Environmental management experience in manufacturing, consulting, and state and federal government. Track record of cost effectively handling environmental issues, waste disposal assessment, oil and chemical cleanup, and remediation issues. Experienced in project development and management, investigation, compliance management, problem solving, report writing, corporate and division level regulatory interpretation and oversight in the chemical, transportation, pulp and paper-related industries. Directed EPA's energy conservation pollution prevention Program. Have developed a great working relationship with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division staff.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS FrontPage, and Expression Web

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Savannah Environmental Consulting, Inc (SEC) Savannah, GA 2002 – 2010 www.savannahenvironmetal.com

President and Business Development Manager of SEC. SEC offers environmental consulting services to industrial and commercial clients. Services include industrial compliance inspections or assessments, audits, hazardous waste evaluation and training, waste minimization, EPCRA or SARA reporting, HSRA, permitting, remediation, preparation of stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) and spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) plans, Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), waste evaluation and disposal guidance, pollution prevention (P2), wastewater treatment facility evaluation and compliance assistance, air emissions inventory, and phase 1 and phase 2 environmental site assessment or property transfer projects. Provided technical consultation to military software client on development of RCRA and EPCRA environmental reporting. Formulated approach and audit response regarding TSCA reporting issues to federal EPA under audit disclosure policy.

Contractor to JEA, Jacksonville, FL 2001

Site Project Manager of the decommissioning and remediation of a JEA electric power utility. The project included: set-up for the demolition and deconstruction of a 41-acre site, site rehabilitation under the Florida Brownfields Program, and construction of a new gas insulated substation (GIS). Other contract work in 2001 included due diligence Phase 1 assessments, development of an MS Access chemical database for industrial facility, and sales.

Contractor - WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, West Valley, NY 1999 – 2000

Contract position as lead Environmental Engineer at a Dept. of Energy (DOE) radioactive waste contaminated site in western NY. Focused on waste minimization and pollution prevention activities, and options for improving the site's energy usage. Reduced the number and quantity of hazardous waste's) disposed from the facility, which resulted in earning a DOE Award fee. Developed MS Access databases on waste generation, energy use, and other select areas. Provided improvement ideas totaling $300,000 in annual savings and identified recycling opportunities avoiding costs of over $200,000.

UNION CAMP CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (Now International Paper) 1991 – 1999
Senior Environmental Specialist

Provided corporate environmental assistance, oversight and regulatory guidance to manufacturing facilities in eight divisions with 75 plants. Responsibility for major environmental programs such as RCRA (solid and hazardous waste program), TSCA, CERCLA (Superfund), EPCRA (SARA), Pollution Prevention, underground storage tanks, EPA 33/50 program. Managed the EPA Green Lights Pollution Prevention Program (Energy Star) within Corporation. Instigated, developed, and conducted training programs and attended Clean Air Act PSD training workshops. Handled corporate property acquisitions/divestitures and their subsequent investigation and remediation activities.

Managed the selection and auditing of hazardous waste/PCB treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) for treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from all Union Camp facilities. Consultant and participant to company's internal environmental compliance auditing program. Researched and interpreted final federal regulations and statutes and prepared comments to proposed federal EPA regulations. Consultant to division and/or facility staff on various environmental regulatory and policy issues and site remediation projects. Involved in the design of computer program for development of OSHA material safety data sheets (MSDS).
· Directed installation of high efficient lighting systems resulting in reduced emissions from energy use and annual energy savings of $1.2 million.
· Agency enforcement against corporation for non-compliance in these programs was substantially reduced.
· Consistently worked to find most cost effective or least burdensome solution to solving problems.

ENSR CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING, Westmont, IL 1987 – 1991
Senior Project Manager

Management various environmental projects involving single and multiple property transfers, industrial compliance audits, subsurface soil and groundwater investigations and remedial design, underground storage tank leaks, site remediation, SARA Title III-Section 313 reporting and asbestos surveys. Projects were generally fast-paced and required the supervision of a number of technical support staff from multiple offices. Projects were run within budget and on time. Business development also included in responsibilities.
· Managed a very profitable business area leading to additional add-on projects.
· Oriented to solving client's problems in a cost-effective manner.

MORTON THIOKOL INC., Specialty Chemicals Group, Chicago, IL 1983 - 1987
Environmental Engineer

Responsible for providing environmental assistance, oversight and regulatory guidance to 17 domestic organic chemical manufacturing plants. This entailed the monitoring and interpreting of federal, state and local regulations. Routinely involved with requirements under RCRA, CERCLA, CWA, state air and water pollution control regulations, New Jersey ECRA (Property Transfer Law), and Illinois environmental matters involving groundwater pollution, underground storage tank, hazardous waste, air and water pollution control and spill prevention. Involved with remedial design of sites having soil and groundwater contamination. Conducted compliance audits of company plants and recommended appropriate corrective action in the event of non-compliance. Audited and approved TSDFs prior to company use. Prepared SPCC plans, Illinois Chemical Safety Act Plans and air permit applications.
· Guidance provided to operating facilities ensured they stayed in regulatory compliance.

Also worked for the Milwaukee Road Railroad, Chicago, IL and the Indiana State Board of Health in the Water Pollution Control Division. Areas of experience included: oil, chemical and hazardous material spill investigation and remediation, SPCC Plans, wastewater discharge (NPDES) and air permit applications, noise-monitoring studies, inspected and monitored municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facility plans, investigated pollution complaints and fish-kills, managed chemical spill clean-up crews and investigative teams conducting watershed, industrial and municipal compliance monitoring surveys, reviewed and approved State agricultural waste land applications.

EDUCATION
B.S., Environmental Health; Majored Environmental Health & Wildlife Science, Minor in Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

AFFILIATIONS
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)