Stephen R Cook
8091 Bayou Fountain Ave. #203, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
(225) 205-4831| scook23@lsu.edu
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
May 2018
Design of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
January 2018-April 2018
- Simulated the performance of an unsteady-state wastewater system for achieving biological nutrient removal using GPS-X software.
- Design of a small (10MGD) WWTP following the 10 States Standards and/or AECOM design standards.
Design of a Storm Water Collection System
January 2017-April 2017
- Redesigned a neighborhood’s storm water collection system successfully using SWMM5 following given design objectives, constraints, and guidelines.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences
Baton Rouge, LA
Microbiology Media Prep
Dec. 2016-present
- Provide media for growth of cultures used in various teaching labs.
- Communicate effectively with teaching assistants to ensure lab classes have all material required for performing experiments.
- Train new students proper laboratory protocol and aseptic techniques.
- Prepare and dispense solutions and chemical materials used for lab classes which may include reagents, chemicals, acids, bases, buffers, and stains.
- Ensured that biosafety protocols for discard processes are being followed.
- Maintain computer records of media and reagents prepared, batch volumes, equipment maintenance logs, and purchasing records.
SKILLS
- Software: ArcGIS, EPANET, Excel, GPS-X, LandGEM, PCSWMM, and SWMM5.
- Water Testing & Analysis: Real-Time PCR & RAPD PCR, MPN test, BOD, TSS & TDS calculations, Hardness and Total alkalinity
- Other: Various certifications from U.S. EPA Webinars, Bilingual fluency in English & Portuguese