Joel Stephen Shields

P.O. Box ***

Vass, NC *****

Cell: 910-***-****

Email: acn3ho@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking an Environmental Project Manager/ that will allow me to utilize my (30) years of knowledge and

experience in the environmental, construction, gas & oil, health and safety, and compliance fields. Including

8 years as an Environmental Specialist with NCDENR. Am a team player, very organized, computer

efficient, and communicate well both written and orally. Experience interfacing with contractors, co-workers

and providing assistance on a variety of compliance, health and safety regulations to clients. Dependable,

able to multi-task, make good decisions, work well with others, and a fast learner.

Qualified By:

• Thirty (30) years of experience in various environmental technologies, safety, construction projects.

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies.

An Overview of Experience:

• Air/Water Filtration • Facility Decont. & Dismant. • Pesticide Cleanup

• Compatibility Testing • Groundwater Remediation • Soil Remediation & Fixation

• Containment Sampling • Hazardous Waste Disposal • Stabilization

• Derailments • Industrial Maintenance • Storage Tank Remediation

• Drum Recovery • Lagoon Closure • Surface Impoundment

• Drum Repackaging • Lead Abatement • Underground Recovery

• Emergency Response • Waste Minimization Geotechnical

• Materials Segregation / Lab packs

Cleanup

• Explosive, Reactive Handling • PCB Remediation

Highlights of Training:

• USACE Qualified Emergency Response Manager Level II, US EPA IV & V

• Principles and Practice of Air Pollution Control Course 452- University of Texas - 2005

• Control of Particulate Emissions Course 415 – Rutgers University – 2005

• OSHA 40-HOUR HAZMAT/HAZWASTE Certified

• OSHA 30-hour Safety and Health Certified

• Air Pollution Field Enforcement Course R 444-04 – US EPA

• FEMA – IS00100 Training

• FEMA – IS00700 Training

• 2T Regulations Training

• Technical Specialist Training

• Wettable Acres Training – North Carolina State University

• Land Application Training – North Carolina University

• Spray Application Training – North Carolina University

• CAFO OIC/ORC Certification

• Shell Basic Training

• Shell Reciprocal Courses

• Shell Site Specific Training

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• Vogtle Nuclear Site Specific training

• Vogtle Nuclear SCWHE Training

• CB&I Confined Space Training

• CB&I Nuclear Safety Training

• CB&I Nuclear Management Training

• CB&I Leadership Training

• RECON Supervisor Training

• RECON Cost Tracking Training

• OHM EPA Response Manager Training

• OHM 8-hour Project Management Course

• OSHA 40-hour Tank Training

• OSHA 8-hour Supervisors Training

• OSHA Confined Space Training

• RCRA Training

• OSHA Trenching and Excavation Certification

• Visible Emissions Certified for Methods 9 and 22

• NC License & Theft Bureau Certified OBD Technician

• American Red Cross CPR & First Aid

• Hazardous Materials Transportation Training

• OHM Certificate of Completion for Tank Car Transfer Operations

• Florida Employers Safety Association Compliance with SARA, Title III Regulations

• TWIC security clearance

• Homeland security clearance

Academic Background:

1977 Graduate of Sissonville High School, Sissonville, West Virginia

1977 Graduate of Ben Franklin Vocational School, Dunbar, WV (Certified Diesel Mechanic)

1995 Graduate of Chadwick University, Birmingham, AL (BS Environmental Science)

Computer Skills:

•Microsoft Access

•Microsoft Word

•Microsoft Excel

•Microsoft Outlook

•Microsoft PowerPoint

•Microsoft Project

•Microsoft Publisher

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Experience:

Project Manager - Remedial Construction Services – November 2013 – August, 2014. Manage coordinate

environmental and construction projects for Shell Deer Park Refinery, and Vogtle Nuclear Plant. Managed

costs, personnel, subcontractor, and found opportunities for other work. Site Superintendent - Vogtle Nuclear

Plant. Responsible for crew daily assignments, personnel safety, safety permits, safety training, work permits,

technical representative, liaison between client and company, control and track project cost, revenue

projections, project scope, project reports, review project drawings, bid projects, and compile bid packages,

responsible for all safety programs, safety training, JSA's, PSSP's, represent employer in weekly meetings

with Shell. In addition, qualified as a Site Safety Officer at Shell Deer park refinery and Vogtle Nuclear Plant.

Shell Deer Park was (2) months behind when I assumed the project manager role, project came in (2) weeks

over schedule, under budget, and no reportable accidents. Project was bid at 4 million dollars.

Project Manager – MEC Corporation – November 2012 – November 2013 – Met with state, federal, military

personnel to approve plans to disassemble, decontaminate, reassemble, and start up entire drinking water

facility contaminated with Mercury. Responsible for crew daily assignments, personnel safety, safety

permits, safety training, work permits, technical representative, liaison between client and company, control

and track project cost, revenue projections, project scope, project reports, review project drawings, bid

projects, and compile bid packages, responsible for all safety programs, safety training, JSA's, PSSP's,

represent employer in weekly meetings with Corp. of Engineers, operators, and military regulators. Project

was bid at 1.5 million, came in under budget with no safety incidents.

Environmental Specialist - North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resource (DENR) –

Division of Water Quality – June 2006 – November 2012. Conduct regulatory compliance inspections on

wastewater treatment facilities, municipalities, and industry that have land application, spray irrigation, and

reuse permits. Ensure facilities are following permit requirements pertaining residual treatment, application,

and reporting. This includes analytical results for residuals and soil. In addition, meet with facility

representatives to resolve questions or problems concerning their permit, application issues, groundwater

issues, changes in their process, field application, adding or deleting application fields, and odor complaints.

Furthermore, inspect facility lagoon(s) for freeboard infractions and integrity. Receive and review monthly

Non-Discharge Monitoring Reports and Non-Discharge Application Reports and enter them into DENR

database. Review annual sludge reports to determine compliance. Enter compliance inspections Into

DENR’s database (BIMS); write Notice of Violation’s, and enforcements. Review permits for permit changes

and renewals. Responsible for 134 facilities.

Environmental Specialist – North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resource – Department of

Air Quality, May 2004 – June 2006. Managed the OBD II car emissions program for the Fayetteville

regional office. In addition, respond to open burning (OB) complaints, conduct investigations, generate

reports, follow-ups, and write enforcement cases. Certified smoke reader as pertains to permitted facility

emissions. Knowledge and experience to conduct permitted and non-permitted compliance inspections and

work with managers on complex air issues involving regulations, their interpretation, and discussing new or

existing air control devices.

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Emergency Response Spill Manager, Marshall Miller & Associates July 2003 – February 2004. Train current

personnel in safety regarding Right to Know, permitted & non permitted confined space, excavation and

trenching, air monitoring, equipment safety, to enable them to safely respond to emergency responses.

Respond and manage all ER’s. Build emergency response clientele base, purchase equipment and supplies

needed to respond to emergencies, provided safety training to all employees. On call 24/7. Company

downsized and was no longer interested in pursuing the emergency response business.

Division Manager, Advance Response Corporation (ARC), October 2001-March 2003/ Company was sold in

January of 2003. Responsibilities include but not limited to managing the daily business of ARC, working

with Operations Manager to ensure projects are bid correctly, set up, tracked and managed correctly, and

work with Accounting/Office Manager pertaining to AR/AP. In addition, writing safety plans, safety reviews,

all personnel safety training, equipment calibration, PPE, Right to Know, permitted & non permitted confined

space training, excavation and trenching training, and monitoring equipment calibration. Manage office

personnel, meet with existing and new clients concerning present or future work, help build ARC’s/AES’s

business, formulate quotes, conduct site visits, delegate responsibility, and work with sales people to ensure

they have the direction and tools they need to obtain the goals that have been set for them. Company was sold

and I fulfilled my contract, which was to make the company marketable.

Environmental Compliance Specialist, Public Works commission of Fayetteville (PWC), July 1999 – October

2001. Responsible for administering and controlling functions as required in the maintenance of all

Compliance programs. This includes the development and implementation of policies with respect to

environmental and occupational health and safety compliance programs, project permit applications,

regulatory presentations and training for all personnel. Responsible for CAA permits and regulations, SARA

Title III, RCRA, TASCA, HAZCOM, OSHA, RMP's, PSM, and performing Phase I & II assessments on

property PWC wished to acquire. Perform required inspections on all hazardous waste chemicals, sampling,

and insure that the proper labeling, storage, transportation, and disposal regulations are adhered to.

Responsible for waste management budgeting. In addition, my responsibilities included consulting with

industrial officials, engineers, plant personnel and management concerning various regulatory compliance

issues such as air and water permits, and other regulatory officials. Emergency on-call person for all

environmental emergencies.

Site Supervisor/Project Manager, OHM Remediation Services Corp., Georgia Division, January 1995 – July

1999 actively managed EPA, Corp. of Engineer, DOE, DOD, state and private sector projects.

Responsibilities included managing OHM employees, subcontractors and coordinating

equipment. Responsible for all project reports, project costs, as well as, all site safety plans, daily safety

meetings, health & safety training and oversight on all projects. Coordinated all project set

Upper management. I also bid a large majority of the projects that were awarded to OHM Southern Region.

Liaison to clients, subcontractors, government officials and OHM management.

Manager of Operations/Project Manger/Emergency Response Coordinator, OHM Remediation Services,

Corp., North Carolina Division, May 1990 – January 1995. Primarily responsible for operations associated

with emergency response and remediation projects involving DOD, DOE, EPA, state and private sector.

Responsible for all project reports, project costs, as well as all site safety plans, daily safety meetings, health

& safety training and oversight on all projects. These projects included multiple project coordination,

personnel and equipment allocations, personnel development, performance evaluations, client interaction,

project scooping and project forecasting.

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Project Supervisor, Four Seasons, and June 1983 – March 1990.

Responsible for supervising and safety environmental remediation projects of all types and sizes, health and

safety training, hazardous waste disposal management, manifesting, labeling and cost analysis of

transportation and disposal.

Professional references:

Kent Geis Matt Short

Sr. Project Manager Project Manager

RECON MEC Corporation

acn3ho@r.postjobfree.com matt.short @meccorporation.com

404-***-**** 252-***-****

Hope Walters Tony Honeycutt

Environmental Manager Environmental Specialist

Kuraray America NCDENR-Water Quality

910-***-**** 910-***-****

acn3ho@r.postjobfree.com

Representative Projects:

The following are a few of the projects that I have managed and served as site safety officer. Projects should

be discredited in terms of priority, hazardous conditions or project challenges. My duties on all of these

projects included personnel safety training, safety meetings to address changing project scope, coordinating

personnel and equipment, maintaining daily reports, managing project costs, schedule tracking, coordinating

transportation and disposal, assisted in bid proposals, serving as site safety officer and on-site management.

Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant – Site Superintendent/Project Manager – build sub-grade for pump intake for

influent cooling lines to reactor. Excavate over 40,000 cy of soil, grade excavation, install sheet piling, drill

pilings, install temporary and permanent, dewatering pumps, install tie backs to sheet piling, construct

retention pond(s). Responsible for safety and environmental regulations pertaining to a wetland and

discharge into a navigable water way, (Savannah River).

Shell Deer Park – dewatering aeration basin, fill with special fill, install sheet piling, and cap with engineered

clay. Manage personnel, construction, and environmental projects. Interface with management, safety, and

mange and work with personnel to ensure daily assignments are understood, completed safely, and employees

have the proper PPE and tools to complete their task. Responsible for safety.

MEC -Harnett County – Project Manager, Site Safety Officer. Construct new landfill cell, close and cap (2)

landfill cells.

MEC – Camp Lejeune, North Carolina – Project Manager, Site Safety Officer. Decontaminate (2) entire

drinking water plant(s),(Mercury), jet water lines, remove sludge from clear well tanks, and chlorination

tanks, contaminated with mercury.

MEC - Camp Lejeune, North Carolina – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer. Hazardous contaminated soil

Cleanup.

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MEC – Camp Lejeune, North Carolina – Project Manager, Site Safety Officer – install SVR system due to

high concentrations of methane,

Advance Response Corp. - Wilkesboro, North Carolina – Project Manager, Site Safety Officer. Nitrocellulose

emergency response cleanup

OHM-Corp. - Tampa Bay, Florida – (US EPA BALSA/SEAFARER) Project Manager, Site Safety officer. #6

oil and jet fuel

OHM-Corp. - Nashville, North Carolina – (US EPA Jimmy Green Metals Superfund Site) Project Manager,

Site Safety. Lead contaminated soil cleanup and lab pack.

OHM-Corp. - Oxford, North Carolina – (US EPA Superfund Site) – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer.

Unknown drum recovery

OHM-Corp. - Cave City, Kentucky – (US EPS Superfund Site) - Superintendent, Site Safety Officer. Install

water treatment system

OHM-Corp. - Tunica, Mississippi - (US EPA Superfund Site) – Superintendent, Site safety Officer.

Investigate, sample and excavate soil and underground water contaminated with gasoline. Design and install

water treatment system to directly discharge water into local waste water treatment plant.

OHM-Corp. - Savannah River Nuclear Plant – (DOD Site) – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer. Unknown

drum recovery

OHM-Corp. - Savannah, Georgia – (US EPA Emergency Response) – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer.

Chemical plant explosion contaminating a wildlife refuge

OHM-Corp. - Williamson, North Carolina – Soil Remediation.

OHM-Corp. - Asheville, North Carolina – (US EPA Superfund Site) – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer.

Abandoned bleachery cleanup that included sampling state protected river and sample and restore river back

to natural state.

OHM-Corp. - Berea, Kentucky – (US EPA Emergency) – Superintendent, Site Safety Officer. 150- 55 gal,

drums. Acid Spill (Hydrofluoric Acid, 70% Solution).

OHM-Corp. - Johnstown, Pennsylvania – Underground storage removal, soil excavation and water treatment.

Four Seasons Environmental - Wallace, North Carolina- Superintendent. Drum removal and over packing.

Four Seasons Environmental - Nashville, North Carolina – Superintendent. Emergency response to leaking

propane gas on a rail car.

Four Seasons Environmental - Rock Hill, South Carolina – Superintendent. Remediation of # 2 fuel leaking

from holding tank.

Four Seasons Environmental - Cleveland, Ohio – Superintendent. Lab packing of various chemicals from

three closed laboratories.

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