Samantha O'Rourke

Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

+91 xxxx xxxxx

[email protected]

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Timeline
Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
Environmental Assistant
Outokumpu
Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
Surveyors Assistant
Atlantic Geomatics (UK) Ltd
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
Water Quality Scientist
Thames Water
Current Company
Aug 2020 - now
Senior Environmental Engineer
BAE Systems
Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom
About me
Senior Environmental Engineer at BAE Systems
Education
- Peter symonds college
  2005 - 2008
  Activities and Societies: Field trip to Belize, Conservation Activities A Levels in Environmental Science, Business Studies, History, General Studies and Chemistry AS
- Perins community school
  2003 - 2005
  GCSE's in nine subjects including English, Mathematics and Science Double Award
- Lancaster university
  2015 - 2016
  Master of science (msc) sustainable water management merit
  Modules in:• Environmental Management• Groundwater Resources and Protection• Lake Ecology• Catchment Protection• Forecasting and Extreme Response• Contaminated Land and Remediation• Dissertation Project - Removal of trace chemical contaminants from water using a novel sorbent technology: a test case using the insecticide pirimicarb• Geoinformatics (audit)
- University of the west of england
  2010 - 2014
  Bachelor of science (bsc) environmental science 2:1
  Activities and Societies: Field trip to Tenerife, Research expedition to Isla de la Juventud, Cuba Modules studied:• Year 1 modules in: Field and Analytical Skills, The Living World, Environment and Society and the Earth• Year 2 modules in: Environmental Analytical Techniques, Environmental Skills, Animals and Ecosystems and Environmental Legislation and Decision Making• Year 3: Industrial Placement at Outokumpu Stainless Ltd• Year 4 modules in: Sustainability and Resources, Renewable Energy, Environmental Forensics, Tropical… Show more Modules studied:• Year 1 modules in: Field and Analytical Skills, The Living World, Environment and Society and the Earth• Year 2 modules in: Environmental Analytical Techniques, Environmental Skills, Animals and Ecosystems and Environmental Legislation and Decision Making• Year 3: Industrial Placement at Outokumpu Stainless Ltd• Year 4 modules in: Sustainability and Resources, Renewable Energy, Environmental Forensics, Tropical Forests and Coral Reefs and Dissertation in Evaluating a small scale water treatment technology platform.• Year 4: Special award: The Oxford University Press Achievements in Biosciences Prize, for demonstrating the greatest improvement in Biosciences in the year group. Show less
Experience
- Outokumpu
  Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
  Environmental assistant
  • Routine monitoring and sampling• Weekly chemical analysis – pH, Suspended Solids, Total Dissolved Solids, Chloride Levels• Running of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer – including sample preparation and preparation of standards for calibration• Moisture content of filter cake• Data handling – use of excel, business objects and Varian software• Weekly data entry of waste transfer notes• Maintaining and cleaning of leachate pumps• Organisation and supervision of emptying oil and grinder cellar water collection systems Show less
- Atlantic geomatics (uk) ltd
  Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
  Surveyors assistant
  • Routine 2D levelling using a Trimble DiNi level for United Utilities at their reservoirs in the North West• Data transfer to excel spreadsheets• Worked as part of a team away from home
- Thames water
  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
  Water quality scientist
- Bae systems
  Aug 2020 - now
  - Senior Environmental Engineer
    May 2024 - now
  - Environmental Engineer
    Aug 2020 - May 2024
Licenses & Certifications
- Safe entry into medium risk confined spaces
  Mines rescue service
  Nov 2012
- Atompic absorption start-up training course
  Agilent technologies
  Sept 2012
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Samantha O'Rourke
  The Oxford University Press Achievements in Biosciences Prize Oxford University Press Jul 2014 For demonstrating the greatest improvement in Biosciences in the year group