Environmental Health and Safety Manager/Director

RON LEIKEN, QEP, CEM

775-***-**** (land)

775-***-**** (mobile)

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Mr. Leiken has more than 25 years of Environmental, Healthy, and Safety (EHS) compliance

and management experience. He has assisted many companies to successfully navigate the

complex world of EHS regulations, with planning, preparing, directing, and implementing EHS

programs to ensure a compliant and safe, healthy and accident-free work environment in

accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations. He boasts diverse expertise,

including EHS compliance audits, hazard communication, injury and illness prevention, air

permitting and compliance, wastewater compliance, hazardous (RCRA) and Universal Waste

management, storm water pollution prevention (SWPPP), spill prevention and response (SPCC)

plans, industrial hygiene, OSHA compliance, and EHS training programs. Mr. Leiken has strong

command of EHS regulations, federal and many state programs. He is very good with building

working relationships with regulators, responding to their requests, negotiating terms, and

providing presentations to agency staff and decision-makers. He has performed over 150 EHS

compliance audits throughout the country. He also has experience with going beyond day-to-day

compliance activities by with Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

EXPERIENCE

Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)

Reno, NV

March 2013 - present

PART-TIME FACULTY, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS – INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES

PROGRAM: Currently teaching a class on “Environmental Regulations.” Part of certificate

program for plant operators. Topics include air permit compliance, hazardous waste (RCRA)

compliance, used oil management, universal waste, NEPA, permitting, and emergency (including

spills, fire, earthquake) preparedness and response. Presented each semester.

Independent Consulting/Contracting

Western US (primarily CA, NV, and OR)

March 2013 – Present

Performing a variety of projects, including EHS tasks for a mine, environmental permitting

documents for a proposed oil and gas exploration project, project management of permitting for a

cement mine expansion in California, air permitting for a waste recycling facility, Storm Water

Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for a mine and an oil and gas project, NEPA documentation

for several projects, development and implementation of RCRA and environmental training for

plant employees (including maintenance of training records), California-specific hazardous

materials compliance tasks for a client, and environmental program management tasks for a

national food processing company.

Ormat

Western/Pacific Region

July 2008 – March 2013

ENVIRONMENTAL/REGULATORY AFFAIRS: Environmental permitting for new development and

exploration energy projects and compliance for existing facilities for locations in California,

Nevada, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii. On the permitting side, responsible for preparation and

submittal of various permit applications and environmental studies and managing the complete

NEPA and/or CEQA documentation and process. Extensive coordination and communication with

various federal, state, and local agencies. Gave several presentations to agency staff, Planning

Commissions, and County Boards of Supervisors, BLM, along with to public interest groups.

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Work also included environmental compliance for existing plants, including hazardous waste

(RCRA) management programs, SPCC Plans, air permitting, wastewater permitting, greenhouse

gas regulatory compliance, environmental audits, and environmental and RCRA training for plant

staff. Also managed some environmental due diligence efforts, and a corporate EHS auditing

program.

ENVIRON International Corporation

Western US (primarily CA)

September 2006 – July 2008

SENIOR MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY: Performed a variety of

environmental, health and safety services, as regulatory compliance advisor for projects

throughout the Western US. Projects include Acting Environmental Manager for a large glass

manufacturing plant, air quality and environmental advisor for a large microelectronics /

semiconductor complex, various environmental program tasks for a large pharmaceutical

company and campus in CA, environmental due diligence (Environmental Site Assessments) for

corporate acquisitions, and other shorter term projects including various air permitting projects,

OSHA hazard communication programs, and EHS training. Also responsible for marketing and

business development. Worked (telecommuted) from a home office, reporting to the SF Bay Area

office, providing services throughout the West.

MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.

(formerly called Harding Lawson Associates)

Carson City, NV, 2001 – 2006

Novato, CA, October 1989 – 2001

18 years total with MACTEC

PRINCIPAL EHS SCIENTIST/ENGINEER: Senior project manager performing a variety of

environmental compliance and management, health & safety and OSHA, air quality, noise,

pollution prevention/waste minimization, permitting, and other related projects throughout the

country. Environmental management and regulatory compliance experience includes performing

compliance audits of industrial facilities, preparing air quality and wastewater permit application

packages, storm water plans (SWPPPs), hazardous materials management plans and training

programs, RCRA hazardous waste management plans, RCRA Part B permits, SARA 313 Form

Rs, TSCA compliance, DOT hazmat and hazardous waste transportation management, preparing

emergency prevention and response plans (including SPCC Plans), and other environmental

services. Several years was focused on air permitting (including Title V) and compliance. Safety

and industrial hygiene experience includes preparation and implementation of safety and

environmental manuals and procedures, providing safety and environmental training, health and

safety audits, industrial hygiene monitoring (noise and air exposures), electrical safety programs,

OSHA logs, incident reports, maintenance of training and reporting documents, and implementing

day-to-day environmental and safety procedures. Also prepared complete NEPA or CEQA

documents or technical portions of them for a variety of projects. In 18 years with this company,

worked on a wide range of facilities including landfills, hazardous waste disposal and recycling

facilities, many types of manufacturing, airlines, and more. Responsibilities also included

marketing and sales, and growing a practice. Telecommuted from home office half time.

Radian Corporation

Sacramento, CA

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ENGINEER: Performed and managed technical analyses,

including air emissions inventories, air quality impact reports, permitting, noise reports,

environmental toxicology, SARA Form R audits, and multidisciplinary studies (air, biology, traffic,

soils, and land use) for use in Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) especially for biomass power

plants. Performed technical analyses for a RCRA Part B hazardous waste treatment and disposal

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facility. Conducted some field work such as soil vapor sampling and hazardous material

investigations at contaminated sites. (9/87 - 8/89 – two years)

Junior-Level Positions

• Perspective Planning, San Luis Obispo, CA - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST (environmental

impact reports), 2/87 - 7/87

• Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc., Sacramento, CA - ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

(Responsibilities included data gathering, technical analysis, and preparation of CEQA and

NEPA environmental reports. Technical analyses conducted or assisted on include: air

quality, traffic, hydrology, noise, geology and soils, and biological resources), 6/86 – 12/86 –

six months full-time

• County of San Luis Obispo, Environmental Coordinator’s Office, ENVIRONMENTAL

PLANNER (CEQA documents), 1/86 - 6/86

• USDA Forest Service, Inyo National Forest, HYDROLOGIC AIDE (erosion control, watershed

rehabilitation), 4 months full-time, 1985

• California State Parks, Lake Tahoe, RANGER, Summer 1984

• California Polytechnic State University, HYDROLOGY ASSISTANT, 1984 - 85

• USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, RANGER, Summer 1983

• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe, CA, ENVIRONMENTAL INTERN, 1982

– 1983

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources Management, Concentration in Environmental Services

(Science), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. Graduated with

honors, Magna cum laude.

Extensive ongoing training over the years, in air quality, hazardous waste management, DOT,

indoor air quality, employee health and safety, ISO 14001.

REGISTRATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Certified Environmental Manager (CEM) – Nevada, since 2001

• Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) - California (No. 03414, not current)

• Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) - Institute of Professional Environmental Practice

(No. 12960268, since 1996); Nevada Regional Coordinator

• Air and Waste Management Association

• Certified Air Permit Professional, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (not

current)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

2008 – 2013: Many presentations to agency staff, Planning Commissions, Boards of Supervisors,

environmental and public interest groups, and a Tribal Council

2002. Environmental Due Diligence, presented to CCIM – Northern Nevada

1999. Environmental Issues of Meat Processing Plants, a series of four articles published in Meat

& Poultry, June – December.

1995. Introduction to Air Quality Management. 3-hour class presented to Building Owners and

Managers Association (BOMA) of San Francisco, September.

1995. Environmental issues of Laos. Presented and in Proceedings of Pacific Rim Environmental

Conference, Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), San Francisco, October.

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1995. Air Emission Reduction Plan for Travis Air Force Base, Presented and in Proceedings of

the 4th Annual Air Force Worldwide Pollution Prevention Conference and Exhibition, Texas,

August.

1994. 1994 Title V Update; Implications for the San Francisco Bay Area. Presented at the San

Francisco Bar Association's Clean Air Laws Conference, May.

1993. Air Quality and Health Risks of Combustion of Scrap Tires in a Cement Kiln. Presented at

and in Proceedings of Air and Waste Management Associations 1993 Annual Meeting, Denver,

June.

1993. Environmental issues of combustion of scrap tires as a supplement to coal in a cement kiln

in California. Presented at and in Proceedings of Portland Cement Association's 1993 Emerging

Technologies Symposium, Chicago, March.

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