Melissa Frizzelle
Wilmington,NC
Summary
Experienced Environmental Health Specialist skilled in regulatory compliance and public health education. Conducts thorough inspections and develops impactful educational programs. Specializes in water quality analysis and effective communication, enhancing community safety and environmental protection through proactive engagement and collaboration.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Health Specialist
New Hanover County Government
12.2019 - Current
- Conducted unannounced inspections of facilities and equipment to ensure compliance with regulations and issue permits.
- Responded to violation reports through investigations, report preparation, citations, and follow-up monitoring.
- Maintained authorizations and certifications through ongoing education in food, lodging & institutions, public swimming pools, childcare, tattoos, and wells, ensuring up-to-date knowledge in environmental health standards.
- Served as liaison for agencies like NC Dept. of Agriculture in facility inspections and recalls.
- Formulated responses to public and media inquiries regarding environmental health issues.
- Facilitated public relations by addressing inquiries and developing educational programs to enhance community awareness of environmental health issues.
- Delivered environmental health education via website, presentations, brochures, and site visits.
Erosion Control Inspector
New Hanover County Government
12.2014 - 12.2019
- Inspecting over 400 various types of construction sites on rotation, for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Provided field inspection reports to contractors, engineers, and developers in a timely and professional manor. Worked diligently to educate the public on erosion control and how it not only improves our community, but serves to protect our environment by keeping our streams, rivers and coastal waters in the best condition for future generations.
- Enforce the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act and other applicable State and County laws or ordinances within an assigned area of responsibility.
- Perform site inspections to evaluate potential threats to nearby water bodies, drainage structures, and neighboring properties, while verifying that the site conditions are the same as the erosion control plan and that the plan is performing as designed.
- Sample and test various types of water samples for state and federal water quality standards.
- Review site plans and permit applications.
- Familiar with zoning policies for tree protection and setbacks.
- Aware of requirements for CAMA permitting.
- Able to easily navigate New Hanover County’s GIS mapping software.
- Basic understanding of floodplain management and the FNMA's National Flood Insurance Program.
Chemist/Project Manager/Data Analyst
SGS-Analytical Perspectives
05.2011 - 12.2014
- Managed 12 clients for analytical services, coordinating sample collection from job sites under strict chain of custody (COC) rules and monitoring projects in the lab to ensure timely delivery of accurate reports for legal compliance.
- Conducted various chemical techniques in a high sample through-put ultra-trace laboratory, while able to accurately and safely, process and maximize the number of billable samples to clients, on or before due date.
- Reviewed data from in-house and outsourced labs to verify quality criteria compliance and implemented corrective actions as needed.
- Thorough experience in testing and analyzing soil, water, air and tissue for various environmental pollutants, such as dioxins, furans, PCB’s, and PARCs and knowledge in running a mobile lab to test water and soil for turbidity, pH, conductivity, iron, calcium, phosphates, and nitrogen.
- Follow EPA regulations and procedures to analyze for various compounds.
- Perform daily calibrations on all equipment used in measuring, to NELAC and SI standards.
- Fostered collaboration among team members to enhance productivity and communication. to maximize efficiency and production.
Commissioning Specialist II
Duke/Fluor Daniel
12.2000 - 08.2004
- Worked on seven different projects from engineering, construction, and commissioning of water treatment systems as well as, owner operator training and finally the turnover of a finished product to various clients.
- Responsible for maintaining water chemistry for entire power plant from the time it enters the site, until it exits. Tests included pH monitoring and adjustment, clarification with coagulants and/or softeners, low and high pressure boiler chemistry, production of ultra-pure water with little-to-no conductivity, and reporting all results to EPA prior to any plant discharge.
- Provided feedback to engineering, as to how well chemicals are working to enhance plant performance and able to ensure that all sample points and chemical injections points are in the best possible locations.
- Maintained all equipment and ensured proper functionality.
- Worked with engineering to identify which areas would be most prone to chemical corrosion and how to prevent metallic stress on the system due to chemicals in a high heat/high pressure environment.
- Proactively manage equilibrium state chemistry during balance of plant operation, including the ramp up to full power and back down.
- Work closely with engineers and EPA to mitigate and minimize any impact on unforeseen future events and implement practical solutions in the field that were not anticipated by engineering team.
- Ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings, Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&IDs), as well as, electrical drawings. Responsible for scoping systems, using piping, electrical, and instrumentation drawings, which were then turned into individual systems for client turnover.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC05-2011
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC12-2000
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Environmental assessments
- Assess Engineered Drawing, piping and electrical
- Initial start up of water clarification plants, including water and chemical pumps
- Public health inspections
- Water quality analysis
- Data interpretation
- Project coordination
- Technical writing
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Educational program development
- Public health education
- Communicable disease knowledge
- Food safety evaluation
- Emergency response planning
- Safety data sheets
- Personal protective equipment
- Electrical safety
Qualifications Summary
I possess a strong principle of following strict federal, state, and local laws and policies shaped by seven different states, especially North Carolina. I have a broad background in various types of chemical processes that I can apply to this position. I continuously strive to learn new techniques to increase efficiency and productivity while maintaining accuracy and integrity. I am very familiar with following procedure to ensure that results are reliable and repeatable. I have worked in high pressure environments and surpassed the needs of our clients, as well as, our own expectations.
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Accomplishments
3 Stellar Awards for Professionalism, Innovation, Stewardship
Timeline
Environmental Health Specialist
New Hanover County Government
12.2019 - Current
Erosion Control Inspector
New Hanover County Government
12.2014 - 12.2019
Chemist/Project Manager/Data Analyst
SGS-Analytical Perspectives
05.2011 - 12.2014
Commissioning Specialist II
Duke/Fluor Daniel
12.2000 - 08.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington