Brooke Lomax
Hockley,TX
Summary
Extensive experience with laboratory processes and procedures, from education and as an environmental technician at TRC. Excellent attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, and meet deadlines. Understands major environmental standards and the industry through 5+ years of practice and education.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Technician
Trc Environmental
05.2024 - Current
- EPA methods 5A, 8A, 202A, glassware cleaning and implementing on the stack.
- Learning of air quality measurements.
- Ability to work in a lab, garage, and field.
- Ability to follow safety protocols and safety training.
- Ensured safe storage of chemicals through careful organization, labeling, and containment practices within designated areas.
- Participated in regular safety meetings to promote a culture of environmental stewardship and workplace safety within the organization.
- Worked with site to maintain compliance with applicable environment regulations.
- Visible Emissions Certified.
Biological Sciences (botany) Technician Intern
Malheur National Forest
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Establishes priorities and timelines for field season work
- Recommend methods based upon analysis of data and research for control and eradication of noxious weeds
- Safely mixed, transported, and applied herbicide to target sites using backpack sprayers, and practiced IPM
- Identified biological controls for invasive weeds in the forest and assessed proposed sites for the release of biocontrol agents
- Set weekly/monthly/seasonal priorities and goals, reported to supervisor
- Updated ARCmap daily
- Belt transect surveys at Camp Creek
- Identifying weeds from native look alikes
- Usage of dichotomous key ID plants in the field and office
- Signed in every day and kept knowledgeable weekly logs of work hours
- Worked remotely for 2 weeks camping at specific target sites
- Independently migrated in the forest on rural roads in large, Four-wheel drive vehicles
- Usage of intelispray, radios, and herbicide spray equipment
- Usage of ESRI apps including GIS, field maps, Avenza maps
- Troubleshooting for tablets
- Canada thistle rust(fungi) survey/ project
- Rejuvra project/survey
- Usage of excel, word, and calculations for analysis of plot surveys
Education
Masters - Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment
Sam Houston State University
08-2025
Bachelor of Sciences - Environmental Sciences
The University of Texas at San Antonio
08.2023
Skills
- Field equipment operation
- Field data collection
- Worksite safety
- Hazardous waste management
- Site assessment
- Environmental inspections
- Laboratory skills
- Sustainability practices
- Field report prep
- EPA reporting
- Laboratory data collection
- Environmental sampling
- Maintenance and repair
- Multitasking Abilities
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Laboratory techniques
- Health and Safety Regulations
- Risk Assessment
- Data Collection
- Quality Control
- Time management abilities
- Environmental Monitoring
- Environmental education
- Environmental auditing
- Technical Writing
- Field research
- Environmental testing
- Air quality testing
Certification
- Oregon Herbicide Apprentice license
- CPR/first aid certified
- Public Land Corps (PLC)
References
- James P Darcey, Teacher, Katy, TX, (979) 218-8604, Jamespdarcey@katyisd.org
- Jessi Brunson, Botanist, Blue Mountain Ranger District, (541) 620-3367, jessica.brunson@usda.gov
- Dave Hartman, Coach, University of Texas at San Antonio, (706) 224-0451, David.Hartman@utsa.edu
Relevantcoursework
- Human Dimensions of Wildlife
- Natural Resource Policy and Administration
- Environmental Botany class and Lab
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Watershed processes
- Environmental Statistics
- Sources, Fate, and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment
- (GIS) Geographic Information Systems
- Renewable Energy
- Restoration Ecology
Timeline
Environmental Technician
Trc Environmental
05.2024 - Current
Biological Sciences (botany) Technician Intern
Malheur National Forest
06.2023 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Sciences - Environmental Sciences
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Oregon Herbicide Apprentice license
- CPR/first aid certified
- Public Land Corps (PLC)
Masters - Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment
Sam Houston State University
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