Environment and Climate Change Canada
Physical Science Planning Analyst
2018 – 2019, Burlington, Ontario

• Provided operational and administrative support to the Watershed Hydrology & Ecology Research Division (WHERD) during the research scientist and technical support selection competitions.
• Drafted job postings, created the assessment material, scheduled and organized candidate interviews, and compiled assessment results.
• Oversaw the development of the Water Science and Technology Division (WSTD) student orientation program at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) and the WHERD student orientation program for the ECCC offices in Victoria, Saskatoon, and Fredericton.
• Reviewed the existing ECCC student on-boarding program and tailored it to WSTD and WHERD, organized student training and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) information from different departments in Burlington, Saskatoon, Victoria, and Fredericton, and coordinated the delivery of the programs at various ECCC offices.
• Assisted the WHERD director and research program managers with any technical and administrative tasks (e.g., creating the WHERD 2019 Proposal Planning Template, attending research meetings on behalf of the department, and taking meeting minutes).

EFI Global
Technical Project Assistant
2015 – 2017, Hamilton/Mississauga, Ontario

• Supported the Project Managers (PMs) with tasks related to transportation spill response and environmental cleanup projects in southwestern Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
• Created project budgets, obtained the necessary permits and documents needed for the excavation (e.g., road closure permits, line locates), organized contractors and contaminated soil disposal, and wrote remediation reports for submission to clients and other groups (e.g., government groups, conservation authorities).
• Field-related tasks also included going to the site, collecting soil and water samples, and submitting samples to the lab for hydrocarbon analysis.
• Handled mould, asbestos and indoor air quality (IAQ) related files in accordance with O.Reg. 278/05: Designated Substance – Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Building and Repair Operations (e.g., file coordination, communicating with clients, sample collection, and writing technical reports).
• Assisted with various forensic and fire investigation files including liability assessments and product and mechanical failure incidents (e.g., performed background research, conducted site assessments, and wrote technical reports).
• Involved with writing proposals and other business development and marketing projects.

Cunningham Lindsey
Sales Coordinator
2014 – 2015, Mississauga, Ontario

• Assisted the national account managers and the business development team with several marketing and sales projects (e.g., tracking sales activity, virtual sales, and event planning).
• Facilitated and organized Cunningham Lindsey's presence at multiple trade shows and conventions across Canada.
• Worked closely with the marketing department to manage and create literature and promotional items..

Publications and Academic Speaking Engagements

• Arhonditsis, G.B., Neumann, A., Shimoda, Y., Kim, D.K., Dong, F., Onandia, G., Yang, C., Javed, A., Brady, M., Visha, A., Ni, F., and Cheng,V. (2019). Castles built on sand or predictive limnology in action? Part A: Evaluation of an integrated modelling framework to guide adaptive management implementation in Lake Erie. Ecol. Inform. 53. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.05.014
• Arhonditsis, G.B., Neumann, A., Shimoda, Y., Kim, D.K., Dong, F., Onandia, G., Yang, C., Javed, A., Brady, M., Visha, A., Ni, F., and Cheng,V. (2019). Castles built on sand or predictive limnology in action? Part B: Designing the next monitoring-modelling-assessment cycle of adaptive management in Lake Erie. Ecol. Inform. 53. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.05.015
• Brady, M., Xu, Z., Lau, A., Onandia, G., Shimoda, Y., Yerubandi, R., and Arhonditsis, G.B. (2018). Dissecting the ecological foundation of a multi-model ensemble: What have we learned from the mechanisms that drive eutrophication in Lake Erie? International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference.