Collaborated with a team of scientists to collect integrated water column samples from Lake Ontario and Lake Erie aboard Canadian Coast Guard research vessels

Assisted in research on aquatic food webs in the Great Lakes, collecting water quality data, and performing data analysis using Microsoft Excel

Executed diverse laboratory work including filtering lake water, preparing slides for microscopic analysis, and preserving and archiving freshwater samples 

Experienced preserving, archiving, counting and measuring zooplankton samples using various microscopes, 

Utilized basic laboratory and analytical skills to analyze water chemistry using an array of equipment (i.e., mass spectrophotometry, chemiluminescence, etc.)

Assisted with with fieldwork on small vessels and large research ships 

Received extensive training in a multitude of GLLFAS (Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences) laboratory analysis SOPs and techniques

Participated in Dr. Irena Creed's Harmful Algal Bloom Research Program at University of Toronto

Conveyed laboratory analytical skills in an applied and fast-pace research setting, as part of Dr. Irena Creed’s team of dynamic researchers 

Adept to cleaning and sterilizing microbial equipment and performing general laboratory duties 

Developed a thorough working SOP for the operation of in-lab analytical instrumentation

Experienced performing algal culturing: Assisted in culture maintenance, media preparation, and culture health inspections (e.g., contamination checks, growth measurements, etc.)

Successfully processed and analyzed 100+ limnological samples for phytoplankton and cyanobacteria identification via FlowCam automated Flow Imaging Microscopy (FIM) technology

Processed limnological samples for phytoplankton identification analysis

Provided support to research teams conducting experiments and gathering data on lakes

Adept to operating FlowCam Flow Imaging Microscopy (FIM) technology: Processed images and facilitated data acquisition of phytoplankton to create phytoplankton libraries and identify organisms

Skilled in operating fluorescence and absorbance spectrometers, mass spectrometers, and spectrophotometers, to quantify properties of Dissolved Organic Matter and Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOM, DOC) and water sample constituent concentrations

Proficient in data entry and manipulation using spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel) and statistical software (e.g., R) to calculate and analyze environmental indices, including Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance (SUVA254), Fluorescence Index (FI), Humification Index (HI), and Biological Index (BIX), facilitating comprehensive exploratory data analysis in the field of environmental science 

Proficient in conducting algal pigment extractions (for phycocyanin, chlorophyll a, and other biological lipids) utilizing the bead-beating method

Used GIS (ArcMap) to map city floodplains, stormwater management facilities and other assets

Expedited the transfer infrastructural spatial data to developers and consultants

Developed SW monitoring program in accordance with provincial ECA requirements and legislation

Surveyed, inspected, and measured floodplain erosion to assess risk to city infrastructure/assets

Experience reading and analyzing rainfall gauge, hydrograph, and other environmental models to calculate, predict, and forecast the timing and intensity of future flood events

Experience modelling and producing flood discharge estimates at various return periods using the Gumbel distribution

Adept to performing total suspended solids (TSS) analysis of stormwater to ensure stormwater management facilities are functioning according to their ECAs/C of As.

Monitored the quality of Lake Wilcox at several sites and inlet/outlet sources to contribute/support to the Lake Wilcox Remediation Strategy

Experience using a variety of limnological sampling technology/equipment including Schindler traps, depth integrated water samplers, ISCO GLS Composite Samplers, 0.45 µm nylon syringe filters

Performed statistical and data analysis on raw data sets to identify trends in environmental and limnological data

Prepared operational reports for stormwater management facilities to assess compliance with Ministry of Environment (MECP) issued Environmental Compliance Approval (ECAs) requirements

Conducted bathymetric surveys in municipal stormwater management facilities (SWMF) to estimate sediment loading rates

Performed inspections of municipal SWMF and low impact development (LID) infrastructure

Monitored and reported on water level within stormwater management infrastructure using municipal staff gauges

Assisted in writing and reviewing Terms of Reference (ToR) documents for relevant capital projects 

Assisted in data collection for the City's Stormwater Infrastructure Monitoring Program

Performed data analysis and aided in technical report writing in support of the Water Resources section monitoring programs

Partook monitoring activities related to stormwater infrastructure and natural landscape features (lakes and wetlands)

Attended public engagement events

Performed basic routine laboratory analysis (TSS, pH, and alkalinity) on surface water samples

Experience conducting limnological inland lake monitoring in a municipal government setting

Liaised with the TRCA and private civil engineering teams to expedite the transfer infrastructural spatial data to developers and consultants

Inventoried and monitored stream channel blockages within the City to evaluate risk to city and private infrastructure during bank-full hydrologic conditions

Experience reading engineering drawings and identifying low impact development (LID) features within new development engineering/technical drawings

Experience modelling and producing flood discharge estimates at various return periods using the Gumbel distribution

Presented workshop and student lab content for the courses ERSC-1010H (Introduction to Environmental Science) and ERSC-GEOG-WASC 4640H (Integrated Watershed Management) in an interactive and engaging manner

Engaged with students during office hours or scheduled appointments to provide one-on-one support to students as needed and to rectify/troubleshoot issues encountered with course assignments

Monitored labs, prepared for and conducted discussion groups, laboratories, workshops and/or problem-solving sessions involving GIS, HEC RAS, and other watershed management software programs

Evaluated/graded assessments, including the final examination, from over 130 students in the course

Consistently and swiftly marked assignments from 2 sections of the course within 1.5 weeks of the assessment submission/due date 

Garnered invaluable experience calibrating, troubleshooting, and maintaining environmental technology (i.e., the replacement of electrochemical membranes and solutions for dissolved oxygen probes, etc.)

Successfully collected, processed, and analyzed over 900 surface water and water-extractable samples from soils for phosphorous, nitrate, and total nitrogen/total carbon species

Conducted comprehensive surface water, ground water and soil sampling within the Kawartha Lakes

Adept to the proper handling of industry standard field equipment such as: OTT MF Pro and YSI FlowTrackers, water portable acoustic depth meters, secchi disks, Van Dorn core water samplers, surface velocity radar sensors, soil augers, ISCO autosamplers, SPMDs, SOLINST level loggers, plant root simulators, multimeters

Adept to daily collection of environmental, surface water and industrial wastewater samples for various parameters within the largest municipality in Canada (examples: metals, phosphorus, volatile organic compounds, bacterial, etc.) via both grab and composite (automatic samplers) sampling techniques

Executed the Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Program, within which 631 stormwater outfalls were collectively sampled, inventoried within the City’s asset management system (data entry), and monitored

Managed the completion of the Beaches Monitoring Program, involving the water sample transport and preparation (i.e., sample preservation and completed Chain of Custodies – CoC’s) and correspondence with PHO for the analysis of over 10,000 collective surface water bacteriological/microbial samples

Utilized knowledge of environmental contaminant behaviour and chemical properties, with a watershed management-based approach, to investigate plume migration within city creeks, tributaries, and surface waters

Completed duties in accordance with relevant municipal legislation in an ISO 17025 Analytical Laboratory

Outstanding involvement with the creation of annual draft reports, statistical graphics and literature pertaining to the progress of environmental programs, while also engaging in public outreach/education

Directly and successfully managed the recruitment and coordination of forty volunteers for the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences annual Career Fair

Led weekly job-speaker events at which I performed the masters of ceremonies (emceed) and coordinated the scheduling of several keynote speakers

Experienced in performing routine data management using database information technology software such as Orbis Professional Online Portal

Exercised previous experience and knowledge of customer service and human relations to manifest a welcoming environment for students, faculty and employers seeking career consultation

Promoted events hosted by Career Services to students using a variety of print, digital and outreach methods

Assisted lab technologists and project leads with administrative tasks and the completion of laboratory tests and applied research projects, whilst performing sample reception and analysis reporting through LIMS software

Selected out of a team of 20 individuals to represent the laboratory at several outreach events

Experienced in the handling of hazardous reagents, performing calibration/using different accredited laboratory instruments such as electronic balances, titrators, burette instrumentation, pH, Conductivity and ORP meters

Assisted in general laboratory duties such as sample reception, sample preparation, analysis, and data entry