Dale White

Experience

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  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pittsburgh District

  Jan 1981 - Aug 1983

  Park Technician and Interpretive Specialist

  • Presented interpretive programs to park visitors such as the campground outdoor education series; assisted with wildlife and other interpretive walks. • Developed a tour manual of the flood control dam for use by other park interpretive specialists; conducted tours of the flood control dam. • Assisted park-users in the use of project facilities and public access areas; conducted user-surveys of project day-use areas; assisted with fish and wildlife management programs by constructing habitat improvement devices. Show less

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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  Nov 1988 - Oct 1991

  Physical Scientist

  • Designed and implemented an algorithm integrating water resource data along a flow network using first-order kinetics.• Participated on a team effort to develop a national methodology for objective Section 305(b) assessments (i.e., for statewide water quality domains).• Assisted in develop programmatic tools to address US Global Change Research Program using analytical mapping and GIS modeling tools.

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  The Ohio State University

  Mar 1990 - Aug 1993

  Assistant Professor

  • Designed and taught courses in geographic information systems and environmental modeling to graduate and undergraduate students.• Advised undergraduate and graduate students on their academic program (course selection, thesis production).• Conducted grant-funded research on water quality and watershed modeling.

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  Ohio EPA

  Jun 1993 - Jan 1999

  Geographic Information Systems Specialist

  • Developed functional relationships between downstream water quality (both biological and chemical parameters) and landscape (watershed) characteristics. • Developed spatial databases of assessment endpoints, waste-water effluent, and watershed stressors (e.g., human population indices).• Developed a methodology for designating restoration wetlands at the watershed-scale using GIS and multi-criteria evaluation techniques.• Conducted system administration of GIS server and computers.

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  Ohio EPA - Division of Surface Water (retired)

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2018

  Environmental Engineer

  • Co-design and implement a large-watershed mass balance model to assess nutrient loadings into large aquatic systems (e.g., Lake Erie and Ohio River). • Manage load development aspects of US EPA-based TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) program.• Developed load allocation strategy for nutrients and bacteria for several watershed study areas.• Employ multivariate statistical techniques to uncover cause and source of water quality impairment• Model proficiency: SWAT, QUAL-2K, GWLF, HEC-RAS - includes calibration and validation success.• Developed and implemented field-monitoring plans involving multiple teams for surface-water assessment of water quality chemistry, benthic chlorophyll, and diel dissolved oxygen.• Review water quality modeling studies and comment on their appropriateness (e.g., scale and accuracy). • Mentor new/young full-time staff and student interns in modeling approaches, survey design, and data collection. Show less

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  The Ohio State University

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  Lecturer - Technical Communications

  • Instruct a technical writing and communications course to junior/senior electrical and computer engineering majors. Topics include presenting the functional and format needs for writing laboratory reports, persuasive memos, product/process descriptions, evaluating data for information content, oral presentations, designing visuals, and research proposals.• Actively employ Desire2Learn (v 10.3) learning management system to facilitate student instruction, assignments, and class interaction using assignment drop-box, discussions, content delivery, and grading. Average class size = 30 students Show less

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  Columbus State Community College

  Aug 2017 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Instruct geology, physical geography, environmental science, and engineering courses to students with various backgrounds and majors. Average class size = 20-25 students; includes laboratory meetings and exercises.

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  Great Lakes Environmental Center

  Jun 2018 - now

  Principal Research Scientist

  • Developed a sediment TMDL (total maximum daily load) for biologically impaired streams in northern Michigan using rating curves and deterministic modeling.• Conducted location-based cluster analysis for copper concentrations in US streams.• Developed error analysis for predicting long-term combined-sewer overflow (CSO) volumes in northern New Jersey (lower Passaic River and Newark Bay).• Developed flow-morphology relationships for the Milwaukee River basin. • Explored spatial-statistical relationships of dissolved oxygen and watershed characteristics, particularly drought indices, using statistical learning tools (CART) for Eastern Montana streams.• Conducted terrain morphology analysis for southeastern Michigan watersheds. • Developed a sampling strategy for Great Lake’s embayments and harbors for purposes of assessing the diversity of aquatic invasive plant species.• Statistical analysis (paired differences, sample frequency analysis) of New York-New Jersey harbor and river/streams water quality data.• Participate in ongoing proposal writing and level of effort estimation for new projects offered in RFPs. Show less