Senior Environmental Scientist

Posted on: 2006-01-05

Summary: 4 years of experience in environmental impact assessment • Environmental Management Plans • Environmental Impact Assessment and Prediction • In depth study of relevant manufacturing processes to assess material balances • Liaison between the industry and various government agencies such as the State pollution control board, National Ministry of Environment and Forest as well as local community • Extensive supervision, leadership and analysis experience • Excellent problem solver at a high scientific level, using innovative approaches while maintaining a high degree of consistency • Proficient with various current analytical techniques and media writing styles • Excellent customer interaction and communication skills • Highly result oriented • Self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team • Ability to handle multiple projects efficiently • Highly ethical, honest and punctual • Proficiency with computer skills including Word , Excel, Adobe PhotoShop Experience: Senior Scientist, En-Vision Enviro Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Surat, Gujarat, India, November 2001 – Present Major Projects: • Led a team of 8 on the following projects (of duration 18 to 24 months each), November 2003 – September 2005 Developed Environmental Impact Assessment reports Awarded environmental clearance by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests Co-ordination of field study to determine present and proposed industrial settings and baseline environmental status with respect to air, water and soil quality as well as socioeconomic status of likely area of impact Pesticide industry – Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed pesticide technical products manufacture in existing pesticide intermediate unit Sugar industry – Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed 33,000 liter per day distillery Pharmaceutical industry – Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed manufacturing expansion Food color industry – Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed manufacturing expansion and introduction of new food color products Pesticides technical and intermediates industry – Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed manufacturing expansion • Worked with a team of 15 on the following projects (of duration 12 to 18 months each), July 2002 – November 2003 Developed Environmental Impact Assessment reports Awarded environmental clearance by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests Co-ordination of field study to determine present and proposed industrial settings and baseline environmental status with respect to air, water and soil quality as well as socioeconomic status of likely area of impact Pesticide industry - Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed pesticide technical products manufacture in existing pesticide intermediate unit Sugar industry - Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed 33,000 liter per day distillery • Wastewater management, November 2001 - June 2002 Supervised operation & maintenance of a sewage treatment plant Led a team of 3 in collection and analysis of streams of wastewater originating from all stages of Pharmaceutical manufacturing process and segregated streams requiring advanced treatment or pretreatment to reduce load on conventional biological treatment system Carried out treatability studies consisting of ‘jar tests’ and determining the effectiveness of various coagulants at various doses in removing contaminants from wastewater and analyzed biodegradability of the Chemical industry wastewater Citizenship: USA Education: (Earned over 80% costs) • Ph.D., Analytical chemistry, South Gujarat University, India, 2002 Thesis: “Studies in Characterization and Treatment of Wastewater of Textile Industry” Analysis of COD, BOD, Hardness, Chloride, Alkalinity, TDS on wastewater Coagulation using inorganic coagulants and polyelectrolyte agents Precipitation and adsorption using powdered charcoal and clay minerals Effects of absorbent dose variation, changes in contact duration and temperature on removal of COD and BOD Application of Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms • M.S., Organic Chemistry, South Gujarat University, India, 1997 • B.S., Chemistry, South Gujarat University, India, 1995