Environmental Professional with Risk Assessment and Compliance Exp.

David P. Dickey

Environmental Professional

Mr. Dickey's career has included positions in state environmental

regulatory agencies, scientific support in federal emergency chemical

response, analytical and research environmental laboratories, and private

consulting for petroleum, energy, chemical, and industrial facilities.

Technical responsibilities for projects have included Data Quality

Objective (DQO) development, sampling and analysis planning, data

evaluation, modeling, technical assistance, reporting, and integration of

human health risk assessment into strategic site management planning and

agency negotiations. Management responsibilities have included project task

leadership and project management from proposal to closure and records

archiving.

Summary of Experience

Remediation and Risk Based Corrective Action

. First, Second, and Third tier human health risk evaluations for sites

throughout the United States. These sites included USTs, automobile

parts manufacturing, refineries, wood treatment facilities, and

commercial and residential properties.

. Identified appropriate toxicity and exposure standards for unique

compounds.

. Conducted soil, groundwater, and air sampling and risk assessment

reporting for abandoned fuel distributor sites, oil refinery, natural

gas pipeline metering station, railroad derailment sites, and chemical

plants.

. Served as the committee member of the La DEQ Risk Evaluation and

Corrective Action Program (RECAP) regulatory development committee

with technical specialty in Solid Waste regulations and petroleum

analysis. Co-wrote the Soil Re-use section of RECAP and revised the

Louisiana Solid Waste Regulations to incorporate RECAP.

. Instructed fellow environmental professionals in the application of

Louisiana's risk-based corrective actions in a series of seminars.

Compliance and Permitting

. Negotiated alternative compliance goals for a waste stream regulated

under the Louisiana Solid Waste Regulations.

. Inspected for and enforced LDEQ Solid Waste regulations as an

Environmental Scientist for 5 years.

. Wrote and managed Solid Waste enforcement actions (Compliance Orders,

Orders, Orders to Upgrade/Close) on behalf of LDEQ.

. Reviewed Solid Waste inspections for potential violations of permits

and regulations.

. Represented the La DEQ Solid Waste Division as a regulatory specialist

in administrative hearing proceedings.

Incident Response and Site Investigations

. As a regulator, volunteered for additional duty as an incident

responder. Responsibilities included on-call shift work for all hours

and all days responding to a site, managing immediate emergencies,

coordinating hand-over to higher level incident commanders (the

Louisiana State Police), and providing technical support for on-going

operations.

. Set up, equipped, and managed a field laboratory. Performed on-site

analysis of benzene impacted soil and groundwater at an emergency

benzene pipeline release site with prototype GC-FID equipment. This

resulted in 1 hour turn-around of air, soil, and water samples instead

of 24-hour best speed off-site analysis.

. As a member of university department with the nation-wide contract

providing scientific and technical support to NOAA, assisted the US

Coast Guard identify potential fate and transport pathways for large

chemical spills as well as provided 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher

training.

. Planned, prepared, and oversaw numerous subsurface investigations

including: installation of soil exploration borings/monitor wells,

soil and groundwater sampling, aquifer testing, surface water

sampling, air monitoring, and excavation activities

. Mapped facilities and sample points with GPS systems. Coordinated

production of site plans combining historical and current aerial

photography, topographical maps, and GPS data.

. Railroad derailment air monitoring and environmental emergency

response support.

Education

Masters of Science

Environmental Sciences (Environmental Toxicology), Louisiana State

University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,1994. Thesis Title: Contributions of an

Organoclay to Bioremediation of an Open Ocean Oil Spill

Bachelors of Science

Microbiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1991

Employment History

2008-2012

Risk Assessment Specialist, Kleinfelder, Dayton, Ohio

2005-2008

Risk Assessment Specialist & Environmental Scientist, CH2M HILL, Dayton,

Ohio

2003-2005

Risk Assessment Specialist & Environmental Scientist, ConestogaRovers &

Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2002

Environmental Scientist, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality,

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2000-2002

Research Associate, Louisiana State University, Department of Environmental

Sciences, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ("Response and Chemical Assessment Team"

supporting NOAA in emergency response)

1999-2000

Environmental Consultant, Cordeval, Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina

1994-1999

Environmental Scientist, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

(LDEQ), Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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