Project Geologist/Hydrogeologist
Resume:
NILES WM. KEERAN
Canton Ohio USA
NILESKEY @aol.com or ad0bdy@r.postjobfree.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Over twenty five years of environmental regulatory experience as a case manager hydrologist in the public regulatory sector as well as ten years of project experience in environmental, hydrogeological, geophysical, hydrological, geotechnical and engineering consulting from Project Scientist (Hydrologist/Hydrogeologist/Geophysicist/Geologist) to Engineering Geologist. Managed, implemented, and direct oversight on multi-million dollar projects in the capacity as an environmental geologist, geochemist, hydrogeologist, hydrologist, HASP health and safety officer/industrial hygienist/toxicologist and environmental project scientist, and field drilling geologist. This included projects ranging from water resources management and sourcing, dewatering, environmental assessment to corrective/remedial action of soil and ground water contamination or RI/FS-RFIs, ASTM Phase I-III ESAs, ASTM methodologies, RCRA Closures, and with projects in a variety of states. Have extensive geotechnical and hydrogeological experience at solid waste landfills, industrial, commercial, mining, energy, pipeline, underground/above ground storage tanks, water resources, and petrochemical refining projects with Federal and state regulatory compliance, technical report writing, multi-media field sampling, and marketing of client services. Tasks and project skill sets include the development and reviews of work plans/scope of work proposals and budgets, environmental field testing and monitoring plans, geologic logging-test pits, soils, hazardous and solid waste landfill management, statistical as well as numerical 2D/3D groundwater/contaminate fate modeling, slope stability technician, site conceptual models, installation of soil borings/rock corings, SPTs, geoprobes, geotechnical borings, slope stability, groundwater monitor wells, piezometers, remediation wells, surface water and HEC storm water investigations, remedial pilot investigations/feasibility studies of soil, surface, and ground water remediation systems at petroleum hydrocarbon (DNAPL/LNALP) contaminated sites, bioremediation, performance and analyses of aquifer pump and slug tests, USACOE wetland delineation and ecological assessments, waste water management, LUST Closures, HBCA, NEPA-EIS, Brownfields, NPDES, DOD (Air Force/Army), and assessment and remediation of chlorinated as well as petroleum (hydrocarbons and PFAS). Experienced in environmental field geophysics, scientific data loggers, engineering soils testing, geotechnical and civil engineering CQA HDPE geotextile-geotechnical testing oversight.
EDUCATION
Former Phd. Candidate in Engineering Geology, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1998-2000.
M.S. Geophysics, Hydrogeology, and Engineering Geology
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1986.
B.S. Geology/Geophysics and Mathematics
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1979.
A.B. Biology/Chemistry-Environmental Studies and Anthropology
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 1977.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor-Environmental Scientist
Symbiotic Enterprises LLC.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
2022-Present
Remote Technical Writer
APEX Envirotech, Inc.
Gold River, California
2021-2022
Engineering Soils & Geotechnical CQA Field Tech
Northpoint Engineering Corporation
North Canton, Ohio
2010-2021
Hydrologist II-III/Hydrogeologist 3
Waste Program Division and Tank Program Division
State of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Phoenix, Arizona
2000-2010
Remediation Manager-Sr. Hydrogeologist/Environmental Geologist
Flynn Environmental, Inc.
Canton, Ohio
1996-1998
Environmental Hydrogeologist, and Engineering Geologist
R.D. Zande and Associates. LTD.-Stantec of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
1994-1996
Project Manager- Hydrogeologist and Environmental Geologist
Bruder-Stevens, Inc.-Handex-ERM
Tampa, Florida
1991-1994
Staff Project Geologist/Hydrogeologist
International Technology (IT) Corporation
Tampa, Florida
1989-1991
Hydrologist GS 1315-Grade 07
U.S. Department of the Interior-Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Tampa, Florida
1988-1989
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Remediation and Assessment of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, April 28-29, 2020, Tersus Environmental, Rayleigh, North Carolina USA
State of Arizona DEQ RBCA Tier II Training, Basic Enforcement Compliance, Principal Party Research, Laboratory QA/QC Evaluation, Annual 29.CFR 1910.129 OSHA HAZWOPER (December 2000-2016) and MSHA Refreshers (April 2004- February 2015), Universal First Aid/CPR/AED Training, Defensive Driving (2000-2014), Environmental Multi Media Sampling Workshop (March 27-28 and April 17-18, 2001). FEFLOW..
National Groundwater/Water Well Association: Natural Attenuation of Fuel Hydrocarbons and Chlorinated Processes, Monitoring, and Modeling with BIOSCREEN and BIOPLUME III Short course (May 10-12, 1999), Tempe, AZ; Principles and Practice of Forced Air Remediation Short course (December 7-8, 1998), Phoenix, AZ; Computer Aided Evaluation for Risk-Based Soil and Groundwater Cleanup Training Short Course (August 20-21, 1997) using SAIC SESOIL- AT123 Groundwater Modeling, Columbus, Ohio. MT3D, MODFLOW, GW VISTAS, PEST.
U.S. EPA/JACA Corporation: Workshop and the Seminar on the Fate of Contaminants in the Subsurface (December 9, 1997), Philadelphia, PA. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program- Rulemaking for Health Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) and Implementation Act 2 (October 11, 1996), PA Council of Professional Geologists. Ohio EPA VAP Program Projects-Under CP207.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Underground/Leaking Storage Tank Section, Geophysical Workshop (May 25, 1996), Phoenix, AZ.
IT Corporation: Groundwater Management Training Series: Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation Technologies and Groundwater Numerical Modeling Multi Workshops (November 7-9, 1990), Orlando, Florida; IT Corporation Drilling Rig Safety Training Course, Confined Space Training, 40-Hour OSHA (29 CFR 1910.120 Training (April 1990), and Annual 8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher (1991- 2020).
Wright State University, IRIS Hydrologic Data Acquisition, Groundwater Hydrogeology and Numerical Groundwater Modeling Correspondence Courses, Dayton, Ohio (1987-1988 and 1994);HEC-RAS; Department of Geography “Certificate Program in Cartography, Aerial Photogrammetry, ArcView GIS, and Remote Sensing” (1984-1986). Wright State University’s Michigan Basin CDP Seismic Reflection Project, Summer 1984.
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.G.S.-WRD Technical Report Writing and Water Resources Data Acquisition Training Courses, Atlanta, GA June 18, 1988 and November 25, 1988. USEPA AHERA Asbestos Abatement Certification/USEPA, Tufts University, 1987, MA.
CURRENT AND FORMER CERTIFICATIONS
Ohio EPA Level 2 Chemical Water Quality Assessment Certification ODC No. 1051, August 17, 2015 ;Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist; June 19, 2014, Ohio University CQA Training, June 9, 2015; The Wilderness Center OCVN 2015, Wilmont, OH; H2S Training (Hull & Associates-CQA Solutions), September 15, 2013, St. Clairsville, Ohio, SSC/SC SafeLand Training, June 16, 2012, State of Arizona of Technical Registration G.I.T. Reciprocity 2000; Universal First AID, CPR/AED Training; April 7 and 11, 2010-August 23, 2015; Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) C.F.R. 29 PL 191-173/95-164 Part 48, April 24, 2005-February 18, 2017, OIMA-ODNR Columbus, Ohio; C.F.R. 1910.120 OSHA HAZWOPER Training Annual Refresher January 5, 2019; USF OTI Edu. Center, Tampa, Florida ; 1998, Troxler Nuclear Gauge Certification #084207, October 29, 1998; State of Mississippi Certified/Registered Geologist #130, October 19, 1998 to September 1, 2004; A.I.P.G Certified Geologist CPG # 10402, November 15, 1990 to October 30, 2005; State of Indiana UST Certification for Installation, UST Retrofitting, Cathodic Protection, Tank/Line Testing, and Corrosion Engineer, June 10, 1998 to January 01, 2001; State of Ohio BUSTR Certification #10-95-2564, July 27, 1995 to 2001; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania G.I.T/F.G.-April 24, 1998; State of Tennessee Registered Professional Geologist, RG #2098, June 29, 1991 to February 15, 2002; Registered Professional/Certified Industrial Hygienist, RPIH/CIH #413-497, May 14, 1998-2002.
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