Environmental Management Specialist

Matthew J. Baumann

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

I am an Environmental Management Specialist with nearly 12 years

professional consulting and corporate program management experience. My

areas of expertise include development and implementation of corporate

Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Management Systems, regulatory

compliance and permitting, risk management, corporate sustainability,

environmental impact assessment, auditing and inspections, performance

monitoring and reporting, training, stakeholder engagement, contractor

management, and management review of corporate EHS policies and programs.

As Corporate Environmental Manager for Skanska, a multinational

construction and development company, I developed global environmental

policies and strategies, led the design and implemention of Skanska USA

Civil's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and oversaw corporate

sustainable development initiatives and associated key performance

indicators on heavy civil infrastructure and environmental projects across

the U.S and internationally. I was also a key member of Skanska's Executive

Safety Committee that was responsible for driving EHS performance through

implementation of an OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System.

Today, my vast knowledge of Federal, State and international environmental

laws and regulations (e.g. CWA, NPDES, CAA, Title V, RCRA, NEPA, OPA, SPCC)

and global regulatory schemes allows me to provide integral management

support to several environmental, health, and economic service divisions at

RTI International, which is a leading provider of research and technical

services for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other

international government agencies. Currently, I provide technical and

management support to the EPA and multiple government agencies in the

United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) that are augmenting national EHS programs and

systems to drive regulatory integration of EHS across targeted economic

sectors (i.e. energy, construction, industrial, transport, tourism, health,

and waste) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In addition, I have extensive

experience in air quality permitting, waste and wastewater management,

stormwater management, and hazardous materials management.

I am confident that my strong leadership skills coupled with a broad-range

of international experience in both the private and government sector would

provide your company the environmental management support needed to

mitigate environmental impacts on company finances and operations and

ensure full compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations.

Moreover, my interpersonal skills and demonstrated commitment to the

position would help to promote environmental policies and programs across

all organizational lines. Therefore, in view of my past experience and

successful track record in environmental management, I would greatly

appreciate the opportunity to interview for the Group Environmental Manager

position.

Kind Regards,

Matthew Baumann

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Education

BS, Microbiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000.

Professional Experience

Environmental Management Specialist - Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

International, RTP, NC. 2009 to date.

Government Sector

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

. Partner with the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) to

achieve strategic goals and fully implement their program

and policy initiatives, which are designed to enhance the

agencies abilities to protect and conserve the environment

and public and promote sustainable development in the

Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

. Provide technical and management support of EAD's EHS

compliance programs, including accrediting and registering

EHS consultants, reviewing and evaluating EHS studies (e.g.

EHSIAs) and management plans for proposed development

projects and industries, and evaluating industrial,

infrastructure, and development project compliance with

Government regulations and requirements.

. Integral member of a diverse team that is responsible for

developing various regulatory systems for EAD, including a

comprehensive risk assessment system, permitting system,

inspection and compliance system, and fines and violations

system consistent with international best practices.

. Develop technical guidance documents that EAD and its

partnering agencies use for permitting, inspections,

compliance monitoring, reporting, hazard assessment, and

comprehensive review of EHS studies and management plans to

ensure that rapid development is conducted safely and in

harmony with Abu Dhabi's environmental resources.

. Provide continual improvement advice on many topics, including the Abu

Dhabi EHSMS Regulatory Framework and other regulatory program-related

topics.

. Train and educate EAD staff on various EHS topics consistent with

international best practice.

U.S. EPA

. Serve as Quality Assurance Manager on EPA's Climate Change

Division - Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)

Development and Implementation Contract and the Office of

Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Support for

Metals, Minerals, and Energy (MME) Sector Contract to

ensure that the processes for conducting work under these

contracts are properly planned, documented, implemented,

and assessed. On the MME contract, RTI provides engineering

assessments and prepares regulatory proposal and

promulgation packages to support EPA/OAQPS in completing

rule development for New Source Performance Standards

(NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP), and other regulatory studies for many

source categories in the MME Sectors (including Petroleum

Refineries, Electric Utilities, Pulp and Paper, Iron and

Steel, Portland Cement, and more).

Private Sector

TES, Ltd.

. Developed and facilitated implementation of an Integrated

Management System (IMS) for TES, which provides

corporations and governments with a comprehensive range of

risk management, insurance, and investment services to

manage and transform environmentally impaired assets. The

TES IMS was developed using the British Standards

Institution PAS 99:2006 Specification of Common Management

System Requirements as a Framework for Integration to meet

the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and

Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework, prepared

by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the

Treadway Commission Risk Management System.

Corporate Environmental Manager - Skanska USA Civil, Virginia Beach, VA.

2007 to 2009

. Managed all aspects of Skanska's environmental program,

including regulatory affairs, permitting, environmental

management plan development, design review, project

estimating, auditing, compliance evaluations, incident

investigations, and legal relations.

. Acted as an advisor to top management regarding projects,

tasks, and operations.

. Identified, assessed, and reduced the company's EHS risks

and related financial costs.

. Provided leadership to multidisciplinary teams throughout

the company by coaching, training, and mentoring.

. Managed and supervised EHS coordinators across the United

States.

. Led the development and implementation of Skanska's

Integrated Management System (IMS), which includes

comprehensive QEHS management, training, monitoring, and

auditing programs that meet the ISO 9001, 14001, and OHSAS

18001 Standard requirements. Ensured that the IMS was

established, implemented, and maintained on heavy civil

construction projects throughout the United States,

including large complex transportation, flood control and

water conservation, mining reclamation, hazardous waste

remediation, and water/wastewater projects, as well as

equipment maintenance/storage facilities and concrete

production facilities.

. Prepared, maintained, and updated EHS policy and procedures

manuals.

. Defined, documented, and communicated roles and

responsibilities to operational management.

. Developed and maintained strong working relationships with

numerous regulatory and resource agency officials.

. Successfully facilitated and negotiated complex issue-

resolution challenges, as well as proactively identified

and resolved potential compliance issues.

. Traveled abroad as a committee member of Skanska's

International Environmental Professionals Network to

develop global environmental policies and strategies.

Environmental Consultant - URS Corporation, Alexandria, VA. 2004 to 2007

. Key member of the environmental management team on the

Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, a $2.5B mega-project, which

comprised the total replacement of a 7.5-mile corridor of I-

95 and the Capital Beltway, including four major

interchanges, and the centerpiece, a 12-lane drawbridge

over the Potomac River near Washington, DC.

. Responsible for reviewing final design plans for compliance

with all permit conditions, making recommendations for

avoidance and minimization of project impacts, preparing

and submitting project tracking reports, and overseeing

construction of the project to ensure that permit

conditions were met, including implementation and

monitoring of a compensatory mitigation program (i.e.

stream restoration, wetland creation, reforestation) worth

over $50 million.

. Resolved environmentally related construction issues

involving land clearing and other disturbances, demolition,

time-of-year restrictions, dewatering, spill prevention and

response, waste management, stormwater management, erosion

and sediment control, HAZMAT management, flooding,

microtunneling, underground storage tank (UST) removal and

site closure, contaminated site remediation, dredging,

resource conservation, archaeological preservation, and

noise/air/water quality monitoring.

. Closely monitored impacts to aquatic resources, wetlands,

riparian buffer areas, forests, stormwater quality,

endangered species, and other project-related environmental

impacts during all phases of construction.

. Assisted Federal, State, and local sponsoring agencies in

their efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive

environmental management plan, which enabled them to

promote positive environmental results while completing the

entire project on time and on budget to the satisfaction of

multiple major clients and the public.

Environmental Consultant - EFI Global, Humble, TX. 2001 to 2004

. Specialized in Phase I and II environmental site

assessment, UST removal, asbestos surveying, and indoor air

quality assessment.

. Job responsibilities included client and project

management, business development, field investigations,

historical research, subsurface drilling oversight, soil

and groundwater sampling, well installation,

laboratory/data analysis, technical report writing, and

extensive travel.

. Experienced in Geoprobe and hollow-stem auger drilling

methods for Phase II assessments.

. Conducted various asbestos surveys as a licensed asbestos

inspector with the Texas Department of Health.

. Performed commercial and residential building inspections

to determine whether construction defects caused indoor air

quality-related problems.

. Helped design and implement EFI's Mold Defense Inspection

Program.

. Junior project manager during a building review and

condition assessment for explosive materials (e.g.,

unexploded ordnance) at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant

in Karnack, TX. Played a critical role in determining

whether the Longhorn property was ready for transfer and

inclusion into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's

National Wildlife Refuge.

Registration/Certification

RABQSA Certified ISO 9001 (QMS) & ISO 14001 (EMS) Lead Auditor

Maryland Department of the Environment Erosion and Sediment Control

Certified

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Qualified Stormwater

Management Inspector

Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Certified Inspector

American Heart Association CPR/First Aid Certified

Special Courses

AMA: Improving Your Project Management Skills, 2011

OSHA 30-Hour, 2008

Safety Risk Management, 2008

Incident Investigation: Root Cause Analysis, 2008

Hazardous Waste Management, 2007

Managing Environmental Compliance, 2006

40-Hour HAZWOPER Site Operations, 2006-2011

Wetland Delineation, 2006

10-Hour ARTBA Highway Construction Safety, 2005

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