Geologist with PM, Permit & Remediation Expertise

Claude S. Vandever (Jeff), LPG/PMP

Home Locations: Chincoteague Is, VA & Bethlehem, PA (Mid-Atlantic Regional Availability) Telephone (Mobile): 757-***-**** Email: **************@***.*** PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Claude (Jeff) S Vandever, P.G. most recently held a Senior Cost Estimator/Environmental Reviewer Role for a Dept. of Defense Contract (ED&L) for the Northeast CONUS Region IRP/MMRP Environmental Restoration CECS Team. Previously, an Environmental Operations Manager at EMS/Ambipar Holdings USA for the Mid-Atlantic Region for 11 years. Mr. Vandever has expertise conducting commercial and industrial site assessments, EHS Program Implementation and emergency response, construction/mitigation management, environmental planning and permitting, site characterization, and third party insurance claims for pollution remediation and building inspections. Additionally, management and cost to closure activities have included proposal review and cost estimate preparation for remediation build out and land acquisition, landfills, EPA-NPL- CERCLA-RCRA sites, state transportation sites, manufacturing facilities, national retail petroleum client sites, and private commercial/industrial sites. Program experience includes ISRA/TRSR/ARRC in NJ, Chap 245/250/Act 2/USTIF/ICF in PA, DERBCAP in Delaware and VRP in VA, NEPA – EA/EIS preparation/review, EPA/CERCLA and RCRA sites, and DoD/IRP/AFCEE/USACE/WERC/ECOS throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Professional Registrations and Certifications

Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Geologist No. PG004760

Virginia Licensed Professional Geologist No. 280*******

Delaware Licensed Professional Geologist No. SA-0001342

Project Management Professional (PMP) 2012

40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Certification & OSHA 30-hour Construction Certification

DOT OSHA Hazardous. Waste Certification and Practical Loss Prevention Certification. 2011-present

Wetlands Certification (VA) and Landfill & sediment management training (SWANA)

8-hour DoD Haz. Waste Management, DoD Site Supervisor Certification, RI/FS BRAC Estimator Certification

(RACER), ED&L Certifications.

RECENT EMPLOYMENT/CAREER POSITIONS

Senior Environmental Estimator/Cost Assessor and Auditor/Remediation Reviewer- DoD Contractor - Honu/Haweo LLC (Certified NHO Participant) Northeast Region (June 2024 – Dec 2025)

Provided technical oversight and cost reviews of DoD (Army) Installation environmental restoration projects for fiscal year Environmental Disposal and Liabilities (ED&L) budgets. Implement cost reviews and updates for CECS/validation team proposal documents (Memorandum for Record) and submit Cost to Complete packages to the DoD.

Held responsible charge of Data Gathering Meetings and technical review committee meetings to determine cost roll forwards and updates to environmental actions and changes during phase years for future costs.

Provided oversight and review of support documentation, engineering estimates and final package submittals for validation and future year implementation of environmental and remedial decisions and proposed plans.

Environmental Manager/Senior Hydrogeologist & Programs Supervisor Ambipar Holdings LLC (formerly EMS Environmental) – Mid-Atlantic Region (May 2013–June 2024)

Advanced company’s strengths through business development, marketing, advertising and BD- proposal writing in the Mid-Atlantic. Also provide QAQC and junior level staff development and implement and manage company SOP/and financials (AR/AP).

EHS Project/Program responsibilities included Job safety Analysis (JSA) Daily, Health and Safety Plan) HASP development and implementation, Equipment risk and modeling analysis with conceptual site model use and trend analysis, and site security, egress control and PPE utilization per air emissions, IAQ, soils and groundwater conditions.

Held responsible charge of field crews, scheduling, Project permitting and compliance, lifecycle budgets/cost to complete, reporting and stakeholder communications for national gasoline service/bulk storage/industrial/Private client(s). Also conducted due diligence assessments, and environmental transaction screens for banking and real estate entities, and submit/develop insurance claims and cost calculations for funding.

Managed media of concern site assessments, project safety and waste generation/disposal at client sites. Determine ecological/media of concern and pathway receptor risk (for CWA designated streams/waterways, indoor air quality, wetland surveys/delineation, Fate & Transport risk).

Develop and implemented SPCC and NPDES permitting for manufacturing facilities, along with emergency plans and compliance audits to meet related statewide/federal regulations. PRIOR PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING/DUE DILIGENCE EXPERIENCE Site/Project Manager/Senior Environmental Specialist & Field Coordinator Tetra Tech EC – Morris Plains, NJ/Langhorne, PA (October 2009 – May 2013)

Held responsible charge of site contractors, reporting, groundwater assessment models and junior staff, stakeholder communications, 3rd party oversight, large-scale proposals and submittals, Lifecycle CTCs.

Conducted remedial investigations, environmental assessments and closure strategies/attainment reporting, hydrogeological interpretations, geotechnical data collection for slabs and foundations and coastal activities, CSM building, fate & transport modeling. Developed and implemented receptor pathway investigations and scopes of work related to subsurface conditions, soil, soil gas-IAQ and groundwater for DoD facilities, transportation entities and manufacturing facilities. Geologic PM/Senior Technical Specialist (Coastal Projects) BEM Systems, Inc. – Chatham, NJ & Tidewater VA (August 2006 – October 2009)

Responsible for oversite of site contractors, technical reporting, groundwater & soil assessment SOPS, junior staff, project proposals, estimation/CTCs and field management/data collection/field testing.

Developed SOPs and oversaw remedial investigation/alternative selection, and construction activities associated with ARC (Access to the Regions Core) Koppers project for land filling applications utilizing processed dredge materials (PDM), NJ Transit, Dulles Airport, Air Force Bases, and State DOT entities. Determined and documented ecological receptor risk at surrounding wetlands and provided peer review on land classification determinations. Environmental Coordinator/Site Manager - IRP (Annual Contract through EEI-Virginia Beach)

Department of Defense (USARMY) - Fort Eustis, Virginia (May 2003 – July 2006)

Developed annual DERP materials, conducted ecological receptor investigations and media of concern monitoring (IAQ – methane, CWA-waterways and soil quality), implemented hazardous waste facility weekly monitoring and developed cost to complete/closure (CTC) budgets and financial summaries for the installation Restoration Program (IRP) and base recycling program. Certified RACER (estimator) for BRAC Act of 2005 program.

Provided oversight of sub-contractors that performed onsite work (project assessment, dredging, drilling, soil grading, and site mitigation and Reviewed and developed work plans, REC documents and submittals for RODs and attended and produced materials for public notification, TRC/RAB meetings and for the EPA, Army, local officials and the public. EDUCATION

Master of Science - Engineering Geology

Old Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia - August 2001 – May 2003

Research: Tidal Volume Exchange and Spatial Analysis of Rising Sea Level - Coastal Estuaries of Eastern Virginia - 2003

GIS Certification- Remote Sensing/Spatial Analysis Coastal Environments using GIS/ERDAS Complementary Degrees

B.S. Coastal Geology/EHS Minor – Old Dominion University - 2001 A.S. Environmental Health & Safety- Northampton County Community College - 1997 Remediation/Environmental Case Examples

JBMHH/Picatinny Arsenal – POC Contractor for IRP/MMRP Environmental Cost to Complete. Lead data call meetings and technical review gatherings to determine fiscal year budgets and environmental/remedial action changes and requirements to meet DoD guidance.

Sr. Project Geologist (Consultant), R&L Transport: Develop proposals; provide report and project review and technical oversight for multiple Sites (Manufacturing Facilities-CONUS) including Pollution Prevention and Contingency Plans & SPCC, compliance activities, ESA’s and NPDES permitting, groundwater investigations and field activities (outsourcing contractors).

Portfolio/Project Manager, Mid-Atlantic (DE/MD/PA/VA/NJ) Speedway Service Station Sites (former Hess/Wilco): Develop, implement and manage work plans, site assessments, safety compliance, waste disposal, remedial investigations and closure reporting. Provide oversight of field services related to monitoring, sampling and drilling programs. Sediment disposal, waste removal and dewatering permitting. Determine life cycle estimating cost to closure for sites and support BD and stakeholder communications. Responsible for portfolio hydrogeological interpretations, CSM completeness and F&T/Risk evaluations.

Project Manager – Compliance Activities - Client Industrial Settings (PA): Coatings and food manufacturing clients; air compliance and NPDES permitting activities. Conducted storm water and outfall sampling, permit amendments and waste stream verification, coatings inventory utilization (HAP Inventory) and AIMS (Annual Inventory and Emission) form under Title V permitting programs. Prepared SPCC plans and related documentation.

Project Site Manager/Investigation Oversight – NJ Transit PCB Investigation/Demolition, North Bergen, NJ: The submittal of a warehouse and manufacturing brownfield demolition work plan was developed and approved for an EPA based PCB delineation and sampling program with subsequent oversight of demolition of the industrial facility. Components of the work activities completed included the design of a spoils laydown area designation and segregation/disposal of materials for the reutilization of this brownfield site for a NJ Transit Passenger Station line. Protocols for storage and separation of PCB laden materials, as well as recyclables, was developed and implemented at the site. These standard operating procedures included inspection and mark out of possible PCB laden components (steel, concrete, piping and painted areas) for wipe sampling and capture lab testing.

Project Manager, Dulles Metrorail Corridor Project, Dulles, VA (Dulles Transit Partners, LLC): Developed and implemented environmental demolition and investigations for corridor construction/laydown areas, conducted related due diligence, remediation document submittals/review, soil, groundwater management and remedial options, and task and budget management. Implemented field program separation and debris programs and HazCom for brownfield corridor locations.

Environmental Coordinator/Manager IRP Program-(DoD)/Geoscientist/Field Oversight- USEPA Region III (CERCLIS ID: VA6210020321), Fort Story/Fort Eustis, VA: Involved in Department of Defense

(DoD) CERCLA – Related, National Priorities List (NPL) cleanup projects including the installation restoration program (IRP), compliance cleanup (CC) and military munitions response program (MMRP) for site surface waters, service stations, landfills and fire training areas at Fort Eustis, VA. Provided Field support, monitoring, oversight and review of Nature and Extent Studies, ecological assessments and sampling of sediment, surface water, fish species, and was a contributor for proposed plans and record of decision document submittals. Base Realignment and Closure project funding requests and plans for cost to complete (CTC) and schedule controls using AEDB-R and RACER software estimating tools and provide technical and oversight for groundwater remediation, landfill monitoring, methane levels, and UST inspections. Professional References and an extended Summary of Environmental Projects available upon request

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