Monica Amankwah
Villawood,NSW
Summary
Monica is a results-driven Environmental Management professional with extensive experience in aerial surveying, GIS, remote sensing analysis, contaminated land, groundwater, waste & environmental site investigations management for both government & private sectors. Demonstrated ability to improve processes, increase cost-efficiency, develop operational solutions, motivate teams, & attain major environmental compliance goals. Able to drive, deploy & maintain practical, enduring & environmentally conscious products with a high degree of client satisfaction. Productive contributor to team projects & self-managed tasks, with the ability to successfully deliver multiple concurrent projects under the tightest deadlines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Waste and Recycle Officer
VISY RECYCLING PLANT
Smithfield, Sydney, NSw
01.2021 - Current
- I enforced relevant Australian Standards of environmental assessments; NSW EPA guidelines & adhered to Health & Safety procedures.
- Undertook field investigation & writing of technical ecological reports. Conducted environmental monitoring involving soil, water & air analysis. Executed soil & groundwater field sampling for different purposes & testing parameters.
- Carried out water (surface, groundwater & leachate), gas (surface, subsurface & building gas accumulation) & air (dust/ PM10) monitoring using a sound understanding of field sampling techniques.
- Was involved in the management of contaminated land with a focus on soil & groundwater remediation at landfill sites.
- Completed numerous site investigations with experience relating specifically to phase one & phase two environmental site investigations & data management. Project managed both simple & complex site investigations, monitoring programs & management of project teams.
- Technical report writing, report interpretation/desk study assessment, GIS, client liaison (including effective communication of results).
- Carried out a review of consultant investigations & proposed remedial works & prepared technical specifications for remedial works to remove underground storage tanks & chlorinated solvent impacted area.
- Delivered reports on environmental projects, including, but not limited to PSI, DSI, Validations, RAPs, Soil Classifications, FMP/FIP, Contamination Assessments, Water Quality Assessments, Asbestos Inspections & Clearances, ASS & PASS Assessments & Statement of Compliances for Resource Recovery Exemptions .
- Designed & implemented environmental monitoring programs (landfill sites, construction works, remediation works), Environmental Site Assessments (Stage 1 & Stage 2 investigations), Remediation & Validation.
- I carried out onsite remediation management, supervision of drilling & test pit excavation operations, borehole & test pit logging, stockpile assessment & sampling, water, groundwater, soil & landfill/ground gas assessment.
- Helps divert organics from going to landfills. Recover valuable resources for healthy plant growth & recycling. Sorting rubbish from green waste. Monitoring mulch piles, Working outside.
Study Gap
University Of New South Wales
Sydney, Kesington, NSW
06.2018 - 09.2021
Assistant Project Coordinator
First Atlantic Bank - Head Office
Accra, , Ghana
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Collaborated with project leaders to comply with environmental needs for project maintenance requirements
- Single handled conducted research and gathered key information for use in upcoming building project planning.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Performed on-site field surveys and wrote technical narratives to document processes and design changes.
Geographic Information Systems(GIS) Analyst
Land Commission -Survey Department
Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana
09.2015 - 07.2017
- Created and executed GIS maps by implementing ArcMap and analyzing relevant data resulting in customer satisfaction.
- I researched legal descriptions and survey maps to verify property lines and gather requisite information for mapping.
- I assisted in vector and raster data management and organization.
- Maintained geospatial data and designed database structures for asset mapping to provide farmers and customers with available farmlands.
Education
Master of Arts - Masters of Environmental Management
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Geomatic Engineering
University of Kwame Nkrumah Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ghana06.2016
Skills
- System design
- Environmental assessment
- Client consulting
- Hazardous waste remediation
- Contamination site cleanup
- Report generation
- Image analysis
- Air Quality Monitoring & Management
- Storm Water Management
- Drawings Interpretation
- GIS image interpretation
Affiliations
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
- Planning Institute of Australia
Timeline
Environmental Waste and Recycle Officer
VISY RECYCLING PLANT
01.2021 - Current
Study Gap
University Of New South Wales
06.2018 - 09.2021
Assistant Project Coordinator
First Atlantic Bank - Head Office
08.2017 - 06.2018
Geographic Information Systems(GIS) Analyst
Land Commission -Survey Department
09.2015 - 07.2017
Master of Arts - Masters of Environmental Management
University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Science - Geomatic Engineering
University of Kwame Nkrumah Science And Technology
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