In-depth knowledge and implementation of state and federal water quality regulations. A diverse range of experience in various environmental disciplines. I have a thorough understanding of stormwater science and the connection to water quality and TMDLs, as well as the regulatory permit aspects of stormwater management. In addition to MS4 permit and program skills, I am also familiar with other discharge permits administered by CDPHE including construction, industrial and dewatering permits.
Experience
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control DivisionFebruary 2007 to November 2012General Permit Writer Denver, CO
Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) Develop draft CDPS general permits, respond to public comments, organize and participate in stake holder meetings, prepare final permits and documents.
Review permit applications and prepare certifications under general permits including calculating site specific effluent limitations.
Streamlined the general permitting process by developing and maintaining internal guidance, standard cover letters, and certification templates for construction unit staff.
Train new construction unit permitting staff.
Pioneered the use of GIS for the permits section.
Obtain, develop and maintain GIS maps and files for construction unit and MS4 staff.
Compliance Assistance/Assurance Develop inspection process and SOPs for process water general permits.
Conduct compliance inspections for construction stormwater, construction dewatering, remediation activities, and hydrostatic testing permits and WQCC Regulations.
Collect water samples in accordance with EPA sampling procedures for permit compliance.
Prepare documentation to support inspection findings, including inspection reports, compliance advisories, and enforcement referrals.
Provides compliance assistance to permittees, consultants, and regulated community.
Develop and present education and outreach trainings for construction dewatering, remediation activities, and hydrostatic testing permits for the regulated community.
City and County of DenverNovember 2004 to January 2007Lead Industrial Stormwater Inspector Denver, CO
Inspect industrial facilities within the City and County of Denver for compliance with CDPS industrial stormwater permit requirements.
Prepare documentation to support inspection findings, including inspection reports, compliance advisories, enforcement referrals, and non-filer letters.
Review inspection correspondence, and initiate enforcement referral to CDPHE.
City and County of DenverJuly 2003 to November 2004Environmental Inspector Denver, CO
Respond to citizen complaints regarding alleged violations to the City and County of Denver water quality and air quality ordinances.
Initiate and follow through with all enforcement actions including testifying in court over alleged city ordinance violations.
Inspect facilities for CFC compliance as required by CDPHE, Air Pollution Control Division.
Denver Facility Compliance Assurance Inspector Obtain permits and ensure compliance with CDPHE industrial process water permits for City owned facilities, including sampling, monitoring, and preparing Discharge Monitoring Reports.
Inspect City owned facilities for HMWMD compliance, Underground Storage Tank and Aboveground Storage Tank compliance.
Duties as Assigned Lead grant writer for radon grant project, funded by CDPHE.
Develop community outreach documents to increase radon testing participation.
Perform in-home radon gas inspections.
Compile radon program annual report.
Collect in-stream, outfall, and lake water quality samples for trend analysis.
Collect soil samples for Residential Arsenic Program.
Collect, sort, and count benthic samples for Water Quality Program.
Geographic Information Systems GISNovember 1999 to May 2000Environmental Research Specialist Denver, CO
Compile, verify, and update data on internal GIS server.
Create shapefiles, and meta-data for department use.
Create maps, graphs, and reports for various programs within our division using GIS.
Perform data analysis and queries.
Manage and organize data using ArcCatalog.
Present GIS demonstrations to the Environmental Protection Division.
Completed environmental surveys and compiled results into executive reports for the Voluntary Clean-Up Program (VCUP).
Educated landowners and explained the benefits of entering VCUP.
Education
Metropolitan State College of Denver5 2004Bachelor of Science Degree: Environmental ScienceDenver, COGPA: GPA: 3.4/4.00Environmental Science GPA: 3.4/4.00
Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership (RIHEL)
2010 Graduate
Software
Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, MS Project, PageMaker, PhotoShop, and ArcGIS
Skills
PhotoShop, PageMaker, benefits, data analysis, documentation, GIS, graphs, Leadership, letters, meetings, Access, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Word, Quality, trend, writer
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division
City and County of Denver
Geographic Information Systems GIS
School Attended
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Job Titles Held:
General Permit Writer
Lead Industrial Stormwater Inspector
Environmental Inspector
Environmental Research Specialist
Degrees
Bachelor of Science Degree : Environmental Science Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership (RIHEL)
2010 Graduate
Software
Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, MS Project, PageMaker, PhotoShop, and ArcGIS
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