Duran Sealee
Summary
Environmental professional with proven track record in conducting environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, and sustainability initiatives. Adept at collaborating with teams to achieve impactful results, demonstrating reliability and adaptability in dynamic settings. Skilled in environmental data analysis, project management, and stakeholder communication, with strong commitment to environmental stewardship and continuous improvement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Specialist
Sime Darby Motor Group
01.2023 - Current
- Reduced environmental risks by conducting thorough site assessments and identifying potential hazards.
- Managed the remediation process for contaminated sites, restoring them to safe conditions for future use.
- Prevented fines or penalties by proactively addressing non-compliance issues identified during regulatory inspections or internal audits.
- Developed comprehensive waste management plans to minimize environmental impact and reduce disposal costs.
- Identified training for environmental compliance and implemented training to operations and other team members.
- Contributed to the development of corporate sustainability goals, integrating environmentally conscious practices into daily operations.
- Enhanced workplace safety by implementing measures to prevent exposure to hazardous materials and contaminants.
- Played a key role in achieving ISO 14001 certification through diligent adherence to established Environmental Management Systems.
- Analyzed environmental data to forecast trends and inform policy decisions, enhancing strategic planning efforts.
- Conducted detailed environmental impact assessments for local development projects, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Formulated and implemented long-range plans for environmental programs.
Hydrogeologist
Hargis + Associates, Inc.
01.2018 - 08.2023
- Provided technical deliverables outlining the assessment of environmental effects (AEE) for freshwater takes in the Waikato and Auckland regional areas to support the approval of consents.
- Managed numerous groundwater monitoring programs involving management of field staff, laboratory coordination, scheduling, coordination with subcontractors, agency and client notifications, encroachment permit acquisition, and generating and maintaining access for off-Site sample locations across California and Arizona.
- Prepared numerous quarterly, semiannual, annual monitoring reports and data submittals involving writing summaries of monitoring activities, laboratory data review, preparation of water, soil, or soil vapour data summary tables, preparation of water level elevation and contaminant plume contour figures, review of compliance with monitoring program and permit requirements, and data assessment.
- Prepared environmental monitoring plans, remediation system designs and completion reports for environmental remediation sites involving creation of lithologic logs and cross sections (created in program Strater), summaries of bore drilling and installation activities, and preparation of bore construction detail tables, water quality tables, and associated figures for federal agencies.
- Conducted site monitoring activities including water quality sampling, air quality monitoring (ambient & indoor), water level elevation measurement, subsurface monitoring, and cone penetration testing at numerous sites across the New Zealand and the United States.
- Managed numerous bore installation projects involving permitting, subcontractor procurement and management, bore drilling and construction, lithologic logging, investigative derived waste (IDW) management, down-hole video logging, surveying, geophysical logging, and well development.
- Managed aquifer recharge project for the Mojave Water Agency. The project includes design and installation of a recharge basin to store and protect the fresh water asset running through the California aqueduct from advanced evapotranspiration in desert conditions.
- Provided consulting services to Orange County Water District regarding drinking water from production bores and saltwater intrusion studies.
- Installed, monitored and analyzed data from precipitation collectors across the Southern California desert in support of evaluations of potential groundwater recharge rates as part of a regional chloride deposition study.
- Planned and conducted slug, step, and short and long-term constant rate aquifer testing at various sites in California.
Education
Certification - Incident Cause Analysis Method Lead Investigator
IMPAC
Auckland, New Zealand01-2024
Certification - Emergency Medical Technician
NREMT
01-2022
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Griffith University
Brisbane, Queensland01-2017
Skills
- GIS (ArcGIS and QGIS)
- Microsoft Office
- Environmental Visualization and Modeling
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Environmental Compliance
- Pollution Prevention
- Environmental auditing
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Timeline
Environmental Specialist
Sime Darby Motor Group
01.2023 - Current
Hydrogeologist
Hargis + Associates, Inc.
01.2018 - 08.2023
Certification - Incident Cause Analysis Method Lead Investigator
IMPAC
Certification - Emergency Medical Technician
NREMT
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Griffith University
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