PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
My professional experience has primarily involved project management in the
environmental field. I have managed projects with budgets ranging from five-
thousand dollars to over two hundred thousand dollars. In the process, each
project has required the development of scope-of-work, budgets, and in some
cases assembling teams to assist in task completion. Additional aspects of
the management of various projects has included meeting with and addressing
all client needs in a timely and cost effective manner, as well as
coordinating with various regulatory agencies.
A significant part of my career included the creation of a small
environmental consulting company in Austin, Texas. As part of business
development, the early stages of the company's inception required marketing
of services as well as all logistical aspects involved in the creation of a
company. Client and regulatory agency interactions occurred throughout the
project's duration from inception to case closures. Projects ranged from
Greenfield environmental site assessments (ESAs), Brownfield redevelopment
ESAs, to manufacturing facility ESAs.
My regulatory experience includes the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP),
Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP), and
Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA).
CURRENT AND RECENT EXPERIENCE
Senior Geologist May 2010 - November 2014
MWH Americas
Manage project site assessment and remediation (SAR) of pipeline releases
in South Texas. Site specific remediation includes air sparge (ISOC)
technology, bioremediation, soil vapor extraction, and mobile dual-phase
extraction. Additional SARs include chlorinated solvent and petroleum
hydrocarbon releases in Houston, Texas. In addition, I have conducted
numerous compliance audits of facilities throughout the Greater Houston,
Texas area.
Due Diligence Section Team Leader / Senior Project Manager
January 2007 to March 2010
ENSR/AECOM Environment Houston, Texas
Position entailed scope of work development, cost estimation, proposals,
technical report writing, site assessment and soil and groundwater
remediation of small and large-scale projects including upstream oil and
gas production sites, manufacturing facilities, power plants, air force
bases, wind farms and large corporate farms. Position included managing
due diligence staff, assigning and reviewing completed projects, and
organizing staff for various large-scale projects.
Major accomplishments: Client satisfaction; completing projects in a
timely manner and within budget; successful regulatory interaction toward
case closures; and staff management.
Clients: Wood Group; Chevron Mid-Continent; TransCanada; Shell Wind
Energy; and NextEra Energy.
Project Manager March 2003 to November 2006
SESTECH Environmental Houston, Texas
Position involved conducting and managing numerous Phase I and Phase II ESA
projects ranging from undeveloped land, to service stations, to large
industrial complexes. Knowledge of the Texas Innocent Owner/Operator
Program (IOP), Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), Texas Municipal
Settings Designation (MSD), Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP), and
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations were required.
Major accomplishments: Successfully conducted environmental assessments
and remediation of projects in the northeastern United States; client
satisfaction; and successful regulatory interaction and case closures with
state departments of environmental protection.
Case Coordinator April 2001 to January 2003
Applied Earth Science-Regulatory Services, Inc. Austin, Texas
Position involved functioning as a TCEQ Case Coordinator for the State of
Texas contracted under the TCEQ Petroleum Storage Tank / Responsible Party
Remediation Division. Duties required assisting and directing numerous
Responsible Parties (RPs) and consultants with petroleum storage tank site
releases ranging from preliminary ESAs, to corrective action, to regulatory
closure. Extensive knowledge of Risk-Based regulations was required.
Principal July 1994 to February 2001
Enviro Source, Inc. Austin, Texas
Founded, marketed, and managed an environmental consulting services company
in Austin, Texas. Duties included marketing, proposals, budget tracking,
and client and regulatory interaction.
Major accomplishments: Founded, marketed and successfully managed a small
environmental consulting company for approximately seven years.
Clients: City of Austin Real Estate Services; Tex-Con Oil; Strayer Oil; La
Grange Petroleum; Fayette County; Brady County; and numerous, privately
owned, retail fueling operators.
Project Manager / Hydrogeologist September 1993 to June 1994
Hall Southwest Corporation Austin, Texas
Responsibilities included project management of twenty-one Southland
Corporation UST projects, directing field personnel, coordinating field
activity, and interaction with Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Coordinators. Several
sites required the installation of remedial systems that included product
recovery pumps, pump and treat systems, and SVE systems.
Project Manager / Geologist July 1990 to
September 1993
Groundwater Technology, Inc. San Antonio, Texas
Responsibilities included project management of Chevron USA projects, which
included a large tank farm ESA and remediation. In addition, job duties
required weekly coordination with Chevron project managers and interaction
with Texas Water Commission (TWC) Coordinators. ESAs included aquifer
characterizations tests, SVE pilot tests, soil gas surveys and UST removal
supervision.
Research Scientist Assistant September 1986 to
July 1990
University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology
Austin, Texas
Responsibilities included assisting with various research projects in a
laboratory setting, whole rock analysis, clay mineralogy, and depositional
environment research assistance in the determination of rock and mineral
analysis.
EDUCATION
. B.A. Geography, University of California at Santa Barbara
. B.S. Geology, University of Texas at Austin
CERTIFICATIONS
. State of Texas, Licensed Professional Geoscientist No. 423
. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Corrective Action Project
Manager No.
01581
SKILLS
. Microsoft Office
. AutoCAD
. Surfer
. gINT
. Fluency in Spanish
AFFILIATIONS
. Houston Geological Society
. American Association of Petroleum Geologists
. Texas Association of Environmental Professionals
. LinkedIn Associations:
o Texas Association of Environmental Professionals
o Brownfield Redevelopment
o Freelance Environmental Professionals
CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
. Texas Professional Geoscientist
. TCEQ Corrective Action Project Manager