Robert Harrell Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Prepare cost proposals, obtain access agreements and permits, coordinate work with stakeholders, schedule subcontractors and field staff, order supplies and equipment, and make data-driven decisions • Comprehensive knowledge of reporting requirements for the NCDEQ DSCA and NCDEQ IHSB PRLU Programs • Key member of three-person team that implemented the first mass flux vapor intrusion testing under the NCDEQ DSCA Program. Subsequently, led three projects incorporating mass flux methodology to test the efficacy of high volume sampling compared to traditional vapor intrusion methodology• Perform site characterization, conduct sampling, and oversee remediation throughout NC, performing field work on NCDEQ DSCA, PRLU, and State Lead sites as well as industrial clientso Aggressive fluid vapor recovery events, sampling groundwater, surface water, sub-surface soil, surface soil, sediment, indoor air, soil gas, sub-slab gas, and landfill gas• Quickly analyze and assess mobile lab or waste characterization data to accurately delineate site contaminants, minimizing stand-by time and frequently completing projects ahead of schedule and under budget

Raleigh, North Carolina

1002 N. Eglin Parkway, Shalimar Fl

•Extensive experience conducting environmental sampling at over 30 sites in FL, GA, SC, OH, and NM including groundwater, surface water, waste characterization, storm water, sub-surface soil using DPT and split spoon sampling, surface soil, sediment, air, and landfill gas. •Field Team Leader for more than 50 sampling events. Comfortable supervising subcontractors as well as peers.•Oversee installation of groundwater monitoring wells and landfill gas monitoring wells using hollow-stem auger, DPT, and roto-sonic drilling.•Install, develop, repair and abandon groundwater monitoring wells.•Responsible for monthly gas monitoring at two landfills at Ft. Gordon, GA, including planning, client interface and reporting. •Perform aquifer tests utilizing short-term pump tests, pneumatic slugs, and physical slugs in order to develop Site Conceptual Models.•Coordinate avoidance of Gopher Tortoise and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker habitat with Jackson Guard (Eglin AFB Natural Resources).•Company liaison for year-long MMRP munitions and munitions debris removal at Hurlburt Field, FL. Supervised site preparation and clearing, while protecting all Longleaf Pine. Installed, maintained, and inspected stormwater and erosion control measures during removal activities as well as during a stoppage for Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander breeding season. Designed and implemented sampling based upon ITRC ISM protocol for stockpile characterization prior to use as fill.•Extensive experience writing technical reports, generating figures and tabulating analytical data. Reports include: SAPs, biological opinions, FDOT CSERs, monitoring reports, and NPDES discharge letters. Performed administrative records searches. Produced figures using GIS software. Tabulated data from unformatted EDDs into usable analytical summary tables.•Created databases to streamline and optimize equipment and records management for the entire company.

•Promoted to Learning Coach in 2005 in Norcross, GA and trained numerous employees at this store as well as at all sequential locations •Employed part-time during college and full-time during summers at the Cherrydale store in Greenville, SC (2005-2010) •Promoted to Shift Supervisor in 2010 at one of the busiest and most profitable stores in Montgomery, AL•Responsible for managing and training employees at the Downtown Greenville, SC location as well as ensuring high quality of product and excellent customer service

During the initial phase of my internship, work was centered on the Furman Lake Restoration. Tasks completed include:•Installed biologs at the inlet drainage mouth and along the Lake to extend the shoreline•Improved drainage from manicured lawn to Lake by adding rocks and gravel to slow run-off and by planting species native to South Carolina to encourage infiltration via plant roots•Planted a riparian buffer along the entire north side of the lake to recreate a natural buffer zone•Maintained the extensive garden area in cooperation with the Furman Lake Restoration ProjectThe focus of the second phase of my internship was to cultivate an understanding of environmentally friendly and responsible site design as well as to gain experience operating equipment and implementing improvements. Activities accomplished:•Read and interpreted a construction drawing depicting a xeriscaped residential area•Graded site using an excavator and front loader•Improved drainage from the street to the property by installing riprap to prevent erosion at the site•Created a buffer zone to promote drainage from the site to a nearby creek

•Cultivated various strains of fungi by: Pasteurizing and preparing substrate Inoculating the substrate with a specific fungus Preserving and controlling an environment which would be conducive to growth•Designed and performed an experiment where I compared two types of fungi (Trametes versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus) to a control group to test hypothesis that mycelia could be used to remediate the bacterial count in Furman Lake•Tested and analyzed bacterial levels using IDEXX Colilert and Enterolert in all three groups•Used statistical analysis to determine viability of mycoremediation using these strains of fungi