Benjamin Haith, P.G.

Experience

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  Penn State University Department of Environmental Health and Safety

  Jun 1997 - Jun 1999

  Waste Handling Assistant

  Responsible for collection, transport, and tracking of infectious, chemical, and radioactive waste from campus laboratory facilities;Responded to emergency chemical releases on campus;Designed and built Department's world wide web page;Inspected laboratory safety equipment.

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  Mulry and Cresswell Environmental

  Jul 1999 - Feb 2003

  Hydrogeologist

  Responsible for environmental project management of retail, bulk storage, and pipeline petroleum facilities;Conducted site characterizations, designed and implemented remediation systems (including groundwater P&T, soil vapor extraction, and oxygen injection / sparging), and obtained regulatory closure of sites;Conducted field work including groundwater well and soil boring installation, soil sampling, groundwater sampling, remediation system O&M, and surveying.

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  Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.

  Feb 2003 - Oct 2003

  Case Manager

  Responsible for environmental project management of retail, petroleum facilities;Conducted field work including groundwater well and soil boring installation, soil sampling, and groundwater sampling;Coordinated and conducted UST removals.

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  Mulry and Cresswell Environmental

  Nov 2003 - Jan 2008

  Hydrogeologist

  Relocated to New York to open a branch office for the company;Responsible for day-to-day operations of the office;Responsible for environmental project management of retail, bulk storage, and pipeline petroleum facilities;Conducted site characterizations, designed and implemented remediation systems (including groundwater P&T, soil vapor extraction, and oxygen injection / sparging), and obtained regulatory closure of sites;Conducted field work including groundwater well and soil boring installation, soil sampling, groundwater sampling, remediation system O&M, and surveying;Coordinated and conducted UST removals. Show less

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  Palmerton Group, LLC

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2012

  Senior Project Manger

  Manages diverse group of scientific, technical, and administrative personnel in Syracuse and Buffalo, New York and Bradford, Pennsylvania;Responsible for review and approval of over $1 million of monthly invoicing;Lead the due diligence investigation on behalf of a Fortune 500 firm's purchase of a regional energy company as part of a multi-billion dollar, multi-state purchase;Conduct due dilligence investigations for energy company aquisitions;Assist energy companies in entering new markets including Marcellus Shale exploration, associated wastewater treatment and disposal, and public presentations and interaction;Manage process flow investigations for paper mills;Conduct environmental site assessments and site characterizations;Supervise environmental projects including underground storage tank removal and oil field and well closures;Developed multi-million dollar environmental liability estimates for industrial properties; Show less

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  GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2023

  Senior Project Manager

  Management of the Syracuse profit center including employees across two offices including day-to-day oversight and mentoring of up to ten scientists;Health and Safety supervision of field projects, including JSA, HSA, Work Control Certificate, HASP, BBS Surveys, and Air Monitoring Plan preparation;Portfolio-wide Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and geotechnical investigations for Community Solar projects (5-10MW);Municipal and DOT permitting for telecommunication projects including fiber, coaxial cable, and cellular;Preparation of photosimulations for proposed telecummunication and electric utility infrastructure;Supervised multi-million dollar environmental restoration projects including well abandonment, pit remediation and reclamation, and pipeline abandonment;Conducted State- and asset-wide Phase I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments of operations for regional and multinational clients;Management of multiple high-volume hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams;Calculated lifetime environmental liability assessment for multi-billion dollar asset purchase;Performed traditional environmental investigations and remediation activities associated with underground storage tanks, chlorinated solvents, DNAPL, petroleum releases, and PCBs related to light and heavy industry; andStorage tank closure. Show less

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  AECOM

  Nov 2023 - now

  Project Manager IV

  I manage a portfolio of retail and bulk storage petroleum projects across New York, New England, and Colorado. My projects include UST removal/replacement, construction, remediation, site assessment, and regulatory closeout.