Dejan Smaic, Pg, Cpg Email & Phone Number

Longmont, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

USACE, DoD, USEPA managed projects under CERCLIS. Implemented LTM activities and at former FUDS sites in Wyoming and Nebraska characterizing TCE contaminated media. Reviewed Feasibility Studies, quarterly monitoring reports, and vapor intrusion studies.

Dacono, Colorado, United States

• Conducts Phase I & II ESAs, noise monitoring, report preparation. Prepared Material Management Plans, HASPs, project management plans, dust mitigation plans, water discharge permits. Prepared and reviewed Site Investigation and Remediation Workplans and Reports, mentors junior Geologists / Hydrogeologists. Transportation Erosion Control Supervisor (TECS) training and inspections.

Colorado, United States

Provided wetland monitoring design services. Workplan and proposal preparation for U. S. Army Corp of Engineer projects.

Colorado

• I conducted Phase I ESA. Responsibilities included site inspections, and report writing. Utilized Quire technical report writing tools. Clients included major real estate companies for commercial lending, refinancing, and transactions.

Longmont, Colorado

•I provided technical support for Phase II ESAs, and remediation projects. Projects include active and inactive Department of Defense facilities, and industrial sites. COC’s include chlorinated solvents, RDX, and PFAS. Projects were managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) generally fell under regulatory guidance of CERCLA.PFAS project experience:I served as a Project Geologist on USACE managed projects at DoD facilities. -Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.: PFAS impacted groundwater in the vicinity of taxiway and firefighting training area. Coordinated and oversight of the installation of numerous groundwater monitoring wells in excess of 500 feet bgs utilizing sonic drilling technology. -Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho: PFAS impacted groundwater as a result from the use of fire suppression chemicals used during firefighting training exercises and firefighting. PFAS impacted groundwater quality in an adjacent potable water well designated for abandonment.-Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado: PFAS impacted groundwater beneath base recreational facilities as a result of fire suppression systems used by base fire-fighting crews. The Air Force Base utilized a GAC system to treat PFAS impacted groundwater. •Technical responsibilities include proposal preparation, prepared and reviewed Site Investigation and Remediation Workplans and Reports, data evaluation & interpretation, and multiple media sampling. Evaluation and understanding geological features and environmental conditions to properly prepare Corrective Action Plans (CAP), Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAP), Quality Assurance Plans (QAP). Supervised and mentored junior level Geologists | Environmental Scientists, and subcontractors during the performance of my duties.• Additional duties included the implementation and enforcement of behavioral based health & safety program, business development, maintaining customer relationships.

Greater Denver Area

Longmont, Colorado

• Responsible for tracking pipeline tools (pigs) during data collection runs.• Data collection, spreadsheet preparation, preparation and utilization of field instruments, client interaction.

Fort Lupton, Colorado

Grand Junction, Colorado Area

• Responsible for designing and optimizing chemical treatment programs for clients in the energy sector in the DJ, Unita, and Piceance Basins. Support of sales and operations groups by means of technical expertise in chemistry. Field and lab intensive support by evaluating oil and gas field systems for corrosion, emulsions, scale, H2S, frac water, and paraffin control programs. Tasks include oil & gas well and SWD sampling and analysis, chemical product field screening and testing, and report writing with recommendations.• General field skill sets include understanding downhole and wellhead systems, surface piping systems, separator and treater systems, and SWD systems. • Extensive field | tailgate testing of oil, brine, and gas samples for physical and chemical characterization.• Specific skill sets include operation and interpretation of field instrumentation, centrifuge, GC data interpretation, cloud and pour point testing, designing field and lab tests with application of various treatment chemicals and rating effectiveness for client recommendations. Client and sales staff interaction.• Attended technical meetings, prepared technical power point presentations in support of account managers.

Colorado

• I provided environmental support on a variety of projects involving North America’s renewable and non-renewable energy infrastructure. Project types included oil and gas upstream (production wells sites), midstream (pipeline), large scale renewable energy (solar and wind), landfill, and public & private sector projects in Wyoming and Colorado.• Mentored junior geologists | environmental scientists on drilling data interpretation. Data included soil and bedrock core interpretation, fracture zone identification, and aquifer identification.

Boulder, Colorado

• I provided technical and project management support for Phase I and II ESAs, and remediation projects. Project genre include commercial | industrial, oil & gas, wind | solar energy, landfills & systems in the Rocky Mountain Region. Clients include state and federal government, law firms, and real estate holding companies. Projects generally fell under regulatory guidance of Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Voluntary Clean-up Program (VCUP), or the Oil and Public Safety (OPS) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) programs. • Technical and Project Management responsibilities include managing environmental assessments and audits, proposal preparation, budget tracking, technical report review and preparation, data evaluation & interpretation, multiple media sampling, and remedial system design implementation. Prepared and reviewed Site Investigation and Remediation Workplans and Reports. Evaluation and understanding geological features and environmental conditions to properly prepare Corrective Action Plans (CAP), Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAP), Quality Assurance Plans (QAP). Supervised and mentored junior level Geologists | Environmental Scientists, and subcontractors during the performance of my duties. I have also provided technical support to Walsh’s Ecological Restoration Department by conducting wetland monitoring.• Conducted regulatory review of projects. Ensured regulatory compliance of projects | work activities. Prepared applications for various permits, including characterization, handling, and disposal of regulated wastes and documenting waste stream.• Additional duties included the implementation and enforcement of behavioral based health & safety program, business development, and maintaining customer relationships. I have trained and mentored junior level environmental professionals.

Golden, Colorado

• Provided professional environmental consulting services. Services included Phase I and Phase II ESAs for major oil companies, industrial facilities, state and federal government, local and national law firms, and multiple real estate holding companies. • Responsibilities included project management, budget preparation and tracking, technical report preparation, data evaluation and interpretation, drilling oversight, multiple media sampling, and remedial system design implementation. Supervised junior-level technical professionals in performing fieldwork activities.- Project Manager for a portfolio of 56 KDHE LUST Trust Fund sites, and 17 Western Farm Service facilities.• Supervised subcontractors during UST removal activities, drilling, and remediation system installation.• Health & Safety. Colorado region health and safety manager. Prepared and reviewed health and safety plans, trained personnel, and led the implementation of a behavior-based health and safety program. Responsible for leading the region into the top 25% in Handex’s corporate health and safety program. • Assisted in marketing new clients for Phase I and Phase II ESAs.• Evaluated soil and groundwater technical data to determine site-specific hydrogeologic characteristics for contaminant fate and transport modeling. Developed site-specific remediation objectives to reduce remedial costs without compromising risks of contaminant exposure.• Evaluation of petroleum hydrocarbon impacted sites using a risk-based approach to obtain NFA status. • Directly involved with implementing a new, rapid-remediation in-situ treatment technology for chlorinated and other hydrocarbon contaminants in groundwater. This chemical oxidation technology was successfully introduced to Region VIII EPA and the CDPHE as an effective alternative treatment technology for chlorinated compounds and as a reimbursable treatment technology for the state storage tank reimbursement fund.

Greater Chicago Area

• Provide professional environmental consultation services to major oil companies, industrial facilities, railroad facilities, local and state governments, local and national law firms, and multiple real estate holding companies. • Managed portfolio of approximately 20 individual projects for a major petroleum marketer. Responsible for the completion of various phases of LUST projects. Duties included developing site background profiles, investigating subsurface conditions, determining site classifications, and proposing remedial action measures.• Initiated planning and coordination of field investigation activities, supervised contractors and subcontractors in UST removal activities, drilling, well installations, and remediation activities. Completed project tasks at or below the allowable budget while achieving my billable goals. Supervised junior level geologists and field technicians in performing many aspects of the job.• Utilized TACO to produce an array of technical reports to regulatory agencies, clients, and property owners. Report preparation for client and state regulatory agencies.

Buffalo, Ny

Conducted Phase II site investigations at former manufactured gas plants at various locations in Indiana.

Casper, Wyoming Area

Various

USMC OCS, Quantico, VA - 1983: Naval Aviator Officer CandidateUS Army, Ft Carson, CO - Nov 1983 - Nov 1985: InfantryUSAR, Rockford, Ill - 1/1995-7/1996 (approx.)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Geology

Activities and Societies: bike racingUSGS for Outstanding Geology Students Award

Physics