I have over Forty (40) years of environmental/hazardous waste consulting and remedial project management experience throughout the United States. Experienced as hydrogeologist for United States Geological Survey, Water Resource Division’s Nuclear Waste Isolation Program, performing hydrogeologic tests to characterize the saturated zone of select host rocks for the high-level radioactive waste isolation program. Performed a wide range of technical activities for a private well drilling contractor in central Iowa. This portion of my career provided unique experience with a wide variety of well designs and construction protocols for environmental studies. My involvement with these projects also included aquifer characterization, environmental, and geotechnical sampling and reporting. My Private sector consulting experience has included a broad spectrum of complex environmental issues. Experience includes a strong background in environmental project management, waste material handling, assessments and hydrogeologic investigation and studies addressing impacted soils, sediments, surface water, wastewater and groundwater. I have specialized expertise in DNAPL behavior and distribution fate in both granular materials and fractured geological media including fractured sedimentary and crystalline rocks, karst and structured clayey strata. This portion of my consulting work commonly includes comprehensive project management, providing environmental support and consulting to the pipeline and energy industry, remedial strategy development and selection, budget and planning, remedial action plan preparation and implementation. These types of projects are commonly multi-tasked turnkey efforts that use an integrated approach with a wide-variety of technical disciplines.Specialties: I have diversified consulting experience in developing and defining environmental compliance strategies and cost estimates for commercial and industrial real estate acquisitions and developments. I have performed countless Phase I environmental due diligence assessments and Phase II site investigations for a wide variety of private, commercial and industrial clients.
Listed skills include Groundwater, Remediation, Environmental Consulting, Soil, and 34 others.