I have 11 years of experience, and specialize in the field of environmental science and environmental microbiology with specific knowledge in the areas of natural resource damage assessment, bioremediation of heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons, and biofuels from agricultural waste. I have published on such topics as natural resource damage, heavy metal impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and petroleum impacts on ground water ecosystems. I am a recognized microbial ecologist with over 20 publications in the field.