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Jessica Trainer

Durand,MI

Summary

Environmental professional with more than 10 years of experience in environmental site investigation, including involvement in numerous underground storage tank (UST) removal/closures, Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) projects, hydrogeological investigations, and managing remediation projects in accordance with Michigan Parts 201/213. Known for ability to communicate with clients, foster positive working relationships within a team atmosphere and manage time, budgets and quality deliverables to achieve project goals.



Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Environmental Project Manager

The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.
08.2017 - Current
  • Performed small to large-scale investigations to comply with the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act 451 of 1994 Part 201 and 213.
  • Conducted and manage Phase I and Phase II investigations, including groundwater, soil, indoor air quality, soil gas and vapor intrusion investigations.
  • Coordinated and overseen residential and commercial demolitions, hazardous and non-hazardous soil excavations, dewatering and water treatment operations and other environmental projects.
  • Prepared work plans, Remedial Investigation Reports, Closure Reports, Environmental Site Assessment Reports, Baseline Environmental Assessment Report, Baseline Site Assessments for Brownfield redevelopment, bidding documents and proposals.
  • Approved proposals, work plans, contracts and invoices.

Field Scientist

PM Environmental
01.2016 - 04.2017
  • Field project manager for Phase II environmental site investigations, excavations and infrastructure developments.
  • Oversaw subcontracted demolition and excavation crews while performing field screening/sampling to delineate, remove, and/or remediate impacted soils and underground tanks using RBCA procedures.
  • Determine appropriate screening depths of water monitoring wells; install and sample.
  • Conduct Ground Penetrating Radar surveys to locate Underground Storage Tanks.
  • Perform groundwater, drinking water, storm sewer discharge and soil vapor sampling.
  • Operate, maintain and repair Geoprobe drill rigs and respective tooling strings.
  • Manage engineering activities involving the operation and maintenance of soil, air, and groundwater remediation systems.
  • Classify and log soil geology, screen soil cores for impact and determine proper sampling intervals.

Phase I Consultant/Researcher

PM Environmental
04.2015 - 01.2016
  • Performed historical research for environmental assessments by compiling previous environmental reports and property information from State archives, municipal assessor's offices, and from conducting phone interviews with public officials and community members.
  • Acted as point of contact for project managers' aerial photograph requests and helped build an in-house GIS database by collecting historical imagery and plotting aerial overlays to Google Earth and ArcGIS.
  • Served as primary FOIA contact to Lansing, MI district EGLE, gathering archived property information for Phase I and Phase II projects.
  • Collaborated with staff to complete Phase I ESA reports.
  • Assisted in creation of a training manual for new employees and helped coach junior staff on department processes.
  • Managed 15-20 Phase I projects simultaneously

Education

Master of Science - Environmental Science

University of Michigan
Dearborn
04-2015

Bachelor of Science - Integrated Science

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
04-2011

Skills

  • Working remotely, independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritize work and deadlines
  • Organization of projects and materials
  • Communication and technical writing
  • Coordinating multiple moving parts
  • Quick response communication

Timeline

Environmental Project Manager

The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc.
08.2017 - Current

Field Scientist

PM Environmental
01.2016 - 04.2017

Phase I Consultant/Researcher

PM Environmental
04.2015 - 01.2016

Master of Science - Environmental Science

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science - Integrated Science

Eastern Michigan University