Johnson Luma

About Johnson Luma

I currently work as an Environmental Engineer at the Kentucky Division for Air Quality -> Permit Review Branch -> Chemical Section, where I conduct multi-level engineering reviews of permit applications to determine compliance with the Clean Air Act and associated Federal and State Air Quality Regulations to ensure emissions are not exceeded at levels that would be detrimental to public health and the environment.I am a graduate of the Ohio State University where I completed my Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a Graduate Minor in Public Policy & Management. For my Master\'s thesis, I worked to determine environmental exposure to combustion-related aerosols by performing Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and statistical analyses on dust samples taken from the home of asthmatic residents of Buffalo, New York.I previously graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with my Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and secondary major in French & Francophone Studies. My civil engineering concentrations were in environmental and transportation engineering. Some of my undergraduate experiences included studying abroad in the French Alps during the spring semester of 2014, serving as an academic tutor for my campus, and conducting research through programs sponsored by the United States Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and my university\'s Civil & Environmental Engineering Department.

Experience

1. Environmental Engineer Technologist Ii

   Kentucky Energy And Environment Cabinet

   Oct 2021 — Present · Frankfort, KY, US

   Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection - Division for Air Quality**__Conduct complex engineering reviews of permit applications to determine compliance with the Clean Air Act and associated Federal and State Air Quality Regulations to ensure emissions don\'t exceed levels detrimental to public health and the environment.__Perform multilevel engineering calculations and prepare packages for issuance or denial of permits.__Evaluate test procedures identified in permit application for compliance demonstrations against federal and state test methods, and write test requirements in permit to ensure test results will allow for comparison against applicable standards.__Enter technical data and documentation into the database for the Kentucky Emissions Inventory System.__Coordinate and oversee large projects under design, development or review.__Provide technical assistance to applicants, consultants, other branches of the Division and attorneys regarding regulation interpretation/permitting issues.__Arrange visits to facilities and plants prior to recommending issuance of operating permits.__Perform air quality analyses including mathematical dispersion modeling of emission sources to determine compliance with ambient air quality standards and allowable increments.__Attend training courses, seminars and workshops and reviews technical literature to broaden job expertise.__Facilitate and provide training to new lower level Environmental Engineer Technologists within the Cabinet regarding air quality regulations.**Other**__Volunteer to participate in community outreach and engagement efforts geared to introducing elementary and middle school students to air quality and engineering concepts.__Volunteered with FEMA to help residents affected by the Summer of 2022 Eastern Kentucky Floods.__Participate in after work Softball League (2024 & 2025 champion).*Distinguished performance as Permit Writer during 2024 Year-End Final Performance Evaluations.

Education

• Stratford Comprehensive High School (Nashville, TN)

  High School Diloma

  2007 — 2011

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering, French & Francophone Studies

  2011 — 2015

• L'Université de Savoie, Chambéry

  Study Abroad (ISEP), French Language and Culture

  2014 — 2014

• The Ohio State University

  Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Engineering; Minor in Public Policy & Management, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering/Public Policy & Management

  2016 — 2018

Skills

• Autocad
• Outlook
• Program Management
• Matlab
• Google Earth
• Technical Writing
• Student Outreach
• English
• Mathematics
• Foreign Languages
• Teamwork
• Technical Presentations
• Gas Chromatography
• Mass Spectrometry
• Research
• White Papers
• Public Speaking
• Hec-Hms
• Grant Writing
• Interpretation
• Report Writing
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Supervisory Skills
• Communication
• Laboratory Skills
• Engineering
• Proposal Writing
• Translation
• Rfp
• Microsoft Excel
• Civil Engineering
• Arcgis
• Strategic Planning
• Gc-Ms