Olivia (Mast) Snyder, EIT

Experience

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  Atlanta Botanical Garden

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Intern

  • orchid tissue culture lab, propagation of endangered orchid tissues and seeds• manage the frogs and reptiles in the frog lab and helped set up the exhibits

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  Integrated Environmental Services (IES)

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  Intern

  • researched state environmental permitting and regulations • contacted state representatives regarding sites for building a new waste management plant

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  Coweta Hydrologic Laboratory/University of Georgia Odum of School of Ecology

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2014

  Field Research Assistant

  • collected stream water samples, tested for dissolved oxygen levels and particulate matter

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2019

  Backpacking and Whitewater Kayaking Instructor:• gained competencies in kayaking and backpacking over 4 years of training • volunteer on weekends to lead members of the Georgia Tech community on backpacking and whitewater kayaking trips and teach them outdoor skills • work to mitigate risk by actively educating fellow staff and participants Wilderness Outpost: • organize and managed gear rentals and register students for instructional trips• administrative support within the Campus Recreation Center• liaison between student employees and Campus Recreation Center professional staffVice President Communications:• community-builder of ORGT• multi-faceted position including planning monthly events and alumni communicationsTech Treks Banff Expedition Leader:• led a team of 10 incoming Georgia Tech first-years on a week long backpacking expedition to Banff National Park • facilitated debriefs and reflections to help prepare the students for their first year • planned and managed logistics and mitigated risks in the field Tech Treks Southeast Coordinator: • Trained 20 volunteer student staff to lead 6 weekend trips for 100 incoming first-years• Managed logistics and planning for each of the 6 trips Show less

  • Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Alpha Gamma Delta

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Emerging Leaders

    Sept 2015 - May 2016
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  Brown Research Lab

  May 2017 - Dec 2018

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • assisted in development of an infection model for Staph and Pseudomonas using C. elegans (nematode worms)

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  Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  Engineer Technician Co-op

  • wrote a comprehensive water loss control program • analyzed and trended data for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) pilot project• collaborated to write the water sub-section of the Georgia Infrastructure Report Card • wrote various project scoping reports for capital improvement projects • collected and analyzed samples from the F. Wayne Hill Wastewater Plant granular activated carbon

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  Freese and Nichols

  Jun 2020 - now

  Water and Wastewater Master Planning and Modeling

  • Engineer III

    May 2023 - now

  • Engineer II

    Jun 2021 - May 2023

  • Engineer I

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2021