Nearly twenty year professional with extensive knowledge in environmental science including environmental engineering science, remediation, consulting, and environmental due diligence. Currently self-employed seeking full-time environmental work.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner / Licensed Radon Mitigation Specialist
Musson Environmental & Inspection, MEI
08.2017 - Current
Employed for MEI and have been procuring clients for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) in California since April 2023. Completed nearly twenty Phase I ESAs, secured repeat client, and currently working on a limited soil sampling investigation.
Performed limited radon mitigation work and consulting for home owners installing their own radon mitigation systems (in California). Installed over one hundred radon mitigation systems in Minnesota and performed pre-mitigation and post-mitigation testing. Followed Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) guidelines for system design, construction and quality control / safety. Familiar with multiple radon technologies, including, sub-slab and drain-tile depressurization; and both block-wall and sub-membrane (crawlspace) depressurization methods.
Performed over one hundred standard residential home inspections in accordance with International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI).
Maintained great customer relationships on all projects and honored workmanship guarantees after system installation and/or inspection.
Maintained 4.9/5 rating on Google.
Environmental Professional
Cretelligent
10.2020 - 09.2022
Responsible for reviewing both contractor-prepared and in-house environmental due diligence reports associated with commercial real estate transactions; Phase I ESAs, Environmental Transaction Screens, and Desktop Reviews.
Responsible for report quality control and accuracy and directly interacted with clients regarding any further consulting and/or environmental due diligence.
Responsible for reviewing several reports per day in fast-paced work environmental and worked closely with a team of multiple report writers, contractors, and client success managers.
Performed Phase II Environmental Site Assessment field work including soil-vapor sampling.
Project Engineer
Applied Engineering
03.2015 - 03.2018
Responsible for completing Limited Site Investigations (LSI) associated with Minnesota Petroleum Petrofund program in accordance with Minnesota Pollution Control Annecy (MPCA).
Performed in all levels of the LSI process including cost estimating, subcontractor procurement, cost/material tracking, and environmental field work, which includes soil sampling, groundwater sampling, soil-vapor survey and sampling, permanent monitor well installation and quarterly sampling, water well assessment, and underground storage tank investigation/removal.
Responded to MPCA report comments.
Project Engineer
Vieau Associates Inc
08.2010 - 10.2014
Completed over two hundred Phase II Investigations for commercial and private real estate transactions and development projects, which included field sampling and report writing.
Worked on underground storage tank removals and other petroleum remediation projects.
Completed LSI, MPCA Petrofund work, and gained familiarity with the Minnesota Brownfield program for urban properties impacted with petroleum and/or hazardous chemicals. Worked closely with construction contractors on Brownfield projects.
Staff Scientist / Project Scientist
WRS Infrastructure and Environment Inc
04.2005 - 07.2009
Responsible for completing field work and compiling environmental reports for Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) districts throughout the State of Florida.
As an environmental scientist, worked closely in the field with on-site construction foreman(s) and field technicians
Involved with several large soil remediation (excavation) and groundwater pump and treat projects.
Worked on small and large remedial projects from assessment through implementation/construction, often in the field for weeks or months
Completed design-build environmental projects working closely with construction crew as the on-site environmental scientist/engineer
Regularly responsible for on-site health and safety and prepared health and safety meetings; also, ensured field technicians sent in timesheets and expense reports
Tracked project costs and budget, fueled vehicles, and reported to senior project scientist
Used technical equipment; for example, GPS to locate existing monitoring wells, Gas Chromatograph machine to analyze treated effluent groundwater
Very familiar with sampling of monitor wells using YSI instrumentation
Limited experience with slurry walls, injection monitoring wells, and containment cell design interpretation, and construction / maintenance of cap
Developed managerial skills - supervising field technicians and sub-contractors
Performed emergency response calls for petroleum spills and/or hazardous chemical spills, most regularly associated with over-turned trucks
Populated data and completed written reports, such as, Remedial Investigation (RI), Remedial Action (RA), Record of Decision (ROD), and Feasibility Studies.
Education
Bachelor's - Civil Engineering - Construction Management, Geotechnical
University of Wisconsin
Skills
MS Word, MS Excel, Google Documents; limited Primavera, MS Project
Web: WordPress, WIX, Facebook Marketing
Great working with teams and independently
Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certification
Licensed Radon Mitigation Provider - American Association of Radon Scientists & Technologists and the National Radon Proficiency Program (AARST-NRPP)
Timeline
Environmental Professional
Cretelligent
10.2020 - 09.2022
Owner / Licensed Radon Mitigation Specialist
Musson Environmental & Inspection, MEI
08.2017 - Current
Project Engineer
Applied Engineering
03.2015 - 03.2018
Project Engineer
Vieau Associates Inc
08.2010 - 10.2014
Staff Scientist / Project Scientist
WRS Infrastructure and Environment Inc
04.2005 - 07.2009
Bachelor's - Civil Engineering - Construction Management, Geotechnical
University of Wisconsin
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