Suzanne Sayer, PhD Formal Education: PhD, Environmental Geophysics; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg, VA ;. Applications of Roll-along Electrical Resistivity Surveying for Engineering and Environmental Site Characterization. (I developed a non-destructive, non-intrusive method to collect subsurface data, including processing, graphically displaying, and interpreting the earth's physical parameters through an understanding of physical properties of the earth.) S.M. Earth and Planetary Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA (Thesis – Evaluation of Radiometric Age Dating and Rare-earth Element Partitioning in the Blue Hills Granite Porphyry and Quincy Granite, MA) Took 3 courses in soil mechanics in Civil Engineering Department B.S. Geological Sciences, , Cum Laude, Tufts University, Medford, MA – (Senior term paper topic: Glacial and Interglacial forcing based on interplay between Milankovich hypothesis, solar cycles, and continental drift) Public Sector Involvement: Invited speaker on WCAS-LF 106.1 environmental radio show; topics included atmospheric chemistry, global climate change, alternative energy sources, nuclear power. Town of Kittery Energy Committee. Volunteer with Blue Ocean Society beach clean up events. Elected to be a delegate to the Maine State Political Convention two times. Chairperson of Concord Women’s Club Scholarship Committee Member of committee to award scholarships for AAUW Member of Association for the Study of Peak Oil - USA AAUW (Annual Auctioneer) Volunteered in New Orleans to work on remediation projects with multicultural group. Other Pertinent Education/Training: 2004 - Transitioning from Worker to Manager (Break through Project Management) Effective Training Associates 2002-4 Initial and Continuing Training on Nuclear Systems of the Los Angeles Class Submarines. 1987 - University of New Hampshire; Durham, NH Intro. to Hazardous Materials and Waste Management; Interdisciplinary course taught by Civil Engineering Professors from UNH at the State of NH Waste Management Division. (Term Paper Topic: Composition of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Ash) Course work in time series analysis and physical oceanography. (Research paper topic: Heat Transport in the Florida straits using Time Series Analysis) 1989 - 8 hour HAZMAT refresher course 1987 - 40 hour USEPA HAZMAT Course 1987 - 16 hour USEPA Aerial Photographic Interpretation 1987 - Passed E.I.T. examination in NH. BS Mechanical Engineering; Cum Laude, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Blacksburg Physics, Physical Science and Mathematics Teaching Degrees; California State University at Los Angeles: Teaching Portfolio: Energy exchange and conservation in the Solar System. Professional Experience: Currently work as a Kittery, ME 01-2002 to prNuclear Engineer.worked on S6G reactor plant/Los Angeles Class submarines (Most sophisticated technologically complex machine produced by US Government.) * Trained in radiation safety, and Hazardous & Mixed waste disposal procedures. * Performed audits & input/analyzed data using Quality Performance Services (QPS) database. * Wrote Task Group Instructions for performing work conforming to PNS standards. * Participated in technical planning for submarines' pre-arrival nuclear plant setup and chemistry. * Coordinated work with other division and shop personnel. * Apply trouble shooting techniques to on-going work. * Applied CFR regulations regarding CERCLA and RCRA hazardous materials & waste. Kalwall Corporation, 1111 Candia Road, Manchester, NH Robert Busby; 603-627-3861 01-2001 to 01-2002 Structural Engineer – provided engineering specifications for construction and estimation groups. * Performed stress analyses for vaults, ceilings, walls & windows. * Calculated loading on structures due to wind, snow and earthquakes using building codes. * Calculated solar heat generation potential for skylights. * Provided technical direction to drafting, sales, marketing and estimating departments. * Calculated washer/bolt patterns needed for releasing pressure through windows in explosions. Roanoke Cement Corporation, Boutetout County, 6071 Catawba Road Troutville 24175 540-992-1501, Virginia 08-1998 to 05-2000 Industrial Engineer Student Intern in PM Group. * Recommended and implemented changes to processes and procedures to improve productivity. * Planned a centralized/upgraded energy efficient compressed air system /evaluating proposals. * Designed an oil dispensing facility for lubricants. * Developed process analysis system for flow of materials in facility from quarry through crushing, calcining, milling, processing, packaging and shipping from on-site rail facility. * Trained employees to use computers for scheduling and documenting maintenance. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Montgomery County, Virginia New River Community College, Montgomery County, Virginia 09-1989 to 07-2000 Graduate Student, Instructor and Adjunct Faculty Member Instructed labs & lectures (engineering geology, physical geology, resources geology, oceanography) * Taught geology courses, calculus, Introduction to Engineering, and Freshman physics. Delaware Geological Survey John Talley University of Delaware, Newark, DE , Research Geophysicist - Advised the DE emergency management agency on natural hazards Newark, DE (during graduate school) 02-1995 to 08-1996Research Geophysicist responsible for 3 station 3 component short period local seismic network in Delaware, and coordinated installing a global seismic network site in Delaware with the USGS. * Presented a topic on eastern seismicity at annual FEMA meeting in Los Angeles and attended annual FEMA meeting in Boston. Geraghty & Miller/IT Corporation Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA Fall 1987-Summer 1989Engineering Geologist – environmental evaluation of power plant sites UST cleanups, groundwater & MSW landfill monitoring.Investigated hazardous waste impact of metal foundries, chemical plants, etc. on ground water.Supervised drilling operations and wire-line well logging in unconsolidated sedimentsSampled ground water and soil/ provided Chain of Custody documentation for chemical analyses. Sohio Petroleum Corporation, 444 Market Street, San Francisco, CA Sept 1980-Dec 1982Geophysicist/Petrophysicist - evaluated petroleum reserves. * * * * Designed/supervised installation of groundwater monitoring systems at MSW landfills. * Supervised excavations, draftspersons, surveyors, technicians, & pressure testing of storage tanks. * Wrote work proposals, evaluated proposals, monitored costs. * Provided expert technical help to sales and marketing. * Coauthor of phased permit applications re water sampling proposals to various CA agencies. * Provided geological support on applications for producing methane from MSW la Department of Waste Management, DPHS(Now DES), State of NH 7 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301; Timothy Drew; 603-271-2000; 1985 - 1986 Environmentalist – evaluated permit applications for environmental compliance. - phased groundwater monitoring for RCRA/Superfund(CERCLA) & MSW sites. * Approved permitting for municipal waste landfills, transfer stations and a regional incinerator. * Attended public hearings and met the public. * Evaluated work of consultants and contractors including roadways and surface water runoff. * Evaluated permit applications and compliance for waste disposal, transfer stations, etc. * Worked on asbestos abatement and evaluated proposals for cleanup. * Wrote the first permit for double lined landfill in the State of New Hampshire. * Acted as a witness for enforcement group. * Organized and volunteered for Haz Mat Clean up days. chairperson of equity meetings between ARCO, Mobil, Texaco, Exxon, and Sohio to divide the oil produced in the Kuparek region of Alaska’s north slopWire-line well logging of strata in Kuparek region oil wells. * Geophysical interpretation of seismic reflection cross-sections in Kuparek oil field. * Supervised staff of 5 data managers and clerks. The Analytical Sciences Corporation, 7 Jacob Way Reading, MA 1978-1980 Member of the Profession Staff Programmed scientific code for analysis of SEASAT & GEOSAT data for electrical engineers and astronomers. * Geometric analyses of railroad tire/track wear patterns. * Analyzed potential for using magnetic field to find submarines from airplanes. * Analyzed potential for using GPS data and weather balloons for in gravity mapping of launch areas. * Reviewed proposals for disposal of nuclear fuel. Los Alamos Scientific Lab, , Bruce Crowe, Mark Mathews Los Alamos, NM Geological Research Assistant – volcanology, future scenarios, and geochemistry.(while grad student at University of California, Riverside) 1976- 1978 Graduate Student Intern - funded by a grant from Battelle Laboratories planned study and gathered data on volcanic hazards Risk Assessments on potential western US nuclear waste repositories. * Participated at Battelle Pacific Northwest National Lab symposium on US nuclear waste repositories risk assessment. * Designed/implemented geochemical investigation of water on the Pajarito Plateau, Los Alamos, NM * Geochemical /geological investigation of Zuni Area Arizona/NM border for geothermal water. * Evaluated proposals (grantor) for work from Request for Proposals (RFP) written by grantees. * Evaluated wire-line well logs in volcanic areas resulting from contractors’ work solicited by RFP. * Attended wire-line well analyst school in Denver, CO Dept. of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 1974-1976 Geochemical Technician – maintained a “clean” laboratory * Processed fission tracks of meteorites and lunar rock samples. * Polished/etched microscope samples to determine exposure ages of meteorites in the Solar System. Geological Research Assistant – planetary and interplanetary geochemistry.in Civil Engineering Department– Data/aerial photograph/computer tech. * Catalogued forest fire size, frequency & location to correlate with sediment data in streams. * Editor of Sediment Management Newsletter for Southern California Gilbert Associates, Inc., ReadingGreen Hills, PA Summer 1972- Spring 1973 Engineering Geologist – Supervised well drillers and performed well logging of soil/rock/sediment. * Calculated thermal plume from power plant on Indian River Estuary, Delmarva Peninsula * Evaluated railroad track and crop value for utility client on Delmarva Peninsula * Evaluated coal reserves in the eastern United States * Compiled seismic hazard risks in the eastern United States * Evaluated various sites for use as landfills in Maine and Pennsylvania. Software/programming experience Advanced Industrial Management System(AIM) Microsoft Word, Excel, Access/ PowerPoint Quality Performance Systems database (QPS) MATLAB and Mathematica Materials Requirements Query Table(MRQT) WordPerfect 7 years’ FORTRAN Experience 2 years’ PL-1 programming C++ coursework AUTOCAD (various versions) CANVAS Various inverse modeling packages.Various engineering graphics and mathematics packages. Linux (rusty) Hobbies/Interests Bridge Dancing Mycology Sailing Backpacking Ornithology Spelunking Opera Canoeing LEEDS housing Gardening Reading Global climate change Energy conservation Alternative energy sources Former Member of the Appalachian Mountain Club Former Member of the IEEE Former Member of the SPWLA, ASME, ASCE (professional societies) Former officer of the Tufts Mountain Club Former member of the League of Woman Voters Geological expert on Smithsonian sponsored safari in east Africa Selected Bibliography: Sayer, S, circa 1995, Eastern seismicity and earthquakes, Paper presented at FEMA meeting in Los Angeles, CA Law, R.D, Pope, M.C., Wiggart, R.H., Erikkson, K.A., Robinson, E.S., Sayer, S., Phinney, E.J., and Bollinger, G.A., 1994, Geologically recent near surface faulting and folding in Giles County, Southwest Virginia: New exposure of extensional and apparent reverse faults in alluvial sediments between Pembroke and Pearisburg, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Report, NUREG/CP-0133 Sayer, S. and Robinson, E.S, circa 1994, Use of new technique in roll along electrical Resistivity (There were a couple of different studies in 2 or 3 papers presented southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America.) Snoke, J.A., James, D. and Sayer, S, Circa 1993, Surface wave dispersion in South America. Paper presented at Baltimore AGU meeting. Sayer, S, Snoke, J.A., and James, D., Circa 1993, Surface wave dispersion in South America. Paper presented at Virginia Tech Graduate Research Symposium. Gupta, R.R., Donnely, S., Creamer, P.C., and Sayer, S, 1983, Global and seasonal variations in 1?.? MHz Omega signal strength - TASC Publication for distribution to DOD and other government agencies. Crowe, B, and Sayer, S, 1979, - NUREG – Volcanic Hazards Analysis of Potential Nuclear Waste Sites (LASL internal publication sponsored by NUREG.) Heiken, G. and Sayer, S, 1979, Bibliography Of The Geological And Geophysical Aspects Of Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Resources, LASL- 1980 Goff, Fraser E. and Sayer, S, 1979, A Geothermal Investigation Of Spring And Well Waters Of The Los Alamos Region, New Mexico, LASL 1979 Mathews, M.A., Arney, Barbara, and Sayer, Suzanne, 1979, Log comparison from geothermal calibration/test well C/T: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 20th, Tulsa, Okla., 1979, Transactions, p. RR1-RR25. First editor of the Southern California Sediment Management Newsletter produced by the Environmental Quality Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. The newsletter was issued on a periodic basis. OMEGA STATION 10.2 KHZ SIGNAL COVERAGE PREDICTION DIAGRAMS , 1982 R. R. Gupta, S. F. Donnely, and S. Sayer. ?? ?? ?? ?? Suzanne Sayer ( CV cont) Suzanne Sayer (CV cont)