Eustacia Marie Jennings

eustacia_jennings@hotmail.com; emj0028@unt.edu

 

  

OBJECTIVE                 To bring balance between environmental protection and industrial development through research, education and management of environmental pollution.

 

EDUCATION           

 

Aug 2005 – Present        University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX

                                                Doctorate of Science– Environmental Science (GPA – 4.00)       

Jan 2002 – Aug 2003     University of Houston – Clear Lake (UHCL), Houston, TX

                                                Masters of Science– Environmental Management (GPA – 3.965)

Sept 1997 – June 2000    McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

                                                Bachelor of Science - Major Chemistry, Minor Environment (GPA – 3.69)

Sept 1995 – June 1997    College of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas

                                                Associate of Arts Degree in Chemistry and Mathematics (GPA – 3.75)

                       

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Aug 2005 – Present        University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX

                                                Teaching Assistant – Environmental Science Lab

Oct 2003 – Aug 2005     Geo-Tech Environmental Inc., Houston, TX

                                                Environmental Inspector – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

                                                Environmental Services Manager

Oct 2003 – Nov 2003     RAM Environmental Group, Houston, TX

                                                Environmental Consultant  - Fate of  Benzene in the Atmosphere

June 2003 – Aug 2003    City of Houston – Bureau of Air Quality Control, Houston, TX

                                                Intern – Hyperspectral Imaging of Air Pollution GIS Project

Feb 2003 – June 2003     Environmental Institute of Houston, Houston, TX

                                                Research Assistant – Invasive Species Project

Jan 2003 – May 2003     Galveston Bay Foundation, Houston, TX

                                                Intern - Wetlands Permitting, Restoration Projects and Water Quality

April 2001 – Jan 2002     Public Analyst Lab/Environmental Monitoring & Risk Assessment, Nassau, Bahamas

                                                Lab Technician – Trainee

Sept 2000 – Dec 2000    Bahamas Academy of SDA Secondary School, Nassau, Bahamas

                                                General and Health Science Teacher Grades 7-9

May 1996 – Feb 2004     Bahamas Title Research Company Limited, Holowesko & Co., Nassau, Bahamas

Part-Time Legal Secretary and Research Clerk

  

AWARDS                    (Including)

 

September 2005              Lyford Cay Foundation Scholarship

March 2004                  Inducted as lifetime member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

April 2003                     Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

March 2003                  Inducted as lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

September 2002             Lyford Cay Foundation Scholarship

June 2002                     UHCL Brown and Root Scholarship

January 2002                 UHCL President’s Award Scholarship

November 2000             Bahamian representative to C.P.A’s Millennium Youth Parliament in Manchester, London

1997-2000                    Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation Scholarship

1997-2000                    Bahamas Ministry of Education Scholarship

May 1998                     National Pace Setter Award in Education - Bahamas Ministry of Youth & Culture

September 1998             Inducted as a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society

June 1997                     Governor General’s Award (Valedictorian - C.O.B.’s Class of 1997)

 

COMMUNITY/ EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

Jan 2005 – Aug 2005      Leader, Adventist Youth Society, Fondren Southwest S.D.A. Church  

March 2004 – Aug 2005 Teacher, Fondren Southwest S.D.A. Juniors Sabbath School Class

Feb 2004 – Aug 2005     Member, Fountain of Praise Speakers (Toastmaster’s Club)

April 2003 – Feb 2004    Member, Spaceland Toastmaster’s Club

Feb 2003 – Aug 2003     President, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – UHCL

2003 – 2005                  Member, The Galveston Bay Foundation

2003 – 2003                  Member, UHCL Student Alumni Association

2002 – 2003                  Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – UHCL

2002 – 2003                  Member, National Association of Environmental Professionals – UHCL

2002 – 2003                  Member, Natural and Environmental Science Association – UHCL

 

 

SKILLS

 

Training                        40-hr HAZMAT

Analytical skills              GIS, Laboratory Procedures, Instrumentation (GC, MS, AAS etc)

Office skills                   Typing, Dictations, Filing, Organizing

Computer skills              Word, Spreadsheets (Excel, Lotus, Corel etc), Power Point, Internet, Web page design and maintenance (see My HomePage.