Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Experienced environmental / analytical / geochemist. Managed (repaired and maintained) and operated water quality laboratory instrumentation, conducted field studies, trained and managed small staff of undergraduate students. Director of an independent R&D program for synthetic sediment (artificial sediment; formulated sediment) as a continuation of graduate work and personal research interests. Interested in geochemical investigations, modeling, and environmental resource management (aquatic sediment; water quality; sediment quality). Specialties: Problem-solver; excellent at novel solutions and thinking out of the box; data interpretation and pattern identification; Team worker; Multi-lingual; Willing to travel for work assignments; Successfully telecommuted for several years
Technical manager of a NELAP-accredited water quality laboratory providing analytical services and technical support for research and environmental monitoring.
Responsible for all aspects of establishing and maintaining accreditation, laboratory operations (analysis and maintenance), health & safety compliance, data management, technical and peer-reviewed reports.
Contracted to U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a subject-matter expert. Supported NEPA reviews of food-contact notifications from food companies seeking approval of food processing sanitation materials. Authored a 300+ page environmental assessment (EA) on a specific class of anti-microbial agent formulations.
Environmental assessments (risk assessment, fate and transport, remedial investigations) and engineering feasibility studies for CERCLA and RCRA projects.
Supported CERCLA and RCRA regulatory compliance and document authorship. Environmental risk assessment (ecological and human health).