Kelly Environmental:

Curriculum Vitae

Laureen S. Kelly, Ph.D.

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Gallup, NM 87301

Phone (701) 760-0080

laureenskelly@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2005 Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science 

Specialization in Soil and Water Chemistry

Utah State University, Logan, UT

1997 Master of Science in Land Rehabilitation

Minor in Soil Science

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

1994 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2021-Current

Web Developer/Writer and E-commerce Affiliate Marketer, Gallup, New Mexico

Freelance web design as Lock ‘n Load Bulwarks. www.locknloadbulwarks.com
Website design as Greenfields Web Design. www.greenfieldsweb.com
Business development as Kelly Environmental. www.kellyenvironmental.com

February 2017-May 2020

Web Developer, IT Assistant, and Shop Operator; Green Acres Webbing and Northwestern Industries (NWI), Valley City, North Dakota

Freelance web design & development for creative business clientele. Computer and gun shop operations for NWI.

November 2016-January 2017

Environmental Specialist, Keitu Engineers & Consultants, Bismarck, North Dakota Lead Soil Scientist for reclamation monitoring of Glacier Ridge Windfarm Project, North  Dakota through the North Dakota Public Service Commission. Proposal preparation. Instructor for soil science short-course.

July 2015-May 2016

Senior Scientist, Earth Systems Environmental Engineering, Bismarck, North Dakota

Lead technical report writer and editor for five Earth Systems national offices. Site assessment work plans, site assessment reports, and closure requests for crude oil and produced water releases. Author of Earth Systems’ Handbook for Proficient Writing. Technical lead for reclamation of saline, sodic, and saline-sodic sites.

April 2015-June 2015

Water Rights Researcher, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation Water rights research. Well log research. Processing new water rights under state guidelines. Private, public, and subdivision water wells. ARC-GIS mapping of controlled groundwater areas. Three month temporary position.

January 2014-January 2015

Soil and Water Chemist, Resource Technologies, Inc., Bozeman, Montana Technical report review. Evaluation of environmental investigation and contractor oversight reports for accuracy, compliance with task orders and Montana Department of Environmental Quality requirements, and general editing. On-call.

May 2013-June 2013

Soil and Water Chemist, Ecosystems Research Institute, Logan, Utah

Bid preparation for Vegetation, Monitoring, and Mapping at Ft. Harrison and Limestone Hills Training Areas. Review of State of Montana Invitation for Bid documentation. Development of cost estimates and technical sections.

October 2010-November 2012

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Soil Science, Utah State University (USU), Logan, Utah, Dept. of Plants, Soils, and Climate

Responsible for performing research to characterize the soil habitat for shrubby reedmustard, a rare, oil-shale endemic plant with very few populations known only to exist in the southern Uinta Basin of Utah. Characterization of the chemical and physical nature of the soil habitat essential for the conservation of this species. Web page design and development for USU faculty members and USU Extension. Laboratory manager and supervisor for undergraduate researchers. 

January 2012-May 2012

Teacher/Lecturer

Instructor for Spring semester 2012 for undergraduate class Soils, Waters, and the Environment (PSC 2010). Duties included all associated aspects of teaching the course, including course preparation, lecturing, test development, grading, etc. Use of Canvas as a teaching tool.

April 2007-September 2010

Lyme Disease Research and Web Development

Conducted extensive review of literature on Lyme Disease and its treatment. Provided limited consultations for Lyme Disease sufferers regarding infection and symptomatic treatments. Developed Lyme Disease website for  dissemination of pertinent information on Lymes, including infection processes, symptom array, treatments, blog, and forum.

June 2006-March 2007

Soil and Water Chemist, Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc., Helena, Montana

Project manager for determination of background concentrations and associated cleanup levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in the state of Montana. Task Order development pursuant to contracts. Database schedules and costs for reclamation plans, environmental assessment projects, technical memorandums, and staff allocations. Evaluation of groundwater monitoring reports for asbestos, metal, metalloid, and other contaminants, as well as determination of future sampling requirements. Review of existing reports and data for soil contaminant concentrations, water balance development, and recommendations for data collection at private, state Superfund, and Federal Superfund sites.

August 2005-March 2006

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Montana State University (MSU)-Bozeman, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research areas included redox behavior of haloalkaliphile bacteria and archaea, use of geochemical models to determine potential metal and metalloid-ligand interactions in soda lakes, and geochemical analysis of contaminated soils and waters. Determination of species distribution and phases in monimolimnion of Soap Lake in Washington using  geochemical models such as Phreeqc. Soil sampling plan for Dept. of Energy proposal Mobility of Source Zone Heavy Metals and Radionuclides: The Mixed Roles of Fermentative Activity on Fate and Transport of U and Cr.

January 2004-May 2005

Teacher/Lecturer

Instructor for Spring semesters 2004 and 2005 for undergraduate class Soils, Waters, and the Environment (SOIL 2000 BPS). Duties included all associated aspects of teaching courses, including course preparation, lecturing, test development, grading, etc. (2004: Team taught with Lynn Dudley, Ph.D. 2005: I taught this course in full.)

January 2002-August 2005

Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University (USU), Logan, Utah

Evaluation of physical, chemical, and morphological factors affecting a decrease in soluble arsenic concentrations of untreated and limed mine wastes high in arsenic. Determination of whether characteristics of an unamended waste can be used to determine the mobility of arsenic in amended waste. Testing for soluble metals and arsenic (ICP-MS), percent clay, total lime requirement, arsenic oxyanions, sequential extraction of metals, mineralogy, cation and anion exchange capacities, and oxyanions sorbed to metal oxides. X-ray diffraction techniques were employed to analyze mine wastes using both random powder mounts and oriented clay mounts. Determination of sorption and redox behavior of tungsten in a calcareous soil. 

December 1999-December 2001

Solid and Hazardous Waste Specialist, Site Response Section, State of Montana

Evaluation of Remedial Investigation Reports, Interim Action Work Plans, and Sampling and Analysis Plans for appropriateness and completeness, and determination of additional investigation/cleanup requirements for State Superfund Sites, including refineries, a post and pole plant, and an abandoned coal mine. Task Order preparation. 

Project Manager for the Montana Pole and Treating Plant Federal Superfund Site. Contract management, including change order processing, invoice review, budgeting, and contractor oversight for Montana Pole. Evaluation of current practices for compliance with the Record of Decision. Evaluation of remedial action designs, operation and maintenance practices, and groundwater control areas. Quarterly report preparation. Meetings and presentations regarding budgeting, design, and remedial activities.

November 1997-December 1999

Solid and Hazardous Waste Specialist, Petroleum Release Section, State of Montana

Evaluation of water quality and soil contaminant data for compliance with Montana

Numeric Water Quality Standards and Dept. of Environmental Quality action levels.

Evaluation of groundwater monitoring plans. Review and determination of

appropriateness and completeness of remedial investigation/corrective action work plans and reports for petroleum release sites. Evaluation of petroleum release sites for closure. Project manager for over 100 petroleum release sites in the state of Montana. Web site development.

August 1997-June 1998

Editing Technician, MSU-Bozeman

Part time.  Development of conversion tables, introductory chapters, appendices, and indices for soil physics documents.  General editing, cross-referencing, and word processing. Projects include Agricultural and Environmental Soil Physics and   Unsaturated Flow and Transport.

June 1996-May 1997   

Research Aide for Reclamation Research Unit, MSU-Bozeman

Extensive laboratory testing. Tempe cell testing. Mine waste sampling. Greenhouse testing. Composition of documents, including graphs, charts and text. Statistical analysis and interpretation of leachate quality and plant growth data.  Use of SigmaStat to complete analysis of variance and associated Student-Newman-Keuls tests. Proper use of quality assurance/quality control procedures in research projects. Formulation of conclusions from statistical analysis results.

PUBLICATIONS

Scholarly Presentations

Kelly, L.S. and J.L. Boettinger. 2012. Shrubby reed-mustard habitat: parent material, soil, and landscape characteristics. Proceedings: American Geophysical Union Meetings. Abstract #B33B-0522.

Kelly, L.S. and J.L. Boettinger. 2011. Shrubby reed-mustard habitat: parent material, soil, and landscape characteristics. Proceedings: Soil Science Society of America Meetings. San Antonio, TX

Kelly, L.S. 2005.  Arsenic mobility in limed mine waste. Proceedings: Soil Science Society of America Meetings. Salt Lake City, UT.

Kelly, L.S. and L.M. Dudley. 2003. Sorption and redox behavior of tungsten in a calcareous soil. Proceedings: Soil Science Society of America Meetings. Denver, CO.

Long, G.M., C.H. Nolen, D.M. Stordahl, L.S. Kelly, and J.C. Harris. 2001. Comparison of biopile effectiveness with land treatment at a wood treating site. Proceedings: InSitu and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium. Battelle, Columbus, OH.

Technical Reports

Dollhopf, D.J. and L.S. Kelly.1997. Effect of dolomitic industrial by-products on pH control and leachate chemistry of acidic-metalliferous mine wastes. Reclamation Research Unit Publ. No. 9701, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT.

Theses and Dissertations

Kelly, L.S. 2005.  Arsenic mobility in limed mine waste.  Dissertation. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT.

Kelly, L.S. 1997. Effect of dolomitic industrial by-products on pH control, leachate chemistry and plant response in acidic-metalliferous mine waste.  Thesis.  Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT.

HISTORICAL CERTIFICATIONS and WORKSHOPS

Geostatistical Analysis of Environmental Data. Utah State University

40-hour hazardous waste training as per 29 CFR 1910.120(e)2.

Fate, transport and remediation of non-aqueous phase liquids at oily waste and refinery sites. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Data quality objectives workshop. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Low-cost remediation strategies for contaminated soil and ground water. National Ground Water Association.

Risk assessment guidance for Superfund. Montana Department of Environmental Quality.

Bioremediation of reducible metals. Battelle.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation

Soil Science Society of America

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Field and Laboratory Experience:

• Supervision of free product recovery, overexcavation, sampling, and soil boring, monitoring well, and test pit installations.
• Groundwater, soil, and mine waste sampling.
• Sample prep. and analysis using ICP-MS and XRD, Ion activities, Neutron probes, Double-Ring Infiltrometers, Soil classification, Tempe cells, Hydrometer, Soil headspace testing using photoionization detectors.
• Determination and/or evaluation of water and soil laboratory analyses (i.e. pH, EC, metals, N-species, Cl, ABA, BTEX, EPH, VPH, PCP, PAH, Dioxins/Furans, organic and inorganic carbon, etc.).
• Field and greenhouse sampling, determination, and statistical analysis of plant production, cover, and identification of grasses and grass-like plants.

SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH and STUDY (selective listing) Soils:                                

• Soil Remediation and Overburden Science
• Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification
• Soil Physics
• Soil and Environmental Microbiology
• Salt-Affected Soils
• Soils and Plant Nutrient Bioavailability
• Advanced Topics in Pedology
• Clay Mineralogy
• Soil Interfacial Processes and Reactive Transport

  Chemistry/Contaminants:               

• Environmental/Organic Contaminants
• Chemistry of Inorganic Contaminants
• Aquatic Chemistry
• Soil Remediation and Overburden Science                        
• Soil Chemistry
• Aquatic Chemistry
• Geochemistry
• Physical Chemistry

Ground and Surface Water:

• Ground Water Resources
• Range Watershed Management

Statistics:

• Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments
• Agricultural Research Design and Analysis

Plants:

• Applied Surficial Rehabilitation Methods
• Agrostology
• Physiological Plant Ecology
• Crop Physiology

Other: 

• Rehabilitation Regulation and Planning
• Land Rehabilitation Field Problems
• Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation

AUXILIARY CERTIFICATIONS

InterNACHI Certified Mold Inspector. June 2023