Environmental Scientist

Daniel Salazar

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JOB OBJECTIVE: A position as an Environmental Scientist.

PROFILE

• Four years experience in the development, implementation and preparation of environmental documents, environmental constraint matrices, and land use maps for transportation related projects.

• An organized, detail-oriented, and self-starter, able to strategize, and prioritize effectively to accomplish multiple tasks.

• Computer skills include: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat 9.0, ERDAS Imagine 8.7 and Leica Photogrammetry Suite, IDRISI 32, ENVI 4.3, ESRI Arc/Info Workstation, ArcMap 9.1, ERMapper 6.4, Adobe CS3, MicroStation v8, Traffic Noise Model v2.5, GPS Office Pathfinder, and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

• Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal environmental laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the areas of noise pollution, air/water quality, wetlands, hazardous materials, socioeconomic, biological resources, and/or cultural/historic resources.

• Language: Fluently read, write, and speak Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• As an Environmental Specialist, Mr. Salazar has extensive experience in a variety of environmental and engineering related studies.

 Evaluated proposed transportation projects upon wetlands, hazardous materials, fisheries, wildlife, and threatened or endangered species and their habitats, noise and air modeling, hazardous materials record researches, socioeconomic and environmental justice analysis, secondary & cumulative impact assessments, and Section 4(f)/6(f) parkland documentation.

 Development of Environmental Documents: Environmental Assessments (EA), Categorical Exclusions (CE), Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE), Reevaluations (Addendums), Section 4(f)/6(f), and Phase I Site Assessments.

 Coordinate with state, county, and resource agencies to develop and implement recommendations for mitigation efforts concerning wetlands, threatened/endangered species, and habitat restoration.

 Coordinate public involvement activities for the Pharr District and assisted in route studies/selections, reviewed plans, specifications and estimates related to environmental issues.

• As a Biology Science Technician, Mr. Salazar was responsible for all aspects of managing the day-to-day research operations that included a variety of agricultural and Remote Sensing/GIS projects.

 Conducted image processing, GIS, global positioning system (GPS), soil & plant sampling, spectroradiometeric measurements, and assisted in developing techniques for precision farming.

 Conducted post-harvest, traditional treatments such as heat & cold and irradiation, exotic methods such as ohmic heating & pulsed electric field

 Support of maintaining quarantine security against tropical fruit flies, sterile insect release program for fruit flies, and help develop sterile insect programs for other Anastrepha species for ecological acceptable fruit fly control programs.

WORK HISTORY

2006 - Present Environmental Specialist

L&G Engineering, Mercedes, Texas 78570

2005 & 2006 Teachers Assistant, Department of Biology

UTPA, Edinburg, Texas 78539

2001 – 2006 Biology Science Technician/Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist

USDA-ARS, Weslaco, Texas 78596

RECENT PROJECTS

The environmental documents include the estimating and evaluating of short-term and long-term effects and identified ways to minimize, mitigate, or eliminate and/or compensate for the potential environmental impacts on social, economic, natural resources, water, and wastewater. In accordance with TxDOT guidelines, analysis for direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts for environment documents followed the eight step approach for added capacity projects.

Environmental Assessments: Mile 2 North (FONSI in 2009); FM 2221/FM681; Anzalduas, Pharr, Los Tomates Boarder Safety Inspection Facility (BSIF); FM 493 North, La Homa Road; South Parallel Corridor; Robstown Trading Inland Processing Center, FM 1925, US 281

Categorical Exclusions: Los Indios (FONSI in 2009); Stuart Place Road; Brownsville Navigation District, Los Indios Parking Lot; Robstown Concho Waterline; Sugar Place Road

Programmatic Categorical Exclusions: FM 396/Bryan Road Overpass

Phase I Site Assessments: Mercedes Transfer Station USACE Jurisdictional Determination Survey Report and Rare; Threatened or Endangered Species Survey Report; Mercedes Transfer Station (Phase 1 Survey)

Addendum: BUS 83 (outfall); FM 1924 (outfall); FM 88 (outfall)

PRESENTATIONS

Salazar, D., Bernabe, S., Acevedo, I., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis, M. R., 2005, Spectral properties of common weeds associated with cotton and their detection and mapping using aerial color-infrared photography. 20th Biennial Workshop on Aerial Photography, (talk).

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis. M. R., 2005, Assessment of single date and multitemporal classification using color-infrared photography for selected row crop identification in south Texas. 20th Biennial Workshop on Aerial Photography, (talk).

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R. Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt J. H., and Davis, M. R., 2005, Assessment of single date and multitemporal classification using color-infrared photography for selected row crop identification in south Texas. Texas Academy of Science, (talk).

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis, M. R., 2005, Detection and mapping of major row crops in south Texas using aerial color infrared photography. American Society for Horticultural Science, (talk).

Herrera, H., Salazar, D., Mazariegos, R. A., Summy, K. R., and Everitt, J. H., 2004, Using remotely-sensed airborne hyperspectral imagery to classify hydrilla and waterhyacinth near Los Fresnos pumping bend in Brownsville, Texas. Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Week (HESTEC), (talk).

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis, M. R., 2004, Assessment of airborne and satellite multispectral imagery for crop identification in south Texas. Texas Academy of Science, (talk)

Herrera, H., Salazar, D., Mazariegos, R. A., Summy, .K. R., and Everitt. J. H., 2003, Using remotely-sensed airborne hyperspectral imagery to classify hydrilla and waterhyacinth near Los Fresnos pumping bend in Brownsville, Texas. Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, (talk).

PUBLICATIONS

Salazar, D., 2008. Assessment of airborne multispectral imagery for crop identification in south Texas. M.S. Thesis, University of Texas Pan American, Texas, 163 p.

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis. M. R., 2005. Assessment of single date and multitemporal classification using color-infrared photography for selected row crop identification in south Texas. 20th Biennial Workshop on Aerial Photography, Videiography, and High Resolution Digital Imagery for Resource Assessment.

Salazar, D., Summy, K. R., Little, C. R., Mazariegos, R. A., Everitt, J. H., and Davis. M. R., 2005. Abstract - Detection and mapping of major row crops in south Texas using aerial color infrared photography. American Society for Horticultural Science.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

A.S. Biology, South Plain College; B.S. Biology, University of Texas Pan American; M.S. Biology, University of Texas Pan American (Thesis); 404 Permit Application & Compliance USACE; TxDOT Environmental Coordinators’ Conference; EPD-Biological Resource; Indirect & Cumulative Impacts Analysis

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