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Danette Leonard

Memphis,TN

Summary

An Environmental and Public Health Professional Specializing in Safety, Surveillance, Regulation, and Customer Service”

  • Results-driven professional with extensive experience in leadership and strategic oversight.
  • Adept at driving organizational success through effective team collaboration and dynamic problem-solving.
  • Recognized for adaptability and keen focus on achieving objectives.
  • Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills.
  • Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
  • Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Independent Contractor

Self-employed
04.2015 - Current
  • Insurance Inspector: upload photos and completed questionnaires related to insurance claims;
  • Customer Service Professional;
  • Transporting passengers to their destinations in a safe and timely manner;
  • Adhere to regulations related to operation of motor vehicle;
  • Market to recruit independent contractors and clients;
  • Clients include Uber, Lyft, Big Red Preservation, general public, and referred clients.

Environmentalist

Shelby County Health Department (SCHD)
05.2006 - 12.2024

General Environmental Health

(2009-2024)

  • Inspected public swimming pools, food service establishments, hotels, child care centers, tattoo parlors, body piercing studios, according to Federal, State, and local regulations;
  • Investigated complaints of the aforementioned facilities received from Mayor's call center and administrative staff;
  • Educated personnel in these areas to ensure compliance;
  • Successfully completed several online food safety courses offered by the FDA;

Vector Control

(May 2006-2008)

  • Characterized mosquito population through larval and adult identification using microscopy;
  • Counted, pooled, and shipped Culex species for West Nile Virus testing on a weekly basis;
  • Prepared special, daily, weekly, and monthly reports based on lab, field, and inspection data using Microsoft Excel to communicate trends to drive management actions;
  • Completed all required documentation;
  • Reviewed field documentation of health inspectors;
  • Trained health inspectors;
  • Oversaw the purchasing, inventory, and maintenance of necessary supplies and equipment;
  • Pesticide application based on entomologist recommendation;
  • Investigated job related incidents such as vehicular accidents with photographic and written documentation;
  • Investigated mosquito and rodent complaints received from Mayor's call center;
  • Served as expert witness in environmental court cases;
  • Conducted community surveys.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program/ Epidemiology

(July 2020- June 2022)

  • Conducted investigation of persons diagnosed with or having contact to COVID-19;
  • Interviewed patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and others related to the virus for the purpose of eliciting, identifying and locating information for others who may have been exposed;
  • Provided basic disease prevention education for patients diagnosed with and those exposed to individuals who tested positive;
  • Identified, investigated and interviewed clusters that result from confirmed COVID-19 patients;
  • Case management of COVID-19 patients via employer interviews and employee-related close contacts;
  • Prepared and completed data reports required for RedCap, National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) and any other databases;
  • Data entry of patient information into a database and generating letters;
  • Educated personnel on how to protect the public and reduce the spread of COVID-19;
  • Investigated complaints related to non compliance to the current directive and mask ordinance related to COVID-19;
  • Monitored compliance to COVID-19 protocols within businesses, establishments and venues by conducting inspections at various establishments frequented by the public;
  • Performed inspections, instructional, and promotional duties relative to compliance of the Shelby County COVID-19 Compliant Protocols/Standards;
  • Enforced local and State laws regarding environmental sanitation inspections in permitted establishments;
  • Informed operators of violations of local and state codes and related enforcement schedules for compliance.

Document Processor/Logistics Administrative Clerk

Randstad
09.2016 - 07.2020

DealerTrak

  • Scanned and organized auto loan contracts and related documents (i.e. credit reports, employment verification, etc.);
  • Processed confidential and financial data from hard copy to digital format.

DHL

  • Processed inventory data collected from scanning via Red Prairie software;
  • Scheduled transport and relocation of air conditioning units within the warehouse; for truck loading; and for transport to off site storage and Carrier Corporation;
  • Documented inventory digitally scanned and physically relocated as stated above in a spreadsheet on a daily basis.
  • Ensured timely completion of documentation to meet project deadlines without compromising quality.

Eligibility Counselor I

Tennessee Department of Human Services/ Family Assistance Call Center
06.2005 - 04.2006
  • Appeal intake for Tenncare recipients; referral to other agencies; documented all activities;
  • Data entered in order to be processed by other counselors and management.

Laboratory Technician

Pepsi Americas
10.2004 - 05.2005
  • Lab activities in beverage manufacturing facility;
  • Performed tests on the warehouse environment and ingredients to ensure high quality of beverage product
  • Operated machinery to make the various beverages.

Environmental Chemist

East Tennessee State University
08.1998 - 08.2003
  • Collected and analyzed water samples under TVA contracts with wet chemistry and microbiological methods as outlined in SOPs appropriate QA/QC field methods
  • Measured nutrient concentrations in water and wastewater samples as outlined in EPA standard methods
  • Measured environmental conditions from which the water samples
  • Prepared acid baths used to remove organic substances from lab glassware
  • Professor Assistant
  • Laboratory inventory, SOP revisions, equipment calibration, and maintenance.

Education

Master of Science - Environmental Health

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
12.2003

Bachelor of Science - Natural Science

Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN
05.1998

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Expertise in Internet Explorer
  • Technical documentation and editing
  • Biology and chemistry lab techniques
  • Standard operating procedure writing

Certification

  • FDA- ORA-U Courses
  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing (July 2020- Present)
  • HIPAA Certified July 2018- Present
  • Human Subjects Research Training 2002

Timeline

Document Processor/Logistics Administrative Clerk

Randstad
09.2016 - 07.2020

Independent Contractor

Self-employed
04.2015 - Current

Environmentalist

Shelby County Health Department (SCHD)
05.2006 - 12.2024

Eligibility Counselor I

Tennessee Department of Human Services/ Family Assistance Call Center
06.2005 - 04.2006

Laboratory Technician

Pepsi Americas
10.2004 - 05.2005

Environmental Chemist

East Tennessee State University
08.1998 - 08.2003

Master of Science - Environmental Health

East Tennessee State University

Bachelor of Science - Natural Science

Christian Brothers University
Danette Leonard