Resume

• 2003

  English

  Ph.D

  Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology\nResearch Title: An Evaluation of Landscapes

  Hydrology

  and Channel Morphology of Coastal Plain Drainages with Different Cranberry Agriculture Histories.

  Environmental Science

  Drexel University

• 1995

  B.S.

  School of Environmental Science

  Engineering

  and Policy\nDual B.S. and M.S. program\nGraduated with honors

  Environmental Science

  Captain-Cross Country

  Captain-Track and Field

  M.S.

  School of Environmental Science

  Engineering

  and Policy\nDual B.S. and M.S. program

  Environmental Science

  GIS Professional

  GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)

• Environmental Science

  Environmental Issues

  Policy

  Water Resources

  Wetlands

  Water

  Public Speaking

  Ecology

  Spatial Analysis

  Science

  Watershed Management

  Research

  ArcGIS

  GIS

  Geography

  Water Quality

  Environmental Policy

  Teaching

  Statistics

  Data Analysis

  Procopio III

  Ph.D

  GISP

  As a Bureau Chief in the Division of Science and Research I have the pleasure to work with and lead great people. My research interests are in climate change

  water resources management

  ecology

  and environmental-policy analysis. I have particular interest in the landscape and ecosystem of the Pine Barrens (Pinelands).\n\nI also serve as an adjunct professor at Drexel University and Rowan College at Burlington County where I teach classes in GIS and earth and environmental sciences.

  Nicholas A.

  Procopio III

  Ph.D

  GISP

  Pinelands Commission

  Drexel University

  Philadelphia Water Department

  Burea of Laboratoy Services

  NJ Department of Environmental Protection

  Drexel University

  Rowan College at Burlington County

  Philadelphia

  Pennsylvania

  Developed

  designed

  and teach introductory and advanced levels of Environmental GIS. These graduate-level courses offer GIS applications and examples in environmental science and engineering.

  Adjunct Professor

  Drexel University

  Trenton

  New Jersey

  • Lead the scientists of the Bureau of Environmental Assessment in the Division of Science and Research by directing workflow priorities to meet time sensitive needs of the Department.\n• Communicate recommendations and results of research projects to executive staff including Department Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.\n• Assist program Director with budgeting and contract management.\n• Serve on multiple Committees

  Councils

  and Task Forces with State and Federal agencies

  academic and research institutes

  and non-profit organizations.\n• Direct Bureau support for the Department’s Science Advisory Board's Ecological Processes and Water Quality & Quantity Standing Committees.\n• Manage and participate in a variety of research projects centered on climate change and sea-level rise

  water-quality issues including evaluation of private-well water-quality

  unregulated contaminants of emerging concern

  and ecological assessments.\n• Manage utilization of the Private Well Testing Act database in effort to analyze data and communicate results to DEP programs and the public.\n• Maintain staff productivity and interest by promoting cross-disciplinary interaction and providing mentoring and leadership opportunities.

  Chief

  Bureau of Environmental Assessment

  NJ Department of Environmental Protection

  New Lisbon

  New Jersey

  • Provided expertise and policy recommendations to executive and planning staff on water- resources and Pinelands-ecology related issues.\n• Managed monitoring projects associated with potential streamflow impacts in co-operation with municipal and federal agencies.\n• Assisted in targeting and prioritizing parcels for permanent land protection.\n• Assisted in budgeting and grant writing.\n• Co-investigator on multiple research projects relating to water and biological resources including managing aspects of hydrological assessments and analyses of water quality

  pond and groundwater monitoring

  and development of hydrogeomorphic relationships.\n• Appointed to multiple Technical Advisory Committees

  Councils

  and Task Forces to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

  the US Geological Survey

  and other agencies.\n• Volunteered at various community outreach events to educate the public on the Pinelands ecosystem and water resources.

  Research Scientist 1

  Pinelands Commission

  -Assisted in experimental design and daily laboratory experiments which tested the effects of different chlorine compounds on the disinfection of bacteria and viruses in drinking water. \n-Assisted in experiments that tested effects of ozonation as a method of drinking water disinfection

  Drexel University

  NJ Department of Environmental Protection

  Trenton

  New Jersey

  • Participate in a variety of research projects centered on water-quality issues including evaluation of private-well water-quality data

  unregulated contaminants of emerging concern

  and assessments of the Barnegat Bay watershed in support of the Governor’s initiative to address the ecological health of the bay.\n• Serve as a liaison for the Science Advisory Board’s (SAB) Water Quality and Quantity Standing Committee and Ecological Processes Standing Committee\n• Responsible for preparing and updating the Department’s Environmental Trends Reports which quantify and evaluate the status of ongoing monitoring projects. This requires close collaboration between the multiple bureaus and sections within the Department and communicating results to executive staff and the public.\n• Serve on multiple Committees

  Councils

  and Task Forces with State and Federal agencies

  academic and other research institutes

  and non-profit organizations.\n• Serve as lead Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist for the Office of Science including recommending ways to integrate geographically-based analyses into ongoing and new research projects.

  Research Scientist 1

  Mount Laurel

  New Jersey

  -Courses taught include: Physical Science I

  Physical Science II

  Physical Science Laboratory

  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

  Principles of Geography\n-Develop course syllabi and classroom materials including exams

  notes

  presentations

  and discussion material.\n-Develop course material for Distance Learning based classes hosted through Blackboard(TM).

  Senior Adjunct Lecturer

  Rowan College at Burlington County

  -Courses included: Biostatistics

  Population Ecology

  University Seminar\n-Assisted with course activities including co-teaching classroom material

  grading exams and homework

  leading recitation sessions

  and leading laboratory exercises.\n-Received Excellence in Teaching Award (2000).

  Drexel University

  Environmental Engineering Assistant

  -Conducted water water chemistry sampling throughout Philadelphia for protozoa and viruses. \n-Compiled

  prepared

  and presented data from sampling events.\n-Assisted in laboratory water analyses.\n-Learned standard operating procedures for numerous water quality analyses.

  Philadelphia Water Department

  Burea of Laboratoy Services