Ishaan Deswal
Melbourne,Australia
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Consultant
SLR Consulting
Brisbane, Australia
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Company Overview: (HAZMAT/Occupational Health & Geochemistry) - SLR Consulting is a global leader in environmental consulting, providing innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges.
- Delivered technical reports for asbestos surveys, water contamination & soil sampling, and lead monitoring at diverse industrial, commercial, and residential sites.
- Managed projects end-to-end: planning, fieldwork, data analysis, and preparing technical reports, utilised WHS/EPA and Public Health & Wellbeing Act principles to advise on client actions.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with Soils and Geotechnical teams for Soils survey - land suitability assessment for Mining and Oil & Gas clients with extensive remote-fieldwork across state.
- Handled proposal development, budget management, and logistics for multi-site projects, meeting tight deadlines and (ESdat) environmental data inputs.
- Acted as client liaison, ensuring clear communication with contractors and maintaining SOPs across different scopes in alignment with EPA and WHS standards.
- (HAZMAT/Occupational Health & Geochemistry) - SLR Consulting is a global leader in environmental consulting, providing innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges.
- Reference – Jordan Harley (Technical Discipline Manager – Australia Pacific SLR Consulting) (jharley@slrconsulting.com) (Ph. +61 400855595) (Ph. +61 294242235)
Project Officer
DETSI, QLD Government
Queensland, Australia
07.2024 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: (Soil and Land Resources Team) - The Department of Environment and Science (DES) in Queensland focuses on protecting the environment and managing natural resources.
- Monitor and audited multi-faceted project - Queensland Soil Monitoring Program (QSM) for sites across Qld, and other Queensland government projects.
- Led biogeochemical assessments, environmental contamination analyses, and vulnerability evaluations across diverse set of sites, developing a risk management framework.
- Established Data Quality Objectives (DQOs), refined sampling methodologies, and developed risk assessment frameworks ensuring robust, high-quality environmental data.
- Utilized Python, advanced statistics (statistical tests) and QGIS for spatial analysis, data-visualization, reporting, for department-published technical report.
- (Soil and Land Resources Team) - The Department of Environment and Science (DES) in Queensland focuses on protecting the environment and managing natural resources.
- Reference – Dr. Evan Thomas (evan.thomas@des.qld.gov.au) Science Leader (Ph. +61 419678928)
- Ben Harms (ben.harms@des.qld.gov.au) Senior Land Officer (Ph. +61 427270665)
Research Scholar
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
, Australia
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: (Urban Contaminant Analysis) - A research institute focused on environmental health and sustainability.
- Investigated tyre-related organic pollutants and synthetic polymers from road wear particles (TRWPs) using Pyrolysis GC/MS and ASE 350 extraction.
- Prepared and assisted in project report with scientific data analysis under expert guidance of chemistry department.
- Designed field collection protocols and enhanced lab methodologies, increasing analytical accuracy and reducing errors in sample processing.
- Improved accuracy of particle analysis by refining methodology of experiment design, building risk scenarios and blanks for more precise and reliable data.
- (Urban Contaminant Analysis) - A research institute focused on environmental health and sustainability.
- Reference – Dr. Cassie Rauert (c.rauert@uq.edu.au) Senior Lead Scientist – QAEHS, Queensland (Ph. +61 733461814)
Volunteer Research Assistant
Lovelock Lab
, Australia
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Conducted and processed soil carbon cores from coastal wetlands using the Loss-on-ignition method. Derived aboveground biomass from radial plots in a remote wetland.
- Processed over 50 soil samples (lab work), resulting in accurate data collection for coastal wetlands restoration project.
- Reference – Valerie, PhD Fellow – Lovelock Lab UQ (v.kwan@uq.edu.au)
Environment Data Volunteer
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
New Delhi, India
10.2022 - 11.2022
- Worked on a field-based water contamination and Bird Census Project at New Delhi’s city forest 'Sanjay Van'. Executed data collection, allocation, and engineering solutions for 'floating wetland'.
- Assisted and worked directly with a team of forest rangers and environmental scientists.
- Reference – Nikhil John, Assistant Manager, WWF-India (njohn@wwfindia.net)
Education
Ms - Environment Management, Geochemistry, Ecotoxicology, Catchment Processes, GIS
University of Queensland
St Lucia11.2024
B.A. - Economics
SGTB College
India01.2021
Skills
- Asbestos, water, and soil surveys
- Impact and risk assessment
- Land resource monitoring
- ESdat data management
- Analytical skills
- GIS and QGIS mapping
- Spatial analysis
- Work health and safety standards
- Regulatory compliance
- Geochemistry and environmental toxicology
Certification
- Open Driver’s License (unrestricted)
- Water Quality Monitoring – DESI, QLD Gov
- White Card/Construction Safety (CPCWHS1001) & First Aid/CPR certification
- Operate and maintain 4wd vehicle (RIIVEH305F)
- ISI training (O&G)
- Surface 11 (Mining)
Timeline
Project Consultant
SLR Consulting
03.2025 - 07.2025
Project Officer
DETSI, QLD Government
07.2024 - 12.2024
Research Scholar
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
06.2024 - 07.2024
Volunteer Research Assistant
Lovelock Lab
05.2024 - 06.2024
Environment Data Volunteer
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
10.2022 - 11.2022
Ms - Environment Management, Geochemistry, Ecotoxicology, Catchment Processes, GIS
University of Queensland
B.A. - Economics
SGTB College
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