Job Search: Environmental Consultant & Project Manager, Air Quality Expert
Israel
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- Lecturer & Grant Writer, Environmental Health Sciences at Hadassah College Jerusalem
- ISO Laboratory Assessor at ISRAC, Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority
- Environmental Expert, Project Manager at Independent Consultant
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- Editor & presenter - Environmental issues at Arutz 2 - TV 2
- Project Manager, PostDoctoral Fellow, Air Quality Lab at Hebrew University
- Director of Air Quality Research at The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
- Research Scientist, PhD candidate at Center for Environmental Health Sciences, MIT
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Swarthmore College
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Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Summary
I am currently seeking full-time employment as consultant, analyst, or project manager in the environmental, analytical chemistry or air quality fields.
Environmental engineer and scientist, multi-disciplinary project manager, with rich expertise in fate and transport of pollutants, analytical chemistry, and environmental technologies. Detail oriented, applying analytical and leadership skills to serve clients needs.
Certified: ISO-17025 Lead Assessor (2008), ISO-17025 Technical Assessor (2004), EIT - Fundamentals of Engineering (1994)
* Specializing in fate & transport (PAH, S/VOC, metals), EIS, Phase I supervision, health assessments, greenhouse gases, carbon analysis. Remote optical sensing.
* Strategic advisor to organizations, focused on technical and regulatory needs, ISO accreditor.
* Familiar with environmental technologies and their scientific basis, evaluation and implementation.
* Directing and training teams to work independently, think critically, and produce quality results.
* Extensive expertise in developing and implementing methods, QA/QC, validation, sampling, monitoring, and advanced models.
* Designing and operating successful environmental networks for characterization, source ID, ambient & health impacts.
* Academic lecturer and author of articles; 20 years expertise in presentations, performance & TV.
* US citizen, native English speaker. Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal skills.
Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Specialties:
* Environment and Air Quality: fate & transport, measurement networks & modeling, QA/QC, environ. & health impacts, climate change, carbon capture, dispersion models, remote optical sensing.
* Analytical Chemistry: GC/MS, HPLC, IC, Gravimetric, Wet Chemistry, AA, ICP. XRF, ECOC. Extraction, Separation, Calibrations, ID, Quantitation.
* ISO Accreditation for US & International methods & standards. Certified auditor: quality management (2008), chemistry & sampling (2004)
Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Experience
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Lecturer & Grant Writer, Environmental Health Sciences
Hadassah College Jerusalem
(Higher Education industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
Developing and teaching demanding courses requiring critical thinking: Atmospheric Chemistry, Research Methods Workshop (open ended management of research projects).
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ISO Laboratory Assessor
ISRAC, Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority
(Government Administration industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
Auditing Israel's leading labs for ISO accreditation, specializing in quality management, analytical chemistry and environmental sampling. Conducting on-site audits and supervising compliance process. Participating in development of regulatory policy.
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Environmental Expert, Project Manager
Independent Consultant
(Environmental Services industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
Advising and managing projects for diverse clientele on environmental, technical, organizational and regulatory issues.
Clients include Hebrew University, Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection, non-profit and industry. -
Editor & presenter - Environmental issues
Arutz 2 - TV 2
(Broadcast Media industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
Edited, prepared and presented weekly spot on varied environmental issues for top-rated current events show.
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Project Manager, PostDoctoral Fellow, Air Quality Lab
Hebrew University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
2002 — 2008 (6 years)
Environmental Project Manager: directing and implementing remote field campaigns, all lab analysis, reports; SOPs, QA/QC, complex analytical instruments; training and managing staff. Collaborated with Palestinian, European, US partners.
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Director of Air Quality Research
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
(Higher Education industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
* Managed proposal process for largest air quality study in the Middle East. Procured $1,000,000 from USAID.
* Recruited Palestinian & Jordanian partners, delegated responsibilities, negotiated budget allocation, designed fieldwork and analysis. -
Research Scientist, PhD candidate
Center for Environmental Health Sciences, MIT
(Research industry)
1994 — 2001 (7 years)
* Directed extensive sampling network, managed $250,000 budget & analytical testing; developed & implemented methods. Specializing in GCMS, HPLC; S/VOC, health assessment.
* Trained & supervised team of field & lab technicians, coordinated project with other research teams.
* Presented results to government regulators for developing air quality policy and regulations.
Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD , Environmental Engineering, Technology & Policy , 1994 — 2002
Research Scientist at Center for Environmental Health Sciences:
Human Cell Mutagenicity of Respirable Airborne Particles in the Northeastern U.S. -
Swarthmore College
B.Sc. , Engineering , 1990 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Engineering & Physics,
Chorus, Mixed Company,
Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi
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Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Interests:
Analyzing and explaining new technologies in energy and environment, blogger at greenprophet.com
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Cleantech Israel
Daniel Pedersen, PhD’s Contact Settings
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