•Experienced Environmental Specialist with a hands-on background in air permit requirements and preparation, documentation, compliance, and on-going operational concerns in manufacturing and production operations. Experienced in Title V air emission inventories, calculations, and applicability studies. FESOP and SSOA preparation and filings. Development of environmental management systems (EMS). Compilation of data and analysis for use in reporting requirements under RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, LDAR and local regulations.
•Conducted transfer efficiency study of aerospace coating operations, in real time, resulting in a proven 82% transfer of coatings. Study submitted to SCAQMD as part of Air Permit application for new painting operation at Air Force Plant 42.
•Developed Material Usage Log (MUL) for use at manufacturing/process stations allowing for real time tracking of compliance to environmental permit limitations. Wright-Patterson AFB.
•Streamlined review and document sign-off process by combining redundant documents and eliminating duplication. Estimated cost savings in labor, material, review and implementation was $720,000.00
•Senior oversight for Chemical and Environmental Engineers performing air emission inventories, calculations, and air and dispersion modeling for preparation of air permit filings and health risk assessments under AB2588.
•Developed Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) substitution program.
•Participated in a multi-disciplined team in the investigation of a Superfund site that was previously used as an experimental nuclear reactor facility.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Environmental – Air
•Prepared Process Operation Descriptions and Emission Inventories to determine applicability of Title V, FESOP, or SSOA.
•Marathon Ashland Refineries compliance reviews and documentation of material throughput and regulatory applicability.
•Prepared Title V, FESOP, and SSOA applications. Maintained records for permitted operations and prepared submissions for any changes or alternations to permits due to: change of equipment, retrofits, or addition of control equipment.
•Reviewed New Source Review (NSR) and Permit-by-Rule requirements and applicability, prepared emission credits banking documents.
•Member of multi-disciplined team, including operational managers, H&S personnel, and corporate legal in finalizing permit applications and presentation.
•Created and maintained database for material usage and determination of air emissions for Title V permit applications, compliance reports, and Health Risk Assessments under AB2588.
•Oversight of stack testing of combustion and other air emission sources for NOX, SOX, PM10 and other chemicals of concern.
•Created Materials Usage Logs (MULs) for real-time tracking -- day-to-day, determination of compliance with permitted operations at Wright-Patterson AFB.
•Member of team conducting emission review of Hawthorne Oil Fields calculating fugitive emissions from stems and values, leaks, and other concerns arising from pumping and transmission activities -- LDAR requirements
•Review of lease documents from royalty owners to oil and gas field production companies.
Environmental – Water
•Compliance monitoring wastewater treatment systems, preparation, and filing of wastewater and storm water discharge reports.
•Monitored chemical process line operations and wastewater treatment of hexavalent chrome (CR6) and prepared discharge and compliance reports.
•Project manager of groundwater protection group and removal of 56 underground storage tanks – Air Force Plant 42
•Investigated use of radioactive sodium and disposal techniques used in the 1950’s that may have contaminated perched and groundwater sources.
•ARCO Refinery Riverside and Cerritos Underground Tank Removal LUST Program
Environmental – Solid Waste
•Oversight of solid waste manifesting/tracking program at Air Force Plant 42 TSDF.
•Superfund site investigation of former nuclear reactor site.
•Project Manager of 29 floor tower in Mid-Wilshire during asbestos abatement project.
•California General Contractors License B-664875 with Hazardous Substance Removal and Transportation Certificate - 664875.
•Facility Closure Assessment, decommissioning oversight, lab packing and material disposal.
Environmental – General
•Member of Rockwell International Corporate Environmental Council whose duties included review of new and proposed regulations and the potential impact upon Company production operations; developing uniform response to environmental, health and safety issues; implementation of Company policies; and, development of compliance or prevention strategies to prevent non-compliant situations.
Environmental – General
•Government and regulatory agency site inspections relating to air quality, wastewater discharge, and chemical process operations. Developing a focus team that would immediately address items of concern and provide workable solutions that would prevent a potential violation.
•Development of EMS systems and development of Material Usage Logs.
Health And Safety
•Asbestos Abatement training of employees and medical monitoring program.
•Operational review of and implementation of H&S procedures and tag-out/red tag orders.
•Ergonomic reviews
EDUCATION:
•Anthropology, Indiana University
PREVIOUS LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
California General Contractors License B-664875
Asbestos Certification -- 664875
Hazardous Substance Removal & Transportation Certification -- 664875
CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS:
Scientific Diver PADI No. 010526572
Advanced Open Water Diver PADI No. 0108297087
FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC-100
FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC-200
FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC-700
FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC-800
FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) ISC-100 for Food and Drug Administration
CURRENT AND PAST AFFILIATIONS:
Director, Goose CreekConservancy
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
International Hazardous Materials Association
MENSA
Air and Waste Management Association
Environmental Professionals Association
Ambassador for The Seasteading Institute
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2008 - Present Goose Creek Conservancy
DirectorMartinsville, Indiana
1993 – 2008WESTEC
Environmental Engineer, Martinsville, Indiana
1992 – 1993Science and Engineering Analysis Corporation
Senior Environmental Scientist, Encino, California
1990 – 1992McLaren-Hart Environmental Engineering
Environmental Specialist III, Burbank, California
1982- 1990 Rockwell International B-1B Bomber
Environmental Engineer, Palmdale, California
Clients/Projects
Rockwell International
B-1B Division Air Force Plant 42 - Palmdale, California
Emission Inventories, AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots, Proposition 65, Air and Industrial Waste Water permitting and quarterly reports preparation and filing. Asbestos inspections, management plans, and remediation. Surface coating operation - transfer efficiency study. Performed on-going compliance audits, daily environmental operational and production environmental concerns – on-call.
El Segundo Facility El Segundo, California
Emission Inventory, AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots, Proposition 65
Space Division: Weedpatch.
Compliance
Lakewood, California
Emission Inventories, AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots, Industrial waste water discharge assessment and permitting, asbestos abatement.
Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Lab
Environmental Assessment - Closure Plan
Northrup Aircraft
Newberry Park, California -- Site Assessment - Closure Plan
McDonnel Douglas Long Beach, California
AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots
Tokai Credit Corporation Pasadena, California
Phase I Assessments - Corporate Compliance Environmental Liability auditing plan.
California Federal Los Angeles, California
Asbestos Project Management - largest abatement project in the USA - 29 floor tower - mid-Wilshire district.
Wright Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio
Title V emission inventories, Recordkeeping and Compliance Plan Developed MUL (Material Usage Logs) Tracking Documents
Products Research (PRC) Glendale, California
AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots, Air Permitting, Emission Inventories, Credits/Banking
3M California
Emission Inventories, AB2588 Toxic Hot Spots
Bell Helicopter Van Nuys, California
Facility closure assessment and decommissioning oversight, lab packing, transportation, and material disposal.
ARCO Riverside & Cerritos, California
Underground tank removal permits, closure and acceptance documentation
WAP Waverly, Indiana
Asphalt Batch Plant Emission Inventories and Part 70 application. FESOP, quarterly report filings, annual emissions, and certifications.
General Motors Dayton, Ohio
Title V Emission Inventories, calculations, and Applicability Determination Study for 3 Ohio facilities.
Habitat for Humanity Martinsville, Indiana
Phase I Assessment NEPA and Contaminated Soil Removal
Indiana DNR
Underwater archaeological assessment/survey of two shipwrecks for inclusion into first Indiana Underwater State Park.