RESUME

NARENDRA J. KHILNANI

**** ******** ****

Lincoln, CA 95648

916-***-****

ab7orx@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

- Ten years of experience in Water Quality.

- Five years of Hazardous Waste related experience.

- Graduate Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Finance.

- Extensive experience in writing Pretreatment and NPDES permits.

- Familiar with Land Application and Sewage Sludge regulations.

- Knowledge of Groundwater Remediation Technologies.

- Working knowledge of the Clean Air Act.

- Familiar with the Porter Cologne Act.

- Familiar with CEQA/NEPA requirements.

- Ranked 96 percentile in the General Management Application Test (GMAT).

- Ranked 97 percentile in the Mathematics portion of GMAT.

- Ranked 85 percentile in the English portion of GMAT.

- Strong background in Accounting, Finance and Statistics.

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Health Physicist, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA. 3/06 to

11/07/2012 (Retired)

- Processed X-ray machine registration applications.

- Responded to public enquiries.

- Composed Notices of Violation.

Hazardous Substances Scientist, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC),

Sacramento, CA. 11/99 to 2/06

- Processed hazardous waste transporter applications.

- Responded to public questions on the transporter hotline.

- Corresponded with transporters as needed.

- Worked with the enforcement unit in addressing hazardous waste regulation violations.

- Assisted other agencies in researching transporter related laws and regulations.

- Was on a team that evaluated all hazardous waste (air, solids and water) generated by

California's largest 17 refineries (two year) project.

Water Quality Control Engineer, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Palm Desert, CA. 01/93 to

10/99

- Wrote NPDES permits, waste discharge requirements and sewage sludge application permits.

- Inspected, monitored and regulated waste treatment plants, power plants and hazardous waste

Treatment facilities located on Native American Tribal Lands. Checked for compliance with

with NPDES regulations, sewage sludge regulations and stormwater regulations.

- Ensured that hazardous waste was properly stored and appropriately disposed in a timely

Manner.

- Collected samples using appropriate protocol.

- Initiated enforcement when necessary, recommend and negotiate penalties, drafted Cease &

Desist Orders.

- Served on two enforcement task forces

- Made presentations to the Regional Board using Power Point.

- Review CEQA documents, EIRs, monitoring plans, groundwater remediation plans, self-

monitoring reports, plant modifications and new plant designs.

- Acted as an informal project manager for groundwater remediation projects.

- Kept abreast of regulatory changes and informed the dischargers as required.

- Provided technical guidance and helped resolve problems that may lead to violation of permit

limits.

- Acted as the Pretreatment Coordinator for the Region, provided guidance to POTWs.

- Arranged seminars on pretreatment regulations and toxicity testing.

- Distributed and mailed informational brochures as needed.

- Reviewed and commented on proposed legislation.

Pretreatment Engineer, Kansas City Water Department, Kansas City, MO 9/89 to 12/92

- Inspected diverse Industrial facilities for compliance with pretreatment regulations.

- Inspected Treatment, Disposal and Storage facilities for proper storage, treatment and disposal

of hazardous waste; Reviewed hazardous waste manifests and engaged in enforcement as

needed.

- Worked on special projects such as calculating Local Limits and Mass Balances.

- Helped draft the Sewer Use Ordinance.

- Wrote Categorical and Non-Categorical discharge permits.

- Created and maintained the City?s pretreatment database.

- Supervised sample collections.

- Investigated and traced illegal discharges.

- Reviewed self-monitoring reports, spill response plans and the City?s Storm Water Permit.

- Wrote letters of non-compliance and escalated enforcement as needed.

- Kept abreast of changing regulations and informed the public as needed.

- Reviewed facility expansions and pretreatment modification plans.

Process Engineer, Ethyl Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA, 2/77 to 2/81

- Provided design and technical support at a PVC monomer manufacturing plant.

- Participated in operator overview and training

- Provided engineering design support.

- Conducted regulatory monitoring.

- Was part of a team that designed an automated Vinyl Chloride air monitoring system.

FINANCE EXPERIENCE

- Taught Business courses at University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas and at Avilla College,

Kansas City, MO. (PhD Program / Did not complete)

- Worked as a Bank Examiner for two years, for the Comptroller of the Currency.

- Worked in a temporary job at Small Business Adm. for one month.

EDUCATION

- University of Kansas, Chemical Engineering, B.S. 1970

- University of Kansas, Chemical Engineering, M.S. 1976,

- Louisiana State University, Finance, M.S. 1984

CITIZENSHIP United States of America

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