Environmental Engineering

Yi Zha

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

A full-time Environmental Engineer

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering Expected December 2011

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

University Graduate Scholarship; GPA: 3.9/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering June 2009

Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei, China

The Top Ten College Students Award; The National Scholarship by the Ministry of Education of China

GPA: 3.5/4.0

Professional design: a drinking water plant (5,000m3/d),a wastewater treatment plant (60,000 m3/d), a drinking water supply network (300L/capital/d), sewage network (300L/capital/d) and pumping stations

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

EIT in progress ( October 2011)

Water and wastewater treatment techniques: filtration, aggregation, flocculation, sedimentation; aerobic activated sludge technique, etc

Analytical equipments: electric pH meter, analytical balance, microscope, high temperature Muffle furnace; GC/MS, UV-Vis , AA, HPLC

Water quality analysis: pH, VSS, COD, ammonia, phosphorus, etc

Knowledge on solid and hazardous waste, air pollution control and permitting, land fill and water resources, compliance audits, etc

MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; AutoCAD; Sigma Plot; Matlab

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wastewater Treatment Plant of Hefei Economic District, Hefei, China

Assistant Engineer Jan 2009-June 2009

Provided maintenance to ensure the proper functioning of facilities (bar screens, secondary clarifier, aeration tank, etc) to treat approximately 50,000 tons of wastewater per day

Monitored each facility in the Central Control Room using plant specific software

Analyzed water quality: COD, ammonia, phosphorus, VSS, etc; observed indicator microorganisms, especially planktons

Assisted the supervisor to report weekly to Environmental Protection Bureau of Hefei

Bureau of Water Resources of Wuwei County, Wuwei, China

Assistant Engineer June –July 2007

Designed a complete underground drinking water supply network for Jiangyuan Drinking Water Plant (covering a population of 25,037 and water demand of 2230 m3/d) using AutoCAD

Conducted hydraulic calculation of the network( head loss, flow rates, piping calculation etc) using specific programs in MS Excel

Evaluated existing drinking water supply network based on hydraulic calculations and provided solutions for optimization (e.g. upgrade the aging pipes that no longer meet water supply demands)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Study of Granular Aerobic Sludge (GAS) treating industrial wastewater, Hefei, China

Assistant Project Manager Jan 2009-June 2009

Operated and maintained GAS reactor to treat industrial wastewater in the region

Cultivated granular aerobic sludge from ordinary activated sludge, and explored factors that helped formation of GAC. VSS was successfully increased from 3,000mg/L to 5,000mg/L.

Removal efficiency of ammonia, COD and phosphorus was increased from 70% to approximately 95% after GAC was finally formed

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