Kelly Maher BSc. CET
Greetings
I am a highly motivated and dynamic environmental scientist with over 15 years' experience in environmental remediation and water resource management. I have a proven ability to problem solve difficult field situations and provide scientific analysis and interpretations for client reports and government environmental assessments.
Strengths
- Problem Solving
- Extensive Field Experience
- Data Grooming & Analysis
- Budget Management
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control Measures
- Sub-Contractor Management
- Project Management
- Health and Safety Management
Professional Experience
- Environmental Specialist
Public Services & Procurement Canada- Ensure environmental, facility, and custodial health and safety compliance on federally owned real estate within the Atlantic Region
- Provide strategic advice with respect to meeting government goals and priorities, monitor legislative changes and developing corresponding requirements and compliance strategies
- Environmental Assessment Officer
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change- Facilitate the Environmental Assessment process, work to ensure EA reviews are conducted in accordance with the Environment Act and Environmental Assessment Regulations
- Analyze information for large scale projects on a range of technical subject matter and prepare recommendations directly to the Minister of Environment
- Environmental Enforcement Officer
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change- Conduct inspections and audits of facilities to enforce regulations and compliance with approvals
- Water Resources Technologist
Quinte Conservation- Maintain and operate approximately 40 water control structures
- Engineering Technologist
Utilities Kingston- Oversight of multiple utilities infrastructure projects
- Environmental Scientist
Water Resource Management Division, Government of NL- Led water quality monitoring program for Labrador Region
- Environmental Scientist
Golder Associates Ltd., Environmental Due Diligence- Coordinated multiple environmental remediation projects
- Environmental Consultant
CH2M / Jacobs, Environmental Business Group- Performed site characterization and investigation on remediation sites
- Environmental Field Assistant
Royal Military College, Environmental Sciences Group- Collected and analyzed water and soil samples in remote environments
Training
- Nova Scotia Watercourse Alteration Sizer & Installer
- Promote environmental protection measures for activities potentially impacting watercourses in an effort to preserve watercourses and protect their aquatic habitats.
- Nova Scotia Environment Enforcement Training
- Training to facilitate enforcement of regulations and to obtain Special Constable / Peace Officer status under the Environment Act
- De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations
- Nova Scotia Environment Training
- Hydrologic Modeling Course
- Hydrologic Modeling for Water Resource and Environmental Practitioners
- OWWCO Operator in Training
- Water Treatment, Distribution, Supply and Wastewater Treatment, Collection
- Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.)
- Ontario Association of C.E.T.T.
- Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) Training
- Environment Canada
- Pleasure Craft Operators Card
- Transport Canada
- Snowmobile Operators Course & ATV Rider Course
- Canadian Safety Council
- First Aid & CPR C
- Canadian Red Cross
- Working at Heights
- IHSA
- Confined Space Attendant & Entrant
- Safety Scope
- Asset Management
- FCM
- Ontario HEC-RAS
- CWRA Ontario/WEST Consultants Inc.
- Joint Heath and Safety Committee Training Part 1 & 2
- PSHSA
- Introduction to Erosion and Sediment Control E-Learning Course
- Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP)
Field Experience
- Working in and around helicopters
- Contractor oversight
- Dam Operation
- Drinking Water Quality Monitoring
- Lived and worked in remote Canadian locations
- Soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water sampling
- Deployment and troubleshooting of YSI and OTT water quality sondes
Education
- Integrated & Adaptive Water Resources Planning, Management, and Governance
- McGill University
- Environmental Engineering Applications
- Conestoga College
- Biological Science BSc.
- University of Guelph
About Me
I have had a passion for water my entire life. First as a swimmer and lifeguard in my youth and now as an Environmental Scientist. I love to travel, especially when I can be near the ocean snorkeling with my husband. I was recently awarded the Premier’s Award of Excellence - Front Line COVID-19 Response Team for work during the pandemic.
