Laboratory Technician with 8 years experience in wastewater sampling and analysis, as well as a BSc. in Chemistry. Adept in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment and providing technical support to plant operations. A self-starter with a specialization in data analytics and high-level communication skills. Previous experience as an Assistant Project Manager with project implementation and resource management.
- Collected/analyzed drinking water/wastewater samples from around the Rossdale/Goldbar Water Treatment Plants
- Maintained/conducted troubleshooting of laboratory and plant equipment
- Gained in-depth understanding of plant operations, provided technical insights to aid plant in adjusting chemical dosing
- Co-chaired the laboratory Health, Safety and Environment Committee, created agenda/minutes, ran meetings
- Created dashboard in excel to help visualize laboratory safety metrics and KPIs for upper management
- Mastered tactful communication with Epcor clients in confrontational situations
- Recognized for exceeding time management metrics (>95% adherence to schedule)
- Consistently received >90% scores for QA checks on customer engagement
- Collected wastewater and industrial samples at sites around Edmonton
- Learned how to interpret DRAINS data, record drawings, sewer documents
- Became well-versed in Drainage Bylaws, Provincial/Federal Regulations
- Gained thorough knowledge of manual and automated sampling techniques
- Investigated environmental lab data in comparison with regulatory standards for wastewater and soil reclamation
- Communicated outliers and potential exceedances with clients, aided in coordinating resampling events with appropriate equipment
- Excelled at multitasking between priorities with minimal supervision
- Aided in optimizing our most common data entry task to be 44% faster
- Chosen as the first point of contact for face to face meetings during one of our largest client-based audits
- Inspected and analyzed groundwater and soil samples for various parameters
- Familiarized with legal sampling and chain of custody procedures
- Cross-trained in the shipping department; prepared/shipped sample bottles
- Recognized for attention to detail in data entry, accuracy doing repetitive tasks
Water/Wastewater Chemistry Analysis
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