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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Outgoing geoscientist with an engineering background who possesses significant experience in executing and managing environmental remediation activities including UXO (unexploded ordnance) projects. I am an effective communicator with strong writing, problem-solving, technical, and analytical abilities. I have good interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a team environment.
American Technologies, Incorporated, Oak Ridge, TN,2004. Project/Site Geophysicist/Manager.
* Expertise in UXO environmental remedial investigations:
o Planned geophysical field operations, staffing, equipment, work site set-up, and scheduling.
o Principal author for site work plans, reports, and other associated deliverables.
o Prepared documentation for proposals, assisted with costing and staff scheduling.
* Successful win of $1 million contact.
o Point of Contact with Corps of Engineers (client).
Parsons Corporation, Austin, TX, 2000-2004. Associate Geologist.
* Environmental investigations and remediation:
o Performed RFIs (RCRA Facility Investigations) start to finish.
* Evaluation of state and federal risk-based corrective action initiatives.
o Principal author for environmental site assessments, RFI reports, and project monitoring reports.
* Created supporting documents, e.g. potentiometric maps, COPC data tables.
o Maintained QA/QC requirements for soil and groundwater sampling.
o Analyzed chemical constituent migration in groundwater.
o Assisted with bid cost estimations, budget monitoring, subcontracts, and field activity plans.
o Coordinated and executed field activities, including:
* Soil, soil vapor, bedrock, and groundwater sampling; low-flow groundwater sampling; Westbay multi-port well sampling; and rock lithologic logging.
o Oversaw contaminated soil excavations and installation of monitoring wells up to 500'.
* Detection and removal of UXO in EE/CA and Removal Actions:
o Managed, planned, and coordinated daily field UXO team operations.
o Processed geophysical data and operated large databases of linked geophysical and GIS information.
o Field team leader for geophysical data acquisition, familiar with field operation procedures.
o Experienced in assembling, operating, and trouble-shooting with:
* Geonics EM 61, EM 61 3-sensor towed array, and Geometrics G858 gradiometer.
* Trimble and Leica GPS systems.
o Managed and performed in-field soil sampling programs for lead, TNT, and RDX to EPA standards.
* Geochemical modeling of natural water-mineral/soil reactivity with PHREEQC1.6 software for the assessment of natural attenuation of heavy metals in pond sediments.
Iniguez Athletic Advertising & Promotions, Austin and San Antonio, TX, 2000 – 2002.
* Started a "desk-top" publishing company as part of a 3 person team.
* Produced and printed publications (Race Guides and Results Books), handled advertising for running events
* Responsible for business development and sustaining accounts o Clients include: Motorola Austin Marathon, Las Vegas Marathon, San Antonio Marathon, and more.
* Since its inception, IAAP has grown to a 10-person team with national and international clients.
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 1997-2000. Research Scientist.
* Supported Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Nuclear Waste Disposal program at Yucca Mountain o Prepared reports, performed technical reviews and geochemical characterizations, participated in a laboratory experimentation program.
* Provided oversight for laboratory workers and training on instrumentation and experimental procedures.
* Designed and completed experiments determining neptunium and uranium adsorption and coprecipitation behavior on clays, zeolites, and calcite.
* Modeled aqueous speciation, adsorption, coprecipitation, and dissolution reactions in low and high temperature water-rock systems by computer (using PHREEQC1.6 software).
* Performed solution analyses by LSA and AA for trace metals, analyzed and interpreted investigation results
Impact Environmental, Inc., Kings Park, NY. 1993-1994. Environmental Scientist and paid intern.
* Assisted with Phase I and Phase II site assessments, site investigations, preparation of reports, and organization of company data into a database.
EDUCATION:
M.S., Geology, Penn State University, 1997 GPA 3.90. Thesis: Mineral weathering in a natural soil environment.
B.S., Geology, Minor on Chemical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook, 1993 GPA: 3.86, Magna Cum Laude.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
* Familiar with processing and presentation of geophysical data using Geosoft Oasis Montaj, GIS databases using Arcview, database applications Access and Excel, and supporting software.
* Proficient with publishing software (Quark Express, Adobe Photoshop) and web design (Frontpage).
* Proficient with PHREEQC1.6 for geochemical modeling.
* Proficient with Microsoft office software (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc).
CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: OSHA HAZWOPER training, 2000 with 8 hr refresher, March, 2004, CPR and First Aid certified, American Geologic Institute, The Geological Society, Sigma Xi.
SELECTED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
Nugent, M, Brantley, S., Maurice, P., and Pantano, C. (1998) The influence of natural mineral coatings on feldspar weathering. Nature, 396, pp. 588 – 591.
Nugent, M, Maurice, P, and Brantley, S (1998) The field dissolution rate of feldspar in a Pennsylvania spodsol as measured by atomic force microscopy. Ninth Water – Rock Symposium, Abstracts with Programs (4 pages).
Pickett, D, Leslie, B., Murphy, W., and Nugent, M. (2000) Estimating radionuclide release from a uranium deposit though uranium-series systematics in carbonates and opal. V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstracts with Programs.
Reeder, RJ, Nugent, M, Lamble, (2000) Uranyl incorporation into calcite and aragonite: XAFS and luminescence studies. Environmental Science and Technology 34, pp. 638-644.
Sanyal, A., Nugent, M, Reeder, RJ, and Bejma, J. (2000) Seawater pH control on the boron isotopic composition of calcite: evidence form inorganic calcite precipitation experiments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 64, pp. 1551 – 1555.
Reeder, RJ, Nugent, M., and Pabalan, R. (2000) Local structure of uranium (IV) sorbed onto clinoptilolite and montmorillonite. Tenth Water – Rock Symposium, Abstracts with Programs (4 pages).
Reeder, Richard J., M. Nugent, C. D. Tait, D. E. Morris, S. M. Heald, K.M. Beck, W. P. Hess and A. Lanzirotti (2001) Coprecipitation of Uranium(VI) with Calcite: XAFS, micro-XAS, and luminescence characterization Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65
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