Environmental Engineer Go Back Letter to Employers: * 3+ years experience in water & wastewater treatment, strom water pretreatment & permitting, ground and surface water issues. * Extensive experience in environmental regulations, such as, RCRA, CERCLA, ICR. Name: Saqib H Shirazi Contact Information E-mail: saqibhshirazi@yahoo.com Phone Number: (832) 607-4262 Target Work Locations: #1 - Anywhere in the USA, #2 - , Willing to Relocate? Yes Date Available: 05/01/2005 SAQIB H SHIRAZI Phone: 832-607-4262 Email: saqibhshirazi@yahoo.com ****************************** OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full-time position in environmental engineering related field. QUALIFICATIONS: * 3+ experience in water / wastewater treatment and water resource engineering. * Extensive experience in conventional and advanced water treatment, distribution and design, wastewater collection and treatment, conventional and advanced filtration, hydraulic computer modeling, ground and surface water issues. * Profound experience in environmental regulations, such as ICR, RCRA, CERCLA, and NEPA. * Experience in project planning and designing, technical report writing, proposal preparation, presentation and cost estimation. EDUCATION: * Doctor of Engineering, Environmental Engineering, May 2005 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas * Master of Science, Environmental Engineering, Aug 2000 Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas * Bachelor of Science, March 1995 University of Dhaka, Bangladesh EXPERIENCE: 1. May 2004 – Aug 2004 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin TX Water Quality Division, Wastewater Permitting Section, Storm Water Permitting & Pretreatment Team. * Reviewed and implemented benchmark monitoring data for storm water discharges associated with industrial activity under the TPDES multi-sector general permit. * Reviewed ‘Individual Storm Water Permit Associated with Industrial Activity’ under the TPDES regulation. * Reviewed ‘Notice of Intent (NOI)’ for storm water discharges associated with construction activity under the TPDES construction general permit. 2. 2001 – Present Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas Research Assistant, Environmental Engineering Laboratory * Characterization of water pollution and evaluation of treatment technologies including membrane filtration for the polluted water in the Rio Grande Basin. * Studied waste reduction in nanofiltration facilities employed to prevent pollution of drinking water by halogenated disinfection by-product. * Developed a mechanistic model for inorganic fouling in nanofiltration membrane. * Studied the effect of operating parameters on the removal heavy metals (such as Pb, Cr, Cu, and Hg) from wastewater using nanofilter membrane. 3. 1996-1998 Environmental Quality Laboratory, Dhaka, Bangladesh Environmental Engineer * Studied removal of arsenic from contaminated well water using different approaches, which include co-precipitation and adsorption process, solar oxidation, bucket treatment, BCSIR filter unit, activated alumina, and iron coated sands. * Performed environmental consulting project at multiple locations of Dhaka city, implemented remedial action for chlorinated impacted soil and ground water. * Assisted in generating ‘Environmental Site Assessment’ reports, responsibilities included data entry and analysis, researching historical and scientific data, investigating sites, drafting, and writing reports. * Studied sources and contamination of lead and particulate matter (PM) in the air of Dhaka city during dry and rainy season. Air samples were collected from the busy junctions of the city during dry and rainy season and concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 were measured using ion chromatography. PROJECTS: * Hydraulics & Hydrology - Design of a flood diversion tunnel for Neches River. 100-year flood plain for the river covers many blocks of Beaumont and Port Neches. 100 yr precipitation and design discharge at the inlet point of this tunnel was determined using HEC-HMS. An overflow weir was also designed to divert a significant part of the flood discharge and convey it to Sour Lake in a 20 ft diameter tunnel. - Evaluation of flood control measures along Neches River, TX. Synthesized flood hydrographs with various frequencies up to 100-year flood for study area using HEC-HMS. Recommended flood control measures resulting from study consisted of levee heightening, channel and bridge clearing, and diversion of stream flows by overflow weir into retention basin and alternate channel system. * Water & Wastewater - Designed a “secondary stage (activated sludge clarifier)” of wastewater treatment plant that treats an average of 16 MGD wastewater every day. - Assessment of compatibility of containment systems with mine wastes. Effects of metals and acids on chemical degradation of lining system used for prevention of groundwater contamination were studied. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: * Technical Skills - Understanding of scientific and mathematical principles and concepts. - Solid analytical and problem solving skills. * Computer Skills - Drafting & Design: AutoCAD 2000, MicroStation v 8.0, WaterCAD v3 - Mapping & Analysis: GIS (Arc Info & Arc View) - Flood Control & Analysis: Hec-HMS 2.2.2 & Hec-RAS 3.1 - Cost & Scheduling: Primavera, Microsoft Project - Application: MS Office 2000 - Operating System: Windows 95/98/NT/ ME/XP, UNIX *Communication Skills - Strong interpersonal and writing skills. - Effectively presented ideas to team members. PUBLICATIONS: - Lin C J, Shirazi S and Rao P. “A Mechanistic Model for CaSO4 Fouling on Nanofiltration Membrane,” Journal of Environmental Engineering (in press). - Lin C J, Rao P and Shirazi S. “Effect of Operating Parameters on Flux Decline Caused by Cake Formation – A Model Study,” Desalination 171 (1), 95 –105. - Lin C J, Shirazi S, Rao P and Agarwal S. “Effects of Operational Parameters on Cake Formation of CaSO4 In Nanofiltration.” Water Research (in press) - Lin C J, Shirazi S and Rao P. (2004). “Development of A Mechanistic Model for CaSO4 Fouling in Nanofiltration.” Paper presented at the 9th World Filtration Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana. - Lin C J, Shirazi S and Rao P (2003). “Effect of Operating Conditions on Hardness Removal and Inorganic Fouling in Nanofiltration for Drinking Water Treatment.” Paper presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technologies, Mie, Japan. AWARDS: * Best Paper Award, Texas Water 2004 Arlington, TX 2004 * National Dean’s List, 2002-‘04 * Graduate Student Scholarship, Water Environment Association of Texas, 2001-‘02 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION: Chi-Epsilon, Member North American Membrane Society, Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member REFERENCES: Available upon request.