WILLIAM V. HICKEY
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PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGER (Certified PM with URS; PMI PMP in progress)
Mr. Hickey is a dedicated, innovative, and results-focused professional
offering 15+ years of experience in the environmental/engineering and
resource management services industry. Mr. Hickey is comfortable working
with multidisciplinary project teams and has exceptional organizational
skills and attention to detail. He is a talented technical writer with
extensive experience developing Phase I, II, and other NEPA-driven
deliverables; technical and cost proposals; and internal office policy and
procedural guidelines. Mr. Hickey enjoys coaching project staff and
fostering career development through skill building, goal setting and team
building. William is driven by a passion for professional integrity, new
challenges, quality improvement and enhanced communication with
stakeholders.
SUMMARY OF RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS
< Extensive experience developing site investigation studies, leading
project teams, and communicating with stakeholder groups; project
emphasis on contaminated site characterization for project sites having
complex dynamics associated with geology, surface/ground-water, and
biological features; managed contracts between $250K- $7.5M
< Led and directed Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Programs for both
corporate and federal employers; trained staff, developed and maintained
data tracking system
< Primary author on numerous technical documents driven by NEPA, CERCLA,
and other regulatory stipulations for documentation and public
participation including Phase I and II Reports, Environmental Impact
Assessments; and NFRAP, RI/FS, and ROD documents
< Excellent technical writer/editor; unique ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to stakeholders; proficient at all MS Office software
(advanced Excel skills)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Program Manager / Senior Special Projects Manager
ASRC Energy Services Regulatory & Technical Services (Anchorage), 2007-2010
< Managed multidisciplinary team of project managers in development of NEPA-
driven EP and EIA documents for offshore OCS programs in the Beaufort and
Chukchi Seas; primary author on North Slope Alaska subsistence impact
study, a deliverable that was incorporated into both Beaufort (Camden
Bay) and Chukchi Sea EP/EIA reports
< Developed cumulative impact assessment for an Alaskan geothermal
environmental assessment report for DOE/Naknek Electric Association and
served as senior peer review
< Workforce development lead for hiring and retaining North Slope residents
< Developed proposals for and managed 2007-2009 North Slope Alaska
subsistence advisor and communication centers programs in compliance with
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission's Conflict Avoidance Agreement for
offshore oil & gas exploration and development industry leads; both
programs require cross-cultural communication skills and an ability to
communicate complex issues to lay residents to prevent conflicts between
industry and subsistence users
Senior Project Manager / Technical Analyst
URS (Anchorage and Honolulu), 1993-2007
< Project Manager for URS' Alaska and Hawaii Air Force remedial
investigation and long-term monitoring projects; led scientific project
teams; provided expert advice/guidance on groundwater investigations; and
assisted in development of feasible remedial actions
< Team lead and primary technical data analyst for Elmendorf AFB long-term
groundwater monitoring program, a CERCLA driven response program
< Facilitated ongoing environmental project assessment discussions between
U.S. Air Force, U.S. EPA, Alaska DEC, and legal team to develop dynamic
approaches to address IRP site closures, and cleanup programs for
Elmendorf AFB and Clear Air Force Station
Graduate Assistant / Outreach Coordinator
University of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center (CWGC), 1990-
1992
< Helped professors develop lesson plans and taught freshman level
environmental studies course as needed throughout 1990-1991 at the
College of Natural Resources
< Coordinated and led an impact assessment study on groundwater resources
within eight federally-recognized Indian reservations in Wisconsin and
Michigan; developed a technical report summarizing the findings and
resources available to tribes at CWGC
Groundwater Consultant
Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe of Bowler Wisconsin, 1990-1992
< Assessed integrated resource management planning approaches; evaluated
the groundwater resource and regulations established to protect tribal
natural resources; and developed a groundwater resource management plan
for the Stockbridge-Munsee community, a working component of the Tribe's
current Resource Management Plan
< Developed a groundwater resource susceptibility to contamination
geographic information system (GIS) tool for use in resource assessment,
management and land zoning by the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council; and
developed and published "A History of Natural Resource Management
Practices: Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Community, Wisconsin" for the Tribal
Council
Environmental Resource Specialist
U.S. Public Health Service / Indian Health Service, 1984-1990
< Emergency services coordinator and environmental services officer
manager; provided environmental services to: 10 Indian Tribes in
Wisconsin and Michigan (Rhinelander, WI - 1989-1990); 42 Native Alaskan
communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Bethel, AK - 1986-1988);
White Mountain Apache Nation (Whiteriver, AZ - 1985); and Yakima Nation
in Washington State (1984). Special projects developed for groundwater
protection, haz waste assessment/disposal, and drinking water assessment
and protection
EDUCATION
< M.B.A., Sustainable Business Mgt., Marylhurst University (in-progress)
< M.S., Natural Resource Management, University of Wisconsin, 1992
< B.S., Environmental Science, Indiana State University, 1985