Engineer Manager

Venkat Balasubramanian

PO Box ***, Chatham, NJ **928 201-***-**** ******@*****.***

EDUCATION

Master’s in Environmental Engineering, 2006 – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, 2004 – University of Madras, Chennai, India

CERTIFICATIONS

Engineer In Training (EIT #138920 – California)

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 40-hour Training; 8-hour Refresher

New Jersey Department of Transportation – HAZMAT Training Certificate

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

: NYSDEC Regulations, Construction Site Air Compliance Monitoring, Construction

Air

Equipment Emissions Management, Emission Calculations

: NPDES Permit reviews, SWPPP, Groundwater Remediation, Storm sewer Investigation

Water

and Mapping, NJDEP and ADEC Regulations

: Hazardous Waste Management & Manifest; RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA

Solid Waste

: EHS Audits during Site Investigations

Compliance

: Proposal Writing, Task Managements, Budget Tracking, Compliance Oversight

Project Management

: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Database Management

Data Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BEM Systems Inc. – Environmental Engineer October 2007 - Present

Soil and Groundwater Remediation– Portal Bridge Project – NJ Transit/Amtrak

Prepared a Remedial Action Workplan and assisted Senior Engineers with calculations for consolidation and

management of Hexavalent Chromium contaminated soils and groundwater during the proposed construction

phase of the Portal Bridge in Kearny, NJ

Performed duties as an onsite coordinator and task manager to coordinate waste management efforts at a bridge

construction site which spans over several contaminated sites. Waste profiles included both hazardous and non-

hazardous soils and liquids and disposal in accordance with RCRA and local regulations.

Environmental Specialist, NJ TRANSIT CNG Gas Filling Station Design

Task Manager involved in the review of a new CNG filling station design and assist in air emission calculations for

the proposed equipment for the design.

Also assisted in coordinating with USEPA in acquiring the necessary air permits required to complete the

construction design phase.

Air Monitoring, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC), New York, NY

Served as an on-site coordinator/air quality specialist in charge of the operation and maintenance of eight ambient

air monitors as well as the interpretation and validation of data collected from them. Periodic coordination with

NYSDEC Inspectors to perform inspection and performance quality of the air monitoring equipment to maintain

compliance with applicable standards.

Other duties included helping the LMCCC maintain an equipment inventory of off-road construction vehicles at

the World Trade Center Site and other Federal sites in Lower Manhattan that have been retrofitted with particulate

filters.

This effort helped in reducing the overall emissions near surrounding residential properties and helping the

construction to maintain compliance with applicable NYSDEC Air Regulations.

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Venkat Balasubramanian

PO Box 363, Chatham, NJ 07928 201-***-**** ******@*****.***

Air Quality Specialist, Portal Bridge Project, NJ

Prepared and implemented a perimeter air monitoring program to protect the safety of workers by continuously

monitoring the effect of construction activities to the air quality.

Program involved regular communication and coordination with NJDEP to develop site specific actions levels for

monitoring.

Air Quality Specialist, Lincoln Center Redevelopment Project, Air Monitoring Program, Manhattan, NY

Provided support to the team involved in retrieving data from six stationary monitoring stations setup inside the

indoor parking garage at the Lincoln Center in New York. Collection of data involved downloading data from six

DR-4 and VRAE air monitors and calibration of the instruments.

PCB Sampling and Analysis – Hartz Mountain Property, NJ TRANSIT

Performed close coordination with NJDEP to maintain compliance with applicable USEPA and TSCA regulations

to prepare a cleanup plan for demolition, removal and disposal of PCB contaminated building.

Coordinated and directed drillers to perform core sampling at a former office building site to collect samples to

analyze for PCB contamination. Sampling consisted of wall, floor and ceiling samples, window caulk samples and

wipe samples.

The results of the sampling effort resulted in distinguishing between PCB contaminated and non contaminated

locations in the building, which in turn reduced disposal costs for the client.

Base wide Storm Sewer Survey – McGuire Air Force Base, NJ

Assisted in preparing SWPPP for the base and also lead the effort in design a plan to conduct a Storm Sewer

Investigation to identify the source contamination being discharged into a nearby creek.

Prepared work plans and managed subcontractors to perform a base wide study to map the existing storm sewer

system of the base using GPS surveying techniques.

Additionally prepared plans and managed contractors to perform a video inspection survey of the insides of the

storm sewers to determine any deficiencies in the system. Coordination also included determining methods to

handle liquid and sediment waste flushed out from the storm sewers.

The effort resulted in identifying the source of contamination within the storm sewer system and providing

recommendations for a remedial action.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Prepared Health and Safety plans to be implemented during environmental investigations with emphasis on the

following EHS aspects of the projects;

Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) Decontamination

Hazardous Material Handling and Storage Job Hazard Analysis

Spill Control and Prevention Construction Safety

Hazardous Waste Management Chemical Process Safety

Groundwater Remediation

NJ TRANSIT Light Rail - 34th Street Station Park and Ride – As a task manager, performed coordination with

contractors to install groundwater monitoring/recovery wells at a former UST site and perform oversight of

remedial activities to extract LNAPL using Enhanced Fluid Recovery (EFR) extraction method. The remediation

efforts have reduced the amount of LNAPL at the site by up to 90%. Also prepared regulatory reports to present

the results of the investigations and develop strategies for remediation.

NJ TRANSIT West Side Avenue Park and Ride (Y&T) – Worked as an onsite coordinator to perform a

comprehensive PCE delineation investigation at a former service station site utilizing MIP techniques which

produce real time data outputs. This data was utilized to delineate the horizontal and vertical extent of

contamination and also determine the source point of contaminant plume. Also prepared work plans and remedial

investigation reports for the project.

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Venkat Balasubramanian

PO Box 363, Chatham, NJ 07928 201-***-**** ******@*****.***

Soil and Groundwater Investigation – Elmwood Park Demolition Site#3, NJ – NJDOT

Managed the field program to perform a comprehensive soil and groundwater investigation at a former filling

station that had leaking USTs which contaminated the groundwater.

Oversaw and directed drilling operations based on field observations obtained from a Membrane Interface Probe

(MIP) system used to obtain real time data with relation to subsurface contaminants. Results of the investigation

helped in determining the extent of contamination and designing appropriate remedial measures.

Soil and Groundwater Investigation – The Trans-Hudson Express ARC Tunnel (Kearny Yard)

Performed field activities as an onsite coordinator at a former industrial site which had extensive hexavalent

chromium contamination in soil and groundwater. Field coordination included oversight of drilling activities for soil

borings and installation of monitoring wells, delineation of coal tar DNAPL using Laser-Induced Fluorescence,

waste management and general health and safety of workers.

EE&T Inc. – Process Engineer April 2007 – September 2007

Worked as a Process Engineer responsible for process design and calculations of filtration and clarifier units in

water treatment design projects.

Conducted on-site pilot tests to obtain data for selection of the optimal water treatment process at Morgan Water

Treatment Plant and Crown Water Treatment Plant in Cleveland, OH and Utah Valley Water Treatment Plant in

Orem, UT.

Research Assistant Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK July 2005 - July 2006

Performed groundwater vulnerability analysis for the City of Enid using WHPA, wellhead protection program and

DRASTIC modeling on a GIS platform, to determine the possible sources of contamination to groundwater.

Prepared a remediation plan for the control of excess contaminants in groundwater.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Air Pollution Control Engineering Spring 2005

Designed a municipal waste incinerator using hypothetical data for an industry in Tulsa, OK. Checked emissions

inventory for compliance with NSPS standards and modeled equipment for the same.

Industrial Wastes Engineering Fall 2004

Industrial Wastes Engineering - Studied the wastewater treatment plant of a metals finishing industry, ‘National

Standards’ in Stillwater, OK. Study included site visits to the treatment plant and preparation of alternate designs to

perform the processes involved.

Water Treatment Facility Design Spring 2006

Water Treatment Facility Design - Designed a hypothetical water treatment facility using data obtained from a city

in Brazil. Used Water CAD and AutoCAD to create hydraulic profiles and detailed drawings.

INTERNSHIPS

Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India January 2004 – May 2004

Designed and fabricated a basin type solar still for the treatment of effluent from a tannery. Conducted experiments

to find efficiency of the still by checking the percentage purity of water obtained.

E Qual Engineering and Systems, Chennai, India July 2003 – December 2003

Examined the established norms for the certification of ISO 9001, 1400 for Chemical Industries.

Carborundum Universal, Chennai, India April 2003 – June 2003

Performed an onsite study of the wastewater treatment facility of an abrasives industry, with emphasis on treatment

of discharge water treatment and management.

PUBLICATIONS

ASCE Conference Proceedings

Use of WHPA Model on GIS Platform for Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment; World Environmental and Water

Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a; Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

2008; A. K. Tyagi, F. ASCE and V. Balasubramanian; May 2008

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