David Cercone Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Project Manager at the Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil. Projects include:1) integrating impaired waters into hydraulic fracturing operations, 2) developing state-of-the-art test equipment for air and stray gas monitoring and mitigation.3) improving resource recovery from shale oil and gas wells.

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Managed environmental water permitting and compliance projects resulting in financial or efficiency improvements for natural gas development and mining operations.Participated in drilling, perforating, hydraulic fracturing, and flowback monitoring at natural gas operations in Greene County, PA and Tuscarawas County, Ohio.Used operational information to understand water balances for shale gas operations in order to plan supply sources.Developed, assembled and organized process team of engineers, geologists, and permitting staff for the CONSOL Energy Utica Shale oil and gas discovery well in Belmont County, Ohio. Assisted same group with UIC well locations for Marcellus and Utica Shale flowback water disposal.Assisted Petroleum Geologists in creating well casing designs that were protective of groundwater and surface water.Reviewed and edited numerous sediment control plans developed by Contractors for mining and natural gas sites. Worked with USACOE and ODNR personnel on wetland mitigation and stream modification projects.Performed technical memos summarizing literature reviews of the relationship between earthquake occurrence and the injection of oilfield brines into deep wells.Responsible for invoice review, change order management, project scheduling and budgeting, staff training, reports, proposals, project cost estimates, communicating with government regulators, and overall quality control for environmental projects. Gave numerous PowerPoint presentations to government officials within the Division of Mining and Reclamation and the Division of Water in West Virginia and Ohio to advocate for the company's position on a long-standing NPDES issue at four union mines.Keywords: NPDES, ODNR, WVDEP, PADEP, Chapter 78, Water Management Plans

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Wrote winning proposals for industrial and mining clients. Attended conferences to enhance business development. Prepared and managed the financial aspects of numerous projects including contractor costs, change order preparation and financial reporting. Expanded client base through good work and networking.Used geological and hydrogeological information to determine locations of industrial water wells for PPG.Created 3-D geological models used in groundwater flow modeling by creating structure maps from borehole data. Created scores of calibrated groundwater models with MODFLOW (USGS computer code).Field engineering at remediation projects involving soil and waste excavating, groundwater pump and treat, RCRA landfill caps, free product recovery and air sparge systems.Prepared policies and procedures for field activities involving staff and contractors.Oversaw the drilling of hundreds of soil borings and monitoring wells in many geological settings across the USA.Prepared numerous field reports and data summaries for sites across Pennsylvania and the Midwest.

Master'S Degree, Geology/Earth Science, General

Activities and Societies: Southwest Students Geological Society, Field Trip Leader

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, General

Activities and Societies: Co-Founder, Pitt Geology Club President, Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Geology Honors FraternityMathematics Minor

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Education record