main campuses for staff, students, and visitors to be guided by when interacting with sustainable waste system.

• Reintroduced the use of campus online cloud feature to provide unlimited access of sustainable waste system online resources to all staff and students to guide and inform them when interacting with sustainable waste system.

• Periodically strategized and co-coordinated relevant planning with department heads to further maximize efficiency of sustainable waste systems.

• Executed weekly solid waste audits to generate data for analytics of waste culture and efficiency of overall waste system at both main and middle school campuses.

• Designed and managed pre- and post-consumer food waste disposal systems for the diversion to compost, pig-feed and bio-pods (black soldier fly larvae) solutions to foster and maintain effective closed loop systems.

• Gathered, stored, and managed databases on information periodically collected for quarterly metric reporting of both main and middle school campus systems.

• Co-developed first organizational waste management policy for the employee handbook.

• Co-planned, Co-coordinated and successfully executed two community-based sustainable initiatives for Deep Creek, South Eleuthera residents to upcycle would-be discarded goods via the exchanging goods therefore diverting the number of disposed valuables going to the local dumpsites.

• Co-lead BREEF Eco-Schools Green School program at organization’s middle school that was the only national school awarded a Green-Flag re-certification in 2021.

• Co-lead remediation project of industrial and hazardous waste disposal area for transform into anticipated “eco-space” and further organization physical development agenda.

• Interviewed, organized and taught interns and apprentices concepts of Integrated Solid Waste Management as well as assigned and oversaw their daily task executions relative to maintenance of sustainable waste systems.

• Co-organized the reintroduction of on-campus apiary(beehives) with responsibility of managing weekly operations to promote education on food security, biodiversity, and environmental stewardship. RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (FEBRUARY 2021 – JULY 2021)

• Co-lead research on organization's food and solid waste activities. 3

• Collected primary data for organization's food and solid waste portfolios through executing waste audits and surveys.

• Created and provided content for educational training of students and staff.

• Co-managed aquaponics system; executed weekly harvests and weekly system maintenance.

SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS INTERN (AUGUST 2020 – DECEMBER 2020)

• Assisted with composting, food waste and food security operations.

• Worked in daily operations of on campus recycling facility.

• Assisted with daily aquaponics system operations and maintenance.

• Designed and constructed Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a post-consumer food waste treatment system.

• Repurpose cardboard waste into various sustainable closed loop options. SUPERCLUBS BREEZES BAHAMAS SEPTEMBER 2019-MARCH 2020 FRONT DESK REPRESENTATIVE

COMMONWEALTH BANK LTD. SEPTEMEBER 2017-APRIL 2019 BANK TELLER

ODYSSEY AVIATION /CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. AUGUST 2014-AUGUST 2016 ASST. LINE SERVICE TECH & PART-TIME CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (2020) University of The Bahamas

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (2021) One World Bank Group via edx.org CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CAPM) The Project Management Institute

ArcGIS PRO LICENSED SUBSCRIPTION (2024) Environmental Science Research Institute(ESRI)

• Application of raster & vector data formats.

• Using 2D & 3D map views for spatial analysis.

• Data management for geodatabases.

• Metadata identification and application for ArcGIS online web-maps.

• Spatial analysis data classification

Authorized Recreational Drone Pilot(2024) The Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas (CAA-B)

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HARD SKILLS SOFT SKILLS

• Canva proficient

• Google Suite

• Adobe Software Suite

• Microsoft Office

• Data analysis

• Drone pilot (DJI Mavic 2)

• Effective planning, organizing &

executing

• Rapid adaptability

• Effective communication

• Rapport building

• Critical thinking

• Situation analytical

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