Project Manager Engineer

Location:

Eatontown, NJ

Salary:

100K

Posted:

September 13, 2012

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BASILIS (Bill) N. STEPHANATOS, Ph.D., P.E., L.S.R.P.

MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE

*** ******* ****, *.*. Box 0520, Tenafly,

New Jersey 07670-0520

Telephone: Home: 201-***-****

Work: 973-***-****

Email: ************@****.***

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EDUCATION

Ph.D., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987. 5.0/5.0 GPA.

M.Sc., Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985. 4.95/5.0 GPA.

B.Sc., Civil Engineering with emphasis in water resources/hydrology (graduated at the top of the class), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1982.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Concord Law School, July 2011. Graduated summa cum laude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OVERVIEW

A growth-oriented individual with a strong background in expert testimony, construction claims, brownfield/industrial/residential site remediation, water resource engineering, environmental engineering, water/wastewater treatment, in-situ soil and groundwater treatment, groundwater resources development including well design, storm water management, river and stream restoration, dam removals, wetland restoration, fish passage, and other ecosystem enhancement projects. Serves as expert witness for the insurance industry and other entities. Possesses business development and management experience. Licensure as a Professional Engineer in NJ, NY, PA and several other states. Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in New Jersey. Completed the requirements for a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. The degree will be conferred in June 2011. The J.D. work had an emphasis on contracts, commercial law and claims.

• 22 years of experience in environmental engineering within the environmental consulting industry. Many years of experience with Clean Air Act, MACT, air permitting in New Jersey and New York. More than ten years of experience in MGP site investigation/remediation. Additional experience in water resources, civil engineering and insurance claim handling/litigation support.

• Performed and supervised the design and construction of numerous engineering projects consisting of new construction, modifications to existing features, and damage repairs from the initial client contact through the completion of construction. He has coordinated efforts of structural, mechanical, electrical, surveying, and drafting department personnel to produce concise, constructible design concepts and accurate construction drawings and specifications. His project experience includes civil/structural engineering design and analysis for marine, industrial, commercial, and public sector projects.

• Performed treatability studies for the in-situ treatment of chromate waste in New Jersey. The work included the evaluation of both abiotic and biotic reduction of aquifer sediments, natural attenuation mechanisms were evaluated (i.e., chromate adsorption and reduction). Chromate exhibited typical anionic adsorption behavior, with greater adsorption at lower pH, at lower chromate concentration, and at lower concentrations of other competing anions.

• Designed above-ground treatment systems for the reduction of electroplating wastes, consisting mostly of hexavalent chromium. Used sodium bisulphate as the reductant. This resulted in less sludge following precipitation with alkali. Performed leaching tests on the sludge for disposal purposes. Also used calcium polysulphide to treat in-situ soils and groundwater impacted with hexavalent chromium.

• Treated chromate waste and hexavelent chromium releases via in-situ methods, using sodium metabisulfite.

• Experienced in site investigation, design, remediation and construction oversight under ISRA, RCRA and CERCLA. Has reduced client liability by application of efficient and cost-effective in-situ remediations, including PCB and NAPL remediation.

• Experienced with treatability and pilot studies for a number of remedial technologies.

• Experienced in performance evaluation of remediation systems, including compliance with regulatory permits.

• Experienced with waste and wastewater treatment process design with operating industrial activities.

• Experienced in cost estimating, writing of specifications and design document preparation

• Experienced in conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Site Investigations.

• Experienced in multimedia (soil, groundwater, soil-gas, air, etc.) sampling and analysis.

• Experienced in reporting requirements in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and other states.

• Experienced in ISRA, PA Act 2, Brownfields redevelopment projects, remediation management, wetland delineation and mitigation, endangered species studies, and asbestos and lead based paint surveys.

• Experienced in preparing project proposals, Preliminary Assessments, and Site Investigation/Remedial Investigation/Remedial Action Workplans and Reports.

• Experienced with risk management and environmental liability transfer programs, including fixed-price remediation programs.

• Experienced with asbestos

• Experienced with Brownfield Remediation projects including but not limited to MGP site investigation/design/remediation, PCB contaminated sites, Mercury contaminated sites with deep excavations, sheet piling, and site capping activities.

• Water system experience includes design of water storage reservoirs, booster pump /well pump station/distribution pipelines design.

• Sanitary sewer design experience includes lift stations, treatment facilities and pipeline design.

• Storm drainage design experience includes design of flood control structures/ pipelines/detention ponds.

• Construction related experience includes bidding assistance/bid document preparation/construction observation.

• Experienced in hydraulic modeling, conducted water surface profiles, bridge hydraulics, and flood plain information studies using the steady flow capabilities of HEC-RAS.

• He has dealt with complex hydraulic, hydrologic, and sedimentation problems. He has used computational models, such as HEC-RAS and HEC-6, as a principal tool to deal with these problems for clients in both the public and private sectors.

• Experienced in litigation support, forensic engineering, tank inspections, age-dating, expert witness work.

• Demonstrated experience building client relationships and securing new work through these relationships

• In charge of all aspects of client satisfaction, including quality work products, scheduling, and all the intangibles that lead to repeat work

• Primary point-of-contact between Metropolitan and the insurance industry clients

• Organized and managed project teams to successfully execute the work

• Trained and mentored staff located in a number of offices. Served as a senior resource throughout the companies he worked.

• Forward thinking, self-motivated, career-oriented, deadline and detail-oriented (currently pursuing a law degree to expand his horizons/writing skills/thinking)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to write technical reports of a high quality; currently pursuing a JD degree that has helped improve his writing/communication skills

• Ability to work within a project-based and team-based environment

• Great ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects, work under minimum supervision

• Well versed in using Primavera Scheduling Software for planning, managing and executing construction projects. Have used Primavera P6 and Primavera SureTrak for managing Brownfield redevelopment projects.

7/2007 to present

Metropolitan Civil and Environmental Services, Tenafly, New Jersey

Principal Engineer

Principal engineer working on remediation of fuel oil and chlorinated compound release sites. In-situ remediation of chlorinated, petroleum and non-petroleum releases at contaminated properties using a number of remediation technologies, including activated persulfate, NaNOx, calcium peroxide, Regenox, etc. Assignments include the evaluation and selection of treatment alternatives, analysis of data, preparation of preliminary and detailed final remedy process design drawings and specifications, backup calculations and analyses, permitting, construction oversight, and system troubleshooting, operation and maintenance. Additional responsibilities include business development, in-situ remediation of gasoline, fuel oil, and chlorinated plume remediation using activated persulfate, calcium persulfate, Nanox, hydrogen peroxide, ozone and other remedial processes.

Used his proprietary methods for treating the contaminants in-situ. Worked for insurance carriers on a variety of legal claims (errors and omissions, property and casualty, general liability claims, MTBE claims by the water resources industry). As environmental expert provides depositions and trial testimony. Duties include expert report preparation, litigation support, age-dating determinations, cost allocations, causation, subrogation, claim investigation.

As part of the National Flood Insurance program, he determined the cause, origin, and extent of foundation/soil movement, structural failures, water intrusions, construction defects and other failures. Duties involved the investigation and analysis of residential, commercial, and industrial properties for the purpose of resolving claims and legal disputes. Assignments included foundation settlement investigations, structural assessments, site evaluations, sub-surface investigations, construction defect investigations and vibration analysis. Prepared oral and written reports that documented the causes of failure, extent of loss, and recommended remediation. Provided opinions and expert testimony. Other duties included gathering photographic evidence, conducting investigations to document onsite conditions and oversee field-testing.

10/1998 to 4/2007

Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Senior Project Manager

Managed multimillion dollar remediation projects, interfaced with both the client and the regulatory agencies, managed subcontractors, performed the conceptual and detailed design of remediation projects involving chemical oxidation (activated persulfate, permanganate, peroxide, chlorine), aerobic and anaerobic bioremediation, metal treatment, biosparging, dual-phase extraction, phytoremediation, soil vapor extraction, groundwater pump and treat, air stripping, product recovery, activated carbon adsorption, catalytic oxidation, air sparging, bioremediation, and many other remediation technologies. Projects included the evaluation and selection of treatment alternatives, analysis of data, preparation of preliminary and detailed final remedy process design drawings and specifications, backup calculations and analyses, permitting, construction oversight, and system troubleshooting, operation and maintenance.

Worked on numerous Hudson Riverfront Redevelopment projects, including sediment remediation, PCB remediation, Deep Excavations, Sheet Piling, and Site Capping activities. Worked on many asbestos and lead paint remediation jobs and performed construction oversight at civil and environmental engineering Brownfield projects in New Jersey and New York. Also worked on air testing and risk assessment projects at Ground Zero in NYC.

2/1992 to 10/1998

Groundwater Technology, Inc., Albany, New York

District Engineering Manager

District Engineering and Operations Manager of an office consisting of 20 professionals, technicians and administrative staff. Also managed/directed all the engineering projects in the Northeast District (NY, VT, CT, MA, NH, ME). Responsible for reviewing/certifying engineering design packages and supervising the engineering work of a group of twelve engineers located in three New York offices. Other responsibilities include MGP site remediation, RCRA, Solid Waste, CWA, and CAA permitting, design of UST, CERCLA and RCRA remediation systems, building permits, site evaluation, review and approval of construction drawings, construction estimating, implementation and O&M of remediation systems, report writing, client/regulatory agency contact, and business development activities. Obtained numerous air permits for industrial facilities and remediation projects. Also worked on numerous risk assessments for hazardous waste sites.

Experienced in the actual design, implementation, operation and maintenance of a number of remedial technologies, including soil vapor extraction, groundwater pump & treat, air stripping, air sparging, LNAPL and DNAPL recovery, activated carbon adsorption, thermal treatment, catalytic oxidation, in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation, metals treatment, and several other technologies.

7/1987 to 2/1992

Environmental Resources Management, Inc., Exton, Pennsylvania

Senior Project Manager

Responsible for a variety of tasks including comprehensive risk assessments of CERCLA, RCRA, UST, and ECRA sites, modeling remedial alternatives, remedial investigations and feasibility studies, treatability studies, corrective measure studies, building permits, review and approval of construction drawings, construction estimating, construction oversight, sanitary landfill design, closure plans of waste facilities, delisting of hazardous wastes, air, surface water and ground water modeling, and facilities permitting. Developed modeling methodologies for determining health-based cleanup levels at hazardous waste sites and applied them at numerous waste sites across the nation. Other responsibilities included design, implementation, and O&M of soil and ground water remediation programs, report writing, client/regulatory agency contact, and business development activities.

7/1982 to 7/1987

Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, Illinois

Contract Engineer

Worked on surface water and ground water projects. Work included sampling sediment, soil and water, modeling of the movement of water, sediments, nutrients, and toxic chemicals in aquifers, lakes, streams, and rivers; report writing and proposal preparation. Developed a two-dimensional water quality model for the transport of carbon in Keokuk Pool of the Mississippi River. Work also involved analyzing site, design, and environmental impacts of proposed waste disposal sites in the Midwest; review of permit applications for solid waste disposal sites in the State of Illinois, including potential migration of pollutants in ground water, installation of monitoring wells, and leachate collection system design.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers. American Institute of Hydrology

American Chemical Society American Academy of Environmental Engineers

National Ground Water Association The Business Counsel of New York, Inc.

The Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the States of:

Connecticut Delaware Illinois Maryland Massachusetts

New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Pennsylvania

Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) by the State of New Jersey

UST-Licensed Professional by the State of New Jersey for all aspects of the UST work.

Licensed Industrial Treatment Plant Operator, N-3, State of New Jersey

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-Hour Safety Training

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 8-Hour Supervisor Training

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Author or co-author of more than sixty papers dealing with surface water and ground water quality and quantity modeling, feasibility studies, remedial design, risk/exposure assessments at hazardous waste sites, and delisting of hazardous wastes.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Citizen of the United States of America. Hobbies: Volunteering work, reading, traveling, foreign languages, horseback riding, gardening.

REFERENCES

Professional References

Mr. Dennis Law, P.E. (Langan Colleague)

Project Manager

Langan Engineering

2700 Kelly Road, Suite 200

Warrington, Pennsylvania 18976

Telephone: 215-***-****

Fax: 215-***-****

E-Mail: ****@******.***