T HO MAS C. K U N KE L

* *** ******** **. ******** Junction, NY 12533

845-***-****

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H ighlights of Qualifications

Noted for the ability to manage major environmental, health and safety,

engineering and construction projects as well as possessing strengths in:

• Creating divisions and programs which are high profile for companies

and agencies

• External communications for companies and agencies with major

media networks

• Overseeing large office and projects in the U.S. and overseas

• 25 years experience in private and public sector, design, construction,

safety, execute management, t raining/corporate/agency/program

management and environmental management

PROFESSIONAL EXPER I E NCE

D i rector of Safety

Danella Construction of New York and Connecticut

December 2012 – Present

• Coordinates the safety, health, and environmental activities at

m ultiple division levels. Provide resource and expertise to assist project

personnel in achieving a zero incident work environment and results.

S tandardized safety goals and procedures between states and divisions.

• Achieve zero recordable incidents in multiple divisions

• Provide division management with reports (statistical information,

f ield audit summaries, t raining status, approved driver list: DOT and

non-DOT, accident t rend analysis, etc.)

D i rector of Envi ronmental H ealth and Safety Division

L ower Manhattan Construction Command Center (Ground Zero),

N ew York, NY

Nov. 2005- September 2013

• Division creation and overall responsibility for the development of all

p rojects, both public and private in Lower Manhattan related to the

environmental compliance and safety. These responsibilities include

p rogram creation, environmental monitoring, environmental policies,

technical reviews, development of websites and media, compliance

i nspections, management of performance of consultant contracts and

overall costs of that division. (Governor of New York State Executive

O rder and Mayor of NYC Executive Order)

NYS Depa rtment of Envi ronmental Conservation

Region 2 L IC, New York, NY

1997-2005

D i rector (NYC)

• Director of New York State’s environmental personnel for

environmental monitoring activities performed in New York City.

M anage a staff of 200 scientists and engineers involved in municipal

environmental projects, including those performed by governmental

agencies, including Port Authority, NYC Transit, Con Ed, and other

energy producers in NYC (Reliant, NRG, Etc.) and most city agencies,

i ncluding the Departments of Environmental Protection, Design and

Construction, Sanitation, and Housing.

• Other program areas include cleanup of solid and hazardous waste

s ites, management of major fuel storage, spill properties, water

management and air quality.

P rogram Chief of Operations: I ncident Command DEC/OEM

World T rade Center I ncident

• World Trade Disaster Emergency Response, New York State

Department of Environmental Conservations. Chief of Operations for

New York State’s emergency response to the World Trade Center

d isaster. Responsibilities include management of a 150+ member staff

performing oversight of WTC debris t ransport, t ransfer, staging, and

d isposal operations: environmental permitt ing, spills response; air and

environmental monitoring; facility inspection; internal and external

Department communications; related natural resources management,

and contemporaneous environmental response (Anthrax Cleanup)

• Created a command center and a 50- member response team, which

monitored environmental damage to water, soil and air, while reducing

hazardous and environmental exposure to New York City.

Consolidated Edison of New York

4 I rving Place, New York, NY

June 1996 – April 1997

Environmental Affai rs Engineer

• Coordinated response teams to various emergencies, specifically steam

b reaks and t ransformer fi res.

• Assessed potential environmental r isks and health hazards at facilities

and made recommendations to execute to decrease r isk exposure.

• Coordinated and directed construction upgrades of substations

i nvolving asbestos and lead decontamination.

• Developed operating procedures, policies, and principles pertaining to

environmental compliance.

• Provide regulatory assistance to numerous Con Edison power plants

and facilities in all aspects of environmental programs and

management.

• Provide strategic direction for environmental initiatives and

environmental r isks. L iaison to government agencies.

Hoffman La Roche

Tuxedo, NY

A pril 1992- June 1996

Solid and H azardous Waste Manager

• Oversight of construction debris t ransfer, staging and disposal and

operations; environmental permit ting, spills response; air and

environmental monitoring and facility inspection.

• Responsible for the safe t ransportation, coordination and supervision

off all aspects of radioactive, hazardous and solid waste disposal for

$150 million decommissioning construction project.

• Responsible for the remediation of underground storage tanks and

d isposition of contaminated soil to regulated landfills.

• L iaison to governmental agencies and responded to daily issues of

compliance with regulatory agencies.

Articles Published Particulate Monitoring and Control in Lower

M anhattan

L arge Urban Development, June 2007

I mplementing Environmental Performance

Commitments

D uring the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Project,

Feb.

2008

Education/ M ichigan State University Degree: Bachelor of

Science

T raining M ajor: Environmental Management and Natural

Resources

C alifornia State University: Physics Courses

H a rva rd School of Public Health: I ndustrial

H ygiene

C ertification

S ite Safety Manager and Coordinator

H az Mat Supervisor

P roject Manager

R CRA Compliance

OSHA Certification

F i rst Aid Certification

Safety Regulatory Compliance

Asbestos Supervisor

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