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Name: kthokie01
Skill Level: Mid Level
Job Status: Full Time
Category:
Location: Chantilly, Va.

Objectives

Attention to detail, experience and innovation are the qualities of any good professional. My training as an environmental specialist offers much to a company that seeks a motivated individual. I am seeking a mid level position, which utilizes my training specifically with project management, environmental laws and regulations, technical writing and analytical skills.

Specialty

Kathryn J. Barch
25201 Bald Eagle Terr • Chantilly, VA 20152 • (703) 728-4113 • kthokie01@hotmail.com

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Soil and Water Science, 2002 (Thesis option)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Chemistry Minor, 1999
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

PERSONAL SKILLS
Organization, leadership, project management, multi-tasking, customer service,
goal oriented, hard working, team member, confident, excellent communication, writing and analytical skills

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Stream Classification & Assessment, NC State University
Stream Restoration Design Principles, NC State University
Monitoring Techniques for Stream Restoration, NC State University
Effective Project Teams, Serengeti Enterprises, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2003 – present
Angler Environmental, Manassas, Virginia
Environmental Specialist
• Manage projects within the firm’s regulatory division, including management of permit compliance tasks and supervision of wetland and stream mitigation monitoring.
• Specific responsibilities include project management; preparation of Federal/State/local permit applications; management of permit compliance tasks; supervision of wetland and stream mitigation monitoring; and interaction with federal/state/local regulatory agencies on a daily basis.
• Responsible for the supervision and direction of a comprehensive success criteria monitoring program for all active mitigation sites, presently consisting of approximately 52 individual sites.
• Technical work: report writing, data analysis, bid presentations, maintains and organizes databases
• Management duties include coordination with various project team members, including clients, engineers, attorneys and construction managers, and the oversight of mitigation success.
• Work individually and with project team members to develop creative solutions for challenging projects
• Attend federal/state/local conferences and meetings to stay abreast on current regulations
• Manage mitigation bank credit sales, and escrow and bond accounts for mitigation projects;
• Marketing (divisional and corporate)
• Construction monitoring and report compilation
• Office manager

September 2002 – July 2003
Dr. J. H. Carter & Associates, Southern Pines, North Carolina
Wetland Ecologist
• Conducted jurisdictional wetland delineations
• Contacted landowners to discuss mitigation feasibility potential
• Dealt with a challenging county reservoir mitigation project
• Interacted with regulatory agencies and project team members

May 2001 – April 2002
St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida
Environmental Technician
• Assisted in establishing transects from uplands to wetlands, evaluating soils and vegetation in the field
• Maintained databases, analyzed data, created graphs and tables (Excel, ArcView, PowerPoint) for publications
• Installed monitoring wells and reference pipes, recorded water levels
• Collected lake hydrology data from eastern Florida, developed duration curves and water stage relationships to vegetative communities for publication and ongoing research
• Reviewed technical information and researched related studies

August 2000 – April 2002
Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville
Research Assistant in the Wetland Biogeochemistry Lab
• Performed laboratory procedures analyzing nitrogen forms in wetland soils; operated instruments such as the Technicon Auto Analyzer, Shimadzu GC, digestion block, pH meters
• Collected, statistically analyzed, and maintained laboratory data (Excel, JMP, PowerPoint)
• Created graphs and tables for presentations and posters for national and departmental conferences
• Reviewed scientific research for graduate thesis
• Participated in departmental oral presentations

January 2002, April 2002
Jones, Edmunds, and Associates, Gainesville, FL
Volunteer
• Participated in local mitigation project planting facultative and facultative wet plant species around newly constructed wetlands
• Established transects, measured and identified trees for tracking during monitoring period
• Received beneficial exposure regarding the processes involved with mitigation projects.

January 1998 - May 1998
Virginia Tech Soil Microbiology Department, Blacksburg, VA
Laboratory Assistant
• Used antibiotic media plates to identify sources of fecal coliforms in water systems
• Filtered water samples; performed coliform tests; streaked and spread plates with water and soil samples; made and autoclaved media (antibiotic plates)
• Collected and maintained data from inoculation studies.

ORGANIZATIONS
Volunteers for Change, Fairfax, Virginia
Society of Wetland Scientists
Potomac Watershed Roundtable
Zeta Tau Alpha

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, ArcView (moderately proficient), AutoCADD (moderately proficient)

PUBLICATIONS
Hagedorn, C and K. Barch et al. 1999. Identifying Sources of Fecal Pollution in a Rural Watershed. Proceedings 12th Annual Virginia Water Conference. Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association. Pp. 76-78.

REFERENCES
Mr. Nathan Hite, associate
McLean, VA (814) 932-0245

Mrs. Rachel McGlynn, associate
Lorton, VA (202) 731-7693

Ms. Keisha Hill, associate
Rock HIll, SC (803) 981-3481