Elena
Voss
Environmental
Engineer
e
.
voss
@
envitech
.
com
+1 (415) 918
‑
7246
Portland
,
OR
97201
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SKILLS
Environmental
Assessment
EIA
Site
Assessment
Phase
I
/
II
ESA
Risk
Assessment
Remediation
Design
Water
&
Wastewater
Water
Treatment
Wastewater
Design
Hydrologic
Modeling
Stormwater
Management
Regulatory
&
Compliance
NEPA
Clean
Water
Act
RCRA
ISO
14001
EMS
Auditing
Software
&
Tools
AutoCAD
Civil
3
D
ArcGIS
MATLAB
EPANET
SWMM
Python
R
HEC
‑
RAS
Field
&
Lab
Water
Sampling
Soil
Analysis
Air
Monitoring
GIS
Surveying
Drone
Survey
LANGUAGES
English
Native
German
Fluent
Spanish
Professional
CERT IFICAT IONS
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Environmental
Engineer
with
7+
years
of
experience
in
site
remediation
,
water
quality
management
,
and
regulatory
compliance
across
the
Pacific
Northwest
.
Proven
track
record
of
leading
multidisciplinary
teams
to
deliver
cost
-
effective
environmental
solutions
for
industrial
,
municipal
,
and
infrastructure
projects
.
Skilled
in
environmental
impact
assessment
,
remediation
system
design
,
and
stakeholder
communication
.
Passionate
about
developing
sustainable
approaches
that
balance
ecological
integrity
with
practical
engineering
outcomes
.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Senior
Environmental
Engineer
Jan
2022 –
Present
Cascadia
Environmental
Solutions
,
Portland
,
OR
Environmental
Engineer
Jun
2018 –
Dec
2021
Northwest
WaterWorks
,
Seattle
,
WA
Junior
Environmental
Engineer
Sep
2015 –
May
2018
Greenfield
Engineering
Group
,
Eugene
,
OR
Lead
site
investigation
and
remediation
design
for
12+
contaminated
properties
under
Oregon
DEQ
and
EPA
oversight
,
achieving
closure
on
8
sites
with
total
cost
savings
of
$
2.4
M
through
optimized
remedial
strategies
.
—
Designed
and
supervised
installation
of
a
groundwater
extraction
and
treatment
system
that
reduced
trichloroethylene
concentrations
by
97%
within
18
months
of
operation
.
—
Managed
environmental
compliance
audits
for
4
industrial
manufacturing
clients
,
identifying
34
corrective
actions
and
supporting
implementation
to
achieve
100%
regulatory
conformance
.
—
Developed
stormwater
pollution
prevention
plans
(
SWPPP
)
for
6
construction
sites
exceeding
5
acres
,
reducing
sediment
discharge
violations
by
80%
year
-
over
-
year
.
—
Mentored
a
team
of
3
junior
engineers
and
interns
,
leading
technical
training
sessions
on
groundwater
modeling
and
Phase
I
/
II
ESA
protocols
.
—
Performed
water
quality
modeling
and
treatment
process
optimization
for
3
municipal
drinking
water
plants
serving
a
combined
population
of
180,000
residents
.
—
Designed
a
constructed
wetland
treatment
system
for
stormwater
runoff
that
reduced
total
suspended
solids
by
92%
and
total
phosphorus
by
76%
in
a
sensitive
salmon
-
bearing
watershed
.
—
Conducted
environmental
impact
assessments
(
EIA
)
for
5
infrastructure
projects
,
including
a
12-
mile
water
transmission
main
and
a
40-
acre
industrial
park
development
.
—
Prepared
NEPA
documentation
(
EAs
and
EISs
)
for
3
federally
funded
projects
,
securing
permits
under
Section
401/404
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
and
the
Endangered
Species
Act
.
—
Developed
and
implemented
an
ISO
14001–
compliant
environmental
management
system
for
the
company
'
s
operations
,
reducing
waste
generation
by
22%
and
energy
use
by
15%.
—
1 / 3
PE
—
Professional
Engineer
,
Oregon
(2021)
LEED
AP
—
BD
+
C
,
USGBC
(2020)
OSHA
40
‑
Hour
—
HAZWOPER
(
Current
)
CPESC
—
Certified
Professional
in
Erosion
&
Sediment
Control
INT EREST S
Trail
Running
River
Conservation
Urban
Gardening
Data
Visualization
Photography
EDUCAT ION
Master
of
Science
in
Environmental
Engineering
University
of
Washington
,
Seattle
,
WA
GPA
3.87 |
Thesis
: "
Evaluating
the
Efficacy
of
Biochar
-
Amended
Green
Roofs
for
Stormwater
Nutrient
Removal
" | 2015
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Civil
&
Environmental
Engineering
Oregon
State
University
,
Corvallis
,
OR
GPA
3.72 |
Magna
Cum
Laude
|
Minor
in
Ecology
| 2013
SELECT ED
PROJECT S
Willamette
Riverbank
Restoration
&
Stabilization
Led
engineering
design
and
permitting
for
a
1.2-
mile
riverbank
restoration
project
incorporating
bioengineered
bank
stabilization
,
native
riparian
planting
,
and
off
-
channel
habitat
creation
.
Project
restored
8.6
acres
of
riparian
habitat
and
reduced
bank
erosion
rates
by
95%
within
two
flood
seasons
.
HEC
‑
RAS
AutoCAD
Civil
3
D
Bioengineering
Section
404
Portland
Harbor
Superfund
Site
—
Remedial
Design
Support
Provided
technical
analysis
and
modeling
support
for
the
remedial
design
of
a
10-
mile
stretch
of
the
Lower
Willamette
River
contaminated
with
PCBs
and
PAHs
.
Developed
3
D
contaminant
fate
-
and
-
transport
models
that
informed
the
selection
of
in
‑
situ
capping
and
monitored
natural
recovery
remedies
.
MATLAB
ArcGIS
Groundwater
Modeling
EPA
Region
10
Sustainable
Urban
Drainage
System
—
South
Waterfront
District
Designed
a
network
of
permeable
pavements
,
rain
gardens
,
and
underground
storage
vaults
for
a
15-
block
urban
redevelopment
zone
.
The
system
captures
and
treats
the
first
1.5
inches
of
runoff
from
28
acres
,
reducing
combined
sewer
overflow
volumes
by
38
million
gallons
annually
.
SWMM
AutoCAD
Green
Infrastructure
Low
Impact
Development
PUBLICAT IONS
&
PRESENTAT IONS
Voss
,
E
.,
Chen
,
L
., &
Rivera
,
M
. (2024). "
Biochar
-
Amended
Green
Roof
Media
for
Enhanced
Stormwater
Nutrient
Removal
."
Journal
of
Environmental
Engineering
, 150(4), 04024012.
Voss
,
E
. (2023). "
Integrating
Natural
and
Engineered
Systems
for
Urban
Water
Resilience
."
AWWA
Pacific
Northwest
Section
Annual
Conference
,
Portland
,
OR
.
Assisted
in
field
investigations
for
10+
Phase
II
environmental
site
assessments
,
including
soil
boring
,
groundwater
monitoring
well
installation
,
and
soil
vapor
sampling
.
—
Analyzed
groundwater
and
soil
analytical
data
using
ArcGIS
and
Excel
,
producing
spatial
concentration
maps
and
trend
analyses
for
client
reports
.
—
Supported
the
design
of
a
bioretention
system
for
a
25-
acre
mixed
-
use
development
,
achieving
a
90%
reduction
in
peak
runoff
volume
during
a
10-
year
storm
event
.
—
Drafted
technical
reports
,
work
plans
,
and
health
and
safety
plans
in
compliance
with
EPA
and
state
regulations
.
—
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Nguyen
,
T
.,
Voss
,
E
., &
Patel
,
S
. (2022). "
Passive
Sampling
for
Long
-
Term
Monitoring
of
Groundwater
Contaminant
Plumes
."
Remediation
Journal
, 32(3),
45–59.
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