Ian Willard, P.E.

Experience

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  AbbeyMoor Medical, Inc

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2006

  Janitor & Groundskeeper

  • Cleaned the office areas, bathrooms, and break room weekly• Maintained the lawn during the summers

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  Pete's County Market

  May 2006 - May 2008

  Grocery Stocker

  • Helped unload the delivery trucks• Stocked and straightened the products on the shelves• Assisted customers that were looking for products

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  LeTourneau University

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  President Pro Tempore for Student Senate

  • Elected by peers to the top position in the Senate• Oversaw organization and communication to ensure that Senate ran smoothly• Frequently met with campus leaders and university officials to discuss student needs and potential improvements to student life

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  Advanced Research Initiatives

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Engineering Intern

  • Consulted with companies and assisted with product design and testing• Researched existing intellectual property claims• Helped with technical writing and created figures for patent applications• Submitted provisional patent applications for a DNA purification system and a LED light tube

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  LeTourneau University

  Sept 2012 - May 2013

  Writer for Student Newspaper

  • Wrote articles for the LeTourneau YellowJacket student newspaper• Conducted interviews with officials and talked to students about relevant topics on campus• Wrote the newspaper's most read article of the 2012-2013 school year

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  Indian Health Service

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Student Extern

  • Worked with the facilities engineering department for local healthcare centers and was involved in planning for a clinic expansion• Reviewed building blueprints and documented potential water and energy saving measures to help healthcare facilities achieve higher levels of LEED certification• Calculated life cycle cost of proposed solar panels and helped write funding application

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  Iowa State University

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Studied mixing mechanisms in fluids with the goal of improving ocean models• Ran experiments to determine mixing efficiencies at different conditions• Evaluated data and published the results

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  Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Serve as team lead for the following programs: - Water Quality Standards - analyze toxicity data and develop new numeric criteria - Use Attainability Analysis - generate reports on stream assessments of aquatic life habitat and recreational use - Wasteload Allocations - calculate allowable limits for wastewater discharges - 401 Water Quality Certifications - ensure any soil discharges into waterbodies will not cause water quality violations• Provide mentorship and training, balance priorities, assign tasks, and review the work of team members• Answer questions, communicate timelines, and analyze special requests from stakeholders• Complete complex projects and provide technical expertise on urgent water quality concerns Show less

  • Senior Environmental Engineer

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Environmental Engineer

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2022