Yamille Cirino, REM #11374
Great Lakes National Program Office (G-17J)
77 West Jackson Blvd
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 312-886-1437/Fax: 312-353-2018
E-mail: cirino.yamille@epa.gov
Qualifications and Skills
I am a responsible and teamwork oriented person. I have the ability to work with minimum supervision. I have trainer skills, good communication and human relationship effectiveness. Fast learner. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I am a very motivated individual with strong organizational skills, assertive, analytical, problem solver and confidential.
Community work related to environmental awareness (outreach) and protection of natural resources (I have been awarded for it in Puerto Rico). I have complete understanding of GMP’s, OSHA, SARA, and RCRA. I have experience writing preparedness and response plans and other programs to address concerns about chemical safety contingency plans, community plans, and community awareness programs and off site response.
I also have knowledge of environmental state and federal regulations, technical writing, professional writing, knowledge in coordination, management, education, development and implementation of most of the environmental procedures and practices.
The National Registered Environmental Professional, Illinois chapter, certifies me as a Registered Environmental Manager (REM # 11374). This allows me to perform any task concerning environmental programs, management, and audits, and provide expert analysis and interpretation for the legislation, regulation, rules and policies.
I am certified by USEPA Region 5 as an Environmental Justice Trainer.
Completed Internships
04/26/03-present
USEPA Region 5
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Great Lakes National Program Office
Chicago Illinois
Research Specialist
07/29/02-04/24/03
USEPA Region 5
Environmental Career Organization
Great Lakes National Program Office
Chicago, Illinois
Pollution Prevention Associate
06/01/-06/29/02
The Maury Project
The American Meteorological Society
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis Maryland
“Exploring the Oceanography Foundations” Physical Oceanography and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
07/08-08/08/02
Thomas Jefferson Lab Physics Enrichment for Science Teachers
New Port news, Virginia
07/22-26/01
William and Mary Vims
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
School of Marine Science
Gloucester Point, Virgina.
“Marine recreational fisheries science and management: exploring York River habitats and underwater grasses (SAV), oysters and salt marsh”.
Research Skills and Current Research Interests
(Not published papers)
2004
SOLEC Societal Indicators:
“Park Visitation”
“Value of the Great Lakes to Basin Resident”
“Federal Funding for Great Lakes Priorities”
2003
“The Toxicological Effects of PCB and OC Pesticides in Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at the St. Lawrence Estuary Canada”.
“Environmental Levels on Water, Sediment, Air and Wildlife of Heavy Metals as Cd, Th, Pt, Ar, Cr, in the Great Lakes Basin”.
“Identification and Evaluation of Unidentified Organic Contaminant in the San Francisco Estuary”.
“Uses of BBCD and TBBPA as flame-retardants”.
“Phytoremediation of Mercury using Poplar
Tress “.
“Synopsis in Hazard Assessment of PFOA Acid and its Salts”.
Research Submitted and in Preparation
“Environmental Evaluation of the Presence (Fate and Transport) of Methylmercury in Lake
Michigan, USA”.
Professional Organizations Memberships
National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC)
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
National Registry for Environmental Professionals
American Meteorological Association
Certifications
Registered Environmental Manager (REM #11374)
Environmental Justice Trainer
Teacher License on Secondary Level, Specialty on Biology and earth Science (Puerto Rico)
Conflict resolution and Communication on Crisis at Work Place.
Multiple Intelligence Recognition
Use of Calculator Based Laboratory and Sensors
Assessment Techniques for the Thinking Development
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