Manager Management
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T HO MAS C. K U N KE L
* *** ******** **. ******** Junction, NY 12533
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H ighlights of Qualifications
Noted for the ability to manage major environmental, health and safety,
engineering and construction projects as well as possessing strengths in:
• Creating divisions and programs which are high profile for companies
and agencies
• External communications for companies and agencies with major
media networks
• Overseeing large office and projects in the U.S. and overseas
• 25 years experience in private and public sector, design, construction,
safety, execute management, t raining/corporate/agency/program
management and environmental management
PROFESSIONAL EXPER I E NCE
D i rector of Safety
Danella Construction of New York and Connecticut
December 2012 – Present
• Coordinates the safety, health, and environmental activities at
m ultiple division levels. Provide resource and expertise to assist project
personnel in achieving a zero incident work environment and results.
S tandardized safety goals and procedures between states and divisions.
• Achieve zero recordable incidents in multiple divisions
• Provide division management with reports (statistical information,
f ield audit summaries, t raining status, approved driver list: DOT and
non-DOT, accident t rend analysis, etc.)
D i rector of Envi ronmental H ealth and Safety Division
L ower Manhattan Construction Command Center (Ground Zero),
N ew York, NY
Nov. 2005- September 2013
• Division creation and overall responsibility for the development of all
p rojects, both public and private in Lower Manhattan related to the
environmental compliance and safety. These responsibilities include
p rogram creation, environmental monitoring, environmental policies,
technical reviews, development of websites and media, compliance
i nspections, management of performance of consultant contracts and
overall costs of that division. (Governor of New York State Executive
O rder and Mayor of NYC Executive Order)
NYS Depa rtment of Envi ronmental Conservation
Region 2 L IC, New York, NY
1997-2005
D i rector (NYC)
• Director of New York State’s environmental personnel for
environmental monitoring activities performed in New York City.
M anage a staff of 200 scientists and engineers involved in municipal
environmental projects, including those performed by governmental
agencies, including Port Authority, NYC Transit, Con Ed, and other
energy producers in NYC (Reliant, NRG, Etc.) and most city agencies,
i ncluding the Departments of Environmental Protection, Design and
Construction, Sanitation, and Housing.
• Other program areas include cleanup of solid and hazardous waste
s ites, management of major fuel storage, spill properties, water
management and air quality.
P rogram Chief of Operations: I ncident Command DEC/OEM
World T rade Center I ncident
• World Trade Disaster Emergency Response, New York State
Department of Environmental Conservations. Chief of Operations for
New York State’s emergency response to the World Trade Center
d isaster. Responsibilities include management of a 150+ member staff
performing oversight of WTC debris t ransport, t ransfer, staging, and
d isposal operations: environmental permitt ing, spills response; air and
environmental monitoring; facility inspection; internal and external
Department communications; related natural resources management,
and contemporaneous environmental response (Anthrax Cleanup)
• Created a command center and a 50- member response team, which
monitored environmental damage to water, soil and air, while reducing
hazardous and environmental exposure to New York City.
Consolidated Edison of New York
4 I rving Place, New York, NY
June 1996 – April 1997
Environmental Affai rs Engineer
• Coordinated response teams to various emergencies, specifically steam
b reaks and t ransformer fi res.
• Assessed potential environmental r isks and health hazards at facilities
and made recommendations to execute to decrease r isk exposure.
• Coordinated and directed construction upgrades of substations
i nvolving asbestos and lead decontamination.
• Developed operating procedures, policies, and principles pertaining to
environmental compliance.
• Provide regulatory assistance to numerous Con Edison power plants
and facilities in all aspects of environmental programs and
management.
• Provide strategic direction for environmental initiatives and
environmental r isks. L iaison to government agencies.
Hoffman La Roche
Tuxedo, NY
A pril 1992- June 1996
Solid and H azardous Waste Manager
• Oversight of construction debris t ransfer, staging and disposal and
operations; environmental permit ting, spills response; air and
environmental monitoring and facility inspection.
• Responsible for the safe t ransportation, coordination and supervision
off all aspects of radioactive, hazardous and solid waste disposal for
$150 million decommissioning construction project.
• Responsible for the remediation of underground storage tanks and
d isposition of contaminated soil to regulated landfills.
• L iaison to governmental agencies and responded to daily issues of
compliance with regulatory agencies.
Articles Published Particulate Monitoring and Control in Lower
M anhattan
L arge Urban Development, June 2007
I mplementing Environmental Performance
Commitments
D uring the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Project,
Feb.
2008
Education/ M ichigan State University Degree: Bachelor of
Science
T raining M ajor: Environmental Management and Natural
Resources
C alifornia State University: Physics Courses
H a rva rd School of Public Health: I ndustrial
H ygiene
C ertification
S ite Safety Manager and Coordinator
H az Mat Supervisor
P roject Manager
R CRA Compliance
OSHA Certification
F i rst Aid Certification
Safety Regulatory Compliance
Asbestos Supervisor
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