James Whittington

Experience

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  S&ME

  Dec 1997 - Apr 2000

  Field Services

  Performed activities from truck transport of drilling equipment and drill rig operation to field logging of environmental and geotechnical drilling samples. Responsible for safety, production, and quality of drill crew and support staff. Also provided safety compliance oversight at three infrastructure construction projects at a security restricted United States Department of Energy nuclear facility.

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  Pasminco Zinc

  Mar 2000 - Feb 2002

  Geologist

  Provided daily ore grade control for underground zinc mine by inspection of pre-blast/post-blast underground workings and performing visual estimation of ore grade. Initiated diamond core drilling program start up including acquisition of underground core drill and tooling, trained drillers and performed supplemental operation of drill rig. Logged, surveyed and mapped over 13,000 feet of diamond core drilling and 8,000 feet of rotary drill cuttings. Plotted geologic drill logs on mine geologic maps and cross section, performed weekly mine surveys, updated AutoCAD mine and geologic maps. Performed detailed reevaluation of archived core and assisted with annual reserve evaluation. Show less

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  SEI Environmental

  Mar 2002 - Mar 2006

  Geologist, Safety Director

  Environmental assessment and remediation from staff to Project Manager. Managed nationwide implementation of environmental construction projects, including contaminated soil excavation, tank closures, landfill caps, stream restoration, hazardous waste disposal, and environmental site investigations. Supervised environmental due diligence assessments for multi-property acquisitions. Initiated drilling programs for Raleigh and Nashville branch offices - acquired drill rigs, trained drill crew, and provided oversight during program start up. Ultimately directed corporate health and safety program for company with over 100 employees at offices throughout southeastern US. Show less

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  Pastor, Behling & Wheeler, LLC

  Mar 2006 - Dec 2012

  Geologist

  Performed as part of a multidisciplinary team providing environmental consulting services for the petroleum, utility, railroad and mining industries. Navigate project start-up hurdles and provide geologic support, oversight of field assessment, and data interpretation. Evaluate Site specific data and provide risk based environmental evaluations. Interact with network of clients, regulatory agencies, contractors and project stakeholders to facilitate safe and cost effective solutions to achieve project goals. Ensure that project quality assurance objectives, regulatory compliance, and client safety and accountability goals are met during implementation of remedial solutions in the field. Show less

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  Consulting and Field Geologist

  Jul 2012 - now

  Consulting Geologist

  Provided field services and project management to the mining sector at several active surface coal mines in east Texas. Performed environmental assessments and due diligence at Sites throughout US. Supported remediation and assessment activities as a contract geologist for several nationally recognized consulting firms. Managed emergency response activities for petroleum and transportation clients from initial response through agency closure. Provide contract geologic services to small scale oil producers in the Ark-La-Tex regional oil fields. Show less

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  ESA Consulting, LLC

  Apr 2015 - Feb 2021

  Senior Geologist

  ESA Consulting, LLC (ESA) is a multi-disciplined consulting firm that has provided our clients with innovative, cost-effective solutions to environmental and regulatory problems since 1995. ESA provides professional environmental and regulatory solutions to a diverse clientele including the oil and gas, mining, timber, railroad, manufacturing industries, as well as municipalities, financial institutions, and commercial real estate. Find out more at www.webesa.com.

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  A.L. FRANKS ENGINEERING, INC.

  Jan 2021 - now

  Geoscientist and Field Services

  A.L. Franks Engineering, Inc. provides professional engineering services for municipal and commercial clients. A. L. Franks specializes in wastewater collection and treatment, water distribution, storm drainage, floodplain modeling and transportation systems. We provide full suite of services from grant writing, site planning, design, system troubleshooting, permitting, through construction oversight.