RESUME

GUILLERMO ROCHA, P.G.

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGIST

529 W. Lincoln Avenue

Roselle Park, NJ 07204

(908) 578-8508 (cell)

(718) 951-5000 ext. 2887 (work)

e-mail grocha@brooklyn.cuny.edu

EXPERTISE

Environmental Health and Safety Compliance

Soil Investigations

Computerized Data Analysis

Geophysical Delineations

Vibrational Studies

Hazardous Site Assessment

Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies

Soil and Groundwater Remedial Underground Storage Tank/Hazardous Site Assessment

Air Monitoring

Drinking Water Compliance

Geology/Hydrogeology/Environmental Science Lecturer

Web Page Design and Development

EDUCATION/REGISTRATION

Ph. D. Candidate (all credit work finished/dissertation pending)

City University of New York

M.A., Environmental Geochemistry, City College of New York, 1997

B.S., Environmental Geology, City College of New York, 1994

Rutgers University

! Introduction to GIS, 2003

! Environmental Measurements and Quality Assurance, 1995

United States Environmental Protection Agency

! Sampling for Hazardous Materials, 1996

! Groundwater Investigations, 1996

Wright State University

! Groundwater Flow Modeling using MODFLOW, 1996

Certifications

OSHA 40-Hour Health and Safety Training For Hazardous Waste Operations,

(Emilcott Associates June 1995)

OSHA Supervisor Health and Safety Training For Hazardous Waste Operations,

(Emilcott Associates June 1997)

Hazardous Materials Chemical, Physical and Health Impacts, (Envirohealth March 2002)

40 Hour Safety Radiation Training, (Envirohealth January 2003)

Licensed Subsurface Evaluator, License #0018853, under the Underground Storage Program, Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey, 1997

Registered as a Professional Geologist in the state of Tennessee, Registration # TN4222, 1997

Certificate of Fitness, New York Fire Department, 2002

Certified Mathematics/Science Teacher by the State of New Jersey, 2003

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

I am an Environmental Geologist with experience in hazardous site characterization, designing sampling programs, implementing soil and groundwater sampling programs, preparing remediation studies. My experience also ranges in the environmental health and safety compliance field since I have worked in different aspects of this field. First as an environmental geologist I have developed health and safety plans to be implemented at work sites. For the past three years to today I have been part of a team that successfully passed an internal audit for an EPA college wide inspection.

I had participated in remedial investigation/feasibility studies, hazardous site investigations, remediation studies and analysis of hazardous site remediation programs on urban concentrations. I had prepared sampling plans for the analysis of heavy metals on eleven contaminated sites in Hudson County. I had conducted site characterization studies based on historical land use activity and field reconnaissance.

I was involved in research of remediation of sites contaminated with hazardous waste and heavy metals using the "heap-leaching" method. During this time I had collaborated in developing a methodology for the collection of contaminants and wastewater.

I had also worked as a consultant in studies of vibration produced by construction (pile

and sheeting driving) on the construction of the base of the Air Train, that will connect Jamaica subway station with the Kennedy Airport in NYC. I had also done ambient vibration studies analysis and their impact on computer equipment and aquatic life.

My undergraduate work includes research study for R.O.M.A.S. (Research of Marine and

Estuary Studies) in the erosion control methods of the Easter Long Island Coast and its effects on the urban environment. At the graduate level I have three years of experience working in soil/clay pore interactions with heavy metals. My experience includes thesis research of trivalent and hexavalent chromium interactions with different types of clays at various concentrations, temperatures and pH levels. My research also included the use of an X-ray diffraction machine, an atomic absorption, an electron scanning microscope, a transmission electron microscope and a spectrophotometer. I developed a petrographic thin sectioning laboratory with all the elements necessary to produce good quality thin sections.

I teach and I have taught geology, earth science and environmental sciences courses, all of

these courses have a heavy laboratory component. Also taught a class called the use of computers in science and freshman and core laboratories at the City College of New York and at Kingsborough Community College. At Brooklyn College I taught many Earth Science classes for teachers that are trying to obtain their licenses in Earth Science to teach for the Board of Education of New York City.

At the present time at Brooklyn College, I supervise and teach the proper use and

operation of a scanning electron microscope, an atomic absorption machine, a spectrophotometer, a gas chromatographer and a thin section prep laboratory. In addition, I make sure that our department complies with all the safety requirements and requirements given by the City University of New York, NYDEP, EPA and the NYFD. I catalog, handle and store all types of chemicals and I oversee their proper disposal, tracking, and manifest record keeping. I am in charge of compliance of all the safety regulations regarding use and storage of chemicals and radioactive elements.

I am part of the radiation safety committee and for the past three years also a part of the EPA/NYDEP compliance committee, in charge of making sure that all the departments in the college are in compliance to pass the college wide inspection. We have successfully passed this inspection with 12 minor violations that were corrected on the spot.

My computer experience ranges from using the entire Microsoft Office suite to a wide array of statistics and data management programs. I have developed and maintained the web pages related to teaching geology, earth science, and science in general. I have worked with three other faculties in the development of teaching geology on the web.

AWARDS

Dean's List 1992 and 1993

Ward's Medal in Geology 1993

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Geological Institute

National Association of Environmental Professionals

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Safety and Health Institute

Campus Radiation Safety Officers

REFERENCES

Provided Upon Request