Emerson's CV

To obtain a challenging position in, and redirect my career path to, the energy/environment sector, with a view to continued personal and professional development while utilizing my varied skill sets.

Gartner Lee Limited – May 2007 to Present
Climate Change and Air Quality
·Environmental advisor to Qatargas on climate change related factors that might have an effect on Qatargas’ facilities and their operations;
·Environmental advisor to the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) on dealing with the new Government of Canada’s Regulatory Framework for Industrial Air Emissions;
·Primary technical engineer in charge of conducting GHG emission reporting verifications under the Alberta Specified Gas Emitters Regulation;
·Principal engineer in charge of conducting a high-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emission comparison between the incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) and its disposal in a landfill;
.Project engineer in charge of developing several customized database applications for clients to calculate and manage emissions inventories.

SENES Consultants Limited – April 2003 to April 2007
Climate Change
·Technical advisor in the preparation of a baseline methodology for GHG emission reductions from a transportation project in Mexico City;
·Technical advisor in charge of providing Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) to oil and gas companies in Latin America and the Caribbean Region in tailoring projects for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) process; and
·Primary technical engineer in charge of identifying CDM projects and opportunities in the Energy and non-Energy sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.

Emission Inventories and GHG Verification
·Project manager and key engineer in developing the 2004 Air Emission Inventory for the City of Ottawa;

Emergency Response Contingency Planning
·Technical advisor to the main oil and Gas Company in Colombia, ECOPETROL, on the use of alternative techniques for controlling oil spills in marine and inland waters;
·Key engineer in preparing and conducting oil spill drills in one of the main ECOPETROL’s export terminals located in Coveñas, Colombia, South America;
·Expert in conducting an assessment of projects undertaken by the Colombian Petroleum Institute in regard to the use of in-situ burning and chemical dispersants in Colombia;
·Scientist in charge of completing a detailed review and assessment of contingency plans for marine terminals, pipelines, and other facilities in Colombia and Ecuador;

·M.A.Sc. 2003, Chemical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario;
·B.Eng.1997, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Bucaramanga, Colombia;
·Greenhouse Gas Verification Training Course, Environment’s Canada Greenhouse Gas Division, June 2006, Toronto;
·Air Dispersion Modeling Workshop, Lakes Environmental, September 2005, Toronto;
·Auditing an Environmental Management System, Duerden & Keane Consultants Inc., October 2003, Ottawa.

·Member of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE);
·Member of the Chemical Institute of Canada.