Environmental Project Scientist
Resume:
John Y. Pontaski, R.E.A.
Environmental Project Scientist with over 10 years of experience in the fields of environmental and geotechnical consulting. Project manager experience adept at promoting customer service excellence to drive task completion while adhering to regulatory guidelines.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Managed over 500 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment portfolios.
- Managed full-scale field investigations relating to petroleum and solvent contamination.
- Managed four Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup sites in Colorado.
- Managed a quarterly fugitive emissions program for a natural gas facility in Colorado.
- Extensive experience with geotechnical and environmental borehole logging.
- Managed construction, development, sampling and abandonment of groundwater monitoring wells and soil vapor points.
- Provided oversight for the installation, startup and operations of several remediation systems (including SVE, air sparge, groundwater pump and treat, total fluids extraction, oxygen, ozone and peroxide injection and natural attenuation/passive bioremediation).
- Experienced with the operation and safety related to different types of subsurface exploration technologies.
- Experienced with the operations and calibration of soil and groundwater field screening equipment.
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Environmental Assessor (REA I-08329)
8-Hour OSHA HAZWOPPER Update
40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPPER
8-Hour OSHA Supervisor
Los Angeles Refinery Safety Overview & OSCA certification
MSHA Mine Site Safety Training
Toxic and Oxygen Deficient Atmospheres, and Respiratory Protection Training
Nuclear Density Gauge Certification
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Environmental Project Scientist,
Engineering Technician [October 2007 - Present]
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Entech offers professional services in the areas of geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, environmental sciences, construction observation and materials testing.
- Managed Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments.
- Managed construction materials testing and engineering observations on large-scale commercial and residential projects.
- Responsible for proposal and report writing, project work plans and cost estimates.
- Responsible for flexible and rigid pavement designs using AASHTO guidelines.
- Responsible for providing field information pertaining to construction materials testing.
- Responsible for minor geologic mapping, geologic hazard studies and endangered species studies.
Project Scientist [May 2007 - October 2007]
SECOR International, Inc. Thousand Oaks, California
SECOR International Inc (SECOR) provides client focused management-consulting services. SECOR is a full-service consulting firm with project experience for a cross-section of industrial clients.
- Managed Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
- Managed full-scale field investigations relating to petroleum and solvent contamination.
- Managed installation, development, sampling and abandonment of groundwater monitoring wells and soil vapor points.
- Responsible for training of staff scientists and technicians.
- Responsible for the coordination of laboratories and subcontractors.
- Responsible for the completion of Heath and Safety Plans and investigation reports.
- Managed removal and disposal of petroleum-contaminated soil at area refineries.
- Assisted in the developing of work plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans and Sampling and Analysis Plans.
Environmental Project Scientist,
Engineering Technician [September 2004 - May 2007]
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Responsibilities are consistent with current employment tasks.
Senior Field Technician [November 2000 - August 2004]
Greystone Environmental Consultants
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. provides environmental planning, science, and engineering services to industry and government clients. It conducts feasibility studies, audits, baseline studies, environmental impact modeling and/or assessment, planning, permitting, monitoring, and site assessment/remediation for various types of projects.
- Managed full-scale field investigations relating to petroleum and solvent contamination.
- Managed installation, development, sampling and abandonment of groundwater monitoring wells and soil vapor points.
- Responsible for construction management and O&M of several remediation systems.
- Responsible for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
- Responsible for training staff scientists and technicians.
- Responsible for the management of laboratories and subcontractors.
- Provide oversight for UST removal projects at retail petroleum facilities.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
B.A. – Environmental Science
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
A.A. – Mathematics / Chemistry
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
All Appropriate Inquiries Workshop
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Rocky Mountain Association of Environmental Professionals
Registered Environmental Assessor (State of California)
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