John Pavitt

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired Environmental Protection Specialist at USEPA

  • Education

    • Macalester College

      1982 - 1984
      Environmental Studies
    • Western Washington University

      1984 - 1986
      BS Environmental Studies; Journalism Minor

      Activities and Societies: Campus newspaper and magazine publications. BS, Environmental Studies; Journalism Minor

  • Experience

    • USEPA

      Mar 1988 - Mar 2024

      Air compliance inspector in Alaska. On site evaluations of wide variety of industries including oil and gas platforms, pipelines, oil processing plants, refineries, coal and metals mining, fish processing, waste incinerators, asbestos demolition and renovation projects and diesel power plants in Alaska Native Villages.Civil and criminal trial testimony: asbestos, medical waste incineration, PCBs and CFCs.Basic Inspector Training (BIT) Instructor; asbestos compliance, federal air rules, overview of CAA. Show less

      • Air Compliance Inspector

        Mar 1993 - Mar 2024
      • Environmental Protection Specialist

        Mar 1988 - Mar 1993
    • National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions)

      Jul 2024 - now
      Air Compliance Instructor

      Working as an Air Knowledge Instructor for NEW Solutions. A Partnership Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).AirKnowledge is a partnership program between the U.S. EPA and state, local, and tribal air agencies that develops and delivers training on the Clean Air Act and its programs to air professionals nationwide, both in person and online. AirKnowledge instructors are hired through NEW Solutions. The instructors deliver expert-level instruction remotely, travelling the nation bringing in-person training to air agencies on a variety of topics, including air planning, permitting, air monitoring, air modeling, inspections, and enforcement. Instructors continue the mission of delivering clean air for the American people by training and guiding air agency staff nationwide. See https://newsolutions.org/airknowledge-program/ Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Method 9 Visible Emissions - Ongoing Recertification

      Local AK Trainer
    • FLIR Optical Gas Imaging

      Jan 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to John Pavitt
      Distinguished Career Service Award US EPA Mar 2024
    • Awarded to John Pavitt
      Gold Medal for Exceptional Service US EPA Apr 2017 A team award for resolving longstanding CAA violations at six refineries, achieving significant emissions reductions.