Tristan E Weir, EIT
www.linkedin.com/in/tristanweir
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A highly-motivated, well-trained, entry level engineer with excellent communication skills seeking to learn and develop as an environmental engineer.
Skills
• Concentrated study in water and waste water analysis and treatment
• Experience in standard water, waste water and geotechnical sample collection, chemical and physical assay methods and data analysis
• Experience in successful engineering team development activities, including project management, engineering analysis and design, report writing and critical oral presentations
• Working knowledge of graphics design software (Adobe Illustrator) and drafting software (AutoCAD)
• Education in both English and Engineering provides unique skillset allowing for: ease in interpretation of environmental laws and regulations, conveyance technical information to non-technical audiences, effective communication with team members, and the use of critical analysis in the design process
Education
Northern Arizona University
B.S. in Environmental Engineering, May 2014
GPA: 3.2 Overall, 3.5 In-major
• Dean’s List Multiple Semesters
• Senior Design Project: Arsenic and Uranium Water Filter, Navajo Nation
• Passed FE Exam – October, 2013
University of Connecticut
B.A. in English, May 2009
• Obtained Humanities Degree While Working as Researcher in STEM Field
• Performed independent research funded by USDA Forest Service
• Focus on critical thinking through literary analysis
Experience
Northern Arizona University: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Flagstaff, AZ
Research Engineer, EIT, May 2014-Present
Working together with Dr. Terry Baxter under a grant from the Arizona Board of Regents to develop optimized techniques for commercial algae cultivation and harvesting. Work involves water sample analysis techniques, data analysis using MS Office Suite, and evaluation of current growth and harvesting technologies. Objectives include the determination of useful byproducts of algae cultivation, identification of native species with desirable traits, and exploring the integration of algae cultivation into the wastewater treatment process.
Northern Arizona University: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering—Flagstaff, AZ & Navajo Nation
Environmental Engineering Student- Senior Project, 2013-2014
Worked with three other environmental engineering students to design a low-cost and electricity-free water filtration unit capable of reducing concentrations of uranium, arsenic, and bacteria in contaminated feed waters to levels below the maximum contamination limit as set by the USEPA. Work involved literature review, generation of proposal, experimental design, prototype fabrication, water sample analysis, economic analysis, report writing, client meetings, website design using Adobe Dreamweaver, and oral presentations. The focus of the project was to aid the residents of the former Bennett Freeze Area of the Navajo Nation. A working device was demonstrated. Awarded first place in AZ ASCE State Conference Research Poster Competition 9/2014.
The University of Connecticut: Department of Natural Resources and Engineering – Storrs, CT
Research Specialist, 2007-2009
Worked with Dr. Mark Rudnicki and Dr. Vincent Webb on multiple projects under grants from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the National Science Foundation, to observe and quantify tree wind throw and model the interaction between the forest canopy and the lo...
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