Nathan D. Zgnilec

Experience

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  Great Lakes Research Center

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Summer Intern

  •Conducted field research for scientists and engineers•Served as deck hand aboard Research Vessel Agassiz•Participated in numerous ROV explorations and assisted in the deployment and monitoring of MTU Coastal Monitoring Buoys

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  Ride the Waves with General Motors

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Assistant Scientist

  •Instructed science based field trips for local K-12 students and members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community•Served as chief scientist for environmental based field trips. Topics covered include limnology, aquatic food web, ROV exploration and mine waste remediation•Coordinated logistics between scientists, outreach center and participants

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  Great Lakes Research Center, Michigan Technological University

  May 2014 - Apr 2023

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Integrated Planning with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD)•Led a field monitoring program in conjunction with NEORSD, focused on quantifying tributary pollutant loads and observing their fate and transport through the Lake Erie nearshore•Performed a comprehensive review of the current water quality conditions resulting from sewer services during dry and wet weather periods•Organized and interpreted results of water quality assessment to guide modeling and decision making efforts for valuation of integrated planning alternativesCladophora Management in Ajax, Ontario•Assisted in Lake Ontario field monitoring trips, focused on nearshore nutrient levels resulting from WWTP effluents and the deployment and retrieval of monitoring equipment•Performed phosphorus analysis using Standard Methods (APHA 4500-P)•Interpreted field data for application to Lake Ontario modeling efforts Show less

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  OHM Advisors

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2024

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Engineer

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2023
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  Mead & Hunt

  Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

  Project Manager