Bright Sky Environmental is a consulting firm offering environmental compliance and air permitting services with a focus on the Oil & Gas industry.

Re-established RDB Environmental Consulting to offer independent environmental consulting services to help clients better understand and respond to complex regulatory requirements and successfully navigate often confusing bureaucratic processes. With 25 years of regulatory experience with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and 11years of private sector consulting experience, Russ Baier helps clients with a wide variety of needs, such as obtaining air quality permits and other authorizations, conducting environmental assessments for NEPA reviews, performing comprehensive regulatory reviews, providing reliable company site and process compliance evaluations, and researching complex technical and policy issues. Close collaboration with an established network of TCEQ management and staff, industry officials, and technical specialists ensures that clients receive complete service, quality products, reliable results, and reasonable pricing.

In January 2015, BSI acquired EORM, which in March 2016 became BSI EHS Services and Solutions. Russ serves as an air quality project manager providing permitting and compliance support for various industrial sectors. Responsibilities include project development and management, permit application preparation, calculation of air emissions, technical oversight of support staff, quality assurance/quality control of document, regulatory applicability and compliance evaluations, client and regulatory agency interaction, and business development. Completed certification for the OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training Program - General Industries in May 2016.

Russ serves as an air quality project manager providing permitting and compliance support for various industrial sectors. Responsibilities include project development and management, permit application preparation, calculation of air emissions, technical oversight of support staff, quality assurance/quality control of document, regulatory applicability and compliance evaluations, client and regulatory agency interaction, and business development.

Re-established an independent environmental consulting services to help clients better understand and respond to complex regulatory requirements and successfully navigate often confusing bureaucratic processes. Assists clients obtain permits and other authorizations, conducts environmental assessments for NEPA reviews, performs comprehensive regulatory reviews, provides reliable company site and process compliance evaluations, and researches complex technical and policy issues. Close coordination with an established network of TCEQ management and staff, industry officials, and technical specialists ensures that clients receive the most up-to-date information and insight on the latest state and federal programs, policies, and directions.

Russ provides air quality permitting, compliance support, and environmental regulatory assistance to clients. Monitors, assesses, and advises clients on critical emerging regulatory and policy issues.

ICE Mission: To be an active partner with government and industry, promoting the development, understanding and use of reasonable environmental policy.

Provides independent environmental consulting services to help clients better understand and respond to complex regulatory requirements and successfully navigate often confusing bureaucratic processes. Performs thorough, quality analyses of critical issues, regulatory requirements, program opportunities, emerging developments, and other information to meet a wide range of customer needs. Assists clients obtain permits and other authorizations, conducts environmental assessments for NEPA reviews, performs comprehensive regulatory reviews, provides reliable company site and process compliance evaluations, and researches complex technical and policy issues. Close coordination with an established network of TCEQ management and staff, industry officials, and technical specialists ensures that clients receive the most up-to-date information and insight on the latest state and federal programs, policies, and directions.

Held various technical staff and management positions, including Division Director, with the agency related to environmental policy and regulatory development, air quality planning, strategic planning, project management, and Executive Management coordination. Provided management direction to technical professionals and oversaw program development in mobile source and policy planning. Managed and conducted highly advanced technical analyses regarding water quality, air quality, cross-media, and enforcement policy issues. Prepared technical reports, briefings, legislative reviews, and other assessment documents requiring collaboration with staff, management, state/federal agencies, and stakeholders.

Managed water quality field staff and the operations of the environmental laboratory. Coordinated and conducted air and water quality sampling and analyses; compliance inspections and enforcement actions; complaint and emergency response; and communications with state and local officials, community groups, industry leaders, and public. Conducted frequent site inspections and air and water quality sampling of refinery, petrochemical, and other municipal and industrial facilities in the Galveston/Texas City area.