Tracie Higgins

Experience

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  EnviroStaff Employment Agency hired out to Washington Group International

  Mar 2000 - Oct 2000

  Field and Lab Technician

  Contractor: Washington Group InternationalProject: Vasquez Boulevard/I-70 Superfund Site Two commercial/industrial areas and residential property in six neighborhoods; soil contaminated by heavy metals from two smelting plants.Collected and prepared soil samples; mapped residential property to determine placement of multiple sample points; documented all activities and procedures; and maintained sample integrity with strict chain of custody.

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  George Mason University

  Jul 2001 - Jul 2002

  Administrative Assistant

  School of Management’s Deans OfficeAdministrative support to Dean, Senior Associate Dean, Managing Director of Operations and Office Manager.

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  Enscicon Corporation

  Sept 2002 - Sept 2003

  Quality Control

  Project: Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) Superfund SiteReviewed in-depth final project documentation to ensure completeness and adherence to PMC procedures for transmittal to the RVO. Coordinated transportation, delivery and disposal of remediation waste between project sites and appropriate landfills.

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  Tetra Tech

  Oct 2003 - Jul 2009

  Quality Control/Field Engineer

  Client: Remediation Venture Office (RVO) (U.S. Army, Shell Oil Company, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services)Project: Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) Superfund Site Dismantled 300+ manufacturing and 150 additional structures, constructed 5 groundwater treatment plants, excavated contaminated soil, constructed 3 landfills and revegetated with native vegetation. Wildlife on site. Field Engineer: Provided oversight and documentation of subcontractors’ activities; construction of RCRA-Subtitle C Landfill, excavation of contaminated soil, re-vegetation, installation and operation of irrigation systems, and well installation. Wrote quality control reports, updated and revised project plans, procedures and drawings, wrote survey reports, and reviewed subcontractor submittals. Briefed contractor, subcontractor and client regularly on project activities. Used GIS software and GPS equipment to help identify and illustrate potential refuge-remediation conflicts. Performed ground water and soil sampling.Quality Control: Administered numerous databases; assisted with development, design, testing, training, implementation and wrote administrative and user manuals. In-depth review of project documents to ensure completeness and adherence to procedures for transmittal to the RVO. Coordinated, managed and entered into database 4,000+ tests taken during the construction of the RCRA-Subtitle C Landfill, to ensure project specifications were met. Reviewed lab and field data, identified trends and outliers. Provided presentations, information, and reports to the client, subcontractors, and other departments. Performed field project inspections, and topographical and quality assurance surveys. Managed, coordinated and reported site safety observations as site safety observer coordinator. Health and Safety Quality Scientist II: Coordinated and tracked the process of revisions to the 50+ Environmental Health and Safety Procedures. Show less

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  Ross Industries, Inc.

  Dec 2011 - Aug 2016

  Sales Coordinator

  Sales department for commercial food packaging line of equipment; modified atmosphere and vacuum skin packaging case-ready food preparation.Managed all domestic and international sales orders; collaborated with parent company, salesmen, customers, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing departments. Entered and maintained all orders in multiple databases; worked with engineering department to develop a new database. Improved sales order process to ensure equipment was designed and built to customer’s specifications and shipped by quoted date. Diligently collected complete order documentation, increased order efficiency and ensured purchase orders were received for all required items; improved ordering process and increased revenue. Scheduled work activities and milestones exceeding desired results; created flexible plans to accommodate changes, worked through unexpected occurrences by proper planning, follow-up and adjusting as needed. Show less

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  Kokosing Construction Co., Inc.

  Aug 2019 - now

  Environmental Administrator

  Client: VDOTProject: I-64 Widening and High-Rise Bridge (Design-Build: nine miles of roadway widening, noise barrier installation, lighting, ITS, overhead signs, special design wall, J&B's, and stormwater management facilities. High Rise Bridge construction over Southern Branch Elizabeth River, and seven bridge widenings. Job site is adjacent to jurisdictional wetlands.) Administrator: Document control, oversight and compliance with permits and regulatory agencies for project environmental records and documentation for the SWPPP (35+ binders), BMP's, Landscaping and field activities. Manage, prepare and coordinate with client, agencies, and GPC management for 5+ monthly agency inspections and daily/weekly inspections by VDOT IA of field activities and all documentation; in addition, address each inspection report. Process, schedule and coordinate corrective actions for 70-130 monthly environmental field and SWPPP observations sited by client, agencies and GPC. Facilitate weekly environmental meetings with client and GPC to discuss work activities, schedule and issues. Develop and implement multiple systems for improving and managing department processes/requirements. Field Engineer: Coordinate, plan and schedule with client, subcontractor, QC/QAM, designer, superintendents, survey and accounting on changes, modifications, updates to design products and activities. Execute purchases, confirm receipt and track inventory of materials. Maintain schedule of BMP's to track phases of work. Perform erosion, sediment control and stormwater management inspections for compliance. Address deficiencies, redlines, discharges, spills, P2 Plan and removal of hazardous waste materials. Generate inspection reports and update logs. Attend daily/weekly project meetings. Construction Environmental Manager (CEM): CEM's schedule is part-time; I manage CEM's responsibilities when CEM is not on site and ensure CEM is abreast of activities. Show less