Resume

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position with an organization where experience in working with federal agencies and familiarity with information technology would be needed.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
EMPLOYMENT:
1998 - 2000 U.S. Dept. of Energy Energy Marketing Technology Specialist	Boston, MA
Administered and monitored government grants which were designed to promote energy efficient residential and commercial building codes, usage of biopower and biofuels and energy efficient motors, high efficiency turbines, and combined heat and power technologies in industrial applications. The duties of this position required marketing the grants program to inventors, small businesses, electric utilities, target industries at conferences, workshops and training sponsored by the Dept. of Energy grants programs. Job required extensive travel (4-8 trips per month) to cover the entire new York and New England area. My focus included developing a Boston/New England Regional Marketing Plan and promoting federal support in the form of government grants to assist renewable energy industries to use e-commerce markets (See www.woodfuel.com.)
Feb 97 - June 97 U.S. EPA's Office of Science and Technology General Engineer	Washington, D.C.
Demonstrated use of GIS software applications (BASINs) at conferences and U.S. EPA Regional training sessions. Required knowledge of environmental watershed hydrology science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programs such as ArcView, QUAL2E, ToxiRoute and HSPF. Prepared software design specifications and work plans for the development of Windows/MAC graphical user interfaces to legacy Fortran-based hydraulic/hydrologic simulation models. Received training on Object-Oriented Design and also the Carnegie-Mellon University Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model which is a recommended project management methodology for software development and maintenance.
1991 - 1998 U.S. Dept. of Energy Remediation Engineer	D.C. Metro. Area
Seven years of experience planning, organizing, and directing multi-disciplinary teams engaged in nation-wide cleanup of former Dept. of Defense Nuclear Weapons Sites (Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge Reservation, Fernald Uranium Metals Plant, Strategic Petroleum Reserve). The duties of this position included reviewing technical documents under Superfund and Atomic Energy Act (AEA), responding to congressional and senate information requests, investigative reporter inquiries, citizen complaints, and providing analysis of budget, schedule, contractor award fees and cleanup alternatives. Identified and resolved conflicting low-level waste disposal design and siting requirements under the Atomic Energy Act and CERCLA regulations. Resulted in revised in-house policies to streamline study and analysis of siting requirements potentially saving $50 million for the agency. Effort required year long coordination with Congressional oversight committee (Defense Nuclear Safety Board) personnel for acceptance and approval of technical approach. See Deputy Assistant Secretary Memorandum, dated September 25, 1995. Identified technical capacity sizing errors in construction projects managed by Fluor-Daniel resulting in eliminating $50 million dollars in construction costs for a uranium treatment plant located in Ohio. Responsible for establishment of a Mixed Waste/Low-Level Waste Center of Excellence located in Idaho. Headquarters personnel were transferred there during downsizing efforts in 1998. Led two seminars on small business opportunities for employees facing an impending reduction in force (RIF). Seminars included interactive discussions and going over materials and training classes offered by the National Women's Business Center such as business ownership, cyber law, copyrights and the WWW, web marketing and how to obtain "micro-loans". Led union team to assess the impacts of the RIF to the Department, provided an interview to a local Maryland newspaper, worked with Congressional leaders to communicate impacts of RIF and alternative attrition approaches. Downsizing was canceled due to efforts of myself and other union members who I worked closely with during that time.
1990 - 1991 A.T. Kearney/Centaur Management Consultant	Alexandria, VA
Team Leader for site investigations and comprehensive hazardous waste assessments for seven sites (National Institute of Health, City of Longwood, Florida (First Land-Ban Civil Case), Southwestern Portland Cement Company,University of Southern Alabama) for the U.S. EPA. The work required interviewing operations personnel and identifying improper disposal practices which could have an affect on human health and the environment. Reports required identification of entire history of site's waste management practices since inception, identifying all hazardous waste management units, taking photographs of the condition of units, identifying hydrogeology pathway analysis and when applicable recommending sampling to determine whether releases had occurred. Other work included preparing National Priorities List Scores for two USDA facilities. A soil sampling and analysis plan was prepared for waste units of concern and to verify assumptions in the NPL scoring. Soil samples were collected in the field and sent for laboratory analysis. Also, led a national telephone survey of over fifty Commercial Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities to assist a large Chemical Plant in obtaining a temporary variance to meeting Land Disposal Restrictions and and thereby avoid substantial fines and penalties. Supervised staff of five people in preparation of joint corporate Malcolm Pirnie/A.T.Kearney 255/254 contract proposal to perform Superfund Preliminary Assessments of Naval Facilities.
1985 - 1990 Greeley & Hansen Engineers Design Engineer	Camp Springs, MD
Managed entry-level staff and draftsmen in compiling data for 28 square miles of sewer system for input into hydrology/pipe models (SWMM) to evaluate storm water treatment and collection alternatives for City of Lynchburg, VA. Developed spreadsheets to determine facility expansion requirements for wastewater treatment plant. Evaluated feasible odor control technolologies for in-vessel composting facility. Prepared odor control study for static pile composting facility including selecting and running human subject odor panels. Performed troubleshooting and performance testing on odor scrubber system to evaluate needed construction modifications. Prepared design specifications for chlorine solution feed system to filters at Alexandria WWTP. An indirect benefit of this work was the entire system was modified so that the the potential for chlorine gas leaks were reduced. Prepared retention basin and pump station specifications for wastewater treatment plant upgrade. Prepared sediment and erosion control plans and hydrologic studies. Performed laboratory work and monitored activated sludge pilot plant designed for phosphorus removal. Construction coordinator for emergency sewer main repair project included reviewing shop drawings, processing change orders, and information requests from construction firm. Nomination for George Bradley Gascoigne Medal by Chesapeake Water Pollution Association for the successful application of odor control alternatives at a County-owned composting facility located in Maryland.
WEB DEVELOPMENT SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Developed prototype web services on Red Hat Release 6.2 Operating System (LINUX/UNIX environment), using ORACLE, and AOLserver which involved creating, executing, testing and debugging a tcl page, writing a tcl page that queries a foreign server, querying Oracle from the shell using SQL*Plus and writing a tcl page that queries Oracle. In addition, attended Internet Applications seminars by ArsDigita, Inc., a company that specializes in development of database-backed websites.
Part-time Manager of an on-line high-end retail portal www.GiftCollector.com's at Amazon Z-shops during X-mas season. Designed spreadsheet templates that automate the process of uploading data stored in the store's inventory database files into Amazon's Z-shops. Uploaded over 500 gift and china items with HTML-formatted graphics and captions, and responded to customer e-mails during Christmas season and tracked sales data.
Web development analyst for Dept. of Energy environmental regulatory analysts for approximately 6 months www.em.doe.gov/em75/. Managed web developers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in redesign of graphical interface and content layout and acted as technical liaison with policy staff for on-line content and services. Monitored website traffic and provided monthly reports on usage to strategize content and needs of Department. Received training in Java programming, FrontPage, Photoshop, and HTML during that time.
Designed static websites on the side for a small business in Rockville, MD and also an on-line artist's gallery. See Woodworkers Club www.woodworkersclub.com and an artist's gallery www.geocities.com/lgriffin21/Lili/pharrigan/
EDUCATION: 1979 - 1984 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia (Top 26th ranked Engineering - U.S. News and World Report) B.S. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) Grade Point Average of 3.2
LANGUAGES/PROGRAMMING: Tcl, SQLPlus, HTML, Fortran, SPSS, Dynamo
SYSTEMS: LINUX RedHat, Windows NT, 98, Macintosh
APPLICATIONS:Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft products (Project, FrontPage, Access, Excel, Word, Power Point), Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Primavera, ArcView GIS, ISCST Air Diffusion Models, ISO 14001 36 HR Certification.
MEMBERSHIPS: Society of Women Engineers (SWE), DigitalEve.com (Boston Chapter)
PERSONAL INTERESTS: Long-term charitable goal is to develop educational games that will put women's social history in context for future generations.
SIGNIFICANT DELIVERABLES/PUBLICATIONS/POLICY & GUIDANCE: U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Management guidance "Approach under CERCLA for meeting Performance Assessment Requirements under DOE Order 5820.2A, Radioactive Waste Management", September 16,1996 U.S. DOE Memorandum to DNFSB, Approval of Approach for CERCLA Equivalency to Performance Assessment Requirements under Department of Energy Order 5820.2A, "Radioactive Waste Management", September 25, 1995 U.S. DOE Memorandum of Approval of CERCLA Record of Decision (ROD) for the Feed Materials Production Center, Operable Unit 5, Fernald, Ohio, EPA ID: OH6890008976, January 31, 1996. U.S. DOE Memorandum of Approval of CERCLA Record of Decision (ROD) for the Feed Materials Production Center, Operable Unit 2, Fernald, Ohio, EPA ID: OH6890008976, June 8, 1995. U.S. DOE Office of Environmental Compliance guidance "Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulations and CERCLA Applicable and Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)", March 20,1993 EPA Contract No. 68-W9-0040; Work Assignment No. R04-10-10; National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; EPA I.D. No. MD6150004095; Interim RCRA Facility Assessment Report; Final Deliverable, March,1991. EPA Contract No. 68-W9-0040; Work Assignment No. R04-11-04; University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama; EPA I.D. No. ALD 079474037 Interim RCRA Facility Assessment Report; Final Deliverable, Dec. 10, 1990. EPA Contract No. 68-W9-0040; Work Assignment No. R04-10-10; City of Longwood, Longwood, Florida; EPA I.D. No. FLD982076663; Interim RCRA Facility Assessment Report; Final Deliverable, Oct. 29,1990. USDA National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa, "CERCLA Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI) Report", June 1990 USDA Nursery Crops Research Laboratory, Delaware Ohio, CERCLA Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI) Report, July 1990 EPA Contract No. 68-W9-0040; Work Assignment No. R05-05-06; Southwestern Portland Cement Company, Ohio, EPA I.D. No. OHD981195779; Interim RCRA Facility Assessment Report; Final Deliverable, April, 1990. Blue Plains Sludge Odor Study, Compost Mix Study, March 1989. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Montgomery County Composting Facility, Compost Temperature Control Study, March 1988. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Montgomery County Composting Facility, Quad Scrubber Optimization Studies, March 1988. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Montgomery County Composting Facility, Masking Agent Evaluation, March 1988. Biocycle - Journal of Waste Recycling, "Odor Control at Composting Facilities," Special Report, July 1986. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Montgomery County Composting Facility, Post Construction Evaluation of Interim Odor Control Studies, December 1986. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Montgomery County Composting Facility, Odor Control Study, January 1986.