Martin Scott Miles
(225) 578-4295
msmiles@lsu.edu
EDUCATION Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, anticipated Fall 2006
B.Sc., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Fall 2001
M.Sc., Environmental Science (Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology), Louisiana State University, Fall 1994
B.Sc., Biology, Southeastern Louisiana University, Fall 1987
EXPERIENCE
Jan. 1999 to Department of Environmental Sciences, Response and Chemical Present Assessment Team/ Environmental Laboratory (Louisiana State University), Baton Rouge, Louisiana
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE V
• Senior scientist for chemical and environmental assessment and impact studies. Duties include 24-hour on-call support to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hazardous Material Response Project (NOAA-HMRP) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) for oil and chemical spill response, development and teaching of training courses in hazardous chemical and oil chemistry, and providing nonincident support to governmental agencies.
• Team member of Federal Biological Assessment Team (BAT). Responsible for site evaluation, spill cleanup, and remediation/ project planning of oil and chemical spill sites.
• Manage resources, instrument development research, and provide laboratory support to NOAA-HMRP.
• Supervise and coordinate graduate and undergraduate level research projects connected to government and private industrial contracts.
Nov. 1996 to Red Stick Environmental, Inc. Present Baton Rouge, LA
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT
• Remediation and project management of petroleum and chemical spill sites throughout LA.
• Responsible for design, construction, and operation of several small-scale industrial WWTPs.
•Responsible for the issuance and compliance monitoring of NPDES permits for industrial effluents, stormwater runoff, and sewage discharges.
•Supervise and conduct laboratory-scale feasibility and pilot studies for industrial WWTP optimization using mechanical/chemical pretreatment, bioremediation, and filtration/adsorption processes.
Nov. 1996 to Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic and Industrial Dec. 1998 Toxicology Laboratory (Louisiana State University), Baton Rouge, LA
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IV
• Manage and coordinate the operation of experimental pilot-scale remediation studies at government and industrial hazardous waste sites.
• Supervise and coordinate graduate-level research projects connected to governmental and industrial contracts.
• Manage an analytical/toxicology laboratory with a staff of eight (8) full and part-time student workers and graduate assistants.
• Analyze hazardous waste material for metal, pesticide, volatile, and semi-volatile organic contaminants using SW-486 and EPA approved methodology.
• Train graduate students in the operation of analytical instrumentation and QA/QC operating procedures.
• Conduct environmental training seminars demonstrating the use of laboratory and field instrumentation for the monitoring of environmental pollutants in air, soil, sediment, and water.
• Coordinate hazardous waste collection, disposal, and safety operations.
• Conduct site and risk-based assessment of potential hazardous waste sites.
• Supervise and conduct feasibility studies of new hazardous waste technologies.
May 1995 to American Biochemical Corporation - Environmental Remediation Nov. 1996 Division, Baton Rouge, LA
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY/PROJECT MANAGER
• Responsible for project management and operational activities associated with the environmental remediation division.
•Responsible for coordinating hazardous waste management, permitting, and compliance activities involving remediation operations.
•Supervise and conduct laboratory-scale feasibility and pilot studies for industrial wastewater facilities using mechanical/chemical pretreatment, bioremediation, and filtration/adsorption processes.
•Manage the technical development and operations of the biological products division.
•Supervise the extraction and analysis of pesticide, volatile, and semi-volatile contaminated soil, water, and wastewater using standard EPA methodology and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) guidelines.
•Responsible for writing SOPs, proposals, and technical reports.
Oct.1990 to Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic and Industrial April 1995 Toxicology Laboratory (Louisiana State University), Baton Rouge, LA
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IV
• Managed an analytical/toxicology laboratory with a staff of ten full and part-time student workers and graduate assistants.
• Analyzed hazardous waste material for metal, pesticide, volatile, and semi-volatile organic contaminants using SW-486 and 600 series methodology.
• Trained graduate students in the operation of analytical instrumentation and QA/QC operating procedures.
• Conducted environmental training seminars demonstrating the use of laboratory and field instrumentation for the monitoring of environmental pollutants in air, soil, sediment, and water.
• Coordinated hazardous waste collection, disposal, and safety operations.
• Conducted site and risk-based assessment of potential hazardous waste sites.
• Supervised and conducted feasibility studies of new hazardous waste technologies.
• Supervised the design and operation of bioremediation pilot studies.
Sept. 1990 to ETC/Toxicon, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 1989 GC/MS SUPERVISOR / ANALYST II
• Supervised two Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) technicians and two data entry personnel.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of four GC/MS systems.
• Analyzed for pesticide, volatile, and semi-volatile contaminants using USEPA Contract Laboratory Procedures (CLP) methodology.
• Responsible for data interpretation and maintaining QA/QC performance protocol.
• Maintained laboratory standards and chemical supplies.
April 1989 to ETC/Toxicon, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sept. 1984 GC ANALYST II
• Analyzed and screened chlorinated pesticide, polychlorinated biphenyl, and chlorinated herbicide contaminated environmental samples using current EPA protocol.
• Trained entry-level GC/environmental chemists.
• Responsible for GC data interpretation and maintaining QA/QC performance protocol.
• Maintained laboratory standards and chemical supplies.
PUBLICATIONS
Overton, E.B., Ashton, B.M., Miles, M.S. 2003. Historical Polycyclic Aromatic and Petrogenic Hydrocarbon Loading in Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments. In press, Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Overton, E.B., Miles, M.S., Ashton, B.M. 2003. Organics analysis, Chapter 2 in Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico. Submitted to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office, New Orleans, LA, OCS Study, MMS 2003-063.
MS Miles and J Sansalone; “Coagulation-Flocculation Treatability Study of Bilge and Barge Wastewater Applying Ferric Chloride and Cationic Polymers”; Water Environment Federation 2003 Conference Proceedings
Michel, J., Z. Nixon, Miles, M.S. and H. Hinkledey, 2002. Recovery of Four Oiled Wetlands Subjected to In Situ Burning. API Publ. No., American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C., 71 pp.
Miles, M.S, Overton, E.B, and Ashton, B.M. 2002. Re-Evaluation of Soils from In-Situ and Phytoremediation Studies for Onshore Oil Spills. Louisiana Oil Spill Research and Development Program.
Buffy Ashton, Rebecca East, Maud Walsh, Scott Miles, Ed Overton; “Studying and Verifying the Use of chemical Biomarkers for Identifying and Quantitating Oil Residues in the Environment” MMS Document (2000-086)
RJ Portier, DL Sattler, and MS Miles; ”Recovery and Microbial Remediation of Organic Wood Preservatives in Groundwater at a Former Wood Treating Plant”; Remediation, Autumn (1998)
RJ Portier, DG Hoover, and MS Miles; “Microbial-Assisted Remediation of Creosote- and Pentachlorophenol-Treated Wood Products”; Journal of Industrial Microbiology (17) 1-5, (1996)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Chemical Society
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Water Environment Federation
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