Erika Barron
Summary
Environmental professional with background in fieldwork and monitoring, prepared to excel in this role. Blends field and lab experience with academic training to offer detail-oriented and analytical skills in environmental surveys and assessments. Productive team player that brings strong focus on collaboration and problem-solving skills, seeking mid-level position with an environmental consultant company.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Industrial Hygienist III
Criterion Laboratories Inc.
05.2022 - Current
Perform building inspections, lead risk assessments, water sampling, mold and fungal investigations, and air monitoring jobs as an environmental technician for the company. Assist project managers in report writing, data entry and sampling logging for various proposals.
Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant
Baylor University
01.2019 - 05.2019
Assisted graduate students in silver and copper nanoparticle preparation and introduction to vector control. Nanoparticles were introduced to arthropod vectors in order to expose pesticides to foliage with citrus greening disease with the goal to halt this disease from infecting more botany.
Teaching Assistant
Baylor University
03.2016 - 05.2019
Assisted multiple English professors in grading undergraduate papers. Subjects for graded papers included British Literature, American Literature I, and American Literature II.
Environmental Engineer I
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
06.2018 - 08.2018
Assisted multiple field investigation and sampling events with the aquatic scientist of the region. Assisted water investigators with quality assurance reports. Researched, prepared, and presented an environmental project for the mentor.
Education
Master of Science - Aquatic Conservation, Ecology, and Restoration
University College London
London, England01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Baylor University
Waco, TX05-2019
Skills
- Field surveys
- Air monitoring
- Water and sediment sampling
- Data collection and analysis
- Research
- Laboratory testing
- Academic writing
- Microsoft applications
- Animal husbandry
- ArcGIS
- DIDSON software
- PCM analysis
Certification
- Asbestos building inspector |2022- present
- Lead RRP |2022-present
- NIOSH |2022- present
- Lead risk assessor |2023- present
- Asbestos project investigator |2023-present
- Management planner |2024-present
- Project designer |2024-present
Research Experience
- Collected European eel migration data using DIDSON sonar underwater camera. Analyzed data by comparing eel movement to various environmental factors such as water height and temperature, time of day, and moon phase. (Dissertation)
- Researched how changes in ocean circulation affected marine ecosystems and how various species of penguins are affected by this change in circulation.
- Researched best course of action for a five year monitoring program to aid in restoration of fictitious lake.
- Researched how aquatic macrophytes affect species interactions in lake ecosystems.
- Studied plant-environment interactions on a salt marsh in Northern England by comparing various environmental parameters.
Timeline
Industrial Hygienist III
Criterion Laboratories Inc.
05.2022 - Current
Undergraduate Research Lab Assistant
Baylor University
01.2019 - 05.2019
Environmental Engineer I
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
06.2018 - 08.2018
Teaching Assistant
Baylor University
03.2016 - 05.2019
Master of Science - Aquatic Conservation, Ecology, and Restoration
University College London
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Baylor University
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