Herman Ivy, Jr.

3524 Wingood Cr. Apt. 1, Memphis, TN 38118

Phone: 662-557-0986 E-mail: hivy@usa.com U.S. Citizen Clearance: Secret

EXPERIENCE
Environmental 3:
• Data management section of the Division of Water Supply.
• Responsible for tracking the State of Tennessee public Water Systems (1161) for all compliance monitoring chemical
data.
• Tracking data electronically and manually.
• Making sure that each public water system adheres to the State and/or Federal regulations.
• Making sure each public water system is meeting their compliance-monitoring deadline.
• Keeping public water systems abreast of what contaminants they must monitor and when.
• Citing violations as they occur, initiating enforcement actions if necessary.
• Producing documents, manuals and other written materials to aid the public water systems with their monitoring task.
• Performed data handling and manipulation for compliance purposes and studies.
• Collected data daily for the annual report submitted to the USGS on the ground water usage in the State of Tennessee.
• Performed QC data checks, methodology and instrumentations on each laboratory that were certified by the State of TN.
• Studied, researched and wrote three chemical waiver/grandfather manuals for the public water systems in Tennessee.
• The EPA adopted the three manuals and submitted copies of the manuals to each State Water Supply Division.
• Headed Microsoft Access help group in the Dept State wide.

Analytical Chemistry:
• 23+ years in inorganic and organic hazardous waste.
• Responsible for maintaining EPA laboratory certification for drinking water and AIHA filters for metals.
• Coordinated work assignments for four other personnel in applying wet chemical analysis and spectroscopy.
• Revamp GC program for gas analysis and organics.
• Mixed and standardized mixed gases.
• Monitor sanitary landfill wells for hazardous waste and performed analysis. Performed well treatment procedures.
• Analyzed for known and unknown substances in different matrices using instrumental analysis and wet chemistry.
(TCLP).
• Analytical Research: Polymers, resins, plastics, films, adhesive, coatings, pesticide, herbicides, fiberglass, liquids,
liquid fuels, oxidants and solid propellants.
• Analyzed low radiation hazardous waste.
• All analytical Data was verified by Quality Control.

Environmental Science:
• Site investigations and assessments.
• Identifying problems.
• Hazardous waste sampling.
• Collected, analyzed and compiled analyzed data.
• Compared data to CFR 40, EPA, State and Federal Regulations for compliance.
• Kept abreast and applied EPA’s and other federal agencies’ laws, rules and regulation.
• Site clean up. (Oil Spills, organics, acids, alkalizes, dyes…. etc.)
• Validated clean up for compliance according to regulations.
• Wrote preliminary and final reports.
• Treated or disposed of hazardous samples and industrial wastewater.
• Prepared industrial hygiene sampling devices, collected and analyzed the samples, and made recommendation based on
Threshold levels. Prepared, collected and analyzed air samples.

Management Activities:
• Prepared and delivered report briefing.
• Developed, organized and coordinated environmental, quality control, lubricant, coatings, films, etchings, and air programs.
• Headed special research projects.
• Identified requirements and made recommendations to management and other contractors.
• Assisted area institutions and industries with analytical and procedure problems.
• Changed and updated analytical procedures
• Trained and coordinated the work assignments of other employees.
• Developed budgets and planning.
• Purchased materials and equipment.
 • Member of the AFB disaster preparedness team.

Oil Program:
• Introduced the Joint Oil Analysis Program leading to worldwide recognition.
• Organized and coordinated AEDC Preventive Maintenance Oil Analysis Program for aeronautical and ground equipment.

Water and Sewage Treatment:

• Performed all chemical and biological analysis.
• Kept records and filled out all reports.
• Operated the main sewage treatment plant and sub plants for four months.
• Work as an operator in the main water treatment plant.

Miscellaneous:
• Changed AFB steam plants from potable water to raw water.
• Introduced organic EPA approved GC procedures.
• Analytically identified steels and alloys. Study on the cooling tower environmental impact.
• Analyzed exotic fuels and oxidizers.

Instruments:
• Sample Devices, Ferrograph, GC, GC/MS, MS, HPLC, IC, UV/VIS, FTIR, AA (G Furnace), NMR, ICP and Microscopy.

Standards and Procedures:

• CERCLA, NPDES, CWA, RCRA, SDWA and TCLP. EPA methods from SW846 manuals, waste and waste water 600/4-
- 79-020, Federal Register, CFR 40, Standard Methods and ASTM.
• Briefed colleagues and management on updates and changes on State and EPA requirements.
• Trained colleagues on procedures, techniques and regulations.
• Helped implement State and EPA requirement at Arnold AFB.
• Developed methods for solvents, oils, fuels and EPA pollutants using Ion Chromatography.

EDUCATION
Rust College, Holly Springs, MS B.S. Chemistry
University of Tennessee Space Institute: Tullahoma, TN Major: Engineering Science
Middle Tennessee State University: Murfreesboro, TN Major: Inorganic Chemistry

Short courses; seminars and symposiums on oils; computer software; instrumentation; environmental procedures, regulations
and laws.