Multi-Site EHS Director, Remediation Program Manager

R U E A N N

T H O M A S

P.O.

Box

***

Phone:

541-***-****

Longview,

WA

98632

Email:

******@*****.***

E N V I R O N M E N T A L

M A N A G E R

An

experienced

Environmental

Manager

with

a

history

of

effectively

managing

complex,

challenging

environmental

programs.

My

expertise

includes

developing

innovative

solutions

and

strategies

that

foster

practical

environmental

stewardship

and

sustainability

that

integrates

with

business

and

financial

goals.

As

a

manager,

I

have

over

20

years

of

experience

in

managing

large

company

wide

regulatory

compliance

and

safety

programs,

environmental

permitting,

budgets,

people

development,

fostering

teamwork

with

multiple

workforce

personnel,

and

communication

with

internal

and

external

groups.

AREAS

O F

EXPERTISE

Environmental

Compliance

Manage

Multiple

Facilities

in

Environmental

Permitting

Company

Environmental

Strategy

different

States

with

Multiple

Staff

Sustainability

Projects

Development

Regulatory

Negotiations

Public

Liaison

Safety

Management

Programs

Contractor

Management

Program

Budgeting

Remediation

Land

Acquisition

and

Redevelopment

ISO

Compliance

Habitat

Restoration

Environmental

Reporting

LEED

Certification

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

N ATTURA

G ROUP

2012

–

P RESENT

P RINCIPAL

Specialize

in

strategic

planning

for

remediation

investigation

and

agency

negotiations,

natural

resource

liability,

property

redevelopment,

habitat

restoration,

and

agency

negotiations

for

complex

environmental

issues.

Serve

as

client

representative

in

all

phases

of

regulatory

negotiations,

public

involvement

and

contractor

management

for

active

remedial

investigations

and

cleanups.

Environmental

sustainability

projects

include

groundwater

recirculation,

habitat

projects

utilizing

native

plants

species,

solar

power

for

monitoring

stations,

and

waste

minimization

efforts.

B LUEFIELD

H OLDINGS,

INC .

2 007

2 012

D IRECTOR

Served

as

a

member

of

the

Bluefield

team

responsible

for

developing

innovative

financial

solution

for

companies’

natural

resource

liability

utilizing

public/private

partnerships.

Managed

due

diligence

investigations,

project

design,

approvals

from

landowners

and

all

involved

regulatory

agencies,

project

valuation;

and

managed

project

budgets

and

timelines.

Responsible

for

Natural

Resource

Trustee

negotiations,

land

acquisition,

leases,

permits,

community

involvement,

and

construction.

Managed

3

direct

reports

and

numerous

consulting

firms,

attorneys,

and

project

teams.

Our

goal

was

to

establish

sound

financial

solutions

and

strategies

to

ensure

ecologically

sound

projects

that

could

solve

liability

issues

cost

effectively

and

permanently.

Managed

public

participation

and

served

as

public

spokesperson.

Projects

included

water

footprinting

investigations

and

water

usage

minimizations;

LEED

certification;

utilizing

native

species

for

habitat

restoration

projects;

solar

monitoring;

use

of

bio

swales

for

stormwater

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management;

and

hardscape

minimized

roads

and

walkways.

Continued

management

of

clients

EHS

activities

and

remediation

programs.

J.H.

B AXTER

&

C O

2001

2007

E NVIRONMENTAL

P ROGRAMS

D IRECTOR

Directed

regulatory

compliance

activities

for

four

operating

wood

treatment

facilities.

Responsible

for

EPA

and

multiple

State

compliance

programs,

OSHA

safety

programs,

DOT

compliance,

environmental

reporting

and

documentation,

auditing

programs,

stormwater

treatment

facility

operations,

management

of

environmental

and

safety

personnel,

budgeting,

ISO

certifications

and

strategy

development

for

new

products

and

operations

pertaining

to

environmental

compliance.

Managed

the

remedial

investigations

and

remedial

actions

at

each

of

the

four

operating

and

two

closed

wood

treating

facilities,

including

2

Superfund

NPL

sites.

Managed

8

direct

reports

and

numerous

consultants

and

attorneys.

Negotiated

renewal

of

air

permits,

NPDES

permits,

and

Stormwater

Discharge

Permits

in

three

states.

Managed

public

participation

and

involvement.

Remedial

program

responsibilities

include

developing

investigation

plans,

technical

reports,

risk

assessments,

ecological

assessments,

numerous

technical

reports,

construction

plans,

remedy

selection,

multiple

agency

negotiations,

and

maintaining

positive

working

relationships

with

agency

personnel

and

the

public.

Sustainability

projects

included

energy

audits;

lighting

upgrades

to

reduce

power

usage;

recycling

programs;

bio

remediation

projects;

solar

power

projects;

waste

minimization;

bio

diesel

utilization;

and

reduction

programs

for

oil

usage.

Managed

the

decommissioning

of

one

wood

treatment

facility

and

facilitated

the

sale

and

redevelopment

of

the

closed

facility.

Responsible

for

design

and

construction

of

a

$3.2

million

stormwater

treatment

facility.

Responsible

for

re

design

and

construction

of

process

water

treatment

system.

INTERNATIONAL

P APER

1995

2001

S ENIOR

P ROGRAM

M ANAGER

Established

a

company

wide

remediation

program

with

environmental

reserves

totaling

over

$150

million.

Managed

over

40

environmental

remediation

projects,

conducted

negotiations

with

regulatory

agencies,

managed

numerous

consultants,

and

developed

environmental

strategy

using

economic

forecasts,

redevelopment

options,

and

technical

practicability.

Advised

legal

and

management

staff

on

technical

strategy,

regulatory

compliance,

and

redevelopment

issues,

due

diligence,

facility

closures,

and

economic

strategy.

Provided

project

management

for

large,

complex

remediation

projects

such

as

slurry

walls,

facility

demolition,

soil

excavation,

and

treatment

cell

construction

at

a

variety

of

facilities

such

as

pulp

and

paper

mills,

wood

treating

sites,

chemical

plants

and

closed

facilities.

Developed

company

wide

standardized

health

and

safety,

quality

assurance,

sampling

and

analysis,

and

data

management

plans

to

facilitate

consistency

and

cost

savings.

Sustainability

projects

included

phytoremediation,

bio

remediation,

solar

powered

monitoring

stations,

recycling

of

demolition

wastes,

and

waste

minimization

programs.

Major

accomplishments

included

obtaining

closure

on

ten

remedial

projects

utilizing

innovative

technology,

natural

attenuation,

negotiated

settlements,

and/or

redevelopment

strategies.

Site

closures

and

implementation

of

new

company

procedures

resulted

in

net

cost

savings

and

reserve

reduction

of

over

$35

million.

Westinghouse

Hanford,

Inc.

1994

1995

RCRA/CERCLA

Program

Manager

Assisted

in

the

management

of

the

remediation

program

for

all

the

reactor

areas

at

the

Hanford

Nuclear

Reservation

as

a

contractor

for

the

Department

of

Energy

(DOE).

Provided

technical

strategy

development

and

negotiated

with

regulatory

agencies.

Provided

regulatory

analysis,

guidance,

and

strategy

development

for

the

CERCLA

program.

Assisted

in

development

of

Natural

Resource

Trustee

council,

risk

assessment

program

and

document

development.

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Established

and

managed

the

Risk

Assessment

Council

for

all

Westinghouse

government

contracts

to

facilitate

coordination

and

consistency

at

all

federal

facility

remediation

programs.

W ESTINGHOUSE

S AVANNAH

R IVER

C O

1989

1994

RCRA/CERCLA

P ROGRAM

C OORDINATOR

Co

coordinated

the

RCRA/CERCLA

remediation

program

of

over

115

waste

units

and

provided

liaison

between

technical

staff

and

regulatory

agencies.

Negotiated

regulatory

agreements,

provided

regulatory

guidance

for

CERCLA

and

related

environmental

regulations,

and

analyzed

all

applicable

regulations

for

the

remediation

program.

Coordinated

the

risk

assessment

program

and

established

the

Natural

Resource

Trustee

council.

Developed

RCRA/CERCLA/NEPA

integration

strategy

for

DOE.

EDUCATION

Master

of

Science,

Environmental

Science

Hazardous

Waste

Management,

Washington

State

University,

Pullman,

WA

Bachelor

of

Science,

Wildlife

Biology,

University

of

California,

Davis,

CA

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