Project Manager Management

David Rowlands, Ph.D., P.G.

Cell: 832-***-****

E-mail: *************.***@*****.***

Summary:

. Demonstrated leadership experience as a project manager, technical

manager, deputy program manager, program manager, and vice president

. Ph.D. in geology, Registered Professional Geologist, TX and FL

(Louisiana pending)

. Over 30 years of experience as a geologist, project and program

manager

. Wide range of consulting experience in both the nuclear power and

environmental industries

. Experience mentoring junior geoscientists and environmental scientists

. Business development and proposal experience with industrial,

commercial, and federal clients

. Experience negotiating remedies with state agencies (TCEQ, NMED, ODEQ)

and EPA

. Proven Problem Solver

. Profit and loss responsibility

. Management of programs exceeding $200MM in revenue

. Experience managing multiple concurrent projects

. Experience with contracts and contract negotiations

. Through knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations,

especially TX, OK, LA, AR, NM, and FL

. Experience, including litigation support, with petroleum hydrocarbons,

chlorinated solvents, pesticides and herbicides, PCBs, and metals

Professional Qualifications

I am currently a project manager and senior scientist conducting site

investigations for industrial and commercial facility along the Gulf Coast

and other areas of Texas. I also assist clients in negotiations with the

TCEQ and EPA.

I have been in the environmental consulting industry since 1988. I have

conducted and overseen Phase I, Phase II, and other site investigations,

designed and executed remediation projects and provided project management

and technical consulting for a wide range of soil and groundwater projects

under federal and state regulations. CERCLA projects have been for

industrial and federal clients, and have included remedial investigations,

feasibility studies, remedial design, remedial action, and remedial action

oversight. RCRA projects included RCRA permitting, RCRA facility

investigations, corrective measures studies, and corrective actions.

I have technical and management experience with remediation ranging from

gasoline stations, to chemical plants and refineries, to superfund sites. I

have performed soil and groundwater investigations; the design,

construction, and oversight of groundwater recovery and treatment systems;

chemical oxidation of groundwater plumes; design and construction of soil

vapor extraction systems; in situ bioremediation for groundwater and soil;

phytoremediation; stream restoration; soil removal; slurry walls and cutoff

walls; asbestos and lead based paint removal; removal of munitions of

explosive concern (MEC/UXO); landfill cap design and construction; and the

development of a method to predict SVE system performance to evaluate when,

and if, the technology will attain the remedial objective.

My business experience includes; strategic planning, business development,

client relations, general management, technical and operational staffing,

training, oversight of project managers and program management. My profit

and loss experience includes project and program management and general

management of an engineering office. I have performed monthly financial

reviews of projects (cost reimbursable, cost plus fixed fee, and lump sum

projects), including cost-to-complete. I have experience with contract

negotiation, subcontracting, and regulatory negotiations.

Education

Ph.D., Geology, University of South Carolina;

M.S., Geology, West Virginia University;

B.S., Geology, Juniata College;

Registrations

Professional Geologist, Florida, 1989, Registration No. 1188

Professional Geologist, Texas, 2003, Registration No. 1417

Organizations

. Geological Society of America

. Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists

. Seismological Society of America

. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

. Houston Geological Society

. Society of American Military Engineers

. American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Additional Education and Training

Project Management Training, MACTEC, 2010

Project Management Training, Shaw E & I, 2004-2008

Proposal Process and Proposal Writing, Shaw E&I, 2006

Frontline Leadership Training, Shaw E & I, 2004

Computerized Seismic Interpretation (Seismic Microtechnology), June, 1998

Project Management Training, IT Corporation, April, 1991

Leadership Training, IT Corporation, June, 1990

Proposal Writing and Strategies, IT Corporation, April, 1990

40-Hour OSHA Training in Compliance with 29 CFR 1910.120, June, 1988

Technical Mgmt., Strategies and Communication, Carnegie Mellon Univ., 1981

Accounting, Finance, and Law, Carnegie Mellon University, 1981

Computer Skills

I have a wide variety of computer skills and am experienced with Microsoft

Office, Access, and Microsoft Project. In addition, I have experience with

specialized programs used in geology, hydrogeology, and geophysics,

including Grapher, Surfer, ModelCAD, and MODFLOW.

Honors and Awards

. American Nuclear Society (ANS): I served on the ANS working group to

prepare the industry standard guideline for the "Identification and

Assessment of Capable Faults for Nuclear Facilities." This guidance

document is used for site selection of nuclear facilities throughout the

world.

. Senior Technical Leader, Shaw E&I: I was named senior technical leader

within the Shaw Group of Companies. Shaw employed approximately 24,000

people worldwide, of which 150 were senior technical leaders.

. Outstanding Project Manager, Smith Technology: I was named the

Outstanding Project Manager for Smith Technologies in 1997. Smith was

listed as one of the 10 largest environmental companies in Engineering

News Record. Smith typically executed 2500 to 3000 projects per year.

. Outstanding Technical Achievement, Smith Technology: I was recognized for

outstanding technical achievement for the technical assessment, and

allocation of environmental liabilities associated with adjoining

chemical plants at a Superfund site in Pocatello, Idaho.

. Project Management Associate, IT Corporation: I was selected as one of

the first 50 project management associates for IT Corporation in 1991. At

the time, IT Corporation was ranked as the largest environmental services

firm in the United States.

Employment History

2012 to Present: Senior Geologist/Program Manager

World Environmental, Houston, TX

I work on a variety of environmental projects including Phase I and Phase

II investigations, and larger projects involving soil and groundwater

contamination in Texas and Louisiana.

2009-2011 Principal Geologist/Senior Geologist

AMEC Environmental and Infrastructure, Houston, TX

MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Houston, TX

I worked on environmental and engineering projects throughout the United

States. These projects included geological and seismological studies for

the proposed addition of two reactors to the South Texas Nuclear Project,

and for a proposed addition of nuclear reactors for a power plant in New

Jersey, geologic hazard analysis for portions of the Ruby pipeline between

Wyoming and central Oregon, and the preparation of an RI/FS for a superfund

site in Texas. I supervised and coordinated the work of 23 technical staff

conducting NRDA related work for BP in Louisiana during the Deepwater

Horizon oil spill. I was the geological and geotechnical lead for a

project related to the failure of a natural gas storage cavern in a Gulf

Coast Salt Dome.

1998-2008 Deputy Program Manager-Technical Manager, Shaw Environmental &

Infrastructure, Houston, TX

I was the technical manager and deputy program manager for the Tulsa TERC

program ($215 million contract value), Tulsa CEC program ($200 million) and

Tulsa A-E Contract ($3 million) and had responsibility for 18 technical

staff working on task orders at 13 military facilities and 10 Superfund

sites located throughout EPA Region VI. As deputy program manager my

responsibilities included review of project and program financial results

and projections, assignment of project managers, and interaction with the

client and representatives of various military installations. I prepared

and lead the monthly program review of all projects.

As technical manager I was responsible for the day-to-day activities for

the program. I was responsible for all technical work done on the

programs, including, staffing, assignment of staff, assisting in the

development of technical approaches for projects, and technical peer review

and approval of all documents including proposals, cost estimates, work

plans, health and safety plans, QA/QC Plans, technical reports, contracts,

designs and specifications, and subcontracting documents.

1997-1998 Vice President, Locus Technologies, Newark, California

I provided technical management and technical oversight for projects in

northern California. Projects included a groundwater remediation project

in Mountain View, and groundwater projects in Richmond and Newark that

utilized monitored natural attenuation. Other duties included project

management, business development, and marketing.

1995-1997 Senior Project Manager/Senior Geologist, Smith Technology

Corporation (formerly Canonie Environmental Services Corporation),

Pleasanton, California

My primary responsibilities included project management, business

development, technical and financial oversight of other project managers,

and manager of geology. I was responsible for the management of a Master

Service Agreement with Northrop-Grumman Corporation and management of a $5

million pesticide/herbicide remediation project for FMC Corporation. My

accomplishments included renegotiation of a Record of Decision for a site

in Fresno that significantly reduced the soil and groundwater remediation

costs for the client.

1993-1995 Project Director, Roy F. Weston, Houston, TX

The project director role included business development, proposal

evaluation and preparation, client relations, and oversight and training of

project managers. I provided program management for a $5 million IDO

contract with the USACE - Tulsa District for projects within EPA Region VI,

and program management of an IDO contract with Houston METRO.

1989-1993 Project Manager and Senior Project Manager, IT Corporation,

Houston, TX

I was responsible for execution of RCRA and CERCLA projects for government

and private sector clients. I was also responsible for business

development, go-no go decisions, proposal preparation, project reviews, and

contract and subcontract management. I was the program manager for two

USACE $5 million IDO contracts with the Huntsville District, program

manager for Chevron UST projects in TX, LA, AL, MS, and AR, and UST

projects for Southland Corporation (7-Eleven) in Texas and Arkansas.

1983-1989 Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

I was an Assistant Professor of Structural Geology and Geophysics and

taught courses in structural geology, regional tectonics, earthquake

seismology, introductory geophysics, seismic interpretation, physical and

historical geology.

1973-1982 Senior Staff Consultant, D'Appolonia Consulting Engineers,

Pittsburgh, PA

I specialized in structural geology and seismology investigations for

nuclear power plants, nuclear processing facilities, and other critical

facilities. I worked on projects throughout the United States, Europe, the

Middle East, and Far East and served as technical manager, or lead

scientist for site investigations, preparation of Preliminary Safety

Analysis Reports, and other nuclear licensing documents. International

nuclear projects were located in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the former

Yugoslavia, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, and South Korea.

Representative Environmental Project Experience:

Principal Geologist/Senior Consultant: I performed an investigation of

heavy metal contamination at an approximately 1,500 acre industrial

facility in east Texas. An Affected Property Assessment Report (APAR) was

prepared by another consultant indicating that the facility had extensive

heavy metal contamination (lead, cobalt, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury) in

both the soil and groundwater. After an extensive geological and

geochemical study of existing data I was able to demonstrate to the

satisfaction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the

metal concentrations in the soil and groundwater were the result of natural

geochemical processes and not a result of contamination. The report was

accepted without comment. This saved the client more than $2 million in

additional investigation and monitoring costs and more that $5 million in

potential remediation costs.

Technical Manager: I was the technical manager for the USACE Tulsa, Total

Environmental Restoration Contract. We executed 142 Task Orders ranging

from site investigations through remedial design and construction.

Remediation included soil removal, slurry wall construction, landfill cap

construction, groundwater recovery (wells and cutoff trenches) in-situ

bioremediation, in-situ oxidation of chlorinated solvents, and munitions

removal. Task orders were at 9 Army installations, 5 Air Force bases, and 7

superfund sites throughout TX, OK, AR, and LA.

Senior Project Manager: I was the senior project manager for remediation at

a former pesticide formulation facility for FMC Corporation, Fresno,

California. My responsibilities included all aspects of financial and

technical management of the project. My technical responsibilities

included the following: operation and maintenance of a 150-gpm groundwater

treatment system, quarterly groundwater monitoring and reporting,

installation of monitoring wells, Phase I SVE design and pilot testing,

design of a full-scale SVE system, preparation of a Feasibility Study for

off-site groundwater, preparation of a Remedial Action Plan for on-site

soils, design of a closure cover system, 3-D contaminant fate and transport

modeling of groundwater and the design of a treatment system for off-site

groundwater. Successfully negotiated a change in the ROD that

significantly reduced remediation costs. Other activities include weekly

client interaction with local and corporate environmental staff, assistance

in formulating strategies, and negotiation with state regulatory agencies

(DTSC and RWQCB).

. Project Manager, Fort Bliss, Texas: My role as project manager began with

preparation of cost proposals and cost negotiations with the Corp of

Engineers. Individual projects included: modification of a RCRA Part B

Permit for an ordnance disposal area, investigation of an uncontrolled

medical waste landfill, negotiation of a compliance agreement to address

unregistered USTs and ASTs in Texas and New Mexico, establishing a new

hazardous waste storage facility, operation of the existing hazardous

waste storage facility, modification of the RCRA Permit for the existing

storage facility to include the new facility, and performing

environmental compliance audits for current operating facilities.

Project Manager, Indefinite Delivery Order contract, Metropolitan Transit

Authority (METRO), Houston, Texas: I was the proposal manager and made the

formal presentation to the selection committee, negotiated the contract

rates and terms, and managed the projects. Work performed included a Phase

I site assessment, a regulatory compliance review of an operating facility,

and a major site investigation of soil and groundwater contamination at an

operating facility. This site investigation included drilling, sampling,

report preparation, presentations to METRO executives, and negotiation of

remediation goals with the TNRCC using the Texas Risk Reduction Rules.

Project Manager, Groundwater Remedial Design Project, Geneva Superfund

Site, Houston, for the Texas Water Commission. My responsibilities

included cost estimates, contract negotiations, and technical and financial

management. The project included design and placement of recovery wells,

design of the groundwater recovery system, groundwater modeling, design of

the groundwater treatment system, preparation of technical specifications

and bid packages, and meetings with the lead agencies, the Texas Water

Commission (currently the TCEQ) and EPA Region VI. I also provided

management of the oversight portion of the groundwater Remedial Action for

this project.

Project Director, UST Projects, Chevron. I was responsible for program

quality, business development, client interface, establishing policies

consistent with client requirements, report and proposal review. The work

included investigations, and soil and groundwater remediation. The program

included coordination of work in six company offices and covered a seven

state (TX, LA, Al, MS, FL, AR, and OK) market area for the client.

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