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a Kristen L. Morin
Analytical Laboratory Experience
Prior to coming to TRC, Ms. Morin was employed as an analytical chemist for over eight years at AMRO
Environmental Laboratory. In this role, she operated and maintained several GC/ECD, GC/FID, and
GC/MS instruments for various organic parameters including SVOCs, PCB Aroclors, pesticides, total
petroleum hydrocarbon/diesel range organics (TPH/DRO), and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons
(EPH). She has extensive knowledge of many SW-846 methodologies including 8260, 8270, 8082, 8015,
8081, and various preparation methods. Ms. Morin also worked as an organic extraction technician and
was responsible for training new organic extraction technicians, managing overall laboratory production in
order to meet analytical holding times and rush turnaround times, and performing various wet chemical
methods. She worked in conjunction with the laboratory manager and QA manager to prepare client data
packages (including CLP-like deliverables), electronic data deliverables (EDDs), internal audits, and
SOPs.
Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
Ms. Morin has assisted with creating QAPPs for several Brownfields Program and USEPA Region 1
projects. Specifically, she has created tables summarizing project-specific sampling and analytical
methods requirements, field and laboratory SOPs, laboratory equipment calibration, corrective action, and
QC requirements, and analytical sensitivity compared to regulatory criteria. Ms. Morin also has
experience in coordinating with laboratories to obtain project-specific information required for QAPPs.
Several Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Projects - USEPA Region 1 (QA Chemist: 2016 —
Present)
Responsibilities include preparing various tables for QAPPs, coordinating with laboratories to ensure
MCP requirements are met, performing Permanent Solution Statement (PSS) data usability assessments
(DUAs), and data table QA/QC for a wide variety of analyses in soil, sediment, groundwater, surface
water, and air, ensuring laboratory compliance with the analytical methods and Compendium of Analytical
Methods (CAM) for sites regulated under the MCP.
MassDEP Data Audits - USEPA Region 1 (QA Chemist: 2016 — Present)
Responsibilities include reviewing and evaluating data packages for VPH/TO-15 analyses from
laboratories selected by MassDEP as part of a Data Audit project to ensure laboratory compliance with
the analytical methods and CAM. Also responsible for providing final reports summarizing the findings
from the data audits.
Confidential Client - USEPA Region 2 (QA Chemist: 2017 — Present)
On-going litigation support for a confidential project in New Jersey. Responsibilities include tracking
samples on a daily basis, reviewing chains-of-custody, tracking and storing laboratory data from multiple
laboratories, compiling a summary of exceedances based on several regulatory standards in a timely
manner, and data usability evaluations and data quality assessments under the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Site Remediation Program and NJ Data of Known Quality
Protocols. Also involved in on-going coordination with TRC’s LSRP for the project, attorneys, and
laboratory in order to address and resolve issues as they arise.
IBM Corporation — Essex Junction, VT - USEPA Region 1 (QA Chemist: 2016 — Present)
On-going responsibilities include QA/QC of data tables for several matrices and parameters (including
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), data review of VOCs, metals, and various wet chemical methods in
