Gordon Lewis
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Successfully managed and was responsible for all aspects of remediation and engineering operations for a global environmental corporation. Proven leadership skills gained by developing clients, managing budgets and working with business and government leaders. Over 20 yrs of engineering and management experience.
EXPERIENCE
Summit Environmental Corporation January 2005 – February 2007
Director of Remediation Longview,Texas
Primary responsibilities include: (i) promote sales and profit growth; (ii) develop implement, and manage remediation projects; (iii) work with local leaders to ensure compliance with governmental legal policies, procedures and regulations;
Promote sales and profit growth by:
- Contacting clients through relationships, cold calls, and advertising
- Preparing and implementing remediation product and services marketing
Experience: Cold call to New Orleans Superdome following 2005 Katrina flood obtained contract for urgent initial decontamination of entire New Orleans Arena which was designated a biohazard. Decontamination was accomplished in 17 days with team of 40-hour certified haz-mat workers.
• Develop, implement, and manage remediation projects by:
- Identifying minimum performance standards and implementing appropriate treatment process(es)
- Establishing budget and arranging logistics to achieve outcome that exceeds client’s expectations
Experience: Arranged materials and proprietary chemical shipment, local equipment availability, labor, and security for remediation of oil waste pit near Port Harcourt, Nigeria to demonstrate low-cost bio-remediation technology. Personally acted as the site engineer for project construction and start up.
Business Development Consultants Owner San Diego, California
From scratch built small marketing business which at its height had 25 employees serving a variety of clients in the finance and home improvement businesses.
Experience: Provided technical and sales support to a financial services client over a four year period which lead to increasing annual sales from $90milliion the first year to nearly $500milion in year four.
Desert Water Agency Engineering Supervisor Palm Springs, California
Responsibilities included management of the planning and engineering departments’ personnel, policies and specifications, facility design and construction, environmental compliance, and operations and capital improvements budgets.
Experience: During tenure as Supervising Engineer, 8 years, was responsible for over $40million of capital improvement design and construction.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• California State Professional Engineer License in Civil Engineering
EDUCATION
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA B.S. Environmental Engineering
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA Business Management, Post Graduate Studies