Section manager for the Investigations and Technical Assistance Section at the Office of Enforcement.

Senior engineer and Unit Supervisor for Special Investigations at the Office of Enforcement.

Provide technical and financial expertise for enforcement cases statewide as part of the Office of Enforcement, Special Investigations Unit.

-> Responsible for maintaining permit compliance (sampling, reporting, operations, maintenance) for wastewater treatment and emission control systems (NPDES, POTW, Air Districts)-> Responsible for preparing new source and existing source modification permit applications for emission systems-> Design and engineering for new or existing remediation systems for the petroleum and chemical industries (soil vapor extraction, groundwater pump & treat, air sparge, mulitphase extraction, in-situ chemical oxidation, in-situ & ex-situ bioremediation, LNAPL recovery, etc)-> Pitched new designs for remediation systems and packages to meet certain site-specific specifications to clients and regulatory staff-> Technical expert for remediation system operations and maintenance-> Researched new technologies or site strategies to accomplish alternative site closure techniques-> Prepared conceptual site models in order to produce work plans addressing key closure-related data gaps-> Evaluated field and laboratory data to provide statistical rationals for strategy development (i.e. monitoried natuaral attenuation versus active remediation)-> Prepared Storm Water Pollution & Prevention Plans for major industrial clients ranging from oil & gas to large-scale machine tool operations-> Developed Hazardous Material Business Plans for major industrial and energy production clients-> Managed two active remediation projects for Chevron Environmental Management Company with annual budgets exceeding $100,000-> Responsible for managing reporting to regulatory agencies and client, budget maintenance within the AECOM and Chevron project management systems, field work with various staff memebers and subcontractors, and compliance with internal and regulatory quality managment system

-> Worked in an independent, industrial laboratory setting-> Supported three major client research teams (Honda, Renault, Logan)-> Responsible for building prototype catalysts to client specifications for testing purposes-> Catalyst builds consisted of preparation and application of proprietary washcoat, impregnation solution, and overcoat while maintaining a high level of quality control and procedure documentation-> Extensive experience using milling, mixing, chemical addition, vacuum application, and product baking equipment-> Responsible for designing and conducting various experimental builds to study the effects of precious metal loading, washcoat/overcoat particle size, impregnation solution characteristics, and rheological variations for washcoat/overcoat application -> Participated in internal and client meetings to discuss technical challenges related to product scale-up and quality assurance-> Contributed to the development of a novel test procedure to evaluate adhesion following catalyst aging