austin jennings , msc
Senior Water Quality Planner at Pierce County
senior water quality planner pierce county
intelligent , highly motivated water quality gi professional . improving environment community partnership data-driven planning . hold master degree geospatial technology bachelor environmental science—both university washington , tacoma .
Pierce County
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Senior Water Quality Planner
Pierce County, Washington, United States
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Pierce County
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Water Quality Planner, Planning and Public Works Division
-Support and assist senior water quality planners on TMDL implementation plans, water quality improvement plans, and watershed modeling projects.
-Track water quality policy development and coordinate County response to regulatory processes.
-Analyze water quality trend data and apply findings to planning activities.
-Use ArcGIS to develop and improve local hydrology and basin delineation data sets.
-Prepare, submit, and obtain grants; prepare reports to granting agencies.
-Develop requests for proposals, review bids and assist in managing consultant contracts.
-Participate in technical review meetings.
-Provide technical support to the capital improvement program on water quality projects.
-Coordinate activities with County staff, outside agencies and members of the public.
-Represent the Division at internal and external meetings.
-Communicate with watershed councils, community groups, and the public about water quality and watershed issues.
Tacoma, WA
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Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
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Digital Communications Specialist II (Webmaster)
-Served as technical lead and content manager for the Health Department website, www.tpchd.org.  
-Helped to shape digital communication strategy, while providing technical support and training for communications staff.  
-Developed webpages, communications plans, and javascript applications for data visualization. 
-Ensured content accessibility, readability, and brand consistency, while providing effective and timely public health information to Pierce County residents.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
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Environmental Health Specialist - Water Resources
-Respond to and investigate reported water borne illnesses.
-Monitor recreational water bodies for toxic algae, marine bio-toxins, and fecal indicator bacteria.
-Identify and correct sources of surface water pollution through water quality sampling and GIS applications.
-Assist in developing and improving policies and operations at the local government level.
-Provide water quality education and outreach to diverse communities across an array of socioeconomic backgrounds.
-Monitor, regulate, and provide technical assistance to small public drinking water systems.
-Assist in implementing public health codes and ordinances.
-Write grant funding applications and assist in grant project management
Tacoma, WA
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University of Washington
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Student Coordinator for the First Creek Stewards Partnership
- Collected and processed freshwater samples for metal, nutrient, and perfluorinated acid content using various analytical lab equipment (LCMS, GF-AAS, SmartChem nutrient analyzer).
- Compiled and interpreted environmental data using software tools like GIS and Microsoft Excel.
- Helped coordinate volunteer habitat restoration events.
- Assisted with 6th to 8th grade environmental education through the First Creek Stewards after-school program.
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Starbucks
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Barista
- Provided world class customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Balanced several tasks which included; greeting customers, receiving and recording customer orders, beverage production, and cash handling while regularly adapting to changes and challenges as they arose.
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Cafe Panini
Food Server and Bartender
- Provided excellent customer service in a family-style Italian restaurant while ensuring order accuracy and timing, managing cash transactions, and assisting team members whenever possible
Enumclaw, WA
Nevada Army National Guard
Private First Class, Water Treatment Specialist
- Operated and maintained various reverse osmosis water purification machinery

- Conducted various water quality analyses in both field and laboratory settings
Las Vegas, NV
Geospatial Technologies
Master of Science - MS
University of Washington Tacoma
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This degree provides advanced training in GIS, particularly in the application and management of geospatial hardware, software, and data as they relate to urban and environmental planning. It also provides training in the development and deployment of location-based mobile applications and management of both open-source and proprietary software tools that enable web-based mapping and geovisualization.  Students also learn and apply programming languages like Python and JavaScript to analyze, visualize, and manage data, and to automate and improve geospatial workflows.

In addition to developing technical proficiency, this program maintains a strong theoretical focus on the application (and limitations) of these technologies as they relate to data generation, analysis, and both community and environmental planning.
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Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science (BS)
University of Washington Tacoma
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UW-Tacoma's Environmental Science Program provides students a broad background in both pure and applied sciences.  This program emphasizes field and laboratory work, and students complete a research capstone project sponsored by a faculty member of their choosing.

Coursework included General and Aquatic Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Physical and Environmental Geology, Mineralogy, Habitat Restoration, Environmental Ethics, Sustainable Urban Development, Water Quality Concepts and Watershed Studies, and Environmental Policy.
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Associate of Arts
Green River Community College
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Director's Award
Dr. Anthony Chen, Director of Health at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Awarded for my role in the 2018 Hepatitis C Outbreak Response Team. As webmaster, I played an important roll in getting information out to affected individuals, keeping up-to-date epidemiological data on our webpage, and educating the public on preventing the spread of Hepatitis C. The director's award is given to one group or individual per year, recognizing excellence in Public Health.
Catalyst Award for Academic Promise
UW Tacoma School of Urban Studies
This award recognizes students for their level of effort and commitment to academic achievements.
Magna Cum Laude
University of Washington
Graduated with a 3.92 cumulative GPA, and was awarded Dean's List status for every quarter attended at the University of Washington Tacoma.
2014 Frederick T. Haley Writing Award
University of Washington Tacoma's College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Nominated by a University of Washington Tacoma faculty member for an award recognizing excellence in undergraduate research and analytical writing abilities. My research paper looked at the potential for expanding the applications of macrophytes in the phytoremediation of wastewater.
Community Based Social Marketing (16 Hour Introductory Course)
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Children
The Landing at Calvary Community Church
Student Recovery Ministries Leader
I co-led a faith-based 12-step recovery ministry for teens grade 6 through 12.  The Landing is a place for students to come and talk about challenging life issues such as depression, substance abuse, self-harm, and family dysfunction.  More importantly, we provide a safe place for students to learn and become whole again, so that they can go on to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives.
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Alexia Henderson
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Tacoma, WA
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Mitchell Webb, PMP
GIS System Administrator
Raleigh, NC
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Richard (Wes) Detrick
Network Engineer at The Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Tacoma, WA
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Dimitri Moutzouris
Consultant •  Global Risk Solutions
Greater Seattle Area
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Tia Bertrand
Organizational Development Manager at Washington State Office of the Attorney General
Tacoma, WA
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Nick Waggood
Building Official/ Building & Code Enforcement Division Manager at Pierce County
Tacoma, WA
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Brian Ziegler
Director at Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB)
Olympia, WA
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Ginny Dale, SPHR
Human Resources Leader
Olympia, WA
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Andrew Mohler
Financial Systems Supervisor, Finance Department - Pierce County
Puyallup, WA
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Veronica Dykas
Sr. Technical Analyst - Tacoma Fire Dept. 911 Center
Tacoma, WA
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Sterling Dautremont
Front Desk at Seaforth Sportfishing
Santee, CA
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Alex Coe
Mixologist at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
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Eric Head
Conservation Specialist at New Mexico Land Conservancy
Flagstaff, AZ
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Michael Gould
Supervisory Forester at U.S. Forest Service
Chadron, NE
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James Youtz
Forester, USFS Regional Silviculturist at US Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office
Edgewood, NM
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Joelle Sawaya
Flagstaff Project Coordinator, Navajo Water Project
Flagstaff, AZ
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Alisha Rege
Wharton MBA Candidate | Chair of GOTR Philly Board Strategic Planning Committee
Philadelphia, PA
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Russell Donnelly
Marine, Estuarine, Environmental Professional
Sparrows Point, MD
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Venkatesh Soundararaj
Quality Engineering Manager at Amazon Lab126 | NPI | Hardware Development
Greater Seattle Area
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University of Washington Tacoma | Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies
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Project Management Institute (PMI) Prep - LI Learning Group
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King County GIS Center
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Esri GIS
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Washington GIS Association
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GIS, Mapping, and Geospatial Technology Professionals
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National Water Quality Monitoring Council
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Esri Network
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American Planning Association Washington Chapter
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UW Tacoma Environmental Science Students and Alums
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