James Durant
Senior Industrial Hygienist at HETI
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Durant is a certified Senior Industrial Hygienist with over two decades of experience assessing and mitigating environmental health risks across federal and utility sectors. He spent more than 22 years as an Environmental Health Scientist at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry before joining HETI, bringing deep expertise in site assessments, exposure evaluation, and remediation planning. Holding an MSPH in Industrial Hygiene (UAB) and a BS in Environmental Health Science (UGA), he combines rigorous academic training with practical field experience. Based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, James is adept at translating complex exposure data into clear, actionable controls and reports, and he brings a disciplined, methodical approach informed by long-term public health practice. Notably, his profile hints at a practical, down-to-earth persona—“not a yojimbo”—reflecting a pragmatic, hands-on style in risk management.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
West Morris High SchoolMaster Science Public Health, Industrial Hygiene, Master Science Public Health, Industrial Hygiene at University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of GeorgiaDacula High School
Github Skills (20)
r-package10
r9
data-repository9
geospatial7
unconf7
dde6
stochastic-differential-equations5
differential-equations5
ordinary-differential-equations5
ode5
lme44
scientific-machine-learning4
delay-differential-equations4
rmarkdown3
resume3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
YoJimboDurant/rmet2
May 2016 - Jun 2022
R package for downloading data, processing, and QA'ing US EPA's AERMET program
Contributions:2 releases, 86 commits, 3 PRs in 6 years 3 months
rr-package
YoJimboDurant/cv_jim
Jan 2019 - Apr 2026
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
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