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Knowledge of environmental field activities (e.g., sampling and analysis of Air, Soil, Plants and Water; remediation; core sampling of river and estuarine; sampling of groundwater monitoring wells) - (e.g., Arsenic, Defluoridation, Fresh water, Groundwater, Mercury, Dissolved Organic carbon, Dissolved Organic Phosphorus, Particle size analysis, Sediment & Soil analysis, Suspend Sediments, Total Organic Carbon, Total Organic Phosphorus)
pH, Eh (ORP, or Redox), EC, DO
Alkali earth metals (Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)
Alkali metals (Li, Na, K)
Halogens (F, Cl, Br)
Non-Metals (As, C, dissolved H4SiO4, NO3N, PO4P, SO4)
Transition metals (Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb)
Scientific Instruments Handling - AAS + Hydride Generator + Cold Vapor, AAS + Hydride Generator + Flame, AAS + Air Acetylene, AAS + N2O Acetylene, Carbon & Sulphur Analyzer, Chloride Ion Selective Electrode, Deionizer, Double Junction Electrode, Dowex Resin, Electrical Conductivity Cell, Fluoride Ion Selective Electrode, Ion Chromatography, Nitrate Ion Selective Electrode, ORP electrode, Particle Size Analyzer, Single Junction Electrode, UV Spectrophotometer, X ray Diffraction
Information of field documentation, technical report writing and analysis skills in one or more of the above technical areas are physically powerful. Strong communication skills, team player with a strong work ethic.
Computer & Software - Data Analysis, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Coral Draw, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, PHREEQC, Sigma Plot, Sigma Stat, SPSS for Windows, SYSTAT, Windows 2000, Windows 94, Windows 95, Windows XP
Work experience:-
7/2007 – 9/2007 Creative Iron, 926 High St, Oakland CA 94601-4405
Optional Practical Trainee & Responsibilities Include: Weekly Safety Meetings for 15 workers; Collecting Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS); Record OSHA LOG 300
5/2003 – 6/2006 Research Associate
School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Fellowship awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to do research on arsenic concentration in sulphide ore mining and smelting places as a source of arsenic in groundwater. The knowledge gain helped me to study more on Environmental Safety and Health management (EHS).
1/2002 – 4/2003
Senior Research Fellow Extended
School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Fellowship awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and looked mercury and arsenic enrichment in natural environment due to metal mining in India. Afford time, supervision and guidance to various students for their Master and Doctoral programs; Prepared annual reports on the activities of various projects; prepare and develop drafts of new project proposals related to arsenic, mercury, fluoride and asbestos and assist in fundraising for approved projects.
3/2001 – 9/2001
Senior Technical Assistant
School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Seven months relevant professional experience in the design, development and performance of work related to biogeochemistry and environmental law for India. Experience in planning and organizing international/regional conferences, workshops and training courses were taken during the period. This given me a good opportunity to work in a team and in a multicultural environment.
5/1994 – 8/1999 Research Fellow
School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
I was selected to work in a Ministry of Rural Development funded project. The main theme of the project was fluoride and related element in groundwater. Statistical software was used to analyse the data (SPSS) and graphical plots were made in a Microsoft compatible packages like Excel, and Sigma Plot. Finally, the full survey report with path breaking finding was submitted to Indian government to take an appropriate solution to provide clean water for the inaccessible desert terrain. A major paper published through Royal Society of Chemistry, London. This is not an independent work and it involved a team of members including a Research Associate, a Project Director at University and a scientific advisor at Government Ministry. The project progress evaluated yearly on the basis of its achievement by furnishing compiled data, report presentation and further get extended.
Recently Studied:-
9/2007 Mission Valley ROP, Fremont, CA
Currently Registered Student and attending second quarter in the evening for Computer Aided Design and Drafting Class (autoCAD).
6/2007 Certificate in Environmental Health and Safety Management
University of California Extension Santa, Cupertino, California, US
Units: 47.1 GPA: 3.21 out of 4.0
Major: Hazardous Material Management; Occupational Health and Safety
Previously Studied:-
1/2001 Doctorates in Environmental Chemistry
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Major: Groundwater, Soil Chemistry & Geology
Title of Ph.D. Thesis: Environmental chemistry of fluoride and related elements in groundwater and associated soil of Ajmer district, Rajasthan, India.
6/1992 Masters in Applied Geology
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, India
Major: Applied Geology
Minor: Geophysics and Geochemsitry
10/1988 Bachelors in Geology
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, India
Major: Geology
Minor: Mathematics, Physics and Economics
Peer Reviewed Journals:-
(6)(2006). Factors affecting arsenic concentration in groundwater in West Bengal. Environ. Chem. Lett. 4: 79-82. DOI: 10.1007/s10311-006-0037-2
(5) 2005). Asbestos problem in India. Lung Cancer 49 Supp. II: S9 - S12. DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2005.03.003
(4) 2003). Nature of distribution of mercury in the sediments of the river Yamuna (Tributary of the Ganges), India. J. Environ. Monit., 5 (3), 427-434. DOI: 10.1039/b211263a
(3) 2002). Fluoride in fractionated soil samples of Ajmer District, Rajasthan. J. Environ. Monit., 4 (6), 821-822. DOI: 10.1039/b208151b
(2) 2001). Fluoride concentration in river waters of south Asia, Curr. Sci. 80: 1312-1319
(1) 2000). Sulphide mining as a source of arsenic in the environment, Curr. Sci., 78: 702-709
Articles Published in Books:-
(7) 2006) Silicate weathering in South Asian Tropical River Basins. In: The Silicon Cycle: Human Perturbations and Impacts on Aquatic Systems. SCOPE Series, 66. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA, pp. 3-13. (ISBN 1-59726-115-7)
(6) 2006). Environmental impact assessment including evolution of Fluoride and Arsenic contamination process in groundwater and remediation of contaminated groundwater system. In Sustainable Development and Management of Groundwater Resources, edited by M. Thangarajan, Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. pp.128-155. (ISBN 81-85589-30-5)
(5) (2003). Sulphide mining as a source of arsenic in Khetri and Zawar, Rajasthan, India. In SP9o-Trace elements issues in developing countries. Edited by G. R. Gobran and N. Lepp in Proc. 7th (ICOBTE) Intern. Conf. on the Biogeochem. of Trace Elements, Uppsala, Sweden. V.1(III), pp18-19. (ISBN 91-576-6582-6)
(4) 2003). More on the arsenic problem. In SYM01p-Arsenic in soil and groundwater environment: Biogeochemical Interaction. Edited by G. R. Gobran and N. Lepp in Proc. 7th (ICOBTE) Intern. Conf. on the Biogeochem. of Trace Elements, Uppsala, Sweden. V.2, pp118-119. (ISBN 91-576-6582-6)
(3) 003). The fluoride problem in Ajmer District, Rajasthan. Recent trends in hydrogeochemistry, edited by AL. Ramanathan and R. Ramesh, Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. pp.167-172. (ISBN 81-85589-12-7)
(2) 2002). Arsenic in Our Environment - A Critical Review. Environmental Hazards in South Asia, edited by V. Subramanian. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. pp.189-214. (ISBN 81-85589-05-4)
(1) 2001 Preliminary Study on Water Quality of Indus River and other Aquatic Systems in the Ladakh Himalaya. Ecohydrology, edited by V. Subramanian. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. pp.87-90. (ISBN 81-85589-06-2)
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