James David Lane, Jr. P.E.

Experience

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  Virginia Department of Transportation

  Jun 1997 - Sept 2001

  Transportation Operator II

  • Performed various operations in the maintenance of state owned roads• Project Manager for work crews performing road repair, ditching, grass cutting, and road construction and rebuilding.• Ensured that erosion control and best management practices were employed prior to any disturbance of the soil. • Performed administrative duties such as requisitioning, procurement, time keeping, cost analysis, equipment management, and employee management.• Involvement in snow removal operations from management to actual snow plowing.• Participated in Emergency Management Operations in various parts of Virginia after extreme inclement weather.• Performed preventive and routine maintenance on various types of heavy equipment. • Operated heavy equipment, most notably: - Gradall- Road Grader- Loader- Dump Trucks Show less

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  CTI Engineering Consultants

  May 2003 - Aug 2003

  Engineer Technician

  • Performed soil and concrete testing within the American Society for Testing and Materials specification guidelines.• Made concrete cylinders at various job sites for compressive strength testing.• Tested concrete cylinders for compressive strength in the laboratory.• Inspected rebar and footer specifications as per the site plans.• Obtained soil samples prior to excavation for Geotechnical Analysis.• Performed soil testing as required by Geotechnical Engineer, including:- Atterberg Plasticity Index- California Bearing Ratio- Moisture content- Moisture-Density Relationships - Screened soil for aggregate content Show less

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  Bowater Newsprint

  May 2004 - Aug 2004

  Engineer Intern

  • Assisted reliability engineers within the Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Division.• Project Lead for programming and training for MAINTelligence Asset and Monitor software.• Project Lead for researching and programming condition monitoring procedures for over 200 various types of equipment.• Project Lead for composing and programming a maintenance schedule for thousands of air filters.• Project Lead for the programming of over 10,000 individual pieces of equipment into the MAINTelligence software.• Project Lead and Trainer for maintenance technicians on the utilization of MAINTelligence software and handheld units.• Analyzed Thermographic images and Vibration Analysis results. Show less

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  Tennessee Valley Authority

  Feb 2005 - Dec 2006

  Student Engineer Intern

  • Backup Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Facility• Assistant to Project Manager with emphasis in creating emergency response and source water protect procedures for Hamilton County Water Utility Districts.• Assistant to Professional Engineer in performing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments for the Piper House, located in the Nolichucky Reservoir.• Assist in the Reservoir Release Improvement at Hydroelectric Dams• Assist in Vital Signs data collection in TVA waterways and Reservoirs• Manage vehicle and project billing• Manage vehicle and equipment maintenance Show less

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  University of Tennessee

  Dec 2006 - Dec 2009

  Graduate Research Assist.

  • Performed calibration of both vertical and horizontal geophones for the performance of near-surface geophysical surveys as well as structural vibration surveys.• Performed near-surface geophysical surveys to determine the shear velocity and shear modulus of soil.• Performed vibration surveys on bridges removed during the SmartFix 40 Project to determine natural frequencies in the axial, transverse, and torsional modes.• Performed material testing on knee-replacement electronics for the Department of Biomedical Engineering.• Performed material testing to determine stress-strain curves for composite carbon fiber material for potential use in ship hull construction for the United States Navy.• Assisted in the field operation of drill equipment for the soils laboratory classes. Show less

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  Johnson Service Group, Inc

  Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

  Environmental Engineer - Level A (Staff Aug)

  • Project Lead and backup Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Facility• Project Field Lead for Bull Run Stormwater collection.• Project Field Lead for the installation of 8 ash pond perimeter groundwater monitoring wells at Shawnee Fossil Plant• Assistant to Project Leader with emphasis in creating emergency response and source water protect procedures for Hamilton County Water Utility Districts• Manage vehicle and project billing budgets• Manage vehicle and equipment maintenance Show less

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  Tennessee Valley Authority

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2014

  • Electrical substation and switchyard site resource responsible for compliance with the requirements of applicable local, state, and Federal environmental policies, laws, and regulations.• Provided expertise and oversight in program areas of sampling, manifestation, profiling, and disposal of waste, asbestos, PCB's, NEPA, air/water compliance, stormwater, and used oil. Provided guidance in waste minimization through recycling and asset/investment recovery.• Accountable for preparing, reviewing, and submitting environmental reports/permits as required by programmatic responsibilities and local, state and Federal laws such as PCB, NPDES, DMR, SARA, Title V, and hazardous waste reports.• Research involving new environmental technologies to advise TVA staff and management on most effective approaches for achieving environmental compliance or minimization of environmental impact.• Developed and facilitated site-specific environmental training. Provided technical assistance to site personnel located at electric substations and switchyards. Show less • Project Lead for Water Waste stream Volume and Characterization for Coal Yard Runoff Pond (CYRP) Closure at John Sevier Fossil Plant• Project Field Lead for 24-hour NPDES sampling at John Sevier Fossil Plant• Project Lead for bi-monthly and quarterly Sewage Treatment Effluent Pump System inspections at Watts Bar Fossil Plant.• Transition to writing, inspecting, and preparing corrective actions for Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures, Integrated Pollution Prevention Plans, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans at Fossil, Hydro, and Nuclear Facilities. Show less • Technical Contract Manager for 13 USFS Projects throughout the Southeastern United States.• Project Manager for site reconnaissance, sample collection, and in-situ measurement of soils at 88 Outdoor Shooting Ranges in the Southeastern United States to determine propensity for lead migration from wetlands, ephemeral streams and stormwater runoff.• Project Manager for Shockley Heights, FL CERCLA site groundwater monitoring.• Project Manager for Wildcat Branch Area A Bioreactor groundwater and surface water monitoring located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Including viability analysis for implementation of an in-situ Bioreactor.• Project Manager for NEPA Environmental Review for Permanent Solutions to Temporary Dam Modifications • Project Manager for asbestos, lead sampling, and data interpretation at TVA purchased property located at Bull Run, Cumberland, and John Sevier Fossil Plants.• Project Manager for material testing and reporting for Temporary Dams Modification Project• Project Manager and Site Lead for intake sediment sampling at John Sevier Combined Cycle Facility.• Project Field Lead for Non-Destructive Evaluation of structural and non-structural precipitator components at Allen Fossil Plant.• Project Field Lead for 24-hour NPDES sampling at Watts Bar Nuclear and Watts Bar Fossil Plants.• Project Lead for ash migration study using sub-bottom profiler at Kingston Fossil Ash Recovery• Project Lead for polymer aquatic toxicity sampling for Kingston Fossil Ash Recovery• Project Lead for bi-monthly and quarterly Sewage Treatment Effluent Pump System inspections at Watts Bar Maintenance Facility.• Oil Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 annual drills.• MAXIMO Planner Show less

  • Environmental Scientist Compliance - B

    Sept 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Water & Waste Specialist

    Jun 2013 - Sept 2014

  • Environmental Engineer - Level A

    Aug 2009 - Jun 2013
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  US Forest Service

  Nov 2014 - now

  Abandoned Mine Land Program Manager

  • Program manager for Abandoned Mine Land Remediation and Removal Actions (CERCLA) on the Daniel Boone National Forest