Allison Lester

Experience

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  Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2011

  Customer Service Associate

  Customer service, cash handling, shift accounting, store stocking

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  Circle K

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Retail Associate
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  Western Michigan University Dining Services

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Student Employee
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  Western Herald

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  Arts & Entertainment Reporter

  Developed story ideas, conducted interviews, took photographs, wrote electronic and printed published articles for the Western Michigan University newspaper

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  Borgess Health

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

  Membership Services Representative

  Front desk at Borgess Health & Fitness Center -- Primary point of contact for internal/external relations, receptionist, appointment scheduling, answer phones, maintain membership database, membership sales

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  The Home Depot

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

  Head Cashier
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  Parker Aerospace

  Mar 2016 - May 2019

  Assisting with environmental health & safety facilities operations:- weekly SWPPP inspections- monthly SPCC inspections- monthly EHS team meetings and department audits- regulatory reporting for SARA Title III Tier II- chemical inventory auditing, safety data sheet updating using MSDSOnline- hazardous waste manifest tracking- new hire safety trainer Internal supply chain support for all departments, primarily shipping, storeroom, engineering, and finance. Invoice all shipments, create export declaration documents, transact and track inventory movements, monitor and update multiple databases, run daily Excel macros/maintain spreadsheets, match invoices with shipper documents, file all department paperwork/shippers.

  • EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) Intern

    Sept 2018 - May 2019

  • Production Control Coordinator (formerly Administrative Assistant)

    Mar 2016 - Sept 2018
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  Bell’s Brewery

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  Environmental Engineering Intern

  - Bell's Bio-energy Building -- Daily sampling and lab testing on brewing process waste water in anaerobic fluidized bed reactor/cogeneration system- Used various lab equipment including pipettes, spectrophotometer, building management system software, SCADA system to monitor biogas trends, set nutrient feed flow rates, adjust valves - Lab tests completed daily -- TSS, Volatile Acids, COD, Phosphorus, Iron, TKN, Ammonia, media and granular sludge bed depths, settleable solids- Environmental compliance reporting projects for air permitting, storm water permitting, PIPP, and hazardous waste- Satisfactory summer internship performance -- extended through December Show less

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  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

  Student Assistant - Environmental

  - Office/clerical/customer service: front desk attendant, answer/forward phone calls, payroll and payment processing, spreadsheet creation, meeting scheduling, staff project support- Assisting with construction projects for MDOT Real Estate Dept.

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  West Michigan Environmental Action Council

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2021

  Crane Foundation Endowed Water Fellow

  Assist Water Department with community outreach, environmental justice programs, grant proposal research, coordination for implementation of urban green infrastructure projects, manage communications for the Wolverine World Wide Community Advisory Group website, participate in various environmental advocacy groups, create maps using ArcGIS Pro

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  Frontline National, LLC

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  Laboratory Assistant

  MiPEHS (Michigan PFAS Exposure and Health Study); survey research study commissioned by MDHHS (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services), conducted by RTI International

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  Pierce Cedar Creek Institute

  Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  Cedar Creek Watershed Field Technician

  Starting a natural resources summer field technician position in mid-May 2021 gathering surface water (rivers, streams, lakes) scientific data for the development of a watershed management plan with Pierce Cedar Creek Institute

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  Bell’s Brewery

  Nov 2021 - now

  Process Water Treatment Plant Analyst (formerly Environmental Technician)

  Daily laboratory testing/analytics for anaerobic wastewater pre-treatment, wastewater operations support, daily boiler system water testing/analytics, environmental compliance programs support, critical systems support, chemical/supplies inventory management, etc.