Tracy Spade
Anchorage
Summary
Resourceful professional in environmental science and health, known for high productivity and the ability to efficiently complete tasks. Skilled in data analysis, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment. Excel at communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, ensuring successful project outcomes.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Scientist II
Tanaq Environnemental, LLC
Anchorage
05.2023 - 06.2025
- Provided research and technical support to multidisciplinary project teams on across six six military installations in the areaswith a focus on of Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and hydrocarbon constituents in groundwater and soil. remediation.
- Acted as the Pprimary author of United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) technical EPA documents to for multiple projects. These documents include, but are not limited to Proposed Plans, Records of Decision, Community Involvement Plans (CIPs), and informational community fact sheets, providing needed updates to community stakeholders on the progress of the various installation remedial and cleanup activities and clean-up progress.
- Served as project scientist authoring CIPs for both Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) and the Gunter Annex installations, and a Maxwell-Gunter Land Use Control and Implementation Plan.
- Drafted PFAS contaminated site Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Study documents for Columbus AFB and Keesler AFB, Mississippi, and Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- Contributed to the development of the Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plan (UFP-QAPP) and other work plans required by client stakeholders during work order implementation fir McConnel Air Force Base.
- Provided engineering support to project teams for remediation activities. For example, sServed as the Project Engineer at Fairchild Air Force BaseAFB, Spokane, WA, responsible for designing 7 new residential granular activated carbon (GAC) PFAS remediation systems using principles of civil, mechanical, and chemical engineering in system design.
- Responsible Providedfor troubleshooting and engineering a solutions to ensure ninety-two existing PFAS filtration systems remained online and performing accuratelyas designed.
- Produced engineering drawings in AutoCAD to include system design, system as-built, PI&D drawings, and system location area maps.
- Executed statistical analysis of census data in to produceing an Environment Justice evaluations, used to for identify underserved and at-risk communitiesying and informing the public of military installation remediation activities and clean-up progress, that may have required additional considerations during site assessment and remediation activities.
- Provided as-needed support to multiple project teams on multi-million-dollar contracts, to facilitate achieving project objectives on time and on budget. This support often required swift and intense site assessment and remediation evaluation to provide the project teams expertise and the benefit of my experienced best judgement on projects I had not been previously involved in.
- Authored EPA Proposed Plan and Records of Decision for an unexploded ordnance (UXO) site at Naval Outlying Field Cabiness, Corpus Christy, TX.
Engineering Consultant
LLead Services, LLC
Dallas
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Drafted environmental feasibility studies for various industrial railway projects, residential roadway, and stormwater maintenance plans.
- Conducted due-diligence reviews of real property records, identifying existing site utilities, water and mineral rights, and right-of-way easements.
- Performed hydraulic analysis and designed stormwater drainage plans.
- Assisted with drafting site development design plan sheets in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Developed a 10-year comprehensive roadway maintenance manual based on pavement condition survey data, incorporating expected annual maintenance and rehabilitation cost estimates for 13-miles of a residential community in Houston, TX.
Administrative Rover
US Dept of State- US Embassy to Belgium, European Union, and USNATO
Brussels
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Provided administrative support to Diplomatic Security Agents within the Regional and Engineering Security Offices in drafting and management of sensitive and classified information.
- Acting Emergency Response Coordinator for US Embassy compound and USNATO locations. Developed and executed an emergency response training program for Floor Wardens. Managed emergency response supplies and equipment as well as condition of Safe Haven locations.
- Developed programs and databases for increased inter-office efficiency of data collection practices.
- Created and managed a virtual personnel in-processing procedure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure security in-briefs and necessary access credentials were provided to incoming personnel in observance of on-site presence restrictions.
- Drafted SOPs of all office procedures, database entry maintenance, and software applications.
Environmental Field Consultant
Seneca, SCMC LLC
Columbus
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Field Manager for Fort Benning, GA- landfill methane monitoring which included equipment operation and maintenance, gas sampling, and determining required data control mechanisms for methane migration and system balance.
- Prepared technical monitoring and Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study reports for submittal to US Army Corps of Engineers clients using field and analytical data.
- Conducted groundwater and soil sampling for corrective action design and implementation of remediation efforts.
- Preformed in-situ soil sampling, standard penetration testing, PID organic vapor readings, soil classifications, and well boring logs.
- Served as supervisory health and safety manager on various project sites.
Engineering Intern III
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation-Air Quality Control
Anchorage
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Researched and provided updated EPA regulations of hazardous pollutant standards and compliance resources for air quality permit processing.
- Analyzed and processed public open burn permit applications.
- Prepared engineering inspection templates for reporting a variety of industrial control processes.
- Answered public inquiries concerning emission control standards, federal/state and district rules, regulations, procedures, and requirements.
Research Technician II
Colorado Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer
Denver
06.2004 - 06.2006
- Researched water rights and hydrologic records for issuance of water use permits to the public.
- Maintained the integrity of archived state hydrographical system and water rights databases.
- Located existing surface and groundwater resources using GIS mapping software.
- Served as a state-wide employee council representative and co-created a peer mentoring program for departmental employee cross-training.
- Produced and presented technical reports and progress status of employee council updates at monthly department staff meetings.
Education
M.S - Civil Engineering-Geotechnical Engineering Emphasis
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KSB.S. - Civil Engineering-Environmental Engineering Emphasis, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KSSkills
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ArcGIS 101
- Microsoft Office Suite
- VBA Programming language
- Access database design
Awards
- Department of State Franklin Award, 2020
- Department of State Meritorious Honor Award, 2021
Personal Information
Title: Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, USNATO Access Clearance
Current Certifications
- 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety
- 8-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Supervisor
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training
- CPR/AED Certification
Timeline
Project Scientist II
Tanaq Environnemental, LLC
05.2023 - 06.2025
Engineering Consultant
LLead Services, LLC
06.2021 - 11.2022
Administrative Rover
US Dept of State- US Embassy to Belgium, European Union, and USNATO
11.2019 - 06.2021
Environmental Field Consultant
Seneca, SCMC LLC
09.2013 - 06.2015
Engineering Intern III
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation-Air Quality Control
01.2007 - 09.2007
Research Technician II
Colorado Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer
06.2004 - 06.2006
M.S - Civil Engineering-Geotechnical Engineering Emphasis
Kansas State University
B.S. - Civil Engineering-Environmental Engineering Emphasis, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Kansas State University