Environmental Specialist - Environmental Engineering

REZA MARANDI, MSc

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada • 647-***-**** • ***************@*****.*** Permanent Resident of Canada • Authorized to Work in Canada • Valid Ontario Class G Licence • Available for GTA/Ontario Project Travel Professional Summary

Environmental Specialist and Environmental Engineer with 15+ years of progressive experience supporting environmental compliance, governance, environmental management systems, and project-based environmental programs across construction, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, manufacturing, and municipal environments. Skilled at translating environmental legislation and permitting requirements into practical field procedures, environmental management plans, compliance tools, and guidance materials that project teams, site personnel, and contractors can apply consistently. Experienced conducting audits and inspections, identifying environmental risks, and driving corrective actions and continuous improvement across multi-stakeholder projects. Strong technical writing, documentation-review, and training skills, with confident presentation ability to both field-based and office-based audiences. MSc in Chemical Engineering – Environmental Biotechnology; BSc in Applied Chemistry. Core Competencies

Environmental Compliance & Governance: Environmental Legislation & Regulatory Compliance • Permitting & Environmental Controls • Environmental Management Plans • Compliance Tracking Tools & Templates • Corrective Actions

• Continuous Improvement • Environmental Procedures / Guidance Materials Management Systems & Audits: EMS Principles • ISO 14001 Framework • Audit & Inspection Support • Environmental Program Development • Document Control • Audit Readiness Field Programs & Monitoring: Groundwater & Surface-Water Monitoring • Soil & Wastewater Sampling • Field Inspections

• QA/QC • Chain-of-Custody • Laboratory Coordination Risk & Waste Management: Environmental Risk Assessment • Hazardous & Industrial Waste • Spill & Release Response

• Remediation Monitoring

Documentation & Reporting: Technical Reports • Regulatory Documentation • Environmental Databases • Recordkeeping

• Advanced Excel

Training & Stakeholder Engagement: Environmental Awareness Training • Technical Presentations • Project Team & Site Personnel Coordination • Contractor & Client Communication • Regulatory Liaison Professional Experience

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT / ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER REAT START INC., Ontario, Canada Aug. 2019 – Present

• Improved environmental compliance across 10+ industrial, municipal, infrastructure, and capital projects by interpreting regulatory requirements, reviewing environmental controls, and coordinating corrective actions with project teams.

• Delivered 15+ environmental site investigation and monitoring programs by coordinating groundwater, soil, surface- water, and wastewater sampling, laboratory analysis, QA/QC, data validation, and technical reporting.

• Strengthened environmental program consistency across 10+ projects by developing compliance tracking tools, environmental procedures, recordkeeping practices, and practical guidance for field personnel and project teams.

• Reduced environmental operating costs by approximately 15% across 10+ client programs by auditing treatment performance, waste-stream efficiency, process losses, and improvement opportunities.

• Supported regulatory approvals on 5+ projects by preparing technical submissions, reviewing permitting requirements, compiling environmental documentation, and coordinating consultants and laboratories.

• Improved audit and inspection readiness by maintaining organized environmental records, monitoring data, regulatory documentation, laboratory results, corrective-action records, and project deliverables.

• Strengthened environmental risk controls across field programs by identifying risks associated with hazardous materials, contaminated sites, waste streams, chemical handling, remediation, and project activities and recommending practical mitigation measures.

• Supported environmental audits and program reviews by evaluating monitoring records, environmental controls, regulatory requirements, QA/QC documentation, and corrective actions and communicating findings to project stakeholders.

• Improved environmental data integrity across active programs by reviewing field records, laboratory results, monitoring datasets, and QA/QC documentation for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and traceability.

• Prepared 15+ technical reports, environmental memoranda, compliance documents, and recommendations by translating field, laboratory, regulatory, and project information into clear client-ready deliverables.

• Strengthened environmental awareness among 15+ junior personnel and field/project contributors by providing practical training on sampling procedures, environmental controls, QA/QC, documentation, chemical safety, and compliance expectations.

• Supported spill and environmental emergency response activities by applying containment and spill-prevention practices, documenting incidents and observations, coordinating corrective actions, and escalating environmental risks appropriately.

• Coordinated contractors, laboratories, consultants, engineers, field personnel, and clients to resolve environmental issues, maintain project schedules, and deliver environmental requirements throughout project execution. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

University of Guelph, School of Engineering, Ontario, Canada Oct. 2013 – July 2019

• Delivered environmental treatment-performance assessments across 15+ research programs by evaluating biological, chemical, physicochemical, adsorption, and advanced treatment processes for industrial and municipal applications.

• Strengthened QA/QC and environmental data quality across 10+ laboratory and pilot programs by applying standardized sampling, analytical documentation, data validation, and recordkeeping procedures.

• Identified environmental risks associated with heavy metals and complex industrial contaminants by evaluating contaminant behaviour, treatment performance, laboratory results, and environmental criteria.

• Coordinated concurrent laboratory and pilot activities involving 15+ graduate researchers by assigning technical tasks, monitoring milestones, reviewing results, and reinforcing environmental and laboratory safety practices.

• Improved technical decision-making by translating complex chemical and environmental data into technical reports, recommendations, presentations, and scientific publications.

• Strengthened environmental knowledge transfer by presenting research findings at technical workshops and communicating environmental risks, monitoring results, and treatment performance to multidisciplinary audiences. SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER / ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT COORDINATOR Hefazat Roshd Energy Company, Iran 2002 – June 2013

• Delivered approximately $1.5M in annual operating savings at Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine by optimizing integrated water and environmental treatment operations and improving process efficiency.

• Reduced cyanide concentrations in gold-mine wastewater by 97% by optimizing ozone-based advanced oxidation treatment and verifying performance through effluent monitoring.

• Reduced landfill-leachate COD from approximately 65,000 mg/L to 100 mg/L by implementing biological treatment improvements and systematic environmental performance monitoring.

• Achieved approximately 85–90% arsenic and 75–80% zinc removal in selected industrial wastewater applications by optimizing treatment processes and monitoring treatment performance.

• Strengthened environmental compliance across 20+ industrial, municipal, mining, and waste-management facilities by coordinating environmental monitoring, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, and stakeholder communication.

• Improved environmental monitoring programs across 20+ facilities by coordinating groundwater, surface-water, wastewater, soil, laboratory, analytical, and technical reporting activities.

• Strengthened hazardous and industrial waste-management practices by evaluating waste characteristics, treatment alternatives, chemical handling requirements, environmental risks, and operational controls.

• Supported environmental risk management and emergency response by identifying environmental hazards, coordinating spill and release response measures, documenting incidents, and implementing corrective actions.

• Improved multidisciplinary project delivery by coordinating engineers, contractors, operators, laboratories, environmental specialists, and clients from technical assessment through implementation and performance monitoring.

• Supported environmental program documentation by preparing monitoring records, technical reports, corrective-action recommendations, compliance documentation, and project close-out materials. Education

M.Sc. — Chemical Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology — Azad University, Iran B.Sc. — Applied Chemistry — K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran Professional Qualifications & Additional Information

• P.Eng.-Eligible

• WHMIS / SDS - Working at Heights — Ontario - Confined Space Awareness

• Spill Prevention & Emergency Response - Hazardous Waste Management

• Environmental Site Assessment Training — Ontario - PAIE Program — Environmental Engineering Stream

• Valid Ontario Class G Driver's Licence

• Permanent Resident of Canada — Full Work Authorization

• Advanced Microsoft Excel • Word • PowerPoint • Project • Outlook - Environmental Data Analysis • QA/QC • GPS & Field Equipment

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