William Patrick Metts
Cayce, SC 29033
*******@*****.***
Education:
****-******** **** ***-********** Greensboro, NC
BA in Political Science, Sociology Minor
1994-1996 Northwest Cabarrus High School Concord, NC
Graduated North Carolina Scholar
Experience:
Engineering and Environment, Inc., Fort Jackson, SC
September 2008-Present
National Environmental Policy Act Specialist
Analyze, review and staff all documents related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) program at Fort Jackson.
Evaluate the probable impacts of proposed actions on environmental media such as air, water, noise pollution, generation of toxic or hazardous waste, archeological and historic sites and endangered and threatened species at Fort Jackson.
Provide environmental coordination with the Fort Jackson Environmental Division and outside agencies like the United States (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Develop Environmental Assessments (EAs), Records of Environmental Consideration (RECs), Mitigation Action Plans (MAPs), and related support documents for proposed military training, operation, maintenance, real estate actions, and other undertakings proposed by/for Fort Jackson and tenant and user units. Maintain complete administrative record for NEPA actions under management. Serve as an expert witness when required.
Technical advisor to Fort Jackson and tenant activities regarding NEPA requirements and other environmental regulations.
Provide routine inspections/audits to ensure compliance with NEPA rules and other environmental rules and regulations.
Other Duties
Provide Arc GIS support to the Environmental Management Branch.
Manage the Fort Jackson Environmental Division’s webpage.
Provide various program support to the Environmental Management Branch as needed.
Engineering and Environment, Inc., Fort Jackson, SC
December 5, 2006-September 2008
Pollution Prevention and EPCRA Program Support
Provide technical guidance to the Installation and subordinate/tenant units on Pollution Prevention (P2) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) reporting.
Assist in the preparation and implementation of the Pollution Prevention Plan that includes installation pollution prevention policies, installation hazardous substance and hazardous waste baselines, and installation pollution prevention goals and schedules.
Provide support in the development and implementation of an Affirmative Procurement Program.
Make product recommendations, provide technical training, and promote the acquisition of recycled materials and bio-based products.
Conduct Environmental Blueprint surveys inventorying all environmental concerns for each building on Fort Jackson.
Provide program assistance with the Fort Jackson NEPA program including database management of NEPA Access Database.
Other Duties
Provide Arc GIS support to the Environmental Management Branch.
Manage the Fort Jackson Environmental Division’s webpage.
Provide various program support to the Environmental Management Branch as needed.
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
November 9, 2005 – November 2006
Environmental Enforcement Specialist
Complaint Management
Perform validation, investigation, research, and evidence collection activities to determine if a violation of environmental rules and regulations has occurred.
Case Management
Manage the initiation, prioritization, development, and implementation of administrative and judicial actions in accordance with department policies and procedures.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
June 2002-October 2005
Environmental Health Manager I
Review data for Lead and Copper Program and issue exceedance letters to appropriate Public Water Systems.
Track compliance due dates for the Lead and Copper Program and issue violations when due dates are not met.
Ensure that all radionuclide results are entered into the appropriate database for the Radionuclide Rule.
Provide technical support concerning the Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring Program to the general public, regulated community and the Agency.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
April 2001-June 2002
Natural Resource Technician III
Responsible for the program management of Phase I, II, IIB and V monitoring program of public water systems. Evaluate data received from public water systems to determine whether monitoring requirements are met.
Responsible for the program management of the detection monitoring list. Evaluate data received with regards to compliance and if addition monitoring is required.
Responsible for the scheduling of the State’s Radiological Monitoring program.
Provide technical support concerning the Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring Program to the general public, the regulated community, and the Agency.
Responsible for the program management of the Lead and Copper monitoring of public water systems. Evaluate data received with regards to compliance and if addition monitoring is required.
December 1999-March 2001 Greensboro-Guilford Emergency Mgmt. Agency Greensboro, NC
Intern-SARA Title III Coordinator
Completed the 2000 updates for the Guilford County Resource Manual.
Organization and data entry of the 1999 SARA Title III Information which included working with Tier II Win and EM2000.
Completed the 2000 updates of the Vital Facilities in EM2000.
Personal: Age 32/Married/Good Health
Interests: Computers, Mountain Biking, Outdoors
Skills/Training: Windows XP, Vista, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook; Frontpage, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, ESRI Arc GIS 9.0, Knowledgeable of Internet
Awards: 12 June 2009 - Received Certificate of Appreciation from Department of the Army, Southeast Region, Installation Management Command, Fort McPherson, GA for participation in the NEPA Program for completing the environmental review of over 350 Army actions in the fiscal year of 2009. In addition for the automation of the entire NEPA process in the Fort Jackson NEPA Program and finally completing the in-house Supplemental Environmental Assessment.
Appreciation Award from Engineering and Environment, Inc. for Outstanding NEPA Support in Support of Fort Jackson and IMCOM.
References:
Lahiri Estaba
Army Environmental Command Contractor
Fort Jackson, SC
Dan Kenney
Montana Dept of Environmental Quality
Environmental Enforcement Specialist
Leslie Owens
South Carolina DHEC
Environmental Health Manager