Environmental Engineer

OBJECTIVE

A position in Environmental Engineer with special interest in Groundwater and hazardous waste site remediation

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

Environmental Specialist in WEECO International Corp.

Accomplished many projects with Shell, Chevron, Motiva, TOTAL, DOW, and others

Advised clients to follow in cleaning up contaminated soil, air and water using environmental cleaning methods

Performed hazardous waste site investigation, field sampling and remediation

Developed and instituted thorough safety procedures, resulting in a perfect safety record

Designed installation procedures, focusing on safety, reliability, and efficiency. Received special recognition due to company-wide adoption of procedures

Conducted environmental inspections of potential installation sites, including noise levels, LEL (%) around storage tanks, air emission requirements, and awareness of VOCs

Conducted impromptu safety drills to employee awareness of safety issues

Attended commission and planning board meetings to supply detailed technical background for development plans

Ph.D. and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Environmental Specialist, WEECO International Corp., Houston, TX, 2008 - 2010

Advised clients to follow in cleaning up contaminated soil, air and water using environmental cleaning methods

Designed systems, processes, and equip. for control, management, and remediation of water, air, and soil quality

Performed VOCs (volatile organic compounds) control to detoxify organic and inorganic pollutants in groundwater, soil and gas emissions

Analyzed engineering design problems, engineering test data, technical data, designs, or preliminary specs

Conducted research and development concerning designs of Degassing

Notable Accomplishments:

Record of high performance standards, including attention to schedules, deadlines, budgets, and quality

Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2000 - 2007

Researched mathematical formations on physical phenomena and groundwater modeling in porous media

Performed field-tests for Phytoremediation and lab-tests for Electrophoretic repair

Participated in the investigation projects of Gulf Coast Environmental Protection Plan

Developed groundwater modeling in pore-scale and LNAPL/DNAPL behavior

Acquired knowledge in chemical and biological effects of pollutants according to their toxicity and abundance

Analyzed Phenol and Toluene from samples of industrial surface impoundments using gas chromatography by internal standard method

Compiled and documented test findings and results

Established and maintained research goals and timelines

Calibrated and maintained laboratory sample counting equipment and survey instrumentation

Notable Accomplishments:

Attended and presented at scientific conferences

Administrative Officer, Republic of Korea Air Force, Seoul, Korea, 1995 - 1998

Generated and assisted in preparing reports for review by federal agencies

Gained solid working knowledge of team building and group cohesion under stressful situations

Negotiated with institutional and senior administrators

Analyzed budget, coordinated schedules, and interpreted policies and procedures

Reviewed, evaluated, and processed proposals, requests, and action items

Notable Accomplishments:

Trained new staff in policies and procedures

Developed focus and cost sharing mechanisms resulting in cost savings

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, (GPA: 3.6), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2007

Dissertation: "The role of colloidal particles on the migration of bubble in porous media." College Station: Texas A&M University, October 2007. Supervisor: Dr. M Yavuz Corapcioglu

Coursework: Physical, Chemical and Biological Environmental Engineering Processes, Environmental Engineering system, Hydrogeology, Contaminant Hydrology, Environmental Remediation, Numerical Analysis, Environmental Management, Environmental Geochemistry, Transport in Porous Media

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, (GPA: 3.7), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2002

Thesis: "The feasibility of electrophoretic repair of impoundment leaks" College Station: Texas A&M University, March 2002. Supervisor: Dr. M Yavuz Corapcioglu

Coursework: Vadose Zone Hydrology, Groundwater Hydrology & Hydraulics, Applied groundwater Model, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Soil Analysis, Water resource plan and management, Applied partial difference equation, Plant Nutrition

B.S., Environmental Engineering, (GPA: 3.8), Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 1994

SKILLS

Leadership, staff training/development

Policy and procedures development, job safety analysis (JSA), environmental awareness programs

Numerical analysis, computer programming/modeling

Technical writing, proposal writing

Project consulting/management

Technology evaluation

Engineering graphics & design, inorganic chemistry, solvent extraction methods, GC-MS & LC-MS analysis, CAD drafting, UV spectrometer

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming languages:

MATLAB: Numerical programming tool

FORTRAN: FEM, FDM programming language

Technical software:

Modflow: 3-D finite-difference groundwater flow model

HYDRUS 1D/2D: groundwater flow model related to chemistry

Hec-1: Hydrology watershed modeling due to flood storm water

Hec-2, Hec-RAS: Compute water surface in both natural and man-made channels

ARC-Info, ARC-View: GIS tools

Other Application software

AutoCAD, GIS, Visio, Microsoft Office applicastions, SigmaPlot, SAS, SPSS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Society of Civil Engineers, Student Member

Association of Civil Engineering Doctoral Students, Texas A&M University, Member

Korea University's Alumni in Texas A&M University, President, 2006

Korea Society of Civil Engineers in Texas A&M University, President, 2002

LICENSES

Fundamental Engineer (Environmental)Human Resource Development Service of Korea, 1994

HONORS

Honor Student Scholarship Korea University, Seoul, 1991 - 1994

Best Administrative officer of 15th Air Force Division Republic of Korea Air Force, Seoul, 1994 - 1995; Trained, directed, and supervised teams to accomplish goals

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