allison mcguire

* Staff Engineer with the Wastewater and Solid Waste Design group: * Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility Stormwater Conveyance (Lead Project Engineer) * Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Food Waste Receiving Facility (Lead Project Engineer) * Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Secondary Treatment Concrete Repairs (Project Engineer) * San Jose Creek Water Reclamation Plant Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Bisulfite Facility (Project Controller) * Pomona Water Reclamation Plant Pavement & Fencing Repairs (Project Controller) * La Canada Water Reclamation Plant Pavement Repairs (Project Controller)

* Performed treatment plant and distribution system hydraulic calculations, developed site grading and drainage designs, and provided markups of civil/mechanical contract drawings * Prepared contract specifications, reviewed project submittals for acceptance, developed cost estimations, and managed cross-departmental QC comment response logs

* Recipient of the William H. Luedecke Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Mechanical and Civil Engineering * Academic assistant for undergraduate Fluid Mechanics course * Investigated the role of aspect ratio on the porous media transport behavior of gold nanorods

* Prepared technical memoranda for primary clarifier and secondary sedimentation tank improvements, detail checked hydraulic calculations, contacted vendors, and provided primary scum system P&ID with control narrative for a 31 MGD treatment plant * Arranged specifications for plant upgrades to include waste washwater recycling within an existing 19 MGD plant and meet NPDES permit conditions * Assisted with project drawings and preparation of final hydraulics report detailing the addition of a full capture system for urban low-flow discharges within an urban stormwater channel

* Conducted water-use audits, prepared study reports, collaborated on grant proposals, performed conservation program analytics, and assisted with public outreach programs * Significant achievements include running multiple conservation programs, generating the District’s FY2013-14 Water Use Report, and establishing monthly service area conservation updates

Member of a selective research group which traveled to Melbourne, Australia to investigate the development and transferability of LID options for improving water quality in Southern California and Australia Research focused on the performance of different natural treatment systems, and analyses covered multi-disciplinary aspects of engineering design, water quality, meteorological factors, and ecosystem functions Developed extensive experience with lab techniques required for analysis of Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB), chlorophyll concentrations, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS), Fixed Suspended Solids (FSS), zooplankton species identification and enumeration, and nutrient concentrations (Nitrate, Phosphate)

* The project examined the development of antibiotic resistance of bacteria in air surrounding poultry farms * Collected bio-aerosol samples surrounding confined animal feeding operations and performed multiple rounds of micro-dilution antimicrobial tests * Developed skills such as bacteria culturing and purification, high throughput screening, DNA extraction, and qPCR. * Experienced in data analysis and producing deliverables such as wind trajectory maps produced in GIS

* Aided students and faculty with the college instructional computing systems and software troubleshooting * Assisted UCLA faculty in setting up classrooms with special instructions, attended to computing and technological requests of various libraries, and oversaw laptop and equipment rentals

* Served on Board of Directors to publicize, recruit, and select committee members for the Pediatric AIDS Coalition which hosts several large-scale events year round, the biggest being a 26-hour Dance Marathon * Implemented new marketing and recruitment tactics to engage the campus and increase event attendance * Oversaw the roles of 6 Publicity Committee members, coordinated on-campus advertising venues, and organized promotion schedules for over 120 general committee members * Significant achievements include reaching the highest Dance Marathon registration of any previous event, increasing participant retention, and contributing to a fundraising total of $475,422.57

* Worked with a 5-person team to develop an HIV/AIDS education curriculum and testing campaign for village communities in the Bwawani Ward outside of Arusha, Tanzania * Significant achievements include two successful testing days, and one large Community Day in conjunction with the other teaching teams; which achieved the highest attendance and test count to date * Served as UCLA's campus ambassador upon return and coordinated recruitment efforts and pre-field training of selected team members for the 2013 program

Implemented a well-received sustainability component to the UCLA Homecoming festival and sought to create a foundation such that future homecoming festival events would be environmentally responsible