Environmental Specialist

*** *. ***** ***.

San Antonio, TX *****

Michael Castaneda

Phone: 210-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

WORK SUMMARY:

Numerous years of work experience, including but not limited to

serving as a Sr. Environmental Consultant in support of the Air

PROFESSIONAL Force Real Property Agency (AFRPA) Base Realignment and Closure

EXPERIENCE (BRAC) and the Air Force Center for Engineering and the

Environment (AFCEE)/CMS efforts. Supported AFCEE PROACT

program and served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the

Enterprise Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health

Management Information System (EESOH-MIS) environmental

management information system at the Air Force Civil Engineer

Support Agency (AFCESA). He has a technical background serving

as a trainer for the EESOH-MIS Cleanup module, environmental

scientist, data coordinator, graduate research assistant,

chemical operator and analyst. In addition, he has experience

in construction inspection and oversight, including

the Environmental Process Control Facility/Groundwater Treatment

Plant and secondary containment pad projects.

AGEISS, Inc., Program Manager, Sr. Environmental Scientist,

10/12 - 09/13.

Supported the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC/CZR)

through project management services. Executed the Firm Fixed

Price (FFP) approach of a Performance-Based Remediation (PBR)

contract by conducting required environmental remediation

services for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC/CZR);

addressed any and all environmental, scheduling, and regulatory

issues; and satisfactory achievement of PBR performance

objectives in accordance with federal, state, base and local

statutes and regulations. In addition, supported the AFCEC/CZR

through data management of Administrative Record (AR) program

files. Updated the 2011 Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB) Community

Relations Plan (CRP). Organized, inventoried, reviewed, and

evaluated historical documents included in the Laughlin AFB and

AVON Park AFR Environmental Restoration Program (ERP)

Administrative Record (AR). Managed flow and transfer of AR

document files from FTP site to Google web drive for Travis and

Charleston AFBs. Compiled Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst SOO

and Travis AFB SOO and Enclosures 2. Updated the Integrated

Master Schedules (IMS) and Milestone Payment Schedules (MPS);

and reviewed invoices for Tyndall AFB, Barksdale AFB, AMC 5-Base

(including Fairchild AFB, Grand Forks, J.B. Charleston AFB,

MacDill AFB, McConnell AFB), and Front Range. Supported AFCEC

client with Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) PBR/PBC assistance.

Health Facility Solutions Company, Senior Environmental

Specialist, 04/11 - 07/12.

Supported the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through

project management services for military medical construction

and renovation. Provides advice and assistance on a variety of

environmental issues regarding the construction of the new

Darnall Army Medical Center located on Fort Hood, TX. In

addition, communicates with clients and other agencies routinely

regarding project progress, expectations and issues.

Coordinates environmental investigations, designs and

remediation activities. Ensures all environmental SOWs and

design submittals receive in-depth biddability and

constructability reviews; ensures projects address and meet all

federal and state regulatory requirements. Demonstrates

experience in environmental/TCEQ permitting and compliance

processes, and SWPPP processes. Performs inspections to ensure

environmental and safety standards are met.

Booz/Allen/Hamilton, Senior Consultant, 09/08-01/10.

Supported AFRPA BRAC team efforts, including visual site

inspections, data gathering for various BRAC bases, and ad hoc

support for AFRPA/CIO and Public Affairs. In addition,

supported AFCEE/CMS clients with Road to RIP (Remedy in Place)

efforts, including mining and analyzing data from AFRIMS and

preparing monthly status reports. Also supported the IT team

with EESOH-MIS efforts, including the review of web-based

training segments and assists in the development of EESOH-MIS

classroom training materials for program managers (PMs).

Additional responsibilities included field oversight of

restoration activities, cost estimating, technical reviews, and

technical writing. Interfaced with clients and performed on a

diverse team while managing and executing multiple tasks

simultaneously.

KARTA Technologies, Inc., Subject Matter Expert, 08/06-08/08.

Supported the Air Force EESOH-MIS for the AFCESA at Tyndall AFB,

FL. This web-based application is a comprehensive, automated

information system for assembling, comparing, using, evaluating,

and storing environmental information, air emission inventory,

environmental monitoring, engineering control, material

inventory and usage data, regulatory compliance procedures,

hazardous waste tracking and water monitoring. Other

responsibilities included ESOH informational briefings and

training conducted at installations globally; in addition to

answering helpdesk questions pertaining to migration, system

usage and related business practices.

Inuit Services, Inc., Sr. Environmental Scientist, 04/03-04/06.

Supported the (AFCEE) PROACT program. PROACT was an

Environmental Information Research Service developed in 1992 to

act as a direct support for installation-level professionals.

Responsibilities included reviewing technical responses to

ESOH-related inquiries while maintaining Quality

Assurance/Quality Control standards as well as developing,

managing, and/or updating AF publications. These publications

included Fact Sheets, Cross Talk, and Success Stories regarding

issues such as Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Air

Force Guidance for Toxic Release Inventory Reporting,

Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program,

Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Waste, Emergency Planning and

Community Right-to-Know Act, Air and Water domains, Best

Management Practices, and many others. Also interfaced with

AFCEE clients.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),

Environmental Scientist, 06/99-04/03.

Assisted management with the tracking of field samples from

delivery to lab through receipt of final data package (including

IRPIMS). In addition, served as a liaison between management

and laboratories to maintained communication regarding

sample-specific analytical issues and to ensure compliance with

lab requirements. Developed and maintained hard copy lab data

filing system. Scheduled and coordinated data validation and

IRPIMS entry and reporting. Prepared data tables suitable for

incorporation into client deliverables. Automated the process

with standard table formats so that lab data is automatically

screened, sorted, and placed into the table template. Developed

data validation reports.

Also assisted with completion of the Texas Pollution Discharge

Elimination System (TPDES) permitting project. Wrote major and

minor industrial (renewals) and municipal permits. Prepared

drafts and conducted scientific and technical reviews of

permits. Communicated information concerning permits with TCEQ

agency staff as well as the permit applicant. Updated Storm

Water Pollution Prevention Plans for refined products terminals

in compliance with final National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System and General Permit for discharges from

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals in Texas.

EDUCATION Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, Environmental Science,

Master of Science.

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Biomedical Science,

Bachelor of Science.

Computer Microsoft Office, MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Access, and

Skills GIS-ArcView.

Professional

Training 40 Hr. OSHA/RCRA Off-Site Safety Training Certification; 8 Hour

Refresher Course; OSHA 10 Hr Construction; First Aid and CPR

Certification

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