Objective: Continuation of my career in the construction health and safety field. I am a very ambitious worker who is willing to travel.

Education: State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 8/96-5/02

Bachelor’s degree in geology

Saratoga Springs High School, Saratoga Springs, NY

Certifications: TWIC, OSHA Haz-Mat (40 hr), OSHA supervisor (8 hr), OSHA construction (30 hr), OSHA construction (10 hr), confined space entry, Rapid Assay PCB testing, mold remediation inspection, radiation safety (soil density and weld inspection)

Work Experience:

6/10-current AM Contracting – Malta, NY – Health and Safety Specialist

Global foundries / Nano plant, in Malta is currently the largest construction site in the world. I am the company’s health and safety specialist who oversees all work performed and ensures daily OSHA compliance, maintains company paperwork, conducts toolbox talks, inspects all equipment and PPE daily, ensure all employees are complying with lock out – tag out procedures, coordinate work with Superintendents and write up any incident reports if needed. There are several operations that require restricted work permits, including confined space and hot work. When restricted work is scheduled, I coordinate with the sites CERT team and respective managers, issuing appropriate permits and closely supervise all confined space operations.

4/09-5/10 HydroQual Inc. – Johnstown, NY – Operations Manager & EHS HydroQual utilized space from the Gloversville-Johnstown wastewater treatment facility where I was the environmental health and safety specialist and operations manager. I was in charge of maintaining OSHA health and safety / quality standards for the site. We pump water through UV reactors from 1 inch to 36 inch in diameter. Bacteria are injected, simulating drinking and wastewater contamination. Samples are collected from the influent and effluent sides of the reactor. We use and maintain hazardous chemicals, which require safety awareness. Once a week I would administer toolbox talks to the crew. In the event of an accident, I would complete and file incident report forms. As operations manager, I was in charge of daily operations. Duties include: managing site personnel, maintaining site equipment and quantities, perform quality control and calibrations, and maintain a safe workplace.

10/07-1/09 Peterson Geotech – NY, NY – Superintendent & EHS

Peterson Geotech is a geotechnical drilling company. I worked as a superintendent and environmental health and safety specialist. Tasks include the coordination and running of projects within the five borrows of New York City, as well as Upstate New York. Projects include the installation of tieback walls, deep foundation anchor systems and water supply / dewatering wells. As the site superintendent, I managed company personnel, followed site plans and adhered to strict contract timelines. The drilling field is very dangerous. As site safety specialist, I was responsible for keeping our crews aware of all hazards. Weekly toolbox talks and maintaining a safe work environment are services I provided.

6/06-10/07 HydroQual Inc. – Mahwah, NJ – Geologist 2

Work performed includes, monitoring the progress of EPA Superfund sites throughout New Jersey and New York, quarterly and emergent low flow / surface water sampling and the oversight of the installation of monitoring wells (traditional and flute systems). During all drilling projects, soil and rock classifications were performed. The Modified Burmiester classification system was the prominent classification system used. UST and AST removal inspections were also among my job tasks. Additional, more specialized work performed in the field includes packer testing of rock borings prior to well installation, well investigation using GX-2 down hole geophysical logging equipment, and performing 24-72 aquifer tests. Along with strict oversight of fieldwork, data entry and interpretation is performed in the office. Report writing includes Contamination Exemption Area (CEA) reports.

3/05-6/06 ATC & Associates – Albany, NY – Industrial Hygienist

Main responsibilities include soil sampling and low flow well / surface water sampling during the decommissioning of the Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Plant. Our group worked in conjunction with Chinbro, a heavy construction group. As they demolished structures and reached target grades, we would follow closely and sample excavation zones. Yankee Rowe was a very complex and technical facility to work at. It was such an old facility, that when each building was demolished, unanticipated hazards weren’t uncommon. Hence, sample plans and levels of PPE changed almost daily. Hazards included petroleum; PCB’s as well as radiological. Soil sampling was performed to methodically test for PCB’s, using methods set by TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act). All soil was to be inspected using a PID or FID, due to the sites heavy petroleum and creosote contamination. ATC also trained me to inspect and sample for mold infestation.

4/03-1/05 GeoResources / LSI Adapt – Tacoma, WA – Geologist 1

While being the only field personnel for the Tacoma office, I performed construction monitoring of controlled cuts and fills. Inspections were performed at large construction sites as well as small residential sites. The coastline of Washington State has a high clay composition. Landslides were very common due to the steady year round rainfall. GeoResources would assess properties for clients prior to purchasing. We would write landslide assessments and reports. These reports would give our clients recommendations for building structures on the safest location of the property. We adhered to strict Washington State building codes when writing our clients reports. We inspected site topography and geology, determining setbacks and proper measures needed to build the property. Oversight of drill borings and test pit excavations were weekly duties. Through subsurface investigations, and specific capacity tests, we were able to determine infiltration rates. Determining the underlying geology is important for our clients. This would allow us to recommend a site location for drainage basins, as well as stable building pads.

6/02-4/03, 6/00-8/01 SJB Services – Albany, NY – Drillers Helper

When I took a year off from college, due to financial reasons, I worked as a multi-departmental employee for SJB. Mostly I worked as a driller’s helper on ATV and truck mounted drill rigs. SJB is primarily a geotechnical company, installing groundwater wells and coring bedrock. In addition to being the helper on the rig, I would also classify soil and rock as it was being drilled. Soil and rock was classified using the Modified Burmiester method. When I wasn’t working as a driller’s helper, I was inspecting weld joints as a radiographer’s assistant, or collecting water and soil samples for the environmental department.

Equipment used:

Drill rigs, bobcats, small construction equipment, Rapid Assay – PCB testing equipment, 4 gas meters, Horiba with Grunfus and peristaltic pumps, FiD and PiD VOC detection equipment, 24 channel strata view (seismic exploration), magnetometer, gravimeter, bronton compass, clinometer, terrameter (APEM), U 192 and Co 60 radiation sources [Spot weld X-rays, soil compaction (Troxler, Hombolt and Cambell)], data loggers (Win-situ trolls and mini trolls, optical readers)

Techniques used:

TSCA environmental sampling, low flow / surface water sampling, In field testing for PCBs (Rapid Assay), seismic reflection and refraction prospecting, electrical resistivity, packer testing, specific capacity testing and aquifer testing.

Software used:

Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint. Seisview, Refract solve, Well Cadd, Strater and Aqtesolve.