Experience

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  Bechtel environmental, inc.

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1999

  Senior environmental scientist

  • Provided technical consulting to US EPA for investigative and remedial activities at over 200 hazardous waste sites at military bases in California, Arizona, and Guam, including one of the largest scale field-screening analytical programs in EPA Region IX.• Implemented Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) and risk-based clean-up level approaches to develop programs that were cost effective and protective of human health and environment.• Assessed the potential for Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs) at numerous sites.• Improved relationship with client and brought real sense of teamwork/collaboration with military representatives and their consultants to resolve technical issues and avoid Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) dispute resolution process.• Testified as client’s expert witness on site investigations and sampling strategies and their associated uncertainties. • Performed human health risk assessments and calculation of risk-based screening levels.• Oversaw remediation of legacy DOE Manhattan Project radiological contamination at a commercially-active facility. Show less

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  Bechtel national, inc. aberdeen chemical agent disposal facility

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2007

  Hazardous waste permitting engineer

  • Performed all activities associated with federal and Maryland hazardous waste permits for construction, operation and closure of facility to demilitarize and destroy mustard agent stockpile.• Served as project’s environmental representative on critical Tiger Team tasked to modify and permit treatment process in order to accelerate agent destruction after events of 9/11. • Reviewed engineering designs and operating plant procedures as part of change management process to ensure continued compliance with permit conditions. • Negotiated and obtained EPA and MDE approvals for changes/modifications to avoid construction schedule impacts or facility processing downtime.• Collaborated with MDE, EPA, U.S. Army, and industry experts to establish agent decontamination criteria to allow release of material from hazardous waste regulation after closure.• Instrumental in hazardous waste permit facility closure planning and development of final closure report, which ultimately resulted in first chemical demilitarization facility in U.S. Army program decontaminated to achieve clean closure.• Served as environmental representative on several system Operation Readiness Reviews prior to commencement of plant agent operations. Show less

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  Bechtel national, inc. pueblo chemical agent destruction pilot plant

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Environmental compliance manager

  • Led environmental compliance activities during construction of RCRA Hazardous Waste TSDF for destroying chemical weapon stockpile. • Ensured all aspects of compliance with environmental laws and regulations including RCRA, NPDES/CWA, CAA, NEPA and EPCRA.• Developed and implemented a comprehensive environmental requirements database to manage permit conditions and compliance obligations, and direct the monitoring and inspection program.• Integrated the management of environmental incidents and non-conformances with Quality department’s Non-Conformance Reporting and Corrective Action system.• Fostered strong culture of environmental awareness by engaging and partnering with construction craft and frontline workers, recognizing their contributions and implementing their ideas for improvement.• Aligned Safety’s zero incident philosophy and other engrained processes with environmental compliance objectives to achieve successful end results: no NOVs, work stoppages, or agency enforcement actions.• Directed and oversaw spills/incident response and implementation of follow-up corrective actions. Show less

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  Bechtel power

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2016

  Environmental manager - communications business sector

  • Environmental lead for build-out and upgrade of wireless telecommunications network in multiple regions across US, including oversight of NEPA environmental impact assessments, Section 106 historical preservation, wildlife protection and ASTM Phase I and Phase II real estate due diligence environmental site assessment scope.• Environmental lead for installation of high-profile fiber optic cable network in multiple markets across US.• Developed and managed compliance program including regulatory and risk analysis, field inspection and monitoring, and corrective action.• Served as Sustainability Champion, developed Sustainability Management Plans and responsible for business line submittals to Carbon Disclosure Project.• Assessed competencies and training needs, developed programs/classes and conducted environmental training for construction crews, engineers, site acquisition and managers.• Analyzed worker safety/health issues and environmental risk related to pre-existing contamination/brownfields, including hazardous substances, asbestos, lead paint and petroleum, to identify safe path forward.• Monitored hazardous material storage/use at market locations to comply with EPCRA and other hazardous materials reporting requirements.• Successful at leveraging cross-functional and customer relationships to streamline work processes and advance environmental compliance objectives. • Appropriately escalated and resolved significant compliance issues with legal and state and federal regulators. Show less

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  Bechtel civil infrastructure

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  Regional environmental manager – americas and asia pacific

  • Provided oversight and technical support to broad portfolio of domestic and international projects in rail, heavy civil, power and communications sectors.• Coordinated with business development, project managers, construction/site managers, subcontracts, project engineers to integrate environmental requirements throughout lifecycle.• Assessed data gaps for prospective brownfield projects, determined worker risk and business liabilities, and provided guidance to manage contaminated soils during construction. • Maintained the organization’s ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System (EMS) including transitioning to 14001:2015 certification and development of planning tools to integrate environmental into all aspects of projects and business operations.• Led internal ISO 14001 audits of projects to assess environmental performance and in accordance with risk-based EMS methodology.• Analyzed project performance metrics to identify overall trends, gaps and opportunities for improvement.• Oversaw response to significant incidents/compliance issues, interfaced with legal and senior leadership, shared lessons learned across projects and developed initiatives and programs to improve performance.• Evaluated proposed changes in environmental laws/regulations and industry standards/practices potentially affecting business unit operations or projects and provided input and recommendations for addressing such changes. • Provided industrial hygiene consultation and support to projects in the areas of silica, asbestos, lead paint, air quality. Show less

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  Lawrence livermore national laboratory

  Jun 2019 - now

  Es&h management systems lead & directorate quality manager