Sharifa Chandler

• Ensure that all operations are conducted in accordance with relevant legal requirements.
• Conduct inspections of food service establishments, public swimming pools, hazardous waste sites, and other facilities to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
• Maintain records of all inspection results and submitted them to appropriate authorities.
• Investigate complaints regarding potential public health nuisances such as pollution or water contamination.
• Approach customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
• Help agencies and corporations develop proper standards to minimize environmental impact risks.
• Educate the public about safe practices related to water safety and sanitation standards.

Thimble Shoals Channel Norfolk

• Organized and coordinated comprehensive and consistent training drills to increase employee safety awareness.
• Investigated reports of illegal hunting activities or poaching incidents involving wildlife species protected by state laws or federal regulations.
• Collaborated with other scientists to develop conservation strategies.

Sea Bright to Manasquan Beach

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to complete projects.
• Collected specimens, handled testing and analyzed results.
• Conducted field surveys to collect data on animal populations and habitats.

Cape Fear Turning Basin Leland

• During channel operations aboard a clamshell dredge, positively identified wildlife and their remains to species level, including but not limited to manatees, sea turtles, and dolphins

Sandbridge Virgina Beach

• Documented sea turtle stranding by collecting measurements, photographic evidence, and spatial data in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protocol
• Prepared and submitted daily, weekly forms and reports to agencies and environmental consulting firms

• Conducted Salmon Retention Project observing the population of by-catch fish projecting quota for the following year
• Ensured that all operations are conducted in accordance with relevant legal requirements.
• Reported Maritime Pollution (Marpol) and Coast Guard violations
• Developed ways to control and reduce environmental impacts and presented ideas to management.