Dr. Dobson is a geoscientist, program manager, and regulatory compliance specialist with broad expertise in the fields of energy and natural resource development, nuclear waste management, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry and hydrogeology. He has over 25 years of experience performing and managing commercial and government projects related to environmental restoration, mining and mine reclamation, nuclear waste disposal, and geologic and geotechnical risk and hazard evaluation. His expertise includes strategic planning, site characterization, regulatory analysis, quality assurance, licensing of high level nuclear waste disposal facilities, community outreach and communication, environmental restoration and compliance, and solid and hazardous waste management. He has directed projects and programs with budgets ranging from $10,000 to over $50 million, overseeing the work of several hundred scientists, engineers, and support contractors. His experience includes management of federal programs; policy development and interactions with regulatory agencies, state and local government, and the public; and as a senior consultant and contract manager for major federal programs including the Yucca Mountain project. His responsibilities have included strategic planning, program planning (cost and schedule tracking and control), cost/benefit and risk/benefit analysis, and value engineering alternative studies.Specialties: Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal, Earth and Environmental Science and Engineering, Regulatory Compliance (RCRA, CERCLA, CWA, CAA, TSCA, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, NRC and EPA Regulations Pertaining to Nuclear Waste Disposal), Quality Assurance, Environmental Impact Assessment (NEPA, CEQA), Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study and Environmental Restoration, Geologic, Seismic and Volcanic Risk Assessment, Hazardous Waste Management/Disposal, Energy/Natural Resource Development
Listed skills include Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Awareness, Energy, Environmental Compliance, and 31 others.