Gail A. Cederberg, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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Minnesota, United States

The Clean Water Council was created to advise the Legislature and the Governor on the administration and implementation of the 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act (Minn. Stat. 114D).

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations and business development of our Environmental Division, and implementing our strategic plan for growth. I am a forward-thinking leader and as AET's executive environmental leader, I further expanded environmental services and adopted new methods to keep AET's environmental division at the leading edge. Acknowledging that success is only possible when my team is successful, I am passionate about creating and developing inclusive and diverse teams throughout AET. I continue to be involved in environmental project work for government, energy, manufacturing, and small businesses including brownfield;, air, water and waste environmental compliance and permitting; and economic development projects.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Principal Engineer Manager in the Environmental Services Division of American Engineering Testing, Inc.Environmental Engineering and Compliance Manager responsible for comprehensive environmental, health and safety compliance & audit programs; air emissions assessments and permitting; brownfields redevelopment; due diligence for property transfers; RCRA, US EPA CERCLA/ Superfund, and state-specific remedial investigations and remedial actions; and solid and hazardous waste management. Clients served include commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and government sectors. Expert in sustainability, green initiatives, ISO 14001 and environmental management systems and EHS auditing and training programs. Experienced facilitator for environmental stakeholder groups, community groups, and business and agency interactions.Program Manager for the City of St. Paul’s Central Corridor Brownfield Assessment Project; funded by a U.S. EPA grant. Conducting environmental assessments and remediation of multiple properties that have redevelopment potential. Developed EPA-approved Quality Assurance Project Plans and Sampling and Analysis Plans. AET was awarded the first project from the City and assisted with securing $2.2 million in grant funding for property acquisition and remediation.

Provide comprehensive and creative solutions to environmental issues by integrating environmental compliance requirements, costs, and strategies into business objectives.

Oakdale, Minnesota

Chief Environmental, Health and Safety Officer. Championed global sustainability, environmental, health and safety compliance teams and programs across all business functions, manufacturing facilities, and distributions centers. Deployed Lean and Six-Sigma principles across EHS functions and corporate-wide environmental, health and safety training programs which led to the company's lowest incident rate and fewest notices of violations. Permitted mulit-state facilities which were subject to NESHAP, MACT, and NSR requirements under EPA's Title V program. Managed company reserved for groundwater, soil, RCRA, and asbestos remediation programs, consultative relationships, and agency communications. Conducted environmental due diligence for the sale of ten manufacturing facilities and the acquisition of several new businesses. Led ISO 14001 registration across the company. Responsible for Emergency Preparedness programs. Evaluated and redesigned the Worker's Compensation program providing a one-time savings of $1 million and annual saving over $350,000.

Oakdale, Minnesota

Managed air, water, and waste compliance programs and permitting across the U.S.corporate facilities. Managed over $6 Million groundwater, soil, RCRA, and asbestos remediation programs; reported status and results to CFO and Board of Directors. Led corporate EHS audits and implemented standardized corrective action tracking, staff training programs and reporting. Managed EHS due diligence and Phase I reporting associated with the sale of facilities. Facilitated regulatory agency communications and stakeholder groups.

New Jersey

Principal Engineer and Operations Manager for GeoTrans' new New Jersey office. Developed business strategies, proposals, and client relationships. Managed business development, financial operations, and management of staff. Provided senior leadership and technical expertise in the areas of remediation, risk assessment, Superfund and Brownfields assessments, EHS permitting, and litigation support.

Princeton, New Jersey

Led the $200 million remedial design and remediation of the arsenic-contaminated Whitmoyer Superfund Site. Oversaw a multi-disciplined staff of EHS professional and remediation contractors. Responsible for EAWs, EISs, technical reports, budgets, schedules, and communications with agencies, communities, and responsible parties. Remediation included the design of a pump-and-treat groundwater system for a novel form of arsenic, excavation of contaminated soils and sludges, demolition of buildings, off-site incineration, and Level-B removal of wastes from storage areas. Property returned to a city park.Conducted state-of-the art reviews of environmental practices, estimated the transport of contaminants in groundwater, and developed groundwater computer models and expert reports for major companies. Provided expert witness testimony and technical support to clients involving insurance claims nation wide.

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Team Lead and Senior Hydrogeologist for investigating the potential transport of radionuclides at the proposed Yucca Mountain High-Level Nuclear Waste repository. Conducted 3-dimensional groundwater flow and radionuclide transport models. Developed, built and ran instrumental system to measure radon fin post-fracturing fluids in the Hot Dry Rock geothermal experiments (1978).

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering: Environmental Fluid Mechanics And Hydrology

Ph.D. Dissertation: "TRANQL: A Groundwater Mass Transport and Equilibrium Chemistry Model for Multicomponent Systems." I developed.

Policy Fellow, Humphrey School Of Public Affairs, Public Policy

The Policy Fellows program offers practical training in public affairs leadership for emerging and mid-career leaders seeking new.

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering: Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Stanford Geothermal Program and Reservoir EngineeringThesis: Migration history analysis in existing repositories.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics

Activities and Societies: Mortar Board, Junior Year Abroad: Lancaster University, EnglandCarleton College is committed to providing a true.