Aaron Sentes

Experience

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  Tetra Tech EBA

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2011

  Environmental Scientist

  Managed and supervised Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA’s) and remediation projects, including preparation of summary reports. Managed project budgets, schedules, and provided ongoing project updates to clients. Conducted Phase 2 ESA’s on single and multi-well facilities, including compliance monitoring at active plant facilities. Conducted remediation projects involving source excavation and treatment, landfilling, and backfilling of impacted soils followed by reclamation. Projects ranged from small underground storage tank excavations to large multi-stage remediation projects involving groundwater dewatering and soil treatment by thermal desorption. Accomplishments include:• Supervised field work and acted as assistant project manager for 2 high-profile, multi-stakeholder remediation projects exceeding budget of $1M.• Identified and corrected sampling strategy error during high-profile groundwater remediation project that prevented release of impacted water into environment. Show less

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  Secure Energy Services Inc.

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2015

  Environment and Regulatory Specialist

  Ensured operation and expansion activities for 7 oilfield waste management facilities and one Class II landfill in Alberta met regulatory requirements. Provided regulatory support to operations, well operations, and construction personnel. Managed acquisition of information required for Directive 058 notification and amendment applications (drawings, public consultation, and financial liability calculations) and completed and submitted applications to the AER. Conducted annual facility regulatory audits, completed annual landfill reports, reported approval contraventions and completed National Pollutant Release Inventory reporting. Responded to regulator inquiries related to submitted applications, reports, contraventions, and regulator facility audits (notice of non-compliance/letter of investigation). Show less

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  Keneco Environmental Services (2000) Inc.

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Contract Environmental Specialist

  Prepared Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, and Remediation reports for well sites in AB and SK for various clients. Provided technical evaluation of Phase II ESA results against applicable regulatory guidelines to determine the scope of work for remediation or reclamation work required to achieve a reclamation certificate for the well sites. Supported project managers and field technicians through provision of technical expertise and field data collection techniques.

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  Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

  May 2018 - now

  Waste Management Technologist