Environmental Engineer, Manager
Resume:
Wayne Rast
Kemah, Texas *****
******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Detail and results oriented Senior Engineer and Manager with proven leadership skills across a variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, and energy, and external/public/govt. relations. Nearly 20 years of engineering experience including air permitting, regulatory concerns, environmental oversight and enforcement issues, energy plant and chemical plant operations, wastes, water, annual emission inventory, software and systems. Passionate for organizational excellence, with the ability to communicate effectively and produce results that ensure compliance and safety.
KEY SKILLS
Environmental Health & Safety Delivery Manager, Natural Gas Power Plant and Boiler Experience, environmental permitting in all phases (TCEQ and EPA), including new permits and renewals, reporting.
Air permitting, Emissions calculations, Annual Emission Inventory, NSR, Title V, Permit by Rule, Standard Permits, MSS permits, RCRA topics, wastewater, SPCC, LOPC concerns, RQ reporting via STEERS.
GHG monitoring\report, opacity testing, stack testing, semi-annual reviews covering items such as:
* MACT (GGGGG, YYYY)
* NSPS (GG, KKKK, BENZENE NESHAP FF)
* 40CFR – 40CFR60 334,335; 40CFR61(FF), 343, 356; 40CFR63 (Q), (PP); 40CFR82
* TAC – 30 TAC §101, 111, 115, 117
* experienced multiple TCEQ on-site investigations
* experienced in a variety of other state and federal regulations.
Development Projects: GUI development, simulation, modeling, real-time software, test, requirements/interface analysis, hardware/software integration, Change Management, Change Engineering, Project Analyst/Project Management, Policy Analyst, Media/Government Relations.
Leadership: Proven leadership in civic, community, political, professional, and technical arenas
WORK EXPERIENCE
Environmental and Project Manager, SW Airport Services, Ellington Field, Houston, TX 2014-2015
- EH&S review, Building Code enforcement, Business/tenant lease recruitment
- Undertook comprehensive EH&S review of FBO general Aviation facility, including groundwater, SPCC, stormwater, waste generator status, and general life/health/safety concerns.
- Oversaw review of all building codes and code enforcement issues for 8 hangars and business offices at Ellington Field, identifying major and systemic problems, and bringing all items to corrected status
- Set out for and rebid all vendors and contractors for maintenance and new construction, and oversaw all work performed. This provided better, prompter services, while at a lower price.
- Solicited and entertained multiple potential new lease clients for new and existing building space.
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) - Asst. Manager, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX 2011-2013
- Oversaw and directed work of two environmental technicians, and multiple vendors and contractors
- Performed as subject matter expert and regulatory specialist for Environmental issues, arising from TCEQ and EPA permits for 5 natural gas power plants, site pipeline concerns, and industrial gases
- Permitting issues include Title V permits, Non-attainment New Source Review (NSR) permits, Standard permits, Maintenance Startup and Shutdown (MSS) permits, Permit by Rule, RCRA topics, and SPCC
- Oversaw 3 TCEQ on-site permit compliance investigations with no findings; gained commendations
- Assisted in process design and projects to ensure permitting and compliance requirements are met.
- Interface with regulatory agencies and legal counsel, provide assurance and compliance oversight
- Prime for reporting incidents, up to and including RQ events via STEERS
- Participate in company operational meetings, coordination of EHS on-site initiatives
- Self-made project to fully remake and automate data collection systems to allow for streamlined reporting and effective record-keeping, reducing monthly reporting from 1.5 days to 3 hours.
- Provided engineering input into EH&S Management of Change issues for Power plants
- Participated in six sigma teams, root cause investigations, and issue resolution for EH&S topics
- Participated in new plant development meetings for power plant additions and energy projects
- Reviewing & directing worked performed by 3rd party environmental contractors
Member Engineering Staff IV-V, United Space Alliance, Houston, TX, 2000-2010
- Performed engineering analysis for International Space Station (ISS) for the Astronaut Office
- De facto lead for ISS payloads group for six years, managing efforts of five Payload Engineers.
- Lead software representative for payloads group for Astronaut Office.
- Prime representative for Astronaut Office for Payloads Displays and Human Interface topics.
- Astronaut Office resident expert on Display Graphics Commonality Standards (DGCS).
- Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Change Evaluation Forms (CEFs), and IPI (payload) CRs.
- Prime representative for Astronaut Office to Payloads Software Control Panel (PSCP)
- 3 years as Astronaut Office Prime representative for the Joint Software Review Panel (JSRP).
Member Technical Staff III, MD Space Robotics Corp., Houston, TX, Oct. 99 – Nov. 2000
- Performed Flight Software/Hardware integration for the Space Station Remote Manipulator System.
- Performed calibration of flight cameras for the SSRMS and Mobile Base System (MBS).
- Performed troubleshooting for SSTF robotics integration, under contract to Raytheon.
- Participated in code development at TRICK simulation facility, including compilation and integration
Senior Software Engineer, GeoLogics, Houston, TX, Feb. 98 – Sept. 99 (contractor to USA)
- Served as Group Lead for the Powered Flight Numerical Integration (PFNI) of the Trajectory System Upgrade Project (TSUP). As Lead I wrote weekly status reports for the PFNI group, coordinated work efforts, as well as performed detailed design, reviews, coding, and unit test of modifications for PFNI.
- Performed detailed design, reviews, coding, unit test, and system integration of modifications for the Powered Explicit Guidance (PEG), and for the approximately fifty general utilities library routines.
Senior Software Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Houston, TX, Jan. 97 – Feb. 98
- Performed requirements analysis and definition, review, and development for the Flight Dynamics Planning and Analysis (FDPA), a subsystem of the Integrated Planning System (IPS).
- Performed detailed design and coding for the IPS FDPA Vector Compare real-time analysis tool.
- Developed procedures, performed unit test, unit integration test, and final acceptance testing.
1995-96 AIAA Congressional Fellow, Washington, D.C., 1995-96 calendar years.
- Worked as Legislative Asst. and Part time Legislative Director for Representative of the home of Johnson Space Center, covering all Science Committee duties, especially space. This also included telecommunications and transportation issues. I performed research to mark up authorization bills for the Science committee, including NASA budget. I managed media/public forum issues, particularly concerning space or science topics. Some legislative highlights during my tenure as the AIAA Fellow include: the telecommunications reform Act of 1996, the shuttle prime contract consolidation to USA, and the X-33 (RLV) prototype initial authorization.
Senior Software Engineer, LORAL Vought Systems, Dallas, TX, Feb. 94 – Dec. 94
- Performed object oriented requirements definition, development, review, and analysis for the Improved Fire Control System (IFCS), a real-time, Ada-language software project to upgrade the Army Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS.)
- Performed objected oriented detailed design and coding for MLRS IFCS.
- Performed Ada peer coding reviews and tutored co-workers on Rational Ada platform.
Applications Engineer I, II, Systems Engineer, CAE-Link, Houston, TX, Jun. 90 – Oct. 93
- Performed objected oriented software requirements, design, and code development for the Network Training System (NTS) portion of the Space Station Training Facility (SSTF).
- Contribute to compilation of cost data, identification of programmatic risks and development of a risk assessment and management plan for SSVTF.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
SKILLS/LICENSES
Passed Engineer-in-Training (EIT) exam–part of the Professional Engineering (PE) license program from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers
SPECIAL ENGINEERING SKILLS
- TCEQ and EPA regulatory environments, especially air permitting and energy plant concerns
- Experience in EH&S in chemical and energy plant environments
- 4 years C language programming experience, with extensive GUI development experience
- Object-Oriented Ada programming experience, including real-time simulation, for 5+ years.
- Experience through entire Object-Oriented (OO) life cycle process -- OORA, OOD, OOP.
- Considered to excel at giving oral presentations and reviews, to all audiences levels.
- Able to communicate verbally and in writing – clearly, effectively, and concisely.
- Experience and emphasis on problem-solving and interaction skills with customers, public, and co-workers, and stakeholders of all levels.
PUBLICATIONS
- AIAA Horizons, Dec. 1997, Volume 21, Number 4, pg.12-13, 16, “Congressional Contacts”
- Aerospace America, March 1996, pg. B15, B18, “Issues Facing the 104th Congress”
- Aerospace America, June 1995, pg. B15, “The 104th Congress to Date”
- Space News, April 17-23, 1995, pg. 15, “Russian Role Causes Concern”
- NASA-CR-186669 December 15, 1989, “An Earth Orbiting Satellite Service and Repair Facility”
ORGANIZATIONS/AWARDS
- Past President and Board Member of Kemah Community Development Corporation, a city chartered Economic Development Corporation (4B), 2000-2002, 2005-2006, 2014 (ongoing.)
- Co-founder, Executive Director, Texas Space Alliance, a 501c4 organization (ongoing.)
- Public Policy Chairman, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Houston Section, 1997-1999, various other times, including 2014 (ongoing)
- Elected to Kemah City Council (Pos. 4) May 2003. (Reelected 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
- Chosen Mayor Pro Tem of City of Kemah, Texas, (2007-2009, 2012)
- AIAA Region IV Deputy Director, Public Policy (2005-2012)
- Secretary/Treasurer and Executive Committee member, Galveston County United Board of Health (2009-2011)
- Appointed to Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) for City of Kemah.
- Member of Clear Creek Independent School District Long Term planning and bond committees.
- Appointed Kemah City Council (Position 4) to fill vacant seat, Sept 2002-May 2003.
- Special Service Award, AIAA, (from Houston Section), 2002-2003
- President, Kemah Oaks Homeowners Association 1998-2000.
- AIAA Public Policy (PP) Awards
-- 1997, 1998, 1999 First/Second Place awards in Large Category (for Houston Section.)
-- Appreciation award as Houston Section PP Chair, 1997-99
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