Project Manager Engineer

SARAVANAN "SEAN" NATHAN

213-***-****; 562-***-****; E-mail: *********@*****.***

Qualifications

. B.S. Chemical Engineering (India, 1997) and M.S. Environmental

Engineering (U.S.A, 2003);

. More than 13 years of combined professional experience, including more

than seven years of environmental engineering consulting in Southern

California, site assessment and remediation, water and wastewater

treatment, compliance audits, hazardous waste management, quality

assurance/quality control, and project management;

. Client portfolio includes Department of Defense (DoD), Port of Los

Angeles (PoLA), LAX Airport, Port of Long Beach (PoLB), United Oil,

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), City of Los Angeles

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA), American International Group

(AIG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NASA, Boeing, Ultramar (Valero)

etc.,

. Air and water quality compliance permitting and negotiation experience

with regulatory agencies such as Department of Toxic Substances

Control (DTSC), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD),

Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD), Los Angeles County

Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Department of Public Works

(LADPW), Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Regional

Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) etc.,

. Certified OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Workers' & 24-hour First

Responders - Operations Level, OSHA 8-hour Refresher, 8-hour hazardous

waste supervision, Safety Coordinator - Hazardous Waste and

Construction projects, Waste Management, OSHA 10-hour Construction

Awareness Training, and Subcontractor management, CPR, AED, and First

Aid;

. Permanent Resident (green card holder) authorized to reside in the

United States of America and work for any employer and willingness to

relocate;

. Certificate Program on Project Management/Business Analysis at

University of California, Irvine, CA; and

. Knowledge of current environmental regulations and excellent computer

and communication skills;

Professional Summary

Project Manager, Accord Engineering, Nov 2010 - Jan 2011, Santa Ana,

California (Feb - Jul 2011, had to leave overseas for family reasons)

Project Engineer, The Source Group, Jun 2008 - Oct 2010, Long Beach,

California

Staff Engineer II, CH2M HILL, Santa Ana, California, Feb 2008 - May 08

Associate Engineer, Lindmark Engineering, Long Beach, California, Oct 2005

- Jan 2008

Staff Engineer, Lindmark Engineering, Long Beach, California, Dec 2003 -

Sep 2005

Environmental Consultant, Regenesis, San Clemente, California, Jun - Nov

2003

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon,

Dec 2001 - Jun 2003;

Business Development Executive, Consulting firms in India, Jun 1997 - Jul

2001.

Responsibilities

Project Manager, Accord Engineering, and as a Project Engineer, The Source

Group

. Assist senior/principal staff with office & field work on remedial

technology evaluation, selection, design, permitting, implementation,

system operation & maintenance (O&M) oversight, construction

management, hazardous waste management, risk evaluation & assessment,

quality assurance/control, compliance monitoring, health & safety

management;

. Prepare/review proposals and cost estimates, delegate tasks to project

team, track work progress; prepare work plans, status reports,

client/regulatory agency correspondence, response to insurance claim

queries, managing annual budgets, monthly invoicing, change orders,

review/approve timesheet and project expenses; and

. Increase the company's business process efficiency in engineering and

accounting services by developing new operating procedures, and assist

with planning strategic initiatives.

Staff Engineer II, CH2M HILL

. Task manage and oversee treatment system O&M, supervise subcontractors

at construction and hazardous waste projects and perform the role of a

safety coordinator; prepare technical memorandum, proposals, and

project reports using firm-wide deliverable tools; upload

environmental data into client-specific database systems and

government database;

Staff/Associate Engineer, Lindmark Engineering

. Assist senior staff with remedial action plans (RAP), rebound tests,

verification sampling, site closure requests, removal action work plan

(RAW) preparation and implementation, and removal action completion

reports (RACR), Phase I/II environmental site assessments (ESA),

preliminary environmental assessment (PEA), underground storage tank

(UST) removals, and hazardous waste management;

. Task manage quarterly groundwater monitoring and O&M of remediation

systems including soil vapor extraction (SVE), dual-phase extraction

(DPE), air sparging (AS), in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), in-situ

oxygen curtains (ISOC); supervise project team, review technical

reports; limited project management; and

. Administrative tasks including permit compliance, mentoring office and

field staff, review/approve timesheets; performance appraisals, and

new employee orientation;

Environmental Consultant, Regenesis

. Analyze and interpret site-specific groundwater monitoring data and

laboratory analytical results; prepare groundwater monitoring reports

and business development presentation materials based on current and

historical data;

Project Experience in Accord Engineering

Port of Long Beach, CA: assist Senior Project Manager with soil and

groundwater sampling, analytical data QA/QC, and report preparation;

School Site, LAUSD, CA: assist Senior Project Manager with construction

management activities including RAW implementation, soil vapor sampling,

and report preparation;

Project Experience in The Source Group

Department of Defense Site, San Pedro, CA: responsible for managing O&M of

pump-and-treat and SVE/AS remediation systems, groundwater monitoring, soil

vapor survey, and report preparation. Site is regulated under the DTSC;

United Oil, CA: responsible for managing O&M of SVE/AS/ISCO/ISOC

remediation systems in eight sites within LA/Orange/Riverside County,

groundwater monitoring, soil vapor survey, report preparation, site

conceptual model updates, invoicing, and budget management;

Storage Facility, Long Beach, CA: responsible for managing O&M of SVE/AS

system, alternate remedial technology evaluation, work plan and cost

estimates, client/agency correspondence, groundwater monitoring, soil vapor

survey, report preparation, invoicing, and budget management;

Former Dry Cleaner Site, Northridge, CA: responsible for managing O&M of

ISCO treatment system, compliance sampling, client/regulatory agency

interaction, and preparing monitoring reports;

Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles, CA: responsible for managing on-

call environmental compliance projects for LAX airport, including site-

specific health and safety plan preparation, compliance oversight of

traffic survey for air quality source apportionment study, vapor monitoring

and sampling at the LAXFuels facility and the Sepulveda Tunnel, lead and

asbestos abatement oversight, terminal subsurface investigation, fieldwork

coordination, QA/QC, subcontractor management, and reporting;

Community Redevelopment Agency, Los Angeles (CRA-LA), CA: assist principal

geologist with preparing scope of work, cost estimates, Phase I ESA reports

for various sites in Los Angeles, lead and asbestos assessment and

abatement oversight, and project management.

DeMenno Kerdoon Wastewater Treatment Facility, Compton, CA: responsible for

managing environmental compliance data, QA/QC, standard operating

procedures, health & safety practices, fuel hydrocarbon recovery program,

on-call technical support, emergency response, hazardous waste management,

and reporting; Site is regulated under the DTSC.

Ultramar (Valero) Refinery, Wilmington, CA: responsible for monitoring

environmental compliance data, QA/QC, effluent discharge calculations per

permit guidelines and reporting to LACSD, coordinate groundwater

monitoring, and reporting;

Former Ship Building/Demolition Facility, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro,

CA: assist principal geologist with RI work plan, response to DTSC'

comments, work plan revisions, and scheduling fieldwork activities;

Port of Los Angeles, CA: assist principal hydrogeologist with environmental

clearance of Port' property for potential real estate transaction,

preparing scope of work, cost estimates, field work, soil-vapor

investigation, and preparing Phase I/II ESA reports.

Project Experience in CH2M HILL

Honeywell, Gardena, CA: responsible for managing pump-and-treat plus ion-

exchange remediation system, quarterly groundwater monitoring and sampling,

review field data sheets from vapor intrusion investigation sampling, and

prepare quarterly status report;

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Santa Clarita, CA: responsible for task

managing well development and sampling of two 500-feet wells, installation

of T1200M bladder pumps, routine and baseline groundwater sampling, and

preparing well completion and groundwater monitoring reports, and database

management;

NASA/Boeing, CA: responsible for task managing a team of database staff and

ensure upload of legacy and current environmental data into client-specific

electronic databases.

Project Experience in Lindmark Engineering

Multiple gas stations, former dry cleaners, auto repair shops in Southern

California: responsible for task managing groundwater monitoring, UST

removals, O&M of remediation, permit compliance sampling, reporting to

regulatory agencies, and limited project management;

LAUSD, Los Angeles & North Hollywood, CA: responsible for RAW preparation,

implementation, and RACR preparation in accordance with DTSC guidelines,

including fieldwork documentation, construction oversight, QA/QC; hazardous

waste management, and assisting project geologist with Phase I ESAs for

multiple sites;

Santa Ana Business Center, Santa Ana, CA: responsible for conducting safety

audits and inspections in each individual business unit within the whole

center, interview business owners and onsite managers on site operations,

chemical storage and documentation, waste disposal practices, and report

all findings, environmental concerns, and recommendations to the City.

Teaching Experience in Oregon State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil, Construction, and

Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, Dec

2001 - Jun 2003; responsible for tutoring civil/environmental engineering

undergraduate students, supervising laboratory sessions, grading weekly

assignments, preparing grade sheets, and maintaining student records.

Business Development Experience Overseas

Business Development Executive, Consulting firms in India, Jun 1997 - Jul

2001; responsible for procuring imported raw materials, chemicals, and

goods for the Indian leather industry; traveling to South East Asian

countries (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia) for business

promotion and quality control; market research, data analysis, and

documentation.

Supplemental Information

. Medical clearance obtained for Lindmark Engineering (2004), CH2M HILL

(2008), and The Source Group (2008, 2009 and 2010).

. Immaculate driving record.

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