F. Nicholas Shore, P.G.
**** ******** **** **., *******, NC 27616
Phone: 804-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
ATC Associates of North Carolina, P.C. Raleigh, NC
Staff Scientist March 2008 – Present
Environmental Alliance, Inc. Richmond, VA
Field Geologist I December 2006 – December 2007
Analytics Corporation Richmond, VA
Chemist I August 2007 – March 2008
April 2004 – December 2006
CONSULTING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Petroleum Sites:
•Preparation of Proposals/Pre-Approvals for NCDENR directed UST work
•Extensive work with the NC UST Trust Fund program from Site Check/UST Closure through Site Closure
•Site Check, Phase I/II Limited Site Assessments (LSA), Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSA), Corrective Action Plans (Monitored Natural Attenuation and Remediation), Notice of Residual Petroleum (NORP), Onsite and Offsite Deed Restrictions
•Due Diligence work Phase I / Phase II for various commercial properties
•Assisted with historic research, data management, and reporting for a Commercial Pipeline spill in Texas
•Project management of 24 petroleum projects under direction of Senior Project Manager
Chlorinated Solvent Sites:
•Extensive work with NCDENR Dry Cleaning Solvent Clean-up Act (DSCA) sites
•Site Assessment activities, Monitoring, Remediation (excavation and injection), Risk Management Plans (RMP)
•Project management of six DSCA Sites including preparation of Cost Proposals and Invoices under direction of Senior Project Manager
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Sites:
•Involved in RCRA Facility Investigations (RFIs) in NC and VA
Field Work and Skills:
•Supervise Geoprobe, Hollow Stem Auger, Air Rotary, and Sonic drilling techniques
•Various groundwater, soil, and vapor sampling techniques
•Slug Testing via manual and transducer methods and Data Analysis
•Remedial Pilot Testing with Air Sparge, Soil Vapor Extraction, and Pump & Treat systems and by Chemical Injection
•Delegating and managing field work to peers to keep projects moving forward
LABORATORY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Sample Preparation:
•Prepare Environmental and Industrial Hygiene samples of various media/matricies via EPA, Standard Methods, NIOSH, and OSHA methodologies for metals and inorganic analyses
•Manage sample preparation workload of Inorganics Department and two prep technicians
•Assist during periodic/annual state and client audits of laboratory procedures
•Assist in developing, validating, and implementing new methods and procedures at the laboratory
•Assist in designing and relocating the preparatory and analytical laboratory to a new building
•Developed training materials to assist in training new sample preparation technicians and for analysis instrumentation and data management software in the laboratory
Sample Analysis and Data Management:
•Primary analyst of environmental and industrial hygiene samples via Graphite Furnace and Flame Atomic Absorption, Mercury via Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption
•Secondary analyst of environmental and industrial hygiene samples via Ion Chromatography (IC), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
•Data Management of all above mentioned data into both DOS and Windows based Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
•Assist department manager maintain workload for special projects and during co-workers’ vacations
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University: BA in Geology, August 2002
Internship with both the Raleigh City Planning Department and the North Carolina Geologic Service (Fall Semester 2001 through Spring Semester 2002)
UNC System Field Camp in New Mexico and Colorado (Summer 2002)
Professional Geologist Certification: Successful completion of the National Association of State Boards of Geology Examination, March 2010
HAZWOPER 40 Hour Training: Successful Completion of OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training, September 2006 (Currently up to date)
Basic Wetland Delineation/Wetland Plant ID Course: Successful completion of a six day field course outlining wetland vegetation identification and methods used by the Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual ‘86, May 2007