[Nfb-science] Environmental Consulting & Auditing

[Nathanael T. Wales]

Jennifer,

I am a civil engineer, with a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering 
and a P.E. in California.  I have worked for the State of California and now 
work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in our New York City district 
office; I have specialized in water resources planning: dams and reservoirs, 
flood protection, and shoreline erosion protection.

I hope your adaptive technology training is going well.  I use JAWS, with 
both speech and a Braille display, to access Excel and PDF documents as well 
as other Office applications.  I also use a notetaker with a Braille display 
that has compatibility especially with Excel and PowerPoint (at least for 
viewing presentations in a meeting or class).  Obviously, Braille is an 
important tool I use since I am unable to read print unless it's so large as 
to be unwieldy.

Let me know if you have any additional, specific questions.  Best with your 
retraining and job search.

Nathanael Wales


-----Original Message----- 
From: Jennifer S. Lasseter
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 5:17 PM
To: NFB Science-Engr
Subject: [Nfb-science] Environmental Consulting & Auditing

Dear list members,
Do any of you work in this field or know someone visually-impaired/blind who 
does?

I am an unemployed licensed engineer (P.E.) in Texas. My primary interest is 
in environmental management systems (EMS) and sustainability 
advising/consulting/auditing. I'm willing to do some work in air permitting 
since I have some experience in that area, but more experience in a 
semi-regulatory pollution prevention program.

I was let go from a small consulting firm a handful of months ago because I 
couldn't keep up with budget and deadline requirements. Right now I'm in the 
process of gaining some additional adaptive technology training, and 
considering EMS auditor training and certification.

Any advice and encouragement would be greatly appreciated,
Jennifer Schiffelbein Lasseter, P.E.
Phone: 512-736-0790
Web profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlasseter

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