AARON C. GORDON
**** ********* **** • Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Email: *****.*.******@*****.*** • Cell: 419-***-**** Eight years of diverse professional experience in the fields of due diligence and transaction services, contaminated site management including subsurface investigations and remediation, and health and safety. “Can do” attitude and demonstrated track record of dependability and initiative. Core values and traits include:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) (Cleveland, Ohio) April 2012 - Present
Project Scientist
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Regulatory Compliance Reviews
• Client interaction, health and safety plan development, scoping, cost estimates, proposals, and execution of assessments consisting of in-depth historical and environmental research. Review of industrial facility regulatory requirements related to air emissions, storm water, wastewater, hazardous waste, etc.
• Phase II Sub-Surface Investigations
• Soil, groundwater, and air sampling, free product recovery, waste disposal coordination, UST system closure sampling, soil boring and monitoring well installation, PCB chip and wipe sampling.
• Management of field investigations including: health and safety plan development; personnel and subcontractor scheduling; equipment procurement; waste management; cost estimates; lab, vendor, and agency coordination; data analysis; and regulatory reporting.
• Oversight of subcontractors (vacuum truck operations, waste profile sampling, dig-and-haul operations).
• Knowledgeable regarding personal protective equipment, and sampling and air monitoring equipment and calibration.
• Works with diverse project teams from ERM offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Accustomed to working under strict confidentiality and expedited timeframes and adapt well to changing conditions, timelines and expectations.
Partners Environmental Consulting (Solon, OH)
Sept. 2010 – April 2012
Environmental Scientist
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
• Phase II Sub-Surface Investigations
• Pre-renovation and Pre-demolition Asbestos Surveys The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)
Feb. 2010 – Sept. 2010
Environmental, Health and Safety Technologist
• Construction worksite safety inspections for adherence to the National Fire Protection Association’s Life Safety Code and other fire and safety regulations.
• Inspections, analysis, and corrective actions of Life Safety Code deficiencies.
• Interaction with administrators, various healthcare departments and construction contractors.
• Instructed a contractor training class on fire and life safety policies and procedures at the Cleveland Clinic healthcare facilities (average class size of 30-40 individuals).
• Reliability
• Accountability
• Analytical
• Leadership Skills
• Integrity
• Adaptability
AARON C. GORDON
5192 Thornbury Road • Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Email: *****.*.******@*****.*** • Cell: 419-***-**** Hull and Associates, Inc. /The GeoEnvironmental Consortium, Inc. (Bedford and Toledo, OH) Jul. 2007 – Aug. 2009
Scientist and Environmental Technician
• Leaking underground storage tank subsurface investigations in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
• Oversight of construction activities related to underground storage tank system installations and removals.
• Field experience at petroleum refinery and petroleum pipeline spills including oversight of vacuum truck operations. The United States Army (Fort Bragg, NC)
Jun. 2003 – Jun. 2007
Combat Engineer and Paratrooper
• Performed infantry, demolition and explosives operations as well as basic combat construction.
• Training in land navigation, mobility, and survivability tactics and techniques. Training Sergeant
• Provided assistance and guidance in the preparation and execution of unit training.
• Logistical coordination ensuring availability of required training areas, ranges, and training equipment. Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) (March 2006 – March 2007)
• Supervised gravel quarrying operations in support of road construction projects to include QA/QC, fueling, production and transportation coordination.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Environmental Science/Natural Resource Management Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING
HAZWOPER 40 Hour Health and Safety Training, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120; 2007 HAZWOPER 8 Hour Annual Refresher Training, OSHA 1910.120; 2008-2015 Swamp School Basic Wetland Delineation Training, 2012 First Aid, CPR, AED; 2007-2015
Premier Safety Management Basic Safety Awareness (Safelands Equivalent); 2012 Shell Life Saving Rules; 2012
ERM Fundamentals of Project Management Training; 2016 COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook Express, Google Earth, and Internet research