Robert Staab Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona

• Assist the corporate staff and business unit leaders in corporate strategic planning, emerging market analysis, support of business development and selected project direction utilizing my organizational governance and.
• Position reporting to Trihydro’s President/COO.

Phoenix, AZ & Long Beach CA

• (Includes ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66)
• Served as the Western Region Manager of Risk Management and Remediation for Phillips 66’s Corporate HSE responsible for the project management of more than 740 environmental remediation projects at operating refining.
• Supervised the reclamation of residential, agricultural and urban properties associated with liabilities related to ConocoPhillips’ historical oil and gas exploration/production and mining operations and the.
• Negotiated and monitored environmental liability transfers of ~90 refining, ~40 transportation and ~670 retail marketing projects involving Chevron (Union Oil) and British Petroleum.
• Lead the due diligence and negotiations for the environmental liability transfer/retention associated with the sale of ~3600 refineries, terminals, pipelines and retail marketing facilities throughout the United States.
• Testified as expert witness in litigation involving the trespass of contaminants, diminution of property values, health and other Tort claims. Reviewed claims and drafted appropriate responses related to liabilities.

Phoenix AZ

• (Includes Phillips Petroleum, Tosco Marketing, Circle K Stores, Inc., Circle K Corporation)
• Served as the National Environmental Director for the retail marketing segment, responsible for the project management of ~2,200 environmental remediation projects including existing operating and divested retail.
• Served as a member of the ConocoPhillips Merger Transition Team as the management expert for the environmental remediation and compliance issues associated with the retail marketing segment in the formation and.
• Established the Environmental Department for Circle K in 1987. Responsible for compliance with federal, state and local environmental and technical underground storage tank regulations, and management of environmental.
• Negotiated the environmental settlement agreements with the US Justice Department, US EPA and 39 State Attorneys General for environmental claims arising from the 1990 Circle K bankruptcy.
• Selected to lead progressively larger and more complex HSE compliance and remediation organizations after the subsequent organizational integrations of Circle K with Tosco’s, Union 76 Products’ and Phillips’ retail.

Denver CO

As Senior Geologist/Geophysicist for Celeron Oil and Gas Co., subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., was responsible for joint venture operations and reporting to the senior corporate Vice President. Responsible for programs within basins of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and California.

Phoenix AZ

As Senior Petroleum Geologist for Bixco Inc., natural gas supply subsidiary of Arizona Public Service Company, reviewed technical and economic aspects of exploration and development prospects within basins of Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana and reported to executive management of parent utility company.

Denver CO

As a Geologist for Amoco Production Co., responsible for petroleum exploration and development programs within basins of onshore and offshore Alaska, onshore and offshore California and North Dakota.

New Orleans LA

As a Geophysicist for Exxon Company USA, evaluated geophysical and geologic data associated with petroleum exploration programs within basins of onshore and offshore Louisiana and Arkansas.

Master Of Science (Ms), Geology, Emphases On Structural Geology And Geophysics

Activities and Societies: Sigma XI. 1974 - awarded a Grant-In-Aid Research Award from the Scientific Research Society of North.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Extended Geology Major