Biochemical Engineer, Metro Biofuels and Green Technologies, 2006 - 2009. Focused on the production and use of biofuels from waste or agricultural feedstocks and on the application of clean technologies.
- Co-design a continuous-flow 110-million gallon per year biodiesel plant.
- Lead bench-scale and pilot-plant efforts to develop a rapid biodiesel process..
- Developed an innovative approach to converting a by-product to a high value-added product.
- Assist in the operations of a prototype manufacturing process to convert used restaurant oi into biodiesel.
- Cost-effectively modify existing process pumping equipment to increase productivity.
- Wrote a proposal to modify and monitor school buses to burn pure biodiesel (B100) year round.
- Co-wrote a proposal to increase jobs through agricultural and biofuels capacity building in developing countries.
Science Teacher, Dept. of Education, NYC , NY and Franklin Township Public Schools, Somerset, NJ, 2001 – 2006. Taught high school chemistry, earth science, research skills, and ecology. Certifications: chemistry, biology, and technology.
Senior Chemical Engineer, Lockheed Martin, Edison, NJ, 2000 – 2001. Bolstered technical activities for the US EPA Environmental Response Team. Captained teams of up to five interdisciplinary project members. Performed complex evaluation of chemical contaminant data. Determined sources and extent of contamination; devised remedial approaches to meet target cleanup levels. Wrote comprehensive work plans, health and safety plans, and technical project reports.
- Designed a system using an innovative in-situ technology to block migrating landfill gas.
- Slashed health risks to adjacent homes after discovering unknown subsurface contamination during a site closure.
- Completed the investigation of abandoned pesticide facility ahead of schedule and under cost estimates.
- Enabled rapid excavation, immobilization, and off-site disposal of contaminated soil from residential homes.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Technology, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA, 1997 – 2000. Instructed courses in environmental engineering, regulations and technology, and toxicology . Advanced the Environmental Technology program by expanding, diversifying, and integrating course offerings. Hired and supervised three adjunct professors.
- Diversified program into a second major: Occupational Health and Safety; developed new State-approved curriculum.
- Created two articulation agreements to integrate program with other universities' environmental programs.
- Obtained grant fundng from the State to create an environmental support center for small businesses.
- Successfully modified curriculum to better meet the needs of mobile military personnel; approved by the State.
Environmental Engineer, Kleentek, San Pedro and Nevada City, CA, 1991 – 1995. As an entreprenuer, successfully met the environmental needs of corporate, government, and university clients within strict budget and time constraints. Increased business growth through sales and marketing efforts. Managed activities of five-member staff.
- Oversaw the transformation of soil-bound organic contaminants into a recyclable liquid fuel.
- Saved client $4 million by recalculating the extent of contamination via data evaluation and modeling.
- Developed Innovative Technologies for Site Remediation, and Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention courses.
- Tested the encapsulation of poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), copper, chromium, and arsenic in soil.
- Performed bench-scale feasibility of soil washing to remove and immobilization to stabilize chromium in soil..
Operations Manager, NovaTerra, Torrance, CA, 1991. Managed daily remediation operations of 22 employees and additional subcontractors at a site in the Port of Los Angeles. Safely handled hazardous materials.
- Doubled volume of soil cleaned weekly, with a lower cost per unit volume and within CA air permit limits.
- Cut equipment downtime 20% by improving field engineering and maintenance.
Environmental Engineer, CH2M Hill, Sacramento, CA, 1990 – 1991. Managed a broad scope of environmental engineering projects for Air Force and Navy clients. Authored technical reports detailing the project from initiation through completion.
- Eliminated mercury from a military building by developing and evaluating corrective measures.
- Created a summary document of soil pollution data for a military base from 210 detailed historical documents.
- Evaluated the applicability of an innovative steam injection technology to remove contaminants from soil.
Chemical Engineer, Roy F. Weston, Inc. and Foster Wheeler, Edison, NJ, 1986 – 1990. Managed projects for US EPA Environmental Response Team in support of all EPA regions and other federal agencies.
- Managed an international project to implement advanced technologies that treated an industrial landfill leachate.
- Initiated cooperative agreements with federal agencies to expand the technical capabilities of EPA.
- Pioneered the use of bench- and pilot-scale feasibility tests of innovative technologies on site-specific wastes.
- Improved a soil washing process using EDTA to remove lead from soil.
Development Engineer, Dorr-Oliver, Stamford, CT, 1984 - 1986. Engineered bench- and pilot-scale tests for new applications and provided on-ste technical support for existing applications of semi-permeable membrane separation technologies.
- Resolved operational problems of a membrane-recycle anaerobic digester.
- Eliminated fine particulates from coal gasification wastewater.
- Formulated strategies to clean ultrafiltration and microfiltration systems using proprietary mixtures.
- Successfully used new ultrafiltration system to separate L-phenylalanine from fermentation broth.
- Readily separated asbestos fibers from wastewater to below detectable limits.
Development Engineer, US Department of Energy (Contract), Piscataway, NJ, 1981 - 1984. Developed technology to transform cheese processing waste into ethanol and food supplements.
- Converted cheese whey into saleable products by ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and immobilized-cell fermentation.
- Developed a continuos-flow immobilized-cell fermentation to transform fermentation-inhibiting feedstocks.
Recovery Specialist, Coastal Services, Elisabeth, NJ, 1976 - 1978. Contained and cleaned of oil and hazardous material spills. Supervised activities of recovery technician crews during clean-up operations.
- Employed high-pressure water jets or physical barriers to contain oil and hazardous materials spills.
- Operated a 50-foot Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) boat in the containment and cleanup of aqueous oil spills.
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