Thomas D. Forbes
Houston, TX 77068
Phone: 281-***-****
E-mail: ***********@*******.***
SUMMARY
Analytical and technical professional with many years of experience in various areas of the environmental field including groundwater and soil remediation, remediation equipment troubleshooting.
EXPERIENCE
Wellco Services; Houston, TX 2010-Present
Contract
• Performs oil and water well maintenance including residential water well equipment troubleshooting and repair. Including electric and pneumatic water treatment systems.
MetroplexCore Environmental Engineering and Consulting; Houston, TX 2006-2010
Environmental Specialist
• Performed Phase I and Phase II site assessments for large oil and gas field transactions. Duties included site reconnaissance, report generation, supervising and mentoring field reconnaissance teams.
• Conducted environmental compliance audits nationally and internationally for construction and sanitary landfills which included Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC) and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP).
• Developed behavioral based environmental health and safety (EHS) plans for field projects and conducted onsite EHS audits.
• Conducted asbestos inspections for commercial facilities.
• Produced computer aided design drawings utilizing AutoCAD for various projects.
• Collected groundwater and soil samples for laboratory analysis.
ATC Associates Inc; Stafford, TX 2001-2006
Project Technical Manager
• Managed numerous commercial and residential industrial hygiene projects. Duties included cost estimates, project setup, profit loss responsibilities, and report generation for the microbial practice.
• Conducted and supervised field activities nationally and internationally, during several hurricane projects.
• Supervised and performed computer aided design work utilizing AutoCAD.
• Performed mold investigations and clearance testing for both residential and commercial facilities.
• Performed lead surveys at numerous commercial buildings and several public school buildings.
Quantum Environmental Consultants; Houston, TX 1999 -2001
Senior Environmental Technician
• Managed county flood control district projects. Duties included coordinating field activities, data interpretation and report generation.
• Supervised the installation of several groundwater and hydrocarbon recovery systems. Operated and maintained these types of treatment systems.
• Performed groundwater sampling for volatile organic compounds, total petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents
• Directed contractors during drilling, plugging and abandoning of groundwater monitoring wells.
Applied Earth Sciences; Houston, TX 1990 -1999
Technical Team Leader
• Responsible for managing all field personnel, scheduling, task assignment, field audits, and training.
• Supervised the installation of soil and ground water remediation systems and phase-separated hydrocarbon recovery systems. These systems included vapor treatment systems with thermal and catalytic oxidation, and carbon treatment units. Responsible for the operation and maintenance of these types of remediation systems.
• Prepared proposal and was awarded contract for a large state highway project. Served as Project Manager on the project and monitored all activities, including the field activities and profit loss responsibilities.
• Performed aquifer tests to determine hydrogeologic characteristics of contaminated aquifers for the design of various remediation systems. Vapor Extraction System (VES) pilot tests were conducted to determine radius of influence and effectiveness of VES technology at several sites.
EDUCATION
Environmental Sciences Studies, 1989.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
TRAINING
Certified Asbestos Inspector
Chevron Loss Prevention System (LPS) and Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Training
Dakota Auditor
OSHA 40-Hour Certified
8-Hour Hazwoper Refresher (July 2011)
Autodesk AutoCAD 2004