Ms. Hendricks has more than ten years of experience in waste treatment process evaluation, operations, treatability study execution, waste management studies, and engineering feasibility studies. Waste treatment experience includes the evaluation of processes and economics for treatment of industrial, hazardous, and radioactive waste, treatability study work plan development and data evaluation, and conceptual design of systems for the treatment of water and wastewater contaminated with organics and inorganics, and radionuclides.

Responsible for treatability study evaluation and engineering studies for hazardous waste treatment projects, mixed and radioactive waste treatment projects, and industrial waste management and treatment projects.

Project Engineer for design modifications, installation and operation of treatment plant at the Monticello Uranium Mill Tailings Project. Evaluated treatment processes for selenium removal, prepared treatability study test plans, and treatability study reports. Recommended addition of reverse osmosis system to existing chemical precipitation/membrane filtration treatment plant for selenium reduction. Provided daily oversight and contact with field and operations personnel during two year period when RTG operated the water treatment plant.

Process Engineer for the evaluation of treatment processes and water management strategies for surface and tailings water treatment at uranium mill in Wyoming. Utilized computer models and bench-scale treatability studies to evaluate treatment processes for approximately 50,000,000 gallons of acid mine drainage (TDS of 50,000 mg/liter) and a continuous 122 gpm stream at a lower TDS (15,000 mg/liter). Treatment processes had to be effective to reduce TDS, uranium, and radium to State required limits.

Project Engineer for the operation of reverse osmosis system at the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project. Provided process engineering support in the evaluation of utilizing the reverse osmosis equipment from the Monticello Uranium Mill Tailings Project at the Weldon Spring Site for the treatment of stored surface water. Provided technical oversight to RTG field personnel in the installation and operation of this equipment at the Weldon Spring Site.

Project Engineer for process development of treatment system to treat water from a Nevada gold mine. Conducted numerous bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability studies, prepared treatability test work plans, and prepared treatability test reports.

Project Engineer for NPDES permitting for lead/zinc mine located outside of Spokane, Washington. Analyzed mine wastewater data and identified potential treatment processes. Evaluated a range of treatment processes, and made final recommendation in a Engineering Report submitted in support of the NPDES Permit application to the Washington Department of Ecology.

Project Engineer for process design of a 100 gpm water treatment facility and a 40 gpm water treatment facilities in Missouri. Prepared mass balance for treatment process and design basis report.

Project Engineer for multiple studies conducted for industrial and government clients such as BAT analysis of facility to treat wastewater from the Decontamination Laundry Facility at the Hanford Site, BAT analysis for the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sitewide Water Treatment Strategy for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, and Best Management Practices Plan for industrial discharges to the Navy Owned Treatment Works, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Responsible for start-up, operation, data acquisition, process trouble shooting and modifications in continuous pilot plant to produce single cell protein from food processing wastes and treatment of residual waste streams. The wastes evaluated included dairy waste and brewery wastes in bioreactor systems from the 25-gallon size to 1000-gallon size. Anaerobic digestion and methane production of the residuals was also evaluated on the pilot scale. Other process equipment in the pilot plant included a continuous solid bowl decanter centrifuge and a dryer. Responsible for the scheduling, supervision, and training of operations.

Responsible for the production of an experimental biological pharmaceutical product for use in FDA clinical trials. At the pilot scale the production process included a stirred tank sterile reactor, ultrafilter, cell disruption and bench-scale centrifugation. Supervision of lab technicians and hourly personnel. Scale up and economic evaluation of bioreactor and downstream separations processes.