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OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position as an Environment, Health, and Safety Manager in an environment that will permit a complete use of my education and experience, while providing opportunities for professional development and advancement.
CERTIFICATIONS
November 2005 Certified Environment, Health and Safety Management Specialist from International Association of Safety Professionals (IASP)
October 2004 Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E., Environmental) in the State of Michigan, USA - (# 6201052248)
August 2004 Licensed Real Estate Sales Professional in the State of Michigan, USA - (# 501328930)
April 2003 Engineer in Training - Environmental Engineering (Part I of Professional Engineering License)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
8/0 to1Present
Sr. Asst. Environmental, Health & Safety Engineer, City of Detroit DPW, Detroit, Michigan.
Responsible for EHS compliance at three (3) Department of Public Works facilitiesƒ{ Provide technical and regulatory support to management and operations to ensure compliance with applicable EHS regulations.
Maintain a working knowledge of applicable regulations to identify compliance gaps and propose corrective action.
Guide management in the investigation of accidents, cooperate with regulatory agencies, and preserve or prepare evidentiary documentation.
Prepare, implement, and maintain all EHS programs & plans.
Develop and conduct all OSHA, EPA, DOT and IS0 14001 training for entire facility.
Actively developed entire framework for EHS Management System by creating procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
Assist supervisors in the incident investigation process, determining root cause and ensuring that corrective action is taken.
Actively lead EHS Committee to investigate and ensure effectiveness of corrective actions of all incidents
Conduct routine inspections, accident investigations, job safety and hazard analysis, risk assessments, and EHS compliance audits for City of Detroit DPW facilities.
Compile and review EHS metrics related to facility EHS goals, audits, incidents, and workers compensation claims.
Assist in the completion of various federal & state environmental reporting and permitting requirements.
Actively lead EHS Committee to investigate and ensure effectiveness of corrective actions of all incidents
Manage all hazardous and nonhazardous waste records.
Lead the initiative to improve the DPW yard waste labeling compliance through auditing and education.
Establish recycling stations throughout the facility for various recyclables.
Implemented EHS suggestionbased award program for all employees.
Serve as liaison for EHS issues, including communication of incidents, corrective actions, and EHS best practice between the facilities and the management.
Occasionally assist Management in review/design of traffic management plans for appropriate pavement markings, traffic control signs and parking provision and safety issues for major projects in the City of Detroit.
7/00 to 7/01 Report Writer/Analyst, Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Financial Management:
Involve in designing and developing highly customized and complex reports to present data in customized format for higher management including EH&S Department. Business Intelligence, familiarity with the company's business rules, and good understanding of Company Environment Health & Safety Policies was a key factor in the design of these reports. These reports are being used for making daytoday decision by the Management as well as the Principals related to corporate planning for their projects worldwide. Job involves providing solutions to design/technical needs, designing, creating and maintenance of various new and existing reports.
5/95 to 7/00 Environmental Engineer/Hydrogeologist, NESA and Associates, Inc., USA
3/98 to 3/99 Project Manager, Indiana/Ohio Operations, NESA & Associates, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Responsible for:
Planning, supervision and implementation of innovative remediation projects in Indiana and Ohio related to leaking of petroleum products frorm Underground Storage Tanks (USTs).
Interaction with clients/regulatory agencies on a daytoday basis regarding the progress of various cleanup projects.
Preparation of reports related to contaminated sites in Indiana and Ohio for State regulatory agencies
Marketing of environmental science and engineering services provided by NESA.
3/99 to 6/00 Sr. Staff Engineer/Hydrogeologist, NESA & Associates, Inc., Troy, Michigan
5/953/98 Responsible for:
Hydrogeological Modeling for petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites using MODFLOW, PATH3D, MT3D and BIOPLUME II etc for various scenarios under different hydrogeological settings with different types and concentrations of contaminants.
Designing and data analysis of hydrogeological tests like Groundwater Pump Test, Slug Test, Air Sparge Test, Bioventing Test and Soil Vapor Extraction Test (for intermittent or continuous operation and/or for individual or combined conditions) to evaluate site specific hydrogeologic parameters using AQTESOLV and SURFER„¥
Supervision of Subsurface soil drilling, Installation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells, Soil Vapor Extraction Wells, Air Sparge Wells and Geoprobing. Furthermore, Soil/Groundwater Sampling and analysis using Gas Chromatography, Spectrophotometer and other instruments.
Preparation of Initial Site Assessment Report, Phase II Hydrologic Investigation Report, Quarterly Monitoring Reports, conducting site specific Risk Assessment and Preparation of Corrective Action Plans (Final Assessment Report) for site cleanup.
Conducting Sieve Analysis for soil porosity and hydraulic conductivity determination, Biological Analysis using Plate Count Method for soil and groundwater to determine bacterial counts and colonies.
Project Involvement
Intrinsic Bioremediation Project at General Motors Corporation, Service Parts Operations Facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan impacted with gasoline constituents. This research project is a joint venture between General Motors Corporation, NCMSNational Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Ford Motor Company, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Texaco, Department of Energy and NESA to investigate and evaluate low cost and efficient bioremediation technology.
Recovery of transmission fluid from the subsurface soils/groundwater utilizing innovative technologies (dual pumping systems) from the General Motors Hydramatic Facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Shell Oil and Total Petroleum facilities all over Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Project includes Phase I, II, and remediation of sites impacted with petroleum products using low cost engineered techniques.
Shell Oil Company involving design and installation of specially designed oxygen delivery systems to deliver oxygen to impacted groundwater and to promote bioremediation for cleanup.
Total petroleum refinery in Alma, Michigan involving cleanup of high concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons from soil and groundwater utilizing patented technologies.
Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan involving cleanup of jet fuel from subsurface soils and groundwater. It involved intensive groundwater modeling to evaluate the hydrogeological parameters and to understand and estimate the movement of impacted plume by conducting a tracer test at the site. The treatment strategy was then evaluated on the basis of results obtained by modeling. This project was conducted under the supervision of National Center for Integrated Bioremediation Research and Development (NCIBRD), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Genesee County Power Station for evaluation of pumping groundwater for cooling tower use. It involved designing, application and data analysis for the most optimized pumping rate for the site.
City of Ann Arbor's storage facilities at Main Street and Washington Street involving designing and implementation of remedial system for soil and groundwater cleanup contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.
Free phase hydrocarbon recovery system design for Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Detroit Public Works (DPW) Service Yard for free product recovery.
Muscle Shoals Ford, Alabama involving site contaminated with hydraulic oil. Remediation technology involved surfactant washing, bioventing and nutrient addition to enhance bioremediation.
Ford Metarie, Louisiana involving pilot testing of innovative and low cost remediation technology.
Wayne Disposal Inc. proposed Landfill Extension Project in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Groundwater modeling was utilized to predict the influence of a nearby pumping well (Chateau Well) and prove that this extension will not cause any leachate migration under maximum pumping conditions in future.
6/93 to 5/95 Building Manager (O&M), Student Center Building, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
1/92 to 1/93 Environmental Engineer, National Testing and Consultancy Services, KarachiPakistan
Responsible for data compilation, analysis and report preparation for Karachi city project Promotion of Waste Recycling and Reuse in Developing Countries¡¦ funded by Dutch Government, initiated by United Nations Center for Human Settlements (HABITAT) in five major cities of Asia. Also conducted various other projects related to health and environment and sanitation problems
2/91 to 12/91 Intern Environmental Engineer, National Engineering Services, Pakistan, Ltd. (NESPAK)
Responsible for data collection and analysis for the project `Detailed Design and Implementation for Katchi Abadi Upgrading¡¦. This project was executed in collaboration with Kenhill of Australia. Also involved in data collection and report preparation for the project `Detailed Design and Preparation of Tender Documents for Karachi Solid Waste Management Program¡¦.
Related Skills
40 Hour HAZWOPER course from Michigan State Police, Hazmat Academy, Lansing, Michigan.
8 hour HAZMAT refresher from Southeast Michigan Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (SEMCOSH) Training Institute in Detroit, Michigan (September 1996).
Yearly 8 hour HAZMAT refresher from Dr. Tom Gibson, General Motors Environmental Department, Warren, Michigan
Good understanding of RCRA, CERCLA, RBCA and other EHS Federal/State regulations.
Groundwater/Surface water Modeling Software: MODFLOW, CONMIG, BIOPLUME II, RWH, HELP, VENTING, SPILLVOL, AQTESOLV, etc.
MS Word, Word Perfect, Graphics: Surfer, Designer 4.1, AutoCAD, Spreadsheet: Lotus, Excel etc. Working knowledge of Oracle 9 and MS Access
EDUCATION
May to July 2001 Accounting I, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, MN
Sept. 2000 Cognos Impromptu Report Writing
Cognos Impromptu Adbvanced Report Writing
Cognos Education Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
Dec. 1994 Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MichiganConcentration: Environmental Engineering
Jan. 1992 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
Term Papers/ Modeling of Site Hydrology using MODFLOW Sustainable Development in Pakistan
Projects Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites Ozonation of Wastewater
Treatment Technology for Tanning Industry Optimization of Filtration Process
Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Water Pumping Station Design
Role of Scavengers in Minimizing Waste Case Study for Karachi, Pakistan
AWARDS
Student Center and Program Activities (SCAPA) Academic Recognition Award, September, 1994
Presented Paper on ¡¥Waste Recovery in Pakistan¡¦ in Conference of All Pakistan Association of Pakistani Scientists and Engineers in North America (APSENA), December 1995.
Several Articles published in renowned newspapers and magazines of Pakistan on topics related to environmental issues including Waste Management, Recycling and Resource Recovery, Industrial Pollution.
Conducted HABITAT Workshop on `Promotion of Waste Recycling and Reuse in Developing Countries'.
OTHERS MEMBER:
Engineering Society of Detroit National Association of Environmental Professionals.
References furnished upon request
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