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Detail oriented and results driven Water and Wastewater Engineer. Experienced in environmental, power, and process engineering. Leverages strengths in water and wastewater treatment, project management, and cost estimating. Experienced in implementing and overseeing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Simplifies and improves work processes using continuous improvement and development of software tools. Promoted to increased responsibility roles with larger design responsibility, project leadership, project management, and managing junior engineers. Creative problem solver with proven innovative, cost-effective treatment designs that improve facility environmental compliance. Areas of expertise:
Water and Wastewater Treatment Design| Cost Estimating | Specification Development | Project Development | Contract Management | Construction Management | Engineering Plans | IEPA/IDEM/MWRD Compliance | Computer Modeling of Water Systems | Environmental Permitting | Environmental Studies | Technical Writing | Water Balances | Proposal Development | Microsoft Office Suite | AutoCAD | ArcGIS
EXPERIENCE
Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Chicago, IL April 2016 - July 2020
A $3+ billion full-service Architecture/Engineering/Construction firm
Staff Environmental Scientist / Senior Environmental Scientist / Senior Process Engineer
Lead process engineer on $10,000 to $1MM+ projects in the power and industrial markets. Completed engineering designs from conceptual phase, through detailed design, procurement, construction, and start-up. Project management for concurrent $200,000+ engineering design projects and studies. Developed AACE Level 5 to 1 construction estimates. Performed environmental studies for clients across the United States. Coordinated across multiple disciplines, regional offices, and global offices.
BP Products North America, Whiting, IN September 2014 - April 2016
An $8+ billion dollar oil and gas company
Environmental Specialist, Water and NPDES
Ensured NPDES permit compliance for a 400+ MBD refinery, including industrial wastewater, stormwater, chemical usage, and mercury variance implementation.
Tetra Tech, Inc., Chicago, IL March 2013 - September 2014
A $3+ billion full-service Architecture/Engineering firm
Environmental Engineer II
Project and field lead for sampling on multiple projects at major Midwest industrial clients.
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Graduate Research Associate, November 2010 to March 2013
Jedson Engineering, Cincinnati, OH
Civil/Structural Engineer Intern, January 2009 to August 2009
Process Engineer Intern, May 2008 to August 2008 and June 2007 to August 2007
GE Water and Process Technologies, Norfolk, VA
Site Manager, November 2005 to November 2006
Field Service Engineer, November 2003 to November 2005
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Master of Science in Engineering with focus in Water Resources Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and Physiology
Water and Wastewater Treatment Design| Cost Estimating | Specification Development | Project Development | Contract Management | Construction Management | Engineering Plans | IEPA/IDEM/MWRD Compliance | Computer Modeling of Water Systems | Environmental Permitting | Environmental Studies | Technical Writing | Water Balances | Proposal Development | Microsoft Office Suite | AutoCAD | ArcGIS
EXPERIENCE
Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Chicago, IL April 2016 - July 2020
A $3+ billion full-service Architecture/Engineering/Construction firm
Staff Environmental Scientist / Senior Environmental Scientist / Senior Process Engineer
Lead process engineer on $10,000 to $1MM+ projects in the power and industrial markets. Completed engineering designs from conceptual phase, through detailed design, procurement, construction, and start-up. Project management for concurrent $200,000+ engineering design projects and studies. Developed AACE Level 5 to 1 construction estimates. Performed environmental studies for clients across the United States. Coordinated across multiple disciplines, regional offices, and global offices.
- Created and implemented a zero liquid discharge water recycling system for a simple cycle power plant cooling tower that eliminated the NPDES discharge for the facility and reduced intake water flow.
- Developed 5 gpm to over 500 gpm water treatment systems that resulted in improved water quality for clients.
- Designed 100 gpm to over 1 MGD wastewater treatment systems that resulted in improved environmental compliance for clients.
- Developed proposals and engineering estimates for studies and construction projects that provided clients with high quality estimates for budgeting, procurement, and construction.
- Drove $100MM EPC projects to completion interfacing with clients and vendors that resulted in on-time delivery of packages and construction completion.
- Developed process engineering equipment and construction technical specifications packages resulting in high quality deliverables to clients for vendor bidding and purchasing.
- Created engineering toolkits that standardized calculations, saved design time, and drove cost savings for clients.
- Mentored three junior engineers in process engineering, water and wastewater treatment design, and water balance development that were promoted within one year.
BP Products North America, Whiting, IN September 2014 - April 2016
An $8+ billion dollar oil and gas company
Environmental Specialist, Water and NPDES
Ensured NPDES permit compliance for a 400+ MBD refinery, including industrial wastewater, stormwater, chemical usage, and mercury variance implementation.
- Developed and implemented a refinery-wide mercury reduction program that met and exceeded NPDES requirements.
- Engineered an innovative and low-cost method for measuring water depth in an oil/water separator to meet an NPDES requirement and inform refinery management where solids build-up occurred.
- Practiced continuous improvement in the NPDES program utilizing key performance indicators and Microsoft Excel tools to drive compliance and automate data entry.
- Provided environmental compliance advice to multiple $100MM+ projects that ensured refinery construction projects complied with all NPDES requirements.
Tetra Tech, Inc., Chicago, IL March 2013 - September 2014
A $3+ billion full-service Architecture/Engineering firm
Environmental Engineer II
Project and field lead for sampling on multiple projects at major Midwest industrial clients.
- Created and implemented mercury removal sampling plans that satisfied requirements in an NPDES Streamlined Mercury Variance.
- Developed oil refinery tank fields storm water management engineering options that improved environmental compliance.
- Generated cooling water intake structure technical evaluations that provided guidance and recommendations to clients to meet 316(b) regulations.
- Designed and implemented a sewer sampling project that satisfied a requirement of the NPDES permit renewal process.
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Graduate Research Associate, November 2010 to March 2013
Jedson Engineering, Cincinnati, OH
Civil/Structural Engineer Intern, January 2009 to August 2009
Process Engineer Intern, May 2008 to August 2008 and June 2007 to August 2007
GE Water and Process Technologies, Norfolk, VA
Site Manager, November 2005 to November 2006
Field Service Engineer, November 2003 to November 2005
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Master of Science in Engineering with focus in Water Resources Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and Physiology