EDUCATION
1999 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1997 A.A., Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Florida
CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Florida, 62607; 2005-2013
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Alabama, 30183; 2009-2013
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Tennessee, 00112780; 2009-2013 (inactive)
40-Hour OSHA Training (CFR 1910.120/1926.65); 2000 (refresher 2012)
ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Women Engineers, 2009
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009
Society of American Military Engineers, 2005
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1999
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
• Environmental Site Assessments at Known or Suspected Contamination Sites
• Design/Management of Remediation Programs
• Contamination Remediation Design/Implementation
• FDEP Preapproval Program
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Wastewater, and Air Permitting
• Regulatory Negotiations
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
L.S. Sims & Associates, Inc. (2008 – Present)
Professional Engineer of Record and Office Manager
Supervises the progress on each ongoing remediation project, designs remediation programs for sites contaminated with various pollutants, and prepares environmental permit applications for various clients. Several remediation designs have received regulatory approval and have been implemented resulting in significant reductions in contaminant mass. Responsibilities include scheduling and management of field technicians, geologists, and administrative staff, management of various Client projects, preparation of technical and engineering documents, and design and implementation of remediation systems and technologies, and final review of technical reports. As Office Manager, administrative duties include: Client billing, review and approval of employee timesheets and expense reports, company quality assurance for documents and sampling protocols, review and selection of employee health programs and insurance benefits, and office equipment inventory and maintenance scheduling.
Shaw Environmental, Inc. (2005-2008)
Senior Project Engineer
Assisted Project Managers with engineering design and implementation. Responsibilities included data management and supervision and training of field technicians; evaluation of field data; and writing technical and engineering reports. Several remediation designs have received regulatory approval and have been implemented resulting in significant reductions in contaminant mass. Expert in Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of remediation systems. Lead engineer for a portfolio of gasoline station remediation projects and a permitting project for a power plant.
Ellis & Associates, Inc. (2004 – 2005)
Senior Project Engineer
Provided engineering and technical assistance regarding the environmental projects, managed environmental projects, collected field data, and wrote technical and engineering reports. Proficient in conducting pilot tests and performing operation and maintenance on remediation systems.
WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. (2000 – 2004)
Associate Engineer, Remedial Action Specialist
Following college graduation, started career as a Staff Engineer specifically for the FDEP Team 5 contract that was to serve as an extension of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Petroleum Cleanup Division. Served as a regulatory manager on this contract, managing more than 50 projects. Responsibilities included technical proposal and report reviews and allocation of state funding for petroleum cleanup sites. Promoted to Associate Engineer in less than two years of starting employment with WRS. As an Associate Engineer, further responsibilities included mentoring new hires and interns and additional engineering and technical reviews under the supervision of a Professional Engineer. Designated a Remedial Action Specialist and was included during the preliminary planning stages of the FDEP’s Remedial Action Initiative (RAI). Responsibilities included assisting peer site managers with technical and engineering reviews and remediation design approvals including Remedial Action Plans, Operation and Maintenance reports, and Remediation Construction proposals and Startup Reports. Achievements included the development and management of an internal database, which tracked individual petroleum sites’ encumbrances, invoices, and site manager review turn-around. The database was used during employee evaluations by the contract management as a method of tracking performance.
KEY PROJECTS
Petroleum Assessment and Remediation
• Managed a portfolio of petroleum sites for a particular medium-sized oil company for seven years as Lead Engineer. These sites are no longer cash producing sites for the oil company and the goal has been two-fold. The first goal is to maximize the state reimbursement for remediation and second is the elimination of environmental liabilities as soon as possible. Involved with the design and implementation of remediation of these sites and drawing from experience as working a...
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