John Deemer

Experience

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  Northeastern Analytical

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Air Pollution Testing Supervisor/Project Manager

  • Supervised a technical staff of two for emission sampling, ambient air quality surveillance and air quality permit application preparation.• Conducted Phase I and Phase II site audits for the identification of potential environmental releases.

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  AirNova, Inc.

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1998

  General Manager

  1994 - 1998 General Manager• Manager for emission and indoor air quality monitoring and permit application projects. Negotiated multi-year contracts with an electric utility and the National Security Agency.• Supervised a technical staff of six and administrative staff of two.• Responsible for purchasing sampling equipment, analytical instrumentation, reagents, cylinder gases and supplies. 1989 - 1994 Project Manager• Responsible for project management for emission testing projects for a variety of industrial clients. Also performed the analysis of emission samples with GC, gravimetric and wet chemistry techniques. Show less

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  ConocoPhillips Company

  May 1998 - May 2004

  Environmental Engineer

  • Project manager for a PSD Permit to produce low sulfur fuels. Developed strategy, prepared emission calculations and netting analysis for the project. • Member of the technical negotiating team for the EPA Refinery Enforcement Initiative. Developed cost effective NOx control strategy for nine refineries. • Preparation of annual facility emission inventory, SARA 312 and SARA 313 TRI Reports.• Preparation of quarterly PaDEP and NOx Budget Program CEM reports.• Prepare emission calculations and incident reports for SARA and CERCLA releases.• Coordination of the fugitive VOC leak detection and repair (LDAR) program.• Assess impact of upcoming air quality regulations on the refinery. Show less

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  Valero Delaware City Refinery

  May 2004 - Jul 2006

  Sr. Environmental Engineer

  • Project manager for air quality and Coastal Zone permit applications for capital projects.• Coordinator for consent decree project implementation. Assure compliance with deadlines and commitments, submittal of quarterly progress reports.• Member of the negotiating team to resolve and settle compliance issues via consent orders.• Administrator of the fugitive VOC leak detection and repair (LDAR) program.• Assess impact of upcoming air quality regulations on the refinery. Develop compliance strategy and determine potential cost impacts. Show less

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  Valero McKee Refinery

  Aug 2006 - Sept 2010

  Environmental Engineering Manager

  Responsible for multi-media environmental compliance for a petroleum refinery. Specific responsibilities include:• Management of four technical staff members and an administrative assistant.• Lead the refinery in Air Quality, Water Quality, Underground Injection Control (U.I.C.), RCRA, CERCLA, SARA and SPCC compliance programs.• Communication of environmental compliance issues to refinery management, operations and maintenance personnel and develop plans for improvement.• Coordinate and prepare air permit applications for capital projects.• Development of environmental compliance improvement plans and negotiation of compliance orders.• Prepare impact assessments for new environmental regulations.• Development and tracking of annual environmental budget. Show less

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  Paulsboro Refining Company LLC

  Dec 2010 - Oct 2013

  Environmental Manager

  Responsible for multi-media environmental compliance for a petroleum refinery. Specific responsibilities include:• Management of five technical staff members and an administrative assistant.• Lead the refinery in Air Quality, Water Quality, Groundwater and Soil Remediation programs, RCRA, CERCLA, SARA and DPCC (NJDEP equivalent to SPCC) compliance programs.• Communication of environmental compliance issues to refinery management, operations and maintenance personnel and develop plans for improvement.• Development of environmental compliance improvement plans and negotiation of compliance orders.• Development and tracking of annual environmental budget. Show less

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  Delaware City Refining Company LLC

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2020

  Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Manager

  Manager of Health, Safety and Environmental Services for a petroleum refinery. The scope of services includes Environmental Engineering, Occupational Safety, Process Safety Management (PSM), Emergency Services and Facility Security. I manage a technical staff of 22 personnel.

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  PBF Energy - Delaware Valley Refining Complex

  Jan 2021 - now

  Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Manager

  Manager of Health, Safety and Environmental Services for a petroleum refinery. The scope of services includes Environmental Engineering, Occupational Safety, Process Safety Management (PSM), Emergency Services and Facility Security. I manage a technical staff of 32 personnel.