Jake Swaggert, P.E. Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

As Chair of the MN Chamber of Commerce Air Quality Subcommittee I represent the Chamber and it's members on technical issues. I lead our cadence of regular meetings internally and with extremal groups such as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversee Environmental Compliance for the Global Gain & Processing Division of CHS▫ Lead environmental compliance for 8 North American facilities - 5 Major PSD air permit facilities▫ Due diligence on mergers & acquisitions ▫ Write standards for multi-divisions within the company and the whole enterprise▫ Assess facilities and projects for compliance with federal/state/city regulations▫ Lead risked based auditing▫ Represent CHS on one committee and two subcommittees within the National Oilseed Processors Association and one committee on the MN Chamber of Commerce ▫ Review & sign off on applications and calculations for environmental permits▫ Prepare, review, or update environmental reports▫ Lead 6 years of Sustainability enterprise disclosure statements▫ Manage environmental consultants working on projects, assessments, applications, and regulatory reporting

Saint Paul, Mn

Oversee Environmental Compliance for the Processing & Food Ingredients Division of CHS▫ Lead environmental compliance for 8 global facilities▫ Due diligence on mergers & acquisitions ▫ Assess facilities and projects for compliance with federal/state/city regulations▫ Lead risked based auditing▫ Represent CHS on one committee and two subcommittees within the National Oilseed Processors Association and one committee on the MN Chamber of Commerce ▫ Review & sign off on applications and calculations for environmental permits▫ Prepare, review, or update environmental reports▫ Assist with sustainability issues▫ Manage environmental consultants working on projects, assessments, and regulatory reporting

Minnetonka, Mn

Providing guidance and support to clients to reach and maintain environmental compliance with city, county, state, and federal regulations. ▫ Minimize cost burden associated with environmental compliance for national corporations▫ Inspect industrial or municipal facilities to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.▫ Assemble applications and calculations for environmental permits▫ Prepare, review, or update environmental reports for commercial facilities▫ Review and approve SPCC plans and air permitting applications as engineer responsible for technical oversight ▫ Guidance on new construction projects to comply with U.S. environmental regulations ▫ Conduct environmental audits to determine regulatory applicability ▫ Mediation between clients and state agencies involved in non-compliance enforcement cases ▫ Knowledgeable in all environmental regulations pertaining to air emissions, industrial waste water, storm water, TRI, Tier II, radioactive and hazardous waste▫ Provide industrial client training to satisfy storm water, SPCC and hazardous waste regulations

St Paul, Mn

▫ Wrote federal and state air quality permits for major and minor industrial sources▫ Expert in the Code of Federal Regulations (ex. Title V and New Source Review)▫ Developed and coordinated permitting schedules as a project manager▫ Determination of appropriate permit requirements for industrial facilities▫ Excel in Best Achievable Control Technology (BACT) analyses▫ Technical evaluation of emission calculations▫ Peer reviewed and approved proposed permits for industrial sources▫ Educated permittees, citizens, environmental groups, tribal contacts, and consultants on the State and Federal air regulations▫ Completion of trainings focused on technical specifications for air pollution control equipment▫ Worked with air dispersion models to show National Ambient Air Quality Standards compliance

▫ Conducted soil compaction tests for roadways and buildings▫ Tested and sampled concrete (non-destructive)▫ Inspected rebar and forms for concrete structures▫ Identified/classified soils for foundation design▫ Certified by MN DOT and ACI for field testing▫ Experienced in utilizing specification guidelines

▫ Conducted quality and safety tests on all outgoing water▫ Located underground water pipes to prevent line damage at construction sites▫ Completed service checks for well pumps and lift stations