Profile

Self-motivated and ambitious, task-oriented environmental professional with

a broad range of experience and skills, who understands the value of

teamwork.

Education

Rutgers University, Cook College, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Environmental Geography, B.A., 1995

Certifications

OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Site Operations, 40 Hour

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety & Health

OSHA 16-Hour Disaster Site Worker

ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS I

Professional Experience

April 1995 - August 1996; January 1998 - February 2014:

Environmental Scientist III - Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I)/Shaw Group,

Houston, Texas

Quality Control Lead: Oklahoma and Arizona Smelter Sites

CB&I has been contracted to conduct Phase II site assessments and

remediation oversight at multiple smelter sites. Responsibilities include:

. Quality compliance review of all field related-activities and their

parameters, which entails conducting a thorough review of all

documentation utilizing Project SharePoint portals and program specific

databases. Designed Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to efficiently track

document reviews, comments, and comment resolutions. The compliance

review process includes reviewing field sampling plans, investigation and

remediation field maps, cleanup work plans, field logbooks, commercial

and residential inspection reports, access agreements for investigative

and remedial activities, parcel boundary confirmation, sample data

including initial and delineation sampling results, and field

investigation and remediation photographs for accuracy.

. Use of ArcGIS to create cartographic field sampling plans, figures

depicting exceeded property investigation areas, cleanup work plans and

figures depicting post-excavated areas for project deliverables to the

client.

. Responsible for the management of project data in both ArcSDE and file

geodatabases to reflect accurate data including parcel boundaries, post-

field sampling and post-remediation database changes.

Project Scientist: Affected Property Assessment Reports

Assisted in the preparation of Affected Property Assessment reports (APARs)

for various commercial/industrial facilities and military installations in

accordance with requirements contained in 30 TAC 350 Texas Risk Reduction

Program (TRRP) and related Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

guidance. The purpose of the APARs were to obtain clean/risk based closure

for clients from the TCEQ under TRPP.

Project Scientist: Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

Conducted over 200 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments to facilitate

real estate transactions for major banks, investment firms and real estate

developers in accordance with American Society Testing and Materials (ASTM)

procedures and the United States Environmental Protection Agency's All

Appropriate Inquiry (AAI).

Project Scientist: Hydrochem, Inc., La Porte, Texas

Under a Voluntary Clean Up Program (VPC), CB&I was contracted to assess

potential impacts to soil and groundwater from former on-site manufacturing

and industrial activities. Responsibilities included:

. Preparation of site investigation plans to assess impact to soil and

groundwater from former site activities. Reviewed data to determine

historical contamination trends, delineate groundwater plumes and the

extent of soil contamination, including soil vapor levels. Directed and

participated in all field activities.

. Prepared an Affected Property Assessment Report (APAR) for submittal to

the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for clean/risk based

closure. The purpose of the APAR was to document affected property

information to identify release sources and contaminants of concern (COC)

determine the extent of all COCs, identify all transport/exposure

pathways, and to determine if any response actions were necessary.

Supervisor: Mobile Disaster Recovery Center, Texas and Florida

Under contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) CB&I

provided and set up Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRCs) in selected

counties affected by Hurricane Wilma in southern Florida and Hurricane Rita

in southeast Texas. MDRC locations included Sabine Pass, Texas, Winnie,

Texas, and Pompano Beach, Florida. The purpose of the MDRCs was to aid

affected individuals in registering for the FEMA's Individual Assistance

Program. Roles and responsibilities included the following:

. Supervision of technical operations associated with daily MDRC activities

that included mobile office unit (RV) maintenance and satellite

communication system support to provide internet connectivity for

computers and telephones.

. Procurement of protective tents/coverings to house computers, office

supplies, trash cans, tables and chairs including wheelchairs, portable

rest rooms, electrical power (via portable generators), lighting, fans,

combination printers/facsimiles/copiers, power strips and extension

cords.

. Supervision of temporary labor force at each MDRC to assist in the

registration process for the Individual Assistance Program (IAP).

. Worked with the on-site FEMA personnel to organize, manage and support

client needs.

. Reported site operations in standardized reports that documented daily

technical assistance activities, daily site control/sign-in sheets,

equipment/material inventories and service receipts (e.g. fuel, septic,

trash pickup, RV delivery/maintenance).

Project Scientist: Cognis Corporation, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Performed due diligence research and site remediation requirements in

accordance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Agency's (NJDEP) Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) and the Technical

Requirements for Site Remediation and the Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection Agency's (PADEP) Land Recycling and Environmental

Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) for multiple sites.

. Prepared technical planning documents and reports, including Preliminary

Site Assessment reports, Site Investigation reports, Health and Safety

Plans and Quality Assurance Program Plans to provide the basis for

completing environmental investigations through evaluation and

interpretation of data at multiple chemical facilities to identify the

presence of any potentially contaminated areas of concern.

. Prepared cost/scheduling and project business accounting documents

including project schedules, bid specifications and cost estimates for

fieldwork, reviewed, reconciled and approved all invoices for equipment,

analytical laboratory services and subcontractors.

. Supervised site sampling activities in accordance with the technical

requirements of the NJDEP and PADEP.

Project Scientist: Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Site, Windsor,

Connecticut

Conducted soil and groundwater investigations and directed remedial

activities at a former United States Navy Training Facility under a

voluntary Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action

Agreement.

. Directed in-situ groundwater sampling efforts to confirm horizontal and

vertical extent of groundwater contamination and depth to bedrock.

Created topographic bedrock and groundwater contour maps.

. Devised and directed remediation efforts to investigate and characterize

polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) impacted soils. Directed excavation and

coordinated transportation and disposal of PCB contaminated soils to an

approved landfill.

. Supervised sediment and surface water sampling efforts to characterize

hazardous constituents at storm water outfalls and surrounding surface

water bodies.

. Directed sampling efforts during exploratory trenching activities to

delineate on-site historical landfill areas.

. Provided technical over-site for above and underground utility removal

and building demolition activities.

Project Scientist: Chromium Remediation Projects, Jersey City, New Jersey

Conducted Remedial Investigation (RI) and Remedial Construction activities

of 53 sites contaminated with chromium under an Administrative Consent

Order with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

. Directed the installation and sampling of over 150 soil borings and

monitoring wells to assess impact to groundwater and quantify chromium

contamination and classify soil type.

. Provided technical over-site for demolition, construction and excavation

activities to remediate hexavalent chromium impacted soil.

. On-site Health & Safety Officer responsible for providing oversite and

field assistance for daily site operations.

. Assisted in project scheduling, evaluation and interpretation of data and

the development of site assessment reports.

Project Scientist: Andersen Air Force Base Installation Restoration

Program (IRP), Guam, USA.

Conducted soil and groundwater investigations at 55 Solid Waste Management

Units and approximately 150 Area of Concern under a Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA) Federal Facilities Agreement:

. Implemented pilot-study low-flow sampling techniques in the Yigo subbasin

to reduce the generation of investigative derived wastes and the time

required to sample over 50 deep (i.e., 300 to 600 ft.) monitoring and

high capacity production wells. Compared stabilization parameters from

low-flow sampling to conventional sampling methods to verify accuracy and

obtain United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) approval of

low-flow.

. Performed site inventories, including exploratory trenching to assess

characteristics at waste disposal areas. Performed field reconnaissance

to complete surficial characteristic maps.

. Performed active soil gas surveys on waste sites to identify potential

"hot spots." Samples were analyzed using on-site laboratory

instrumentation (GC/MS) allowing real-time evaluation of survey results.

. Participated in the collection of surface and subsurface soil samples at

waste piles and landfills. Collected samples in accordance with

procedures approved by USEPA and Guam EPA. Directed unexploded ordnance

surveys prior to the performance of sampling efforts.

. Developed and implemented inventory control systems in accordance with

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 45.5 for $650,000 of government

owned equipment. Activities included physical inventories,

implementation of file and utilization management systems, and transfer-

of-ownership protocols.

Community Relations Specialist: USEPA ARCS Agreement for Region II

Superfund Sites

Prepared fact sheets and informational material for the USEPA Community

Relations program and organized press conferences, public meetings and

media tours. Responsible for the creation and distribution of press

releases to federal, state and local agencies and media.

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