Expertise

• Hazardous waste management and remediation.
• Air pollution control technologies and economic assessment.
• Health and safety planning and training.
• Regulatory compliance and environmental compliance issues.
• Environmental consulting and business development.
• Industrial process evaluation, economic feasibility studies, project management.

Experience

Independent Consultant and Educator 1998 - Present

• Provide environmental consulting services to commercial and legal organizations on hazardous waste projects.
• Prepare engineering property condition surveys and environmental assessments for commercial lenders and real estate companies.
• Designed remediation systems for gasoline leaks at oil storage terminals and gas stations.
• Teach college level environmental and chemistry courses.

Smith Technology Corporation, Washington, D.C., Section Manager 1995 - 1997

• Prepared manpower, scheduling, and budgetary estimates for environmental projects. Provided project quality control for commercial contracts.
• Directed team of engineers, geologists, and scientists conducting environmental remediation, environmental phase I/II assessments and indoor air quality, asbestos surveys, and abatement/air monitoring projects.
• Managed numerous CERCLA and hazardous waste projects involving remediation, design, and cleanup for Fortune 100 companies

Burns and Roe, King of Prussia, PA, Principal Environmental Engineer 1991 - 1995

• Managed numerous CERCLA and hazardous waste projects involving remediation, design, and cleanup for Fortune 100 companies, legal representatives and governmental agencies.
• Provided technical and management skills for preparation of RCRA permits for major corporations and U.S. Army sites.
• Supervised remedial actions for major corporations.
• Diversified, multi-disciplinary liaison, working together closely with various internal company departments.
• Developed client relationships and marketing approaches to build office work backlog.

McLaren/Hart Environmental, Lester, PA, Supervising Engineer 1990 - 1991

• Managed engineers and scientists on environmental assessments and remediation projects.
• Analyzed and calculated remedial construction project takeoffs for vendor payments.
• Prepared proposals and initiated client contacts for marketing purposes.

Black and Veatch Engineers and Architects, Project Manager, Philadelphia, PA, 1987 - 1990

• Managed CERCLA projects involving organic, inorganic, pesticide, asbestos, and PCB contamination.
• Prepared and reviewed project reports and documents prior to client receipt.
• Started new regional office, providing all chemical engineering expertise related to contamination issues.
• Recommended appropriate technologies for remediation and analytical protocols to meet data quality objectives.
• Developed quality control and assurance programs.

Project Engineer, Asheboro, NC 1981 - 1987

• Managed hazardous waste minimization and recycling studies.
• Responsible for environmental studies eliminating non-compliant disposal practices and improving waste management.

Honors & Publications

• Registered Professional Engineer
• Environmental Professionals Association of the Philadelphia Region (EPAPR), Ex-President and ~ Founder
• Former Industrial/Academic Chairperson, American Chemical Society
• Chemical Consultants Network, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Education

• New York University, M.S., Fluid Dynamics and Atmospheric Science
• Adelphi University, M.S., Organic Chemistry
• New York University, B.E., Chemical Engineering
• OSHA Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Sites and Site Supervisor Training