Highlights:

Skills:GIS, research, SWAT, fieldwork, environmental sampling, water research, laboratory experience

Goal:Seeking a full-time position in water resources and hydrologic modeling related fields that will allow me to use my research and critical thinking skills to improve water quality and conservation.

Membership:•American Geophysical Union January 2016 - December 2017 •Soil Science Society January 2013 - December 2014 •International Erosion Control Association January 2012 - December 2013

Certification:Water Resources Certificate, UGA Warnell School of Forestry

Honor:American Geophysical Union Travel Grant, Amount: $500 September 2017 • Awarded to attend the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11-15 December 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Campus Sustainability Grant, Amount: $5000 December 2015 – May 2016 • Started a research project to monitor streams at Lake Herrick to target sources of fecal pollution Certificate of Appreciation August 2014 • Awarded for research support at the USDA-National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory International Erosion Control Association-Southeast Chapter Collegiate Scholarship Award, Amount: $1500 August 2013 • Awarded to cover tuition and fees at Florida A&M University

EPA student trainee 01/2017 - current
USEPA, Athens , GA United States
Industry: Federal Institution
Student volunteer at the EPA
• Passed QA/QC competency exam to perform DNA analysis of water samples • Ran qPCR with human, ruminant, and dog fecal markers to determine the sources of fecal contamination--
Graduate Research Assistant 08/2015 - current
University of Georgia, Athens , GA United States
Industry: Education & Research
Graduate Research Assistant conducting research at the University of Georgia
• Received a campus sustainability grant to pioneer a water quality project on the inlet and outlet streams draining into Lake Herrick located on campus, aiming to contribute to the restoration efforts • Trained three undergraduate students and two graduate students to fulfill grant requirement • Continued Masters Thesis work to identify the sources of fecal contamination in urban stream segments of the Trail Creek watershed • Both projects involved an understanding of stream ecosystems and urbanization impacts, hydrological processes, fieldwork training, EPA sampling and QA/QC protocol, instrumentation knowledge such as ISCO automated samplers, water level loggers, multi-parameter meters, GIS and modelling skills--
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project Manager 01/2015 - 05/2015
FAMU Office of Sustainability Institute, Tallahassee, FL United States
Industry: Education & Research
Responsible for conducting a greenhouse gas inventory project at FAMU.
• Coordinated the first Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project using different data sources from Grounds, Travel and Accounting offices • Attended meetings with various department leaders to obtain data on utilities usage, commuting and other energy expenditures on campus • Co-developed a survey instrument designed to capture people’s perception of commuting and greenhouse gases--
Student Intern 05/2014 - 08/2014
USDA-National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, West Lafayette , Indiana United States
Industry: Federal Institution
Responsible to work on a summer project with a scientist at the lab.
• Designed a summer research study on using silt socks, with various remediation agents, on tile risers in tile-drained agricultural fields • Wrote weekly reports and prepared a literature review on the reduction of nutrient loss through tile drains in Indiana • Other responsibilities included: collecting runoff samples, isotherm adsorption/desorption, soil sieving, and simulating rainfalls--
Laboratory Assistant 02/2013 - 08/2015
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL United States
Industry: Education & Research
Laboratory research assistant in the Water Resources Lab at FAMU
• Prepared standards, stock solutions and reagents for soluble and total forms of Nitrogen and Phosphorus analysis • Assisted Research Associate with USDA Forest Service Project monitoring nutrient loads in Little Attapulgus Creek using different instrumentation such as ICP-OES, AQ2 Discrete Analyzer, TOC Analyzer, Autoanalyzer, and Ion Chromatograph • Other responsibilities included: ordering supplies, preserving/filtering samples, calibrating meters, and troubleshooting equipment--

Broward College 08/2010 - 06/2012
Hollywood , FL, United States
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major:Environmental Sciences
Completed an Associate of Arts in Environmental Sciences

Thalika Saintil