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Professional Geologist / Project Manager / Environmental Consultant

Location:
North Carolina
Posted:
October 12, 2014

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Resume:

Professional Geologist with a solid background in the assessment and

remediation of petroleum and chlorinated solvent impact at UST and solid

waste facilities for private, commercial, municipal and government clients.

Areas of focus/expertise include:

. Project management of petroleum and chlorinated solvent assessment &

remediation projects at commercial, government, and private facilities.

. Preparation of competitive bids, cost proposals & pre-submittals for environmental and

geotechnical projects.

. ASTM Phase I & II Environmental Audits, public records, and real estate

background research.

. Preparation and review of LSA, CSA, & CAP reports for LUST and landfill

facilities as per NCDENR requirements; Quality Assurance Project Plans,

Sampling & Analysis Plans, and Site Health & Safety Plans. Preparation

and submittal of Site Suitability Studies, Design Hydrogeological

Studies, and Corrective Action Plans for MSW facilities.

. Implementation and field oversight of geotechnical mapping and drilling

for VDOT & NCDOT highway improvement projects.

. Planning and implementation of innovative remedial technologies including

MNA and substrate injection.

. Planning and field supervision of UST closure, well installation, and

remedial excavation activities.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2013 - Present

Independent Consulting Geologist

Professional Associate with Nova Consulting Group

Chapel Hill, NC

2012 - 2013

Senior Geologist/ Project Manager

Agra Environmental, Inc.

Consultech Environmental, Inc.

Cary, NC

2010 - 2012

Independent Consulting Geologist

Chapel Hill, NC

2008 - 2010

Professional Geologist/ Project Manager

Municipal Engineering Services Co., P.A.

Garner, NC

2003 - 2008

Project Manager/Geologist

Withers & Ravenel Engineering Services

Cary, NC

2001 - 2003

Independent Consulting Geologist

Chapel Hill, NC

1997 - 2001

Project Manager/ Project Geologist

NFE Technologies, Inc.

Morrisville, NC

1996 - 1997

Staff Scientist III

ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, Inc.

Raleigh, NC

1993 - 1996

Project Manager/ Environmental

Geologist

Turner Environmental Consultants, P.C.,

Carrboro, NC

1990 - 1993

Project Manager/ Project Hydrogeologist

EMS Environmental, Inc.

Durham NC, Frederick, MD.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

. Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Maryland at College Park,

December 1990.

. N.C. Licensed Geologist No. 1776

. S.C. Licensed Geologist No. 2463

. OSHA 40-Hr. HAZWOPER Certification

w/ annual 8-Hr. updates

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

. Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

. Carolina Geological Society

. Geological Society of America

. Groundwater Professionals of North Carolina

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

. Drilling Methods: HSA, air rotary, mud rotary, NX/NQ rock coring, cone

penetrometer, laser-induced fluorescence, membrane interface probe.

. Groundwater Sampling: Low-flow groundwater sampling methods using

peristaltic, bladder, & submersible pumps.

. Computing/Software: MS Office Suite, Autodesk (AutoCAD, Land Desktop,

Map) Surfer, Aqtesolv, Visual MODFLOW, Biochlor, Bioscreen,

ChemPoint/ChemStat, ArcGIS, RockWorks/LogPlots & GCA gINT.

. Field Equipment: Win-Situ transducer probes & software; RAE, Photovac,

and Foxboro OVAs; Horiba & YSI water quality meters; Trimble handheld GIS

equipment.

. Analytical & Field Testing: Planning, implementation, analysis &

interpretation of aquifer tests (pumping tests, slug tests); spreadsheet

and statistical analysis of soil/groundwater analytical data; stereonet

analysis of structural data; drainage basin analysis.

. Extensive geologic experience in the mid to southern Appalachian region

(NC, SC, VA, MD, PA, WV).

KEY PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

. Senior Project Geologist for MSW landfill facilities throughout North

Carolina. Primary author of Corrective Action Plans for the Alexander

Co., Greene Co., Lenoir Co., City of Albemarle (Stanly Co.), Surry

Co., and Wayne Co. landfills. Proposed remedial solutions involving

monitored natural attenuation and substrate injection. Prepared and

submitted Design Hydrogeologic Studies for the Ashe and Wayne County

landfills. Planned and supervised hydrogen-release compound injection

program at the Ashe Co. landfill in support of proposed Phase 3

expansion.

. Project Geologist for NC Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA)

projects, preparing Priority Assessment Reports, Quarterly Monitoring

Reports, and cost proposals for DSCA contract nos. 31-0013 (1103 W.

Club Blvd., Durham), 41-0006 (Eastgate Cleaners, High Point), 41-0023

(A Cleaner City, Greensboro), 68-0003 (Deluxe Cleaners, Chapel Hill),

92-0029 (Galaxy Cleaners, Cary), and 92-0025 (Hilker's Cleaners,

Raleigh).

. Project Manager/Geologist for Phase I Limited Site Assessments at

North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) facilities in Burlington,

Hamlet, Raleigh, Salisbury, St. Pauls, Tarboro, and Zebulon; UST

closures at Benson, Warsaw, and Windsor armories; spill response and

remediation at the NCNG Air Support Flight Facility in Morrisville.

. Project Manager/Geologist for assessment/remediation projects at US

Army Corps of Engineers sites: UST investigations at Letterkenny Army

Depot, Chambersburg, PA; installation of biosparge remediation systems

at Fort Fisher AFRA, Kure Beach, NC; UST closures at FEMA-managed

Emergency Broadcast System facilities.

. Project Manager/Geologist for Virginia Department of Transportation

highway improvement projects: U.S. Route 58 from Vesta to Meadows of

Dan, Patrick Co.; U.S. Route 58 from Damascus to Konnarock, Washington

Co.; VA Route 16 from Volney to Troutdale, Grayson Co.; VA Route 288,

Powhatan Co.; Interstate 95 / US Route 1 interchange, Fredericksburg.

Supervised multiple drilling crews. Performed field-mapping and slope

stability analyses.

. Project Geologist for geotechnical field investigations at South

Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) facilities. Projects included slurry

wall remediation at the Canadys Station facility; hydrogeologic siting

study for ash-pond expansion at the Wateree Station facility.



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