Project Manager Real Estate

Aaron Joseph Epstein, P.G.

*** **** **** ******, **** Cynwyd, PA 19004, 610-***-****, ablmmr@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Have been a project manager and/or technical lead to provide geological and engineering services to a wide

spectrum of clients on a variety of projects ranging from due diligence to Superfund and RCRA. Have

completed OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety, Hazardous Waste Site Supervisor Training, Confined Space

Entry, 1st Aid & CPR Certification, OSHA 40-Hour Hazwoper, and current with the OSHA 8-Hour Hazwoper

Refreshers. Am a licensed Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and Florida. Speak

Hebrew and Spanish.

WORK HISTORY

Pozo Environmental & Geotechnical Bala Cynwyd, PA

Contract Senior Environmental Consultant 2009 - Present

• Serve my clients under the umbrella of Pozo E&G with projects including litigation support for toxic tort

cases, environmental due diligence for lenders and investors, special consultant on Clean Water Act

compliance within ARRA funded projects, expert and special project management support for smaller

engineering firms, and hydrogeologic and environmental consult to developer of spring water bottling

company and a California based alternative energy generator developing wind farms.

AEI Consultants Jersey City, Bala Cynwyd, Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale

Supervisor of East Coast Subsurface Engineering & Senior Project Manager 2007 – 2009

• Manager of all subsurface environmental and geotechnical engineering operations for AEI’s east coast offices

and associated territory (Florida through Maine).

• Principal in responsible charge of design, budgeting, management and implementation, and reporting as well

as Health & Safety.

• Property acquisition consultant for clients with strategic real estate and due diligence needs. Tasks included

identification of specific property types and locations and assistance in negotiation of pricing relative to

projected and known associated risks.

• Project principal for interaction with USEPA and state regulatory agencies.

• Environmental compliance manager for Gladstone Companies.

• Procurement principal for division contracting and subcontracting.

• Maintain a significant role in the management of east coast operations in cooperation with vice presidents of

region, vice presidents of other departments including VP of Client Services, and office managers as well as

management, training of employees in my division located on the east coast, and project review.

• Responsible for marketing, identification of RFPs/RFQs, potential new clients, client retention, and

generation of new streams of income. Responsible for ‘go/no go’ determinations in project pursuits.

• Increased division billing by more than four times, increased profit margins on on-going projects, increased

project win rates, and maintained a high personal billability rate.

MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Plymouth Meeting, PA

Senior Geologist 2006 - 2007

• Manager of three RCRA Facility Investigations for Honeywell, a Fortune 50 chemical company.

• Manager and geologist responsible for environmental compliance, design, budgeting, management and

implementation, and reporting of all related activities at three Honeywell RCRA facilities.

• Maintain a significant role in the management of investigations, reporting, client management, and relations

and scope negotiations with regulatory agencies including state environmental protection agencies and the

USEPA.

• Due diligence and compliance project manager for Olin Chemical for real estate transactions.

• Environmental compliance project manager for Teledyne Aircraft.

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• Manager of multiple due diligence projects for real estate transactions.

• Responsible for identification of multiple regional RFPs/RFQs for engineering projects and associated

responses to RFPs/RFQs.

Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. Philadelphia, PA

Project Manager/Geologist 2004 - 2006

• Project manager of one high profile Superfund Site.

• Lead geologist responsible for management, design, implementation, and reporting of all hydrogeologic and

engineering geologic investigations of five Superfund Sites including Standard Chlorine of Delaware, North

Penn 6, North Penn 1, Central Chemical of Maryland, and Sharon Steel.

• Reviewed and provided oversight of geologic portions of responsible party cleanup activities.

• Responsible for and point of contact on geologic & hydrogeologic investigations, data acquisition, and

reporting on all federal projects based out of Philadelphia office.

• Maintain a significant role in the management of investigations, reporting, client management, and relations

with stakeholders and regulatory agencies including USEPA on environmental investigations (including

NEPA) and remedial activities for federal projects based out of Philadelphia office.

• Project manager on NEPA project for a PEPCO transmission line from Tyson’s Corner, VA to southeast

suburban D.C. and Sprint cell tower portfolios.

Pennoni Associates Philadelphia, PA

Geologist/Hydrogeologist 2003 - 2004

• Manage, design, conduct, and budget subsurface projects. Projects include: production well design and

associated hydrogeologic studies, Phase II ESAs, characterization investigations, and remediation.

• Supervise other consulting firms as expert witness.

• Provide support with Phase I ESAs and geotechnical investigations as needed as part of real estate transaction

due diligence.

AEI Consultants Hermosa Beach, CA

Project Manager & Project Geologist/Hydrogeologist 2000 - 2003

• Design, conduct, manage and budget subsurface projects including Phase II and characterization

investigations, remediation, and geotechnical investigations.

• Lead project geologist and/or project manager on projects over $100,000.

• Supervise four employees and their projects.

• Projects include remediation projects including PCE/TCE, petroleum product, natural sulfuric acid, explosive

& ordinance, and landfill-contaminated sites.

• Manager of multiple portfolios of NEPA projects for ClearTalk in California, Arizona, Colorado, and

Tennessee. Projects also included due diligence and geotechnical investigations in support of their site

acquisition teams.

• Position included acquisition of new clients and maintenance of existing clientele relationships.

Diaz-Yourman & Associates Tustin, CA

Geologist 1999 - 2000

• Mapped and logged rock samples and the rock “in-place” for both the Bypass and the Utility Tunnels of the

DWP Hollywood Water Quality Improvement Project.

• URS Woodward-Clyde served as a contractor for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and as my

supervisor on this project.

Ralph Stone & Co., Inc. Los Angeles, CA

Geologist Intern/Lab Manager Summer 1998

• Performed and supervised tests for compaction, stress, expansion & classification of soil samples.

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• Supervised drilling and on-site geology.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies

California State University, Northridge

Geological Sciences, Hydrogeology Focus, M.S. Candidate

Undergraduate Studies

University of Oregon

Geological Sciences, Geophysics Track, B.S.

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