Chemical Environmental Engineer
Enthusiastic and goal-oriented water sector engineering student with wide ranging background in many aspects of water production, including source development, engineering, treatment, distribution and chemical and biological evaluation. Additional experience includes volunteer water systems development in four countries, graduate level research in surface modification of desalination filters and surface water quality modeling, and project management training. Excels at problem solving, works well with minimal supervision, and communicates effectively with coworkers across a wide range of disciplines.
EDUCATION
Candidate - Masters of Science San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Chemical Engineeing Expected Date: May 2014
Bachelors of Science University of California, Davis
Environmental Toxicology, minor in Medical Entomology June 2006
Associate of Arts Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Biology June 2002
PROFICIENCIES
Field Sampling, Environmental Fate and Transport of Pollutants, Project Management, Chemistry of Water Treatment, Analysis and Interpretation of Drinking and Wastewater, ArcGIS, AutoCAD
REVELVANT COURSE WORK
Geological Engineering, Introduction to Hydrogeology, Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Transport Phenomena, Mass Transfer, Separations, Water Treatment Plant Design, Physical Chemistry, Environmental Fate of Toxicants, Legal Aspects of Environmental Toxicology
CERTIFICATES
- 40 Hour HAZWOPER, 2013
- PMI Certified Associate Project Manager, 2011
- California Dept. of Public Health Water Treament Plant Operator, Grade II, 2011
- California Dept. of Public Health Distribution System Operator, Grade II, 2011
- CWEA Laboratory Analyst Grade II, 2010
Engineer in Training, 2010
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose State University San Jose, CA
Masters Project Apr 2013 – Present
- Conducts graduate level research quantifying the operational performance of three surface water methyl mercury treatment units by assessing forecasting performance of computational fluid dynamic models of summer time oxygen mass transport behavior in the hypolimnia of Calero, Stevens Creek and Guadalupe Reservoir.
Johnson Service Group San Jose, CA
Graduate Student Intern Feb 2013 – Present
- Conducts stormwater runoff and surface water quality related clerical duties within the Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship Unit
- Compiles data from multiple departments in the SCVWD for summary in annual NPDES permit report to the regional water board
- Assists with vendor bids, site inspections, and reports on trash full capture devices in the Coyote Watershed
- Maintains, calibrates and deploys YSI sonde probes in District watersheds to monitor for fish stressor parameters
- Assists in the sampling of surface water bodies for methylmercury monitoring
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – Water Quality Bureau Millbrae, CA
Water Quality Technician I/II July 2009 – Present
- Assists with simple to increasingly skilled physical, chemical and biological laboratory analysis of drinking water, wastewater and other environmental samples
- Cleans, maintains, and calibrates delicate laboratory instrumentation
- Prepares standards, reagents and media for routine assays
- Ensures proper preservation, collection, chain of custody, entry into laboratory information management system (LIMS) of drinking water, wastewater and other environmental samples
- Performs field tests, verifications, and calibrations of water quality monitoring instrumentation
IBM – Almaden Road Research Facility San Jose, CA
Joint Discovery Intern Jan 2010 – July 2010
- Conducted graduate level research supporting the development of novel anti-fouling and thermoresponsive thin film coatings aimed at improving desalination performance in existing reverse osmosis membranes.
- Synthesized and purified novel polymers and cast thin film coatings by interfacial polymerization
- Characterized polymer and membrane performance using a variety of tools, including UV-vis, C-NMR, H-NMR, SEM and various flow cell geometries.
- Regularly reported findings to supervisor and graduate advisor
Kiff Analytical, LLC Davis, CA
Lab Technician I June 2006 – Nov 2007
- Extracted and loaded soil, air and water samples onto HP 5890 and 6890 chromatographic instrumentation for hydrocarbon analysis by EPA methods 8260, 8015 and 524.
- Ensured accurate transcription of samples onto worksheets for extraction and analysis
- Analyzed quality control and instrument calibration chromatograms
- Worked independently under rapidly changing and stressful conditions
- Performed database entry and word processing tasks
INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Engineers Without Borders – San Francisco Professional Chapter
Haiti Project Travel Team Member (abroad July 2011)
- Helped administer a clinic impact baseline assessment survey for population of 80,000 in Bayonnais, Haiti
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary professionals team to design and implement a medical clinic in Haiti
- Conducted field water quality testing on municipal water supplies.
Honduras Project Team Member Nuevo Higuerito Central, Honduras (abroad Jan 2011, Jun 2009, August 2012) Jan 2009- Present
- Traveled twice to community to perform a wide range of tasks, including topographic survey assessment, water quality data collection, community networking, site assessment, distribution sys...
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