Objective
I would like to have the opportunity to apply my experince in environment, health and safety experience in a practical manner.
Experience
September 2010 – Present
PARS American, Inc.
327 Chase Lane
Marietta, GA 30068
Consulting Engineer
Performing environmental consulting services associated with ESA, UST, asbestos, indoor air quality, PCB and other issues as they arise.
September 2008 – September 2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Environmental Engineer
Responsible for review and approval of State Implementation Plans (SIP) for states of Kentucky and Florida. SIPs are submitted for demonstration of attainment and/or maintenance for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) limits, update of state regulations to comply with latest developments of Clean Air Act (CAA), variance for specific industrial facilities and all other issues related to air quality.
· Responsible contact person for Regional Haze issues for all states within EPA Region IV area.
· Responsible contact person for all matters related to air emission inventories
October 1999 – September 2008
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Air Quality
Mooresville Regional Office
610 E. Center Street
Mooresville, NC 28115
Environmental Engineer
Responsible for engineering evaluation and permitting of stationary sources in accordance with CAA. The duties include technical evaluation of air permit applications, resolving issues with applicable regulations, review of air quality modeling and emission inventory reports, issuing air permits, inspection of stationary sources to determine compliance with the air permit stipulations, 112(r) and other applicable CAA regulations, overseeing stack testing, as well as investigating air quality complaints.
· Responsible for all air quality issues related to all brick manufacturing facilities
· Responsible contact person for NSPS Subparts OOO and IIII
· Responsible contact person for NESHAP Subparts RRR, JJJJJ and ZZZZ
October 1993 – October 1999
Mecklenburg County
Department of Environmental Protection
700 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Industrial Hygienist
Performed industrial hygiene and environmental duties associated with NESHAP emergency response, indoor air quality as well as health and safety.
Responsible for all NESHAP coordination which included permit application review, fee collection, follow up inspections, resolving compliance issues, coordination of issuing permits with Building Standards Department, as well as issuing violations and assessing civil penalties.
· Served in the emergency response team
· Performed a solid waste reduction study for Mecklenburg County in association with The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
· Responded to indoor air quality complaints within all County owned facilities
· Initiated and conducted health and safety training for Air Quality, Water Quality, and Solid & Hazardous Waste sections
· Initiated and managed a radiation safety training for the emergency response team
· Inspected 100% of facilities prior to issuing permits
May 1986 – July 1993
BISS Company
114 E. Patapsco Ave
Baltimore, MD
Industrial Hygienist
Started as staff environmental engineer and performed environmental consulting associated with air permit application preparation, annual emission inventory report preparation, UST, ESA, SARA Title III, PCB, indoor air quality, asbestos, occupational health and safety auditing which included respiratory protection, noise exposure evaluation, general safety evaluation, radiological monitoring, exposure assessment to airborne contaminants, and ventilation assessment. I was promoted to director of Environmental Services Division after three (3) years, and was responsible for business and technical aspects of the Division.
· Initiated and managed a marketing program which substantially increased the revenue of the Division. This growth resulted in expanding the number of staff within the Division from four (4) to twelve (12), and substantially increased the Division’s clientele
· Initiated and managed a purchasing program which resulted in substantial savings
· Initiated and managed an operation to reduce the repot writing and submittal period to two (2) weeks following completion of the study
Education
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, August 2004
Thesis: Examination of flow mixing and performance of wet detention ponds in removing of nutrients and suspended solids utilizing tracer dye study method. This study involved coordination with pond owners, project initiation, scheduling, managing the operation, sampling, coordinating and performing chemical analyses, detailed calculations, analyses of results, thesis writing, and oral defense presentation.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, The University of Missouri – Columbia, December 1987
Certification
Professional Engineer, North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, December 2003
Certified Industrial Hygienist; American Board of Industrial Hygiene, November 1994
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