Air Quality Environmental Scientist

Joshua Van Laarhoven Myers

Phone: 630-***-**** Email: ****.*.*****@*****.***

Education and Certifications

University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana IL

Bachelors of Science, Agricultural/Bioenvironmental Engineering OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Safety Certification OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety Certification OSHA 8 Hour HAZWOPER Supervisor Certification EPA Method 9 Visual Emission Testing Certification NSC First Aid and NSC CPR/AED Certifications FEMA ICS-100, 200 and 700 Certifications Experience

Environmental, Health, and Safety Coordinator for Logistec Gulf Coast January 2022 to Present

- Maintains all stormwater, spill prevention, and air permits and their reporting/recordkeeping requirements for multiple active ports in the Tampa Bay area (bulk and break-bulk), managing EPA inspections/reports

- Regularly conducts environmental, health, and safety audits and inspections in port and for travel team

- Enforces OSHA standards and implements corporate safety objectives, with a hands-on approach towards training employees for safety while carefully documenting all efforts to mitigate company liability

- Heads the company Safety Committee, and reports meeting minutes through EHS Insight software Environmental Specialist II for Pinellas County Environmental Administration May 2021 to January 2022

- Conducts air quality inspections, performance testing oversight, permit/record review, and civilian air quality complaint investigations in Pinellas County

- Developed the division's inspection report SOPs for consistency and accuracy

- Coordinates effectively with other government agencies, facility owners/employees, and engineering consultants when performing inspections, evaluating legal compliance, and analyzing facility data against permitted limits

Environmental Engineer for Clean Air Engineering – Palatine, IL April 2018 to April 2021

- Conducts air quality sampling for industrial, municipal, and energy clients throughout the US, from planning stages through field testing and final reporting

- In-depth experience with state of the art testing methods, including remote/automated testing research and development

- Experience in job planning/leading, coordination of testing schedule with clients, regulators and field personnel

Environmental Scientist for Stack Test Group - Ottawa, IL October 2016 to April 2018, also intermittently May 2009-March 2013

- Conducted air quality sampling for industrial and energy clients

- Familiar with health, safety and environmental regulation and enforcement at federal, state, and local levels in several states

Environmental Policy Specialist for Burns & McDonnell, Inc. - Downers Grove, IL June 2013 to September 2016

- Prepared Title V and FESOP construction and operating permits/record keeping documents for industrial, manufacturing and power generation clients

- Former Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation Sites Health and Safety Supervisor and Ambient Air Monitoring team lead, responsible for health, safety, and environmental monitoring and training for contractors and employees onsite

- Conducted real-time perimeter and handheld air monitoring for contaminants of concern (VOCs, dust/particulate matter, PAHs, as well as LEL, O2/CO)

- Led soil, groundwater, and soil-gas sampling projects at several sites within the Superfund Alternative Site Program and Site Remediation Program

- Focus on site safety, industrial hygiene, and liability mitigation for the company Intern/Geothermal Heat Pump Research Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN May 2011 to September 2011

Intern/Environmental Scientist for Marlin Environmental Inc. - Saint Charles, IL May 2008 to August 2008

- Performed soil and groundwater sampling for remediation projects

- Managed subcontracted labor during dig-and-load construction projects

- Composed site-assessment reports for clientele and Illinois EPA

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