Resume

Texas Professional Engineer License #104694
University of Texas at Austin • M.S. Chemical Engineering • August 2005 3.89/4.0
Kansas State University • B.S. Chemical Engineering • December 2000 3.91/4.0

May 2012 – present

• Consultant dba Mind in North Austin

Project lead for Pollution Prevention (P2) Workshop follow-up and technical assistance process as contract Research Engineer for UT-Arlington’s Zero Waste Network.
Performed energy/resource/cost conservation calculations for EPA grant reporting.
Drafted and coordinated approval of P2 Success Stories for online publication.
Successfully completed EMS (ISO 14001) Lead Auditor training course (LRQA 5-day).
MiNA.lasseter.net sustainability and energy blog posts including videos.
AustinEcoNetwork.com green business profile blog posts: IKEA, Circular Energy, Balcones Resources, Texas Disposal Systems (TDS) and Greenling.
GreenBiz.com blog posts: “How to make sustainability ideas stick” and “Growing green businesses in Austin“

September 2011 – January 2012

• Environmental Scientist, Hill Country Environmental, Inc.

Prepared state air permit applications for sites in Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado.
Clients included petroleum industry, bulk chemical distribution, coal strip mining and electronics R&D.

August 2006 – September 2011

• Pollution Prevention Specialist, TCEQ

Assisted industry in reducing hazardous waste and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) chemicals in all media.
Project lead and instructor for annual series of Pollution Prevention Workshop events.
Analyzed and tracked trends in annual reductions of hazardous waste and TRI chemicals by industry sector.

Conducted final review and approval of waste reduction success stories published at ZeroWasteNetwork.org.
Project lead and primary content editor for significant revisions to program guidance manual.
Developed and conducted rule exemption requests review and renewal processes.

October 2005 – July 2006

• Permit Review Engineering Specialist, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Evaluated NSR permit applications for Coatings Sources including fiberglass, metal finishing/fabricating, military maintenance, medical diagnostic laboratory and cabinetry manufacturing.
Provided technical assistance to applicants to resolve permit application deficiencies.

September 2002 – May 2005

• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin

Researched air quality issues in the Houston-Galveston area by modifying reaction equations for computer simulations of particulate matter formation under David Allen.

April 2001 – July 2002

• Air Permit Review Engineering Specialist, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

May 2000 – August 2000

• Pollution Prevention Industry Consulting Intern, University of Nebraska-Lincoln