FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 8, 2005

Contact:
John Picone
Corporate Communications Manager
(562) 426-9544
 

Richard R. Karpinski Joins
SCS North Carolina as Project Manager

Charlotte, NC - SCS Engineers is pleased to announce that Richard R. Karpinski has recently joined the company as a Project Manager with the Environmental Services Division in SCS’ Charlotte, North Carolina office.

Mr. Karpinski brings to the position more than 12 years of experience with emphasis on environmental due diligence, site characterization, remedial design and implementation, and environmental management/compliance issues.

Mr. Karpinski has performed and managed over one hundred environmental site assessment (ESA) projects at industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, and government installations nationwide. He has provided project management and consulting for the closure of hundreds of aboveground and underground storage tank systems at residential, commercial, and industrial facilities in the Mid-South Atlantic area. He has designed, prepared cost estimates and bid documents, supervised, installed and operated various remediation systems at retail gasoline facilities, bulk fuel storage terminals, refineries and industrial facilities. Mr. Karpinski’s regulation compliance/permitting experience includes RCRA Subtitles C and D, NPDES (wastewater and storm water), industrial pre-treatment (wastewater), air emissions including Title V, groundwater extraction, and groundwater injection.

Mr. Karpinski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with an emphasis on Chemistry and Physics from Stockton College of New Jersey.  His certification include: OSHA HazMat Site Worker and Site Supervisor, AHERA Asbestos Building Inspector and Management Planner, Professional Liability Certification for Contract Review and Revision Groundwater Resource Management. In addition, Mr. Karpinski is a member of National Ground Water Association (NGWA).

About SCS Engineers
Since 1970, SCS Engineers has delivered economically and environmentally sound solutions for solid waste management and site remediation projects throughout the world.  The award-winning firm provides engineering, construction, and contract operations services to private and public sector clients through a network of more than 35 offices and 450 professional staff working in the USA and abroad.  For more information about SCS Engineers, please visit our website at www.scsengineers.com or contact service@scsengineers.com.