Sample Environmental Scientist Resume

Contact information

Brian S. Austin

17 Street

Philadelphia

Career objective

Looking for a challenging position of the Environmental Scientist Resume the reputed University with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.

1978 - 1982 Royal Academy, Culduthel Road,

O ' Grades: English (C); Arithmetic (B); History (B).

FURTHER EDUCATION

1995 S102 Foundation Course, Open University

1995 – 1997 H.N.D Applied Environmental Science

1997 – 1998 BSc Applied Environmental Science

WORK HISTORY

Aug 07 – Sept 08

Glen Ord Distillery, Muir of Ord – ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN

My position with the distillery involved the Environmental monitoring and testing of the discharges from the distillery and malting. This was required to ensure that the site was adhering to discharge consents set in place by regulating bodies including SEPA and the Scottish Parliament. Samples were taken every day and analysed for items such as Nitrogen, Suspended Solids, biological oxygen demand (BOD) as well as many others. The results of the testing were placed in a daily record sheet which was them interpreted and the details prepared in a monthly report which was forwarded to my line manager and the regulating bodies. Mitigating any problems was also part of my job as well as making sure that the site was being as environmentally responsible e.g. paper waste reduced, cans collected, cutting down on waste produced etc.

Dec 04 – July 07

Capgemini UK, Henderson Road, TIER 2 REMOTE DESKTOP ANALYST

I have a wide range of computer knowledge and am employed as a Remote Desktop Analyst with Capgemini UK supporting corporate clients with their IT needs. My present position involves 2nd line support of clients IT problems. I use remote desktop tools to resolve issues and software deployment tools to uninstall and reinstall software. I have previously been responsible for Novell Netware Administration and have completed study towards CNA qualification. I have knowledge of DOS and legacy software as well as Microsoft Windows from 3.11 to XP including Server 2003, MS Office products – spreadsheets, databases and word processing. I have knowledge of Specialist software such as SPSS and IDRISI as well as many industry standards. Part of my time was taken up with providing technical customer support via telephone calls, e-mail and voice mail. Call management was very important as it was necessary to take particular care and prioritise therefore it was essential to obtain as much detail as possible from the client.

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Computer skills as well as good knowledge of networking, software and hardware as well as the ability to troubleshoot effectively as well as offering quality customer service. I am also site Health and Safety Rep and have completed company training in order to carry out my duties effectively.

Aug 04 to Dec 04

Scottish Water Solutions, Torridon House, - ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN

My position involved preparation of consent applications for water and waste water treatment works. I am responsible for collection / collation and interpretation of data to facilitate the smooth application for consent to discharge. This has meant that I have had to get up to speed quickly with regard to waste water and discharge regulations. In this position I have learned a great deal about the systems involved in treating water / wastewater.

Sept 02 – Aug 04

Capgemini UK, Henderson Road, IT SERVICE DESK ANALYST / NOVELL NETWARE ADMINISTRATOR – description as above

Aug 02 – Sept 02

BK1 Group, 2nd Floor, Robertson House, Shore Street, - ASST MARKETING MANAGER

Providing assistance to the Marketing manager. Training new telesales agents to sell kitchens, bathrooms and double glazing. Recruiting new staff, wages and timesheets etc and all associated paperwork. Liaising between clients and engineers, arranging appointments and site visits. Standing in for the manager in his absence.

Nov 99 – July 02

Fish Vet Group, – IT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN / LABORATORY / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

I was solely responsible for buying, building and commissioning of the company’s IT network. I also set-up software on desktop PCs and laptops as well as printer, scanner and other peripherals so that they would talk to each other on the network. Maintenance of network accounts as well as e-mail and website administration was also part of my job. I was able to fault find and resolve problems of both a software or hardware nature. I liaised with hardware and software suppliers to make informed choices about equipment and software purchased and I feel developed my communication skills well in that I was able to discuss with both technical and non-technical people what was required with regard to new equipment and software in terms that they would understand, without being patronising.

I was part of a team responsible for providing a full range of services to meet the needs of Industries which require Discharge Consents from regulating bodies, as well as carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments and/or Management Plans and associated report writing. I was responsible for collection, analysis and interpretation of samples and provision of full technical and non-technical reports. I was solely responsible

for water quality analysis an increasing portion of my time being taken up with consent compliance and environmentalmonitoring programmes in support of the fish farming industry. Tests carried out include Dissolved Oxygen, pH, and Turbidity, Nitrates & Nitrites, Ammonia, Water Hardness and Chloride levels among others. This has become more important with the introduction of the Water Framework Directive as a result of which I have also prepared a presentation to give as much information to clients as is possible in readiness for the Directive’s implementation. I spent some of my time training on identification of plankton in order to provide support and evidence for fish farmers to protect their fish from algal blooms etc, to the extent that I had a paper published in Fish Farming Magazine advising on the threat of Plankton.

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Aug 98 – Oct 99

Raigmore NHS Hospital Trust, Perth Road, MEDICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANT +3

March 95 – Aug 95

Bellevue Nursing Home, Stratherrick Road,. - CARE ASSISTANT

1989 – 1991

Raigmore Hospital, Perth Road- DOMESTIC ASSISTANT

Feb 83 – Sept 84

Crawfords the Bakers, High Street- SHOP ASSISTANT

All gaps in employment were due to being a housewife, mother and raising my family.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

During my time at College, I learnt a great deal related to laboratory practice as well as basic laboratory skills. Information Technology and high tech equipment were used to underpin the theoretical aspects. I was exposed to various computer applications for Geographical Information Systems and Meteorological Data Acquisition and Statistical packages such as ARCVIEW, IDRISI (both DOS and Windows95), MathCAD, and SPSS. Also other methods such as PresTEL and including use of the Internet and World Wide Web to collect data and satellite imaging data. As well as this, a range of industry standard computing applications were used heavily such as MS DOS, Windows (from 3.11 to 2000), MS Works, MS Office, Corel WordPerfect, MS Publisher, and CAD packages. This has been helped by the fact that I have had a powerful Personal Computer at home for many years which has given me familiarity with a wide range of software.

Both my time at Raigmore and at my post with the Fish Vets I have learnt a great deal about environmental procedures and good laboratory practice (GLP). This was particularly evident at Fish Vets as this was a brand new laboratory and I was responsible for setting up Standard Operating Procedures to ensure the safe and smooth running of the laboratory. These SOPs were designed and evaluated to simplify processes/systems in order to make training and management more effective as well as compliant This was imperative to show that quality of our services was very important to us and the clients.

On a personal note, I am hard working, reliable, and can work on my own initiative or as part of a team and find it easy to get along with people both at work and home. I feel that I have very strong communications skills as well as customer and people skills. I have a welcoming and approachable manner with good technical skills and a strong desire to learn more.

Over the three years I have been at college I have passed most of the subject units with merit or at level 2 in my degree year which I believe demonstrates my ability to learn new information and disseminate the knowledge effectively. I enjoy learning and would look forward to a career that allows me to keep expanding my knowledge and possibly in the future to enhance my qualifications.

References

Brian S. Austin

Manager

Wap Company.

Brian_Austin@gmail.com