Dan Kudreyko - Senior Environmental Technician

Professional Summary

Dan Kudreyko been performing field sampling, equipment calibrations, and sample accessioning for 8 years and has a broad range of technical skills and capabilities that make him a key asset to the EAS team. He routinely leads the field sampling and data collection campaigns in support of Natural Resource Damage Assessment work. He also performs quality assurance reviews of the field data and electronic data records. Dan has collected, packed, and shipped thousands of soil, sediment, and water samples under chain of custody. Dan is also highly skilled at managing electronic data, computers, and related systems; calibrating equipment; and reporting results from fieldwork for a number of complex environmental sampling projects.

Areas of Specialization

  • Field Sample Collections of Soil, Water, Sediment
  • Building and Maintaining Sampling Equipment; Troubleshooting
  • Sample Equipment Decontamination Processes
  • Data Collection, Sample Intake, Sample Labeling, Accessioning of Samples, Chain of Custody
  • Developing Systematic Approaches for Rapid Sample Collection Events
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control Methods for Environmental Sampling Events
  • Job Hazard Analyses Reviews
  • Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Problem Solving, and Teamwork
  • Client/Customer Relations
  • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Internet tools

Relevant Work Experience

Dan was a member of the EAS team supporting NOAA’s effort to conduct field surveys and collect samples to assess the damage to natural resources resulting from the MC252 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For the NOAA/Natural Resource Damage Assessment, EAS scientists and specialists conducted sampling and sample receiving, accessioning, and shipping, and performed field data reviews and uploads.

Other Relevant Work Experience

Coastal Monitoring Associates, Field Technician, January 2009 to July 2010

Field and lab technician of ~1200+ samples water, soil, and sediment sample collections, sample preparations, and sample shipping for a DOE prime contractor (Washington Closure Hanford) on the Hanford Site.

Field technician for wastewater sample collections, packing, and shipping for NAVY operated projects in Fort Worth, Texas.

Education/Training

  • Bachelor's of Science of Visual Arts, State University of NY, Oneonta, 2006
  • CPR/First Aid
  • 40-hr Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certified