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2025

Completed 24 hours of Training Autodesk Civil 3D: Essentials.

Kicked off my Free PE Environmental Exam Prep Course – May to October 2025

Awarded my Professional Engineer (PE) License (State of Oregon, State of Washington, State of Idaho).

Managing capital public projects for the city of St. Helens, Oregon.

Promoted to Engineer II – City of St. Helens, OR.

2024

Hired as Engineer I – City of St. Helens, OR.

Passed the PE EXAM on December 4.

Earned the Engineering Intern (EI) certificate in November.

Passed the FE exam on November 1.

Oregon Certified CESCL (Erosion and Sediment Control Lead), valid until December 2027.

2023

Interim Laboratory Manager & Instructor at Portland State University (Academic year: 2023-2024).

Awarded Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Portland State University with GPA of 3.9, December 2023.

Received an outstanding Student Award from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Portland State University, June 2023

Accepted to serve as Steering Committee member and mentor, Class of 2023 Water Leadership Institute WLI / Water Environment Federation WEF, January 2023.

2022

Attended an Online Course on Dynamic Simulation for Design and Optimization of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (Wastewater Treatment Plants), Daniel Nolasco, UCI, May 2022.

Reviewed 18 abstracts for 2022 PNCWA conference, Abstract reviewer.

2021

Accepted a job offer as “Process Engineer”, Jacobs Engineering Group, November 2021.

Awarded a Wow award, Brown and Caldwell, 2021

Accepted to serve as 2021 PNCWA conference, Committee member.

Accepted to serve as 2021 PNCWA Social Justice Subcommittee member.

2020

Accepted and Graduated / Class of 2020 Water Leadership Institute WLI / Water Environment Federation WEF.

Reviewed 20 abstracts for 2020 PNCWA conference, Abstract reviewer.

Accepted a job offer as “Process Engineer and Senior Staff Engineer”, Brown and Caldwell, June 2020.

2019

Awarded “The 2019 Inspiring Student / Excellence in Sustainability Award” Portland State University, June 2019.  

$4200 PNWS-AWWA scholarship “Albert Alsing scholarship”, April 2019.

Awarded $2000 Anchor QEA scholarship, April 2019.

2018

Selected by The Bullitt Foundation as One of 4 Finalists “Environmental Fellowship -$100,000”, June 2018.

Won a Grand prize $8000 PSU Cleantech Challenge, May 2018.

Awarded certificates in BioWin Simulation Training / 4 days training on “Setting up whole plant models” and “Advanced BioWin” on wastewater treatment by EnviroSim Associates Ltd. Madison, Wisconsin, May 2018.

$4200 PNWS-AWWA scholarship “Association Northwest Washington Subsection and E & T”, April 2018.

2017

Awarded a Master of Engineering/Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, July 2017

Awarded a graduate professional diploma GPDP, Sanitary Track from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands., July 2017

Awarded scholarship and accepted to attend “Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment workshop” Interdisciplinary Instructional Institute. University of Washington, September 2017.

Awarded “Presidential Award, 2017 / University Service / Doctoral” Portland State University, June 2017.

Awarded “College Service award / Doctoral, 2017” Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland State University, June 2017.

Awarded “Department service award, 2017” by Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Portland State University, June 2017.

Awarded an “Appreciation Award” – Student Sustainability Leadership Council and advisory board / Student Sustainability Center, Portland State University, Spring, 2017.

$4200 PNWS-AWWA scholarship “Albert Alsing scholarship”, May 2017.

Awarded an – Academic Excellence Certificate, Students Activities and Leadership Program SALP, PSU, Spring, 2017.

Awarded an “Appreciation Award” – Student Sustainability Leadership Council – Leadership fellow / Student Sustainability Center, Portland State University, Spring, 2017

Accepted to Sustainability Mentorship Program as a mentee and my mentor was Dr. Bruce Roll (Watershed management Director at Clean water services), April 2017.

Completed training on “Activated Sludge: Microbiology of Industrial Wastewater workshop” Novozymes Biologicals Inc. Salem, VA, April 2017.

Attended “Alternative Spring Break volunteering” with Student Community Engagement Center, PSU. Serving Project Open Hand and GLIDE of San Francisco on the issue of food insecurity, March 2017.

Invited to serve in “The Environmental Professionals of Color Panel event”, Spring, 2017, The planning committee member.

Invited to attend and serve in Sustainability Symposium Program “A Seat at the Table: Engaging in the GPSEN College Network”, GPSEN, PSU, and PCC, Winter, 2017.

Awarded an “Academic Excellence Certificate”, Students Activities and Leadership Program SALP, PSU, Winter, 2017.

Invited and accepted to join the advisory council, Clearing Magazine (Environmental Education Magazine in the PNW/Cascadia bioregion, US), January 2017.

Volunteer Steward at Fernhill Wetlands. Clean Water Services, 2017.

2016

Attended WEF/IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2016 Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 2016.

Nomination certificate for a leadership award known as ‘Student Employee of the Year’, Winter, 2016, PSU.

Nominated for SYLFF fellowship “International Fellowship” by Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, ($14000), Spring, 2016.

Attended Envision Accreditation- Sustainable Water Management AWWA workshop, Portland, Oregon, Winter, 2016.

Accepted as Educational Leadership Service Award steering committee member, Portland State University, 2016. 

Accepted and awarded $400 as International Graduate student mentor Leader, July 2016.

Awarded an “Appreciation Award” – Student Sustainability Center, Portland State University, Summer, 2016.

Invited to speak “International students panel (Japanese students group, 20 students visited PSU, Summer, 2016).

Invited to speak “Leadership Institute Panel- Office of International Partnerships and Office of International Affairs at Portland State University (International Professors group from different countries visited PSU)” Spring 2016,

Awarded a “2nd place, Wastewater Treatment Plant Competition, most practical design” member of Environmental Team, PSU chapter, ASCE, University of Idaho, Spring, 2016.

Awarded a Fresh Ideas Poster Competition PNWS-AWWA Engineering Committee Yong Professionals ($500), Spring, 2016.

Invited and accepted to join an international working group board at Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network GPSEN, January 2016.

Won $1000 Beta Project award, “Building a smart glass Fermenter/Biological reactor”, innovation program at the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland State University, Winter, 2016.

Awarded an “Academic Excellence Certificate”, Students Activities and Leadership Program SALP, PSU, Winter term, 2016.

Invited to lead the Iraqi student club IQSC at Portland State University, Winter, 2016

2015

Attended and awarded “Leading GREEN Training and Consulting, LEED: Green Building Core Concepts”, Fall, 2015.

Accepted and awarded $2000 as International Graduate student mentor, July 2015

Accepted and awarded $800 as Student Leadership Council member and Advisory Board member, Student Sustainability Center, Portland State University, 2015.

Attended a Rain Gardens 101(EMSWCD) workshop, Summer, 2015.

Attended ORWEF WATER ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL (2.2CEUs) conference, Summer, 2015.

Attended Waterworks school 2015, AWWA, Northwest Oregon subsection, CCC (1.8CEUs), Spring, 2015.

Joined a Cultural Sustainability Task Force, student sustainability center, at PSU, Spring, 2015.

2014

Accepted to MoHESR scholarship to study PhD in Environmental Engineering at Portland State University, Fall 2014

Passed TOEFL exam and graduated from Intensive English Language Program at PSU, June 2014