Management Project

HEMENDRA ACHARYA

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Seasoned professional with twenty years of Project and Program Management

experience in environmental protection and energy conservation. Managed

program for Due Diligence Audits for more than 75 properties in New

England. Managed Environmental Compliance for operating facilities and

Characterization studies for site remediation, and prepared many technical

documents. Managed Environmental Impact Assessment for several projects.

Member of national team for developing Environmental Management System, and

Guidance Documents for FAA. Self starter for many environmental projects

and activities. Experienced in Literature Review, Data Analysis,

Preparation & Presentation of Technical documents, and coordination of

interdisciplinary review of documents for technical adequacy and for

presentation to Clients & Regulators. Planned & managed investigations for

complex engineering facilities, such as power plants, dams, refineries,

natural gas pipelines, and transportation related facilities. Excellent

communication skills. Experienced in Contractor Management & oversight.

Resourceful in problem solving. Managed Energy Conservation and Renewable

Energy Utilization Program for facilities with milestones, schedule and

budget.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Ensure Regulatory Compliance - Preparation of Documents for License,

Permits, Reports.

. Conduct Environmental Due Diligence Audits for property transfer, Data

Analysis & Document Preparation.

. Conduct Preliminary Assessments and manage Site Characterization

studies - CERCLA.

. Liaison and Coordination of activities with clients, regulators, and

other team member organizations.

. Preparation of Program Management Plan and Guidance Documents for

environment and energy programs.

. Presentation and publication of more than 50 scientific research

papers in peer reviewed journals.

. Manage and perform Environmental Impact studies for new projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LOCKHEED MARTIN / WASHINGTON CONSULTING - SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER,

1994 -

Serve as Senior Environmental Protection Specialist and provide technical

and management support to FAA's Environment Protection & Energy Program.

Managed Environmental Compliance Program (registration, permit

applications, annual reporting requirements). Instituted energy

conservation measures and examined feasibility of using renewable energy.

Evaluated impact of new Environmental Regulations. Implemented National

Programs, and coordinated field activities. Managed and performed several

studies for Environmental Impact Assessment for planned facilities or

activities. Prepared required documents & coordinated document review.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Performed more than 75 Environmental Due Diligence Audits and prepared EDDA

& other CERCLA Documents.

Member of National Team for revision of FAA Orders on Due Diligence Audits

and NEPA studies.

Member of National Team for Development of Environmental Management System

for FAA.

Initiated identification of sensitive environmental and vulnerable human

receptors near FAA Facilities.

Coordinated Environmental Impact Assessment studies with National Park

Service for many projects.

Successful in appeal to National Advisory Committee on Historic Properties

against NY Historical Office decision.

Prepared Program Management/Implementation Plan and Administrative Record

for NEPA studies.

Prepared notices for public participation in Federal Register about NEPA

studies.

Prepared sections of EIS/EIR for many projects and reviewed many NEPA/CEQA

documents.

Conceived, Initiated and implemented Energy Conservation program for FAA

facilities.

Examined feasibility of using Renewable Energy (Solar and Wind power) at

remote FAA facilities.

AWARDS & COURSES

. NISC/Lockheed Martin Spot Award - 2004 & 2001

. Employee of the Year Award - 1997

. Implementing NEPA at Federal facilities - 40 Hour

. Implementing ISO 14001 - 24 Hour

. Review of NEPA documents by EPA - 40 Hour

STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION (Now SHAW ENGINEERING) -

CONSULTANT,

Managed investigations for several projects for environmental impact

assessment, and estimation of earthquake hazards, for critical engineering

facilities, such as power plants, dams, refineries, and natural gas

pipelines. Managed corporate project branch office. Performed literature

review and data analysis for numerous energy projects. Prepared environment

and safety reports and presented results to Clients and to National

Regulatory Agencies for obtaining necessary licenses. Prepared

International Corporate Business Plan for Exploration and Exploitation of

Geothermal Energy. Conducted research on numerous earth science problems,

presented results at conferences and published 52 scientific papers in peer

reviewed journals. Prepared proposals for new business.

AWARDS: BEST PAPER OF THE YEAR (2)

SPECIAL PROJECTS AT STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION:

U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) New Production Reactor Project - Cost

Account Manger:

. Developed Management Plan, site characterization plans (field and office

investigations), including establishing milestones, schedule and cost

estimates, preparation of scope of work, etc (Budget of approx. $2M).

. Managed planning, implementation and monitoring of Site related

geotechnical investigations.

. Coordination of Site Investigations and Hazard Characterization studies

with other DOE Team members.

. Prepared Geosciences Section of Integrated Safety Analysis Document and

Environmental Impact Statement.

. Coordinated Review of Environmental Impact Statement for Technical

Adequacy and Regulatory Requirements.

U. S. Department of Energy's High Level Nuclear Waste Program - Project

Geophysicist:

. Managed planning for Geophysical investigations and developing project

scope and procedures.

. Prepared Geosciences Sections of Environmental Impact Assessment, and

other Technical Documents.

. Prepared numerous technical documents describing the results of

various investigations.

. Managed and monitored subcontractors for field Geophysical

investigations (1978-1988) for the screening, selection and

characterization of a site for a High Level Nuclear Waste Repository

in Texas Panhandle (Budget of approximately $5-6 Million). Organized

geophysical surveys, and monitored field activities.

. Coordinated investigations with field staff, and meetings with

contractors, consultants, and other team members.

. Managed all field investigations in compliance with Corporate Quality

Assurance Plans.

. Reviewed Literature, analyzed available data, developed seismic

history of the area, and subsurface model.

. Managed Data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and integration of

data into a subsurface model.

. Installed and operated a 16 station microearthquake network.

. Utilized solar power for operating the microearthquake network.

Stone & Webster Corporate Geothermal Plans:

. Initiated Company's search for international business for exploration &

exploitation of Geothermal Energy.

. Prepared five-year Corporate Business Plan.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES

. Conducted more than 50 Environmental Impact/Assessment and Environmental

Due Diligence Audit studies.

. Literature review, data analysis, preparation of site history and

development of subsurface model. Identification of critical site

characterization parameters, data needs and selection of appropriate

field techniques.

. Prepared numerous technical reports for financial institutions, clients

and regulators.

. Conducted Phase I and Phase II (RI) studies for many sites, including

field data acquisition, data analysis, and refinement of subsurface model

by integrating geological and geophysical data. Studies were carried out

for site characterization, risk assessment and probabilistic hazard

estimation, for several projects.

. Prepared sections of Environment Impact Statement & Safety Analysis

Documents for infrastructure projects.

. Research on influence of Plate Tectonics on the locations of geothermal

fields in Circum-Pacific area.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Geophysics/Mathematics, University of Wisconsin

M.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

B.Sc. Geology & Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology

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