kathryn kerker

* Responsible for the tracking, circulation, and compilation of building applications (including site servicing plans, FSRs) submitted to Waterworks for comment and approval * Developed maps in ArcGIS depicting district metered areas and phases, temporary and permanent flushing stations, and water/wastewater pipe networks * Created PFDs in Visio for SCADA development and upgrades * Analyzed data and performed calculations to determine pumping station fill time for upgrade planning

* Performed execution, troubleshooting, sensitivity testing, and quality control of cross shore numerical model CShore for large quantities of storm data for the purpose of flood hazard mapping * Produced report quality figures in ArcGIS depicting spatial trends * Analyzed marine water quality data and drafted a report validating results using external sources * Manipulated model results using in-house spatial data analyzing software to illustrate trends and extremes in speed, direction, bed shear, and water level over time

* Responsible for providing academic advice to 250+ first-year Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering students with the goal of maximizing first-year student success and undergraduate retention * Responsible for leading survey teams in the field, providing technical instruction on taping, traversing, inclined stadia and the operation of an automatic level, engineer’s transit and total station for establishing horizontal and vertical control on a project site * Provided group and individual instruction on the use of AutoCAD (mapping, multi-view and engineering detail drawings) * Designed AutoCAD quizzes and AutoCAD Final Exam including all related marking schemes * Provided instruction on the use of EXCEL for engineering analysis and design * Provided individual feedback on submissions related to technical writing and design

* Operated an experimental pilot for phosphorus removal in wastewater at the Wastewater Technology Centre in Burlington, Ontario * Worked efficiently to keep up with changing demands and stringent deadlines * Set-up and ran experiments independently * Conducted analysis on water and wastewater samples (filtering, TSS/VSS, HACH, DO, pH, soluble phosphorus, spectrophotometry) * Ran solids imaging and particle size analysis using microscope, RapidVUE and Flow Cam instruments * Conducted analyses vigilantly to ensure accuracy and to avoid contamination * Collected and processed data

* Performed weekly field monitoring duties independently, including flow measurement, data * logger downloading & maintenance, and water quality sampling & parameter measurement * Reduced field data and generated reports * Verified stormwater design calculations * Developed urban and rural streamflow models in GeoHECRAS, and confirmed crossing characteristics in the field

* Investigated the relationship between chemical oxygen demand (COD) and UV absorption with the goal of implementing online COD monitoring * Designed and executed experimental analysis after completing extensive literature review * Collected and extracted large quantities of spectroscopic data using Matlab and exported to Excel for graphical analysis * Modelled and assembled 20 TRITON system components in AutoCAD 3D to optimize space and accessibility * Completed background technical research for project proposal on optimization of coagulant dose in drinking water treatment * Researched new digital flow controllers and handheld colorimeters for TRITON system upgrade, and compared product cost and suitability * Trained TRITON system to detect 9 contaminants by spectroscopic analysis at concentrations below maximum contaminant level regulations

Activities and Societies: Engineering Student Ambassador