RESUME OF:

Ronald Josh Bowers, MS, PG

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Summerhill, PA 15958

Telephone: 814-***-****

Mobile: 814-***-****

Email: f723is@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Mr. Bowers is a senior project manager/program manager with over 25 years of experience. He has performed technical duties as an environmental geologist/ geophysicist on both large and small environmental investigation and remediation projects as well as technology development projects. The following bullets highlight that experience:

• Primary author and task manager on multiple proposals, plans and reports for large and small indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ), projects consisting of multiple task orders

• Managed the successful development of new technologies partnering with the Air Force Research Laboratory and for ESTCP/SERDP.

• Managed, developed and demonstrated underwater robotic technologies for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army.

• Primary proposal writer, project manager and technical lead on numerous ASTM Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments and remedial investigations / feasibility studies (RI/FS) and remedial efforts including groundwater testing and surface hydrologic analysis

• Manager of a successful multi-million dollar fixed price groundwater treatment effort resulting in the successful transfer of a contaminated BRAC property to the community

• Managerial and technical lead on international project of multiple environmental site assessments for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Response Force (NRF) to determine the impact of amphibious landings in the Republic of Cape Verde.

• Provided logistics to the first UN sponsored commercial land mine removal effort in Eritrea

• Wrote and managed winning USEPA Brownfields grant applications totaling $600K for Pennsylvania municipal and county governments

• A geophysicist proficient in surface and down-hole geophysical techniques including; seismic, electromagnetic, resistivity, ground penetrating radar (GPR) and data reduction and data presentation

BACKGROUND

ARA Inc.

March 2009 to Present, Sykesville, MD: Principal Environmental Geologist/Project Manager. Mr. Bowers was the manager and technical lead for site investigations and technology demonstrations. Major projects while at ARA included the development and demonstration of the Remotely Operated Underwater Munitions Recovery System (ROUMRS) and a system for the thermal destruction of munitions at sea for the Army. On this project Mr. Bowers was the primary author of the demonstration plan and report, as well as being responsible for cost and schedule projections and reporting in monthly status reports. The total value of the project was $6.5 million for systems development and the demonstration. This system was successfully demonstrated in the summer of 2011, and the system performed its first commercial operation in Seattle, Washington during February of 2012.

Mr. Bowers was the project manager and technical lead for the closing of the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP) open burn/open demolition (OB/OD) area for the Kansas City District, US Army Corps of Engineers.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

March 2003 to March 2009, Johnstown, PA: Senior Environmental Geologist and project manager at CTC. Primary duties included being the project manager and technical lead on subtasks for the National Defense Center for Energy and the Environment (NDCEE). Mr. Bowers was the primary subject matter expert for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and geosciences related issues. He provided business development for both private and government sectors. Mr. Bowers was the primary author for the CTC contribution to the winning Worldwide Environmental Restoration Services (WERS) proposal for the US Army Corps of Engineers. He wrote, prepared and submitted winning proposals for the Army Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) program to demonstrate a shallow water UXO detection system and a winning proposal to the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) office for the Magnetic UXO Recovery System (MURS) in association with the US Air Force Robotics Laboratory (AFRL). Mr. Bowers researched, managed and edited winning USEPA Brownfields grant applications for communities and counties in both eastern and western Pennsylvania totaling $600K. Additionally, Mr. Bowers assumed management of a new technology project to use acid mine drainage (AMD) as a rust inhibitor to concrete.

Bowers Geosciences, Inc. (BGI)

November 2002 to March 2003, Fairfax, VA: Vice President and Operations Manager. Mr. Bowers was responsible for all field operations including being the health and safety officer for the company. During the brief tenure at BGI Mr. Bowers performed soil sampling and well point installation at Dover Air Force Base, Dover Delaware. In addition, during this period Mr. Bowers assisted Weston Environmental Solutions performing a magnetometry survey and geophysical data reduction at Camp American University in Washington, D.C.

UXB International, Inc.

July 1997 to November 2002, Ashburn, VA: Vice President and Geosciences/Land Surveying Group Manager: Mr. Bowers was responsible for the Geosciences Department and the Land Surveying, Computer Aided Drafting / Geographic Information Department at UXB. He was responsible for developing the approaches for competitive IDIQ contracts, and the overall management of departments and data quality for all deliverables. Mr. Bowers contributed technical knowledge and significant proposal sections for the US Navy Worldwide, and US State Department Worldwide Deming contracts. Mr. Bowers was the chief developer of the Kinematic Induction and Magnetic Survey (KIMS) towed geophysical electromagnetic detection array system to locate UXO. His responsibilities included being the primary author for work plans and reports for geophysical and land surveying projects at CONUS and OCONUS sites to support EE/CA and UXO removal efforts and being responsible for the effectiveness of the digital geophysical mapping results. In addition Mr. Bowers developed an EM training program for US Army Europe at the 7th ATC Training Facility at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Mr. Bowers provided logistical knowledge and support for overseas projects in Eritrea, Namibia and South Africa while at UXB.

Parsons Engineering Science

November 1989 to July 1997, Fairfax, VA: Geoscience Manager / Project Geologist: Mr Bowers managed RI/FS groundwater investigations, UXO geophysical investigations and performed numerous environmental site assessments and remediation efforts. Mr. Bowers performed testing necessary to construct pump and treat and vacuum extraction systems at petroleum contaminated sites. Mr. Bowers led the investigation at a National Priority List (NPL) site, designed the data collection and field activities for this RI/FS. The project involved multi-cased monitoring wells, hydraulic testing and surface geophysics. He designed and performed soil sampling for chemical warfare materials during Operation Safe Removal in Washington, DC. He was the Project Manager for US Department of Energy geophysical technology demonstration at Czechowice, Poland. Mr. Bowers designed the Parsons program during the winning Jefferson Proving Grounds II sensor evaluation and the USATHEMA IDIQ CONUS contract. Additionally, he was the task manager for numerous CONUS geophysical investigations including the Kaho’olawe Model Project, Kaho’olawe Island, Hawaii. Mr. Bowers provided geophysical and geological support for all Parsons archeological studies in the Mid-Atlantic States.

STS Consultants, LTD.

From March 1985 to November 1989, Chantilly, VA: Project Geologist/Drilling Manager and Regional Safety Coordinator: Mr. Bowers managed numerous projects and performed environmental site assessments; monitoring well design; placement and construction; soil, soil gas and water sampling; and geophysical surveys including; borehole geophysics, EM, GPR, and refraction seismic studies. Mr. Bowers was trained as an engineering technician and was responsible for performing compaction and soil density studies for construction purposes aw well as performing concrete quality control; he served as field representative and liaison to construction contractors and project owners. As the Regional Safety Coordinator Mr. Bowers wrote and reviewed site safety plans and ensured that STS personnel were properly indoctrinated in safety procedures.

Exploration Services, Eastern Division

December 1983 to January 1985, Parkersburg, WV, Unit Manager / Site Geologist-Mudlogger; Mr. Bowers duties included interpreting borehole well logs, cutting sample analyses, and off-gas analyses. Mr. Bowers experience was with oil and gas wells in the Michigan and Appalachian Basins. Mr. Bowers was responsible for logging wells from the ground surface to total depth. He was trained in reading borehole electric logs and assisted corporate geologists in picking pay zones. The area covered ranged from Jamestown, New York west to Toledo, Ohio and south to Pie, West Virginia, which is now known for gas production of the Marcellus Shale natural gas. Mr. Bowers was responsible for training other well site geologists.

EDUCATION

• 2010, MS, Engineering Management, Robert Morris University, Mr. Bowers completed the thesis option for his Masters degree in Engineering Management. The thesis concerned technology transfer related to Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC).

• 1983, B.S., Earth and Planetary Science, Geology Concentration, Engineering Minor, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA

DoD CLEARANCES

• Secret (Inactive)

AFFILIATIONS

• American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), CPG #7817,

• Geologic Society of America (GSA)

• Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)

REGISTRATION

• Certified Professional Geologist, Virginia, No. 717, 1989

• Professional Geologist, Pennsylvania, No. PG-002172-G, 1995

• Licensed Geologist, North Carolina, No. 1597, 1998 - Inactive

TRAINING and Skills

• OSHA 40 hr hazwaste training and 8 hr Supervisor Training

• Project Management Training – Parsons and CTC

• Aqteslov, aquifer evaluation software

• Arcview GIS Software

• Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL

• Minex 3-D mapping software

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Geosoft Mapping Software

PUBLICATIONS

Munitions-Related Technology Demonstrations at Ordnance Reef (HI-06), Hawaii, Marine Technology Society Journal, February 2012, Authors: J.C. King, Ronald Josh Bowers, Geoffrey Carton, J. C. King, Department of Defense Military Munitions Sea Disposal Site Hawaii (HI–06), referred to locally as Ordnance Reef, is off Oahu’s leeward coast. This site has become the focal point for research on UWMM. Promising technologies demonstrated at Ordnance Reef (HI-06) include those for munitions recovery, at sea demilitarization, non-destructive testing, and explosives detection. Studies on fate and...more

Geologists are Natural Technologists, The Professional Geologist: American Institute of Professional Geologists, January 1, 2011, Authors: Ronald Josh Bowers , Often new technologies come from those in user communities thinking outside the box. Natural curiosity is employed not only for the development of hardware, but is also included in the development of software and the implementation of methodologies. This innovative thinking has not only been beneficial in studying basic geology, but also in developing new technologies that changes how humanity...more

Geophysics and UXO Detection, The Leading Edge: The Society of Exploration Geophysics, December 1999, Authors: Ronald Josh Bowers, Beatrice Klingman, The location of Unexploded Ordnance *UXO) involves many disciplines, geophysical methods, and technologies. The engineering processes and anticipated land use determine the processes, methods, and technologies used. This paper explores the current state of geophysical efforts related to the detection of UXO.

Going Deep with Rotary Drilling, Soils Monitoring and Remediation: April 1, 1993. Authors: Ronald Josh Bowers. The petroleum exploration industry wrote the book on subsurface drilling. They developed borehole logging methodology specifically designed to locate petroleum hydrocarbon deposits in subsurface materials. There is a great deal the environmental industry can learn from these technologies. This paper explores how environmental drilling can learn applicable lessons from the petroleum industry.

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