Melissa Polk

• Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
• Mentored junior consultants, providing guidance and support for professional development.
• Managed large-scale projects, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints for Environmental Health & Safety Regulatory Compliance Audits.
• Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results on complex assignments for Environmental Regulatory Compliance for Air, Waste, and Water programs.

• Delivered high-quality solutions for clients for the management of their Environmental Compliance Management Programs with a focus on Air, Waste and Water.
• Managed Environmental Health and Safety Regulatory Compliance Audits for clients across of 26 states for manufacturing and food industries.
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• Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts for steel and chemical industries with a focus on waste and water management.

• Developed innovative strategies for remedial closures of underground storage tanks by developing Risk Based Remediation Goals under the Pennsylvania DEP Voluntary Action Program.
• Mentored junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.

• Completed Human Health Risk Assessments in support of remediation programs for the steel and chemical industries.

Conducted site investigations under CERCLA/Superfund, including evaluation of target cleanup levels, development of human health risk assessments, and determination of risk-based corrective action level.

Managed the development of human health risk assessments under the Pennsylvania Act 2 Program, Ohio Voluntary Action Program, Indiana Department of Environmental Protection Voluntary Program, Region III Superfund, and Region V Superfund.

Reviewed and provided technical comments to standards drafted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency (Cr(V) standards), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation.