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Zephyr Announces New Look and Logo
Zephyr Environmental Corporation announces a new look and modified logo to better reflect the character of the business. Explaining the change, Zephyr’s president, Joe Zupan, said “We’ve long been known as an air quality consulting powerhouse, and it still accounts for a large share of our business, but over time we’ve added many other services – corrective action, waste management, natural resources, water quality, health and safety, and many other strategic services. The blue, green, and tan colors in our modified look for our website, our Currents newsletter, and our other marketing and business collaterals reflect our work in air, water, soil, and natural resources.
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Zephyr is proud and pleased to announce that the following new staff members have joined us in 2012:
Sarah Cross, Staff Scientist
Mrs. Sarah Cross received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas in 2004. While at UT, she served as a research assistant for two years in Dr. Andrew Ellington’s molecular biology lab and completed a validation engineering internship at a major pharmaceutical manufacturer shortly after graduation. Sarah worked as an environmental consultant for six years before joining Zephyr. She has experience preparing air permit applications and renewals, conducting air permit compliance evaluations, performing emissions calculations and emissions inventories, and conducting environmental site compliance audits and SPCC inspections.
Hima Draksharam, Staff Scientist
Ms. Hima Draksharam spent three years at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) as an air permitting specialist in the Chemical Section prior to joining Zephyr. While at the TCEQ, Hima guided companies through the New Source Review (NSR) permitting process, which included calculating emissions from maintenance, start-up and shutdown (MSS) activities, making appropriate PSD determinations, and de-flexing flexible permits. She permitted several refineries, chemical plants, bulk storage terminals - including gasoline terminals, and bio-fuels manufacturing /refining facilities. Her internal knowledge of the TCEQ enables her to help clients develop successful permitting strategies and navigate the permitting process to ensure timely and effective results. Hima received her BS in Environmental Science from the University of Houston Clearlake.
Bridget Fitzgerald, Project Scientist
Ms. Bridget Fitzgerald is an experienced environmental professional with over 15 years experience as an environmental manager. She graduated from University of Michigan with an undergraduate degree and Indiana University with a Master’s of Science in Environmental Science with a concentration in Hazardous Materials Management and a Master’s of Public Administration with a concentration in Environmental Management and Policy. Bridget has worked as an environmental manager within industry and consulting, with experience in a wide array of environmental media. Her expertise lies within the power industry and include environmental compliance and auditing, training, hazardous waste management, storm water, SPCC, and air compliance.
Jennifer Knowles, Staff Scientist
Ms. Jennifer Knowles has consulting and field experience performing environmental assessments in karst terrains of Central Texas, field mapping and data collection, wetland delineations, and geophysical surveys. She is proficient in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to manage data and create imagery for comprehension and presentation. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology at the University of Texas and a Masters of Applied Geography at Texas State University.
Jill Parkes, Staff Scientist
Ms. Jill Parkes graduated from Texas State University – San Marcos with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Geography – Resources and Environmental Studies. She has three years of experience in new source review (NSR) air permitting at the TCEQ, specializing in chemical sources. Some of her experience includes reviewing state and federal permit applications, preparing air permits for a variety of sources, flex permits, maintenance startup and shutdown (MSS) activities, best available control technology (BACT), emission calculations, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
Ryan Thill, Staff Scientist
Mr. Ryan Thill is currently a senior at the University of Texas and will receive a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in May 2012 and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in December 2012. Ryan has completed a Business Foundations certificate, which is awarded to UT students who complete a variety of core business courses. His work at Zephyr includes research and data analysis in support of litigation and expert testimony projects, air permitting data calculations and spreadsheet development, and data management software implementation and quality control.
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