EDUCATION

M.E. - Civil (Environmental) Engineering, University of Virginia
B.S. - Civil Engineering, University of Virginia

  PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Professional Engineer - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington

  Specialty Certifications

Board Certified Environmental Engineering (BCEE), Solid Waste Management

  PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Environmental Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Solid Waste Association of North America
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Solid Waste Management Association

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As a Senior Vice President, Mr. Gardner is responsible for overseeing SCS’ nationwide solid waste management practice, which includes landfill engineering, landfill gas management, solid waste studies, landfill environmental systems, operation and maintenance, and construction.  Mr. Gardner works closely with SCS’s national and regional clients.  Since joining SCS in 1980, he has completed solid waste, hazardous waste, environmental assessment, facility design, compliance audit, and other environmental study projects. 

He has participated in or directed solid waste facility design and study projects for numerous municipalities and private companies throughout the United States.  Projects typically have involved facility siting, site investigations, environmental studies, permitting, design, and construction services. Facilities have included landfills, landfill gas control facilities, material recovery facilities, transfer stations, wastewater treatment plants, and support facilities (e.g., roadways, buildings, stormwater, utilities). Other projects have included waste composition studies, rate studies, compliance audits, site assessments, and preparation of various procurement documents.

He has participated in or directed numerous environmental site assessments, contamination assessments, remedial action plans, and remedial construction projects throughout the United States. Project sites have included fuel storage facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, truck stops, chemical processing plants, active and closed landfill sites, abandoned chemical disposal sites, and superfund sites.  Chemical contamination encountered in both soil and groundwater media has included petroleum, heavy metals, dioxin, pesticides, heavy metals, PCBs, and solvents.

Notable projects that Mr. Gardner has been involved in are described below.

Landfill Engineering

• Alachua County, Florida, Independent Review of Landfill Siting Study.  Project Director responsible for detailed review of studies, field investigations, calculations, basic assumptions, and application of a landfill siting and ranking methodology prepared by the County, a Citizens Advisory Committee, and the County's technical consultant and presentation of findings and recommendations at a public hearing to the Board of County Commissioners.

• Allied Waste Services, Mississippi, Design and Construction of Closure of the Old Dixie Landfill.  Project Director responsible for the permitting, design, and construction of a 5-acre partial landfill closure for the Old Dixie Landfill in Jackson, Mississippi.  The project was completed on a design/build basis.  According to Allied Waste Services,” This job posed unique problems and your [SCS’s] crew developed unique solutions to these problems. ” 

• Browning Ferris Industries, Design and Permitting of the Northwest Recreational Landfill. Jacksonville, Florida.  Project Director responsible for site investigations, surveying, design, regulatory coordination, zoning application, and public hearings for a new 240-acre Class I and Class III Landfill referred to as the Northwest Recreation Landfill.

• Citrus County, Florida, Landfill Consulting Services.  Reviewing Principal responsible for a multi-year, continuing services, landfill engineering contract and responsible for quality control review on various landfill gas investigations and remedial action plans, and the design and permitting of the County’s 10-acre landfill expansion project.

• City of Jackson, Mississippi, Environmental Audit of City Landfill.  Project Director responsible for environmental audit of the City’s municipal solid waste landfill in support of the prioritization of the City's landfill disposal operations, including review and assessment of the landfill design, regulatory compliance audit, review of implications of Subtitle D regulations, review of site geology and groundwater data, assessment of landfill gas controls and migration potential, site reconnaissance, and preparation of a detailed environmental audit report.

• City of New York, Closure Design for the Fresh Kill Landfill.  Project Director responsible for the supervision of site investigations, wetlands assessments, permitting, closure plan development, landfill gas and stormwater management designs, and assistance during the $43 million construction project to close the 100-acre Section 2/8 and 137-acre Section 3/4 of the Fresh Kills Landfill. 

• City of New York, Closure Design of the Fountain Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Edgemere.  Project Manager responsible for engineering design and management for the development of the City’s landfill operational, closure, and end-use plans for the Fountain Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Edgemere Landfills, including final cover designs, conceptual leachate management plans, landfill gas controls, and final grading plans. 

• City of Tucson, Arizona, Congress Landfill Aerobic Bioreactor Stabilization Project.  Project Director responsible for final report review and technical assessment of the aerobic bioreactor stabilization project at the Congress Landfill.  The project involved conducting additional field investigations, laboratory tests, and data evaluations with the goal of establishing criteria for the waste stabilization end point that are consistent with the requirements of the VRP.  The end point waste stabilization criteria was intended to provide parameters for post-closure care monitoring and future development on the landfill. It was understood that the criteria established under this portion of the work for the potential development of the aerobically treated landfill area may or may not be subject to review and approval by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).  The end point status report documented the field investigations and discussed data evaluations conducted by SCS, and presented conclusions and recommendations regarding the waste stabilization end point, and post-closure care monitoring consistent with the VRP requirements.

• Confidential Client, C&D Landfill Siting Feasibility Study.  Project Director responsible for review of a construction and demolition debris landfill siting feasibility study for a confidential client in the Southeast, assessment of the existing construction and demolition debris generation and disposal capacity in a two-county region, identification of the key regulatory and zoning restrictions, and assessment of the feasibility of developing a new construction and demolition debris landfill in one of the target communities. 

• Confidential Client, Technical Evaluation of Landfill, Transfer Station, and Collection Assets Associated with the Acquisition of Major Solid Waste Company.  Principal responsible for operation, engineering, technical, and environmental due diligence reviews of 10 landfills, 9 transfer station, one material recovery facility, and 23 hauling operations.  The due diligence evaluations were done to support an independent investment in a major solid waste firm.  The level of review varied depending on the facility and facility type.  Landfills were the focus of the due diligence in terms of the time and effort expended by SCS.  The evaluation included site visits to selected facilities, interviews with site and corporate personnel, review of various background documents, and review of the Environmental Data Resources reports for select facilities.  The purpose of the review was to assess whether the sites were being managed and operated in accordance with good operating practices and customary environmental standards, whether operations were affected by any material environmental problems, whether the condition of the assets were generally in line with customary industry standards, and whether the projected capital expenditure budgeting methodology under which projections had been produced appeared reasonable based on condition of the assets, proposed cell expansions, proposed capping events, proposed special projects, and customary industry practices.  Primarily responsible for review of the capital expenditure budgets, site life projections, oversight of landfill evaluations, and report quality control review.

• Confidential Client, Technical Evaluation of Landfill Assets Associated with the Acquisition of Solid Waste Company.  Principal responsible for engineering due diligence reviews of three monofill landfills, two in North Carolina and one in Ohio.  The due diligence evaluations were done to support an independent investment in a solid waste firm.  The evaluation focused on confirming the remaining disposal capacity of the sites, potential future expansion, and the adequacy of the projected capital expenditure budgeting. 

• Confidential Client, Landfill Valuation Study.  Project Director responsible for developing pro forma cost and revenue model and assessing the value of a new construction and demolition debris landfill in south Florida, including the evaluation and projection of labor, equipment, personnel, cell expansion, closure, and post-closure costs and potential revenues through the life of the facility. 

• Elbow Road Landfill, Chesapeake, Virginia, Evaluation of Economic Value of Conservation Easement Proposal Relative to C&D Landfill Expansion.  Project Director responsible for the development of a pro forma cost and revenue model to evaluate the potential earnings that could be realized, and the corresponding net present value of these earnings, from developing and operating the proposed Part B Expansion area at the Elbow Road Farms Landfill, including the evaluation and projection of labor, equipment, permitting, construction, finance charges, discount factors, inflation, federal and state taxes, maintenance, and other items required to run a construction and demolition debris (CDD) landfill.  The site owner planned to use this analysis to support potentially setting aside the Part B Expansion Area for its proposed Construction/Demolition Debris Landfill (CDD) as a qualified conservation area contribution.  Pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.170A-14, which governs qualified conservation contributions, the valuation of the property can take into account the fair market value of the property based on the projected highest and best use of the property.

• Escambia County, Florida, Landfill Consulting Services.  Project Director from 1993 to 2003 for a continuing services, landfill engineering consulting contract and responsible for the engineering design and construction services for over $18 million in landfill improvements to the County’s active and closed landfills.  The County’s active landfill is the Perdido Landfill, which includes Class I and Class III disposal areas and other supporting solid waste operations.  Also assisted on various projects associated with the closed Camp V, Mobile Highway, and Klondike Landfills.  Projects at the Perdido Landfill have included a comprehensive environmental and operational compliance audit of the Perdido Landfill, design and permitting for four successive landfill expansion cells (2B, 3A, 3B, and 3C), landfill gas collection and recovery system, leachate management system improvements, stormwater improvements, cover improvements, roadway improvements, and a citizens convenience center, operational permit renewal applications in 1994 and 1999, Title V and NPDES permitting, and financial assurance and landfill capacity evaluations on an annual basis.   In addition, directed the design, permitting, construction services, and liner CQA services associated with the closure of the 135 acre Beulah Landfill. 

• Flagler County, Florida, Landfill Consulting Services.  Reviewing Principal from 2000 to 2003 for a multi-year, continuing services, landfill engineering contract and responsible for engineering, permitting, and environmental monitoring for the County’s two closed landfills (Old Kings Road Landfill and Bunnell Landfill) and the active construction and demolition debris landfill, and conduct of a feasibility study to expand the County’s current C&D landfill to the south, which included an environmental and fatal flaw analysis of the 200+ acre parcel of land immediately south of its current operations. 

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Regulatory Support Services. Project Director responsible for providing assistance to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in developing new and updated solid waste rules pursuant to the 1988 Florida Solid Waste Act. Assignments included development of the compost rule, oil spill debris disposal, and the phosphogypsum management rule.

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Technical Advisory Group, Revisions to Solid Waste Rules.  Served on the state-appointed, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Technical Advisory Group for the development of Florida’s new landfill regulations (Chapter 62-701, Florida Administrative Code [FAC]) developed in response to the Federal RCRA, Subtitle D regulations. The Technical Advisory Group assisted the FDEP in the drafting of the new landfill rules, with specific focus on liner design, leachate collection systems, landfill gas, closure, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance. 

• Glades County, Florida, Leachate and Liner System Improvements for the Glades Landfill.  Project Director responsible for the design of a leachate treatment system, spray evaporation, and landfill liner improvements at the 40-acre Glades County, Florida landfill.  

• Glades Landfill, LLC, Design and Permitting for a 233-Acre C&D Landfill, Glades County, Florida.  Project Director responsible for the design and permitting of a 233-acre green field C&D disposal facility, fatal flaw analysis, conceptual and final designs, geotechnical and hydrogeological site investigations, development of groundwater monitoring plan, and preparation of and negotiation of the solid waste and environmental resource permits with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a new C&D disposal facility located in Glades County, Florida.  The facility has a disposal footprint of approximately 145 acres, with an estimated gross air-space capacity (inclusive of daily, intermediate, and final cover) of approximately 11,000,000 cubic yards.  The proposed site was located within an environmentally sensitive area resulting in increased attention from the regulatory agencies.  The facility became one of the first lined C&D disposal facilities permitted in the State of Florida.

• Gulf Coast Recycling, LLC, Geologic and Geotechnical Evaluation Study for a New Class I Rubbish Disposal and Recycling Facility, Stone County, Mississippi.  Project Director responsible for preparation of hydrogeological and geotechnical investigation for siting a new 177-acre Class I Rubbish Disposal and Recycling Facility to demonstrate its suitability for use as a Recycling and Class I Rubbish Disposal Site.  This study was done in response to a December 14, 2005 authorization from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Reviewed background information, coordinated with MDEQ, directed the field investigations (e.g., 11 borings, four groundwater monitoring wells), and prepared the geologic demonstration report.  Work was completed in early 2006.

• Hardee County, Florida, Landfill Privatization Study.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of landfill privatization proposals for Hardee County, Florida, and preparation of the financial pro-forma model to allow the County to evaluate various privatization proposals, taking into account the year by year revenues (tip fees, special assessment, and interest income), operational costs, capital project costs, and fund transfers. 

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Solid Waste and Landfill Engineering Consulting Services.  Project Director and Principal-in-Charge from 1985 to 2005 for a multi-year, continuing services solid waste consulting services contract for Hillsborough County Department of Solid Waste, and responsible for overall landfill and landfill gas engineering, solid waste consulting, and construction assistance for a wide range of projects. Projects included a landfill gas migration and odor control system, a new permit for Class I landfill, the development of a new Class I landfill, two landfill closure projects, landfill gas vendor request for proposal, a contamination assessment at one of the County's landfills, the design of a leachate treatment facility, regulatory coordination, assistance with yearly capital and operation and maintenance budgets for the County’s open and closed landfills, and presentations to the County Commissioners.  County landfills involved included Hillsborough Heights, Taylor Road, Northwest, Southeast, Gunn Highway, Barry Road, and Pleasant Grove Landfills.

• Hudson County Improvement Authority, New Jersey, Design and Permitting of New Double-Lined Ash Residue and MSW landfill.  Project Director responsible for the preparation of landfill design and operations plans for disposal of residue from a waste-to-energy plant in Hudson County, NJ.  Evaluated site conditions, developed conceptual and final designs for site layout, sequential fill plans, liner systems, leachate controls, final cover, and other supporting facility infrastructure.  Prepared cost estimates, specifications, and permit applications and participated in negotiations with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.  Provided input to the development of the site Environmental Health and Impact Statement.  Developed the operations and maintenance manual for the landfill in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations.  The landfill was designed with a double-liner system.

• Island County, Washington, Landfill Operations Plan.  Technical Advisor responsible for providing assistance in the preparation of landfill development and operations plans for a 50-ton-per-day sanitary landfill.

• Lake County, Florida, Lady Lake Landfill Closure.  Project Director responsible for the design and $3.1 million construction of the 35-acre Lady Lake Landfill closure.

• Marion County, Florida, Feasibility Study for Excavating the Davis Landfill.  Project Director responsible for evaluating the feasibility of excavating the 22.5-acre close Davis Landfill.  The Davis Landfill was owned and operated by the County from the mid-1960’s until 1984.  Groundwater contamination was detected in monitoring wells in the area surrounding the landfill, which has resulted in extensive contamination assessment and remedial action activities by the County since 1991.  Mr. Gardner was tasked with evaluating the feasibility and costs of completely excavating the landfill compared to implementing the approved correction action, which included extension of municipal water service to affected properties, abandoning of existing drinking water wells, installation of a landfill gas collection and control system to supplement the already installed final cover system, and long-term monitoring.  Mr. Gardner conducted a life-cycle cost analysis using a pro forma type model and concluded that excavating the landfill was cost prohibitive and would result in a substantial increase to the County’s solid waste assessment rate if implemented. 

• Orange County, Florida, Solid Waste and Landfill Consulting Services.  Project Director from 1999 to 2007 for a continuing services, landfill engineering consulting contract and responsible for overall project oversight, quality control review, and engineering assistance associated with various engineering and study projects.  Projects included evaluation of the County’s solid waste transfer operations, evaluation of landfill gas system improvements at its Class I landfill, design and permitting of a gas collection and control system pursuant to the new source performance standards (NSPS), design of an anvil top surface recoating at the Porter Transfer Station, design of a new coating system to rehabilitate the County’s aboveground, concrete leachate storage tanks, and preparation of a 50-year solid waste master plan.  The master plan study included solid waste projections, assessment of current and future transfer and disposal needs, a preliminary siting study for a new Class I landfill and several new transfer stations, a solid waste disposal optimization study of the County’s existing solid waste management facility, economic analyses, and preparation of the master plan report. 

• Page County, Virginia, Landfill Operations Reverse Privatization Feasibility Study.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of economic feasibility of Page County, Virginia taking over the operations of its Battle Creek Landfill.  The Battle Creek Landfill had been operated by National Waste Services, Inc. (NWS) under contract with Page County; however, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality forced the landfill to shutdown due to operational and environmental deficiencies, and NWS filed for bankruptcy protection.  Prepared an economic model that considered the labor, equipment, personnel, cell expansion, closure, post-closure, site remediation costs, and NWS contract close-out costs.  Page County ultimately decided to take over the operations.

• Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Salt River Landfill, Scottsdale, Arizona.  Contact: Ms. Stephanie Hinson, CEO Salt River Landfill, (480) 941-3427 x472.  Reviewing Principal responsible for final quality assurance review of t he design and permitting of the 35-acre, 100-foot deep Salt River bioreactor cell.  The project is being permitted under the U. S. EPA’s Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) permit program and was administered by U.S. EPA Region 9.  The design addressed liquids, landfill gas, and stormwater management; monitoring and operational requirements.  Provided principal review of the RD&D permit application and assisted with regulatory coordination with EPA Region 9. 

• Pinellas County, Florida, Landfill Engineering Services.  Reviewing Principal responsible for quality control review on various projects including the preparation of the operations permit renewal application for the Bridgeway Acres Landfill (Ashfill), evaluation of the slurry wall system around the Bridgeway Acres Landfill, evaluation of the stormwater and leachate management system for the Bridgeway Acres Landfill, and miscellaneous engineering tasks on an as needed basis.

• Polk County, Florida, Landfill Engineering Consulting Services.  Principal-in-Charge from 1996 to 2001 for a multi-year, continuing services, solid waste management consulting contract and responsible for quality control review, engineering evaluations, and regulatory coordination associated with the design and permitting for partial closure of the North Central Landfill, construction of the landfill gas recovery system at the North Central landfill, landfill gas investigations at the Northeast and Southeast Landfills, preparation of annual financial assurance documentation, assessment of privatization of portions of the County’s solid waste operations, conduct of budget, rate, solid waste composition studies, Title V permitting for the North Central Landfill, and emergency response repairs to one of the major leachate pump stations at the North Central Landfill, including hauling and disposing of over 500,000 gallons of leachate.

• Prince William County, Virginia, Landfill Siting Study.  Project Manager responsible for  conducting a siting study for a new County owned and operated construction and demolition debris landfill, developing screening and ranking methodology for the siting project,  preparing screening overlay maps, conducted site visits, evaluating hydrological setting of candidate sites, coordinating extensively with a citizen’s advisory group and County staff, preparing the final siting study report, and making presentations to County Board of Supervisors. 

• Regional Waste Systems, Inc., Master Plan for Ash Residue Landfill.  Project Director responsible for the development of Master Plan for expansion of an ash residue landfill for Regional Waste System's, Inc., Portland, Maine, evaluating various vertical and lateral expansion alternatives, reviewing state and federal regulatory requirements, preparing life of site calculations, and preparing final master plan report. 

• Rockingham County, Virginia, Pro Forma Analysis of Solid Waste Management Alternatives.  Project Director responsible for preparing a pro forma analysis of the County’s existing landfill operations and proposed modifications to its collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal systems, including alternative strategies for maximizing the service life of the Rockingham County Sanitary Landfill, out-of-county hauling and disposal, and construction of a transfer station and material recovery facility in conjunction with the with the City of Harrisonburg’s Waste-to-Energy facility.  The pro forma model projects labor, equipment, capital construction, closure, post-closure care, and other miscellaneous operational costs through the active life of the landfill; estimates the remaining service life of the landfill under various disposal scenarios, and provides a tool for assessing the required tip fee to support the estimated County solid waste collection, recycling and disposal costs.

• Republic Services, Inc., New Cell Design, Protrero Hills Landfill, Solano, California.  Reviewing Principal for review of 10-acre cell expansion design for the Potrero Hills Landfill  per Subtitle D and CCR Title 27 regulations.  The cell design included provisions for a composite liner and leachate collection and removal system (LCRS).  Design elements included the soil excavation/grading plan (850,000 cubic yards excavation), groundwater underdrain system, surface water drainage plan, clay and HDPE liner system details, and use of a traditional soil operations layer. 

• Southern Waste Systems, Inc., C&D Recycling Facility Residual Waste Compaction Study.  Project Director responsible for a waste compaction study at private Class III Landfill located in central Florida, supervision of field activities and surveys, calculation of airspace consumption during the study period, and preparation of the final engineering report.  Approximately 50, 100-cubic yard transfer trailer loads of  residual construction and demolition debris were delivered over a three day period to landfill from several recycling facilities in south Florida.  The purpose of the study was to assess the ratio of the in-place compacted volume to the as-delivered truck volume.

• Talbot County, Maryland, Leachate and Landfill Gas Evaluation.  Project Director responsible for engineering direction and final quality control review of report on the assessment of landfill gas recovery and leachate generation estimates for the existing Midshore 1 and proposed Midshore 2 landfills in support of a broader leachate/septage treatment feasibility study.

• Volusia County, Florida, Landfill Consulting Services.  Principal-in-Charge from 1991 to 2003 for a multi-year, continuing services, solid waste management consulting contract for Volusia County and responsible for design, permitting, construction services, and liner construction quality assurance for construction certification for a 35-acre Class I landfill, landfill gas recovery and utilization system, and new borrow pit to support landfill operations, site assessment and remedial and closure designs for Plymouth Road Landfill, development of a commercial recycling database management system.

• Waste Management, Inc., Design Landfill Expansion and Sludge Management System, Peñuelas Landfill, Puerto Rico.  Project Director responsible for design of landfill expansion for the Peñuelas Landfill, Puerto Rico and engineering oversight and approval for the design of the landfill expansion, sludge holding tank, sludge mixing pit, sludge conveyance piping, and access roadways.

• Waste Management, Inc., Stormwater and Operational Plan Update, Mayagüez Landfill, Puerto Rico.  Project Director responsible for design of the operational filling sequence and related stormwater controls for the City of Mayagüez Landfill, Puerto Rico, including hydraulic modeling of drop inlets, detentions, establishing erosion and sedimentation plans, and detention ponds.

Landfill Gas Management

• Brevard County, Florida, Landfill Gas Pump Test.  Project Director responsible for direction and oversight of a landfill gas pump test program and development of the final field study report for Brevard County, Florida. 

• City of Jacksonville, Florida, St. Augustine Road Landfill Gas Investigation.  Project Director responsible for directing field investigations and preparing final report for a landfill gas investigation at the City’s Landfill.  Health and Safety impacts were assessed to determine if the site was useable as an active recreational park (i.e., ballfields).

• City of Lafayette, Louisiana, Design of North Dugas Landfill Gas Collection System.  Project Director responsible for the design of a landfill gas collection and recovery (electrical generation) system for City’s Landfill.  The project was designed to provide research opportunities to assess landfill gas generation characteristics and to establish a long-term data base for landfill gas generation, collection, and recovery.

• Confidential Client, Greenhouse Gas Market Evaluation.  Principal responsible for preparing a summary report presenting the current state of domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) markets, the various mechanisms for landfill gas (LFG) projects to participate in these markets, and potential considerations for Client’s participation in these markets. The report focused on GHG market mechanisms for methane destruction projects, and included discussion of GHG market mechanisms related to renewable energy projects. 

• Confidential Client, LFG Recovery Modeling.  Project Director responsible for modeling potential LFG recovery from Client’s municipal solid waste landfills throughout the Country.  The purpose of the modeling effort was to provide Client a range of LFG recovery projections based on various assumptions regarding waste disposal rates, size, age of waste, collection system performance and efficiency, and climatic assumptions (i.e., rainfall and location).  The modeling effort was conceptual in nature and was not based on actual site specific information.  The results of the LFG recovery projections for 324 model runs were compiled to provide access to recovery estimates for all the model runs.

• DeKalb County, Georgia, 3.2 MW Landfill Gas Green Power Facility.  Reviewing Principal responsible for assistance in contract negotiations, and client liaison during design and construction phases of a 3.2 MW Landfill Gas Green Power Facility.  DeKalb County selected SCS Energy to implement this County-initiated project.  The project was completed in less than 9 months, under significant time constraints.  The project was one of the first applications of the Caterpillar 3520 reciprocating engine generators, which were designed for low NOx emissions.  The facility included a pre-engineered metal building, conference/educational viewing room and offices, two-Caterpillar 3520 generators, gas pre-treatment, and remote control and monitoring capabilities.  Project reached commercial operation on October 12, 2006, and was awarded the U. S. EPA’s Community Partner Project of the year award for 2006. 

• Element Markets, LLC, Evaluation of Potential Carbon Emission Credits and Three Waste Connection Landfills.  Project Director responsible for preparation of landfill gas recovery estimates at the Meadow Branch Landfill, TN, Volunteer Landfill, TN, and the Northeast Mississippi Regional Landfill, MS for the purpose of assessing the applicability for sale of landfill gas carbon emission reduction credits on the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX).   The criteria set forth by the CCX was reviewed to confirm the suitability of the landfill gas carbon emission reduction credits for sale on the CCX, assuming that Element Markets would be applying to be an offset provider with the sole rights to the landfill gas, including its "green" attributes.

• Emission Inventories and Title V Permit Applications, Multiple Sites.  Project Director responsible for final quality assurance review of emissions inventories and Title V permit applications for the Perdido Landfill (Escambia County, Florida), Tomoka Farms Road Landfill (Volusia County, Florida), Southeast County Landfill (Hillsborough County, Florida), and the North Central Landfill (Polk County, Florida) pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the New Source Performance Standards/Emission Guidelines for municipal solid waste landfills.  Conducted emissions inventories, estimated non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs) emissions, prepared Title V applications, and coordinated with regulatory agencies.

• Expert Witness Services, Explosive Gas Investigation, Clearwater, Florida.  Expert witness service dealing with a gas explosion at an apartment in Clearwater, Florida, which killed two people. One of the alleged sources of gas was from buried marsh deposits beneath the apartment complex which exploded. Provided independent engineering assessments and depositions during the case. Represented the defendants in the case.

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Annual Air Emission Reports.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality assurance review of yearly air emissions reports for the Hillsborough Heights, Taylor Road, and Southeast County Landfills, Hillsborough County, Florida.

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough Heights and Taylor Road Landfill Gas System System O&M.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality assurance review of the monthly inspection, monitoring, and adjustment of the Hillsborough Heights and Taylor Road Landfill gas control systems (separate systems for each landfill).  Inspected all facilities associated with the landfill gas system, including wellheads, flares, and blowers; balancing of the landfill gas control systems; trouble-shooting, and reviewed migration monitoring data.

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Landfill Gas Direct Use Negotiations.  Project Director responsible for evaluations and assistance to the County during negotiations of a landfill gas utilization contract proposed by TORO Energy Corporation for construction of a landfill gas pipeline from the Hillsborough Heights Landfill to a concrete plant boiler.

• Integrys Energy Services, Third Party Review of Landfill Gas Recovery Estimates for the Blueridge Landfill, Fresno, Texas.  Project Director responsible for independent review of another consultant’s reports on condition of landfill gas collection and control system at the Blueridge Landfill, and estimates of landfill gas recovery.  Reviewed landfill gas modeling assumptions and approach, prepared independent estimates of recovery based on SCS’s landfill gas recovery model and assumptions, and prepared report presenting findings and conclusions.

• Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Designs.  Project Director responsible for the design of landfill gas control systems for the Dyer Boulevard and Lantana Landfills, Palm Beach County, Florida.

• Landfill Gas Utilization RFPs.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality assurance review for preparation requests for proposals for the recovery of landfill gas for Hillsborough County, Volusia County, and the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida. Assessed landfill gas generation and recovery, conducted market assessment, coordinated with vendors, participated in vendor interviews and evaluations, and provided contract review services.

• Montgomery County Regional Solid Waste Authority, Christiansburg, Virginia, Landfill Gas Utilization Feasibility Study.  Project Director responsible for review of LFG utilization feasibility study and assistance during contract negotiations for direct use of the LFG.  The project involved assessing LFG generation and recovery potential and construction of a LFG pipeline to an adjacent industrial facility in Christiansburg, Virginia.

• North American Properties, Landfill Gas Migration Control Design and Landfill Fire Mitigation, Cobb County, Georgia.  Project Director responsible for investigation, expert consultation, and design of mitigation measures for large retail complex constructed on a construction and demolition debris landfill in Cobb County, Georgia.  Mitigation measures included control of subsurface fire and passive and active systems to mitigate decomposition gas containing methane.

• Orange County, Florida, Design and Permitting of Landfill Gas Collection and Control System for Closed Class I and Active Class III Landfills.  Project Director responsible for design and permitting of a gas collection and control system for the County’s closed Class I and Active Class III Landfills pursuant to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for municipal solid waste landfills. 

• Orange County, Florida, Evaluation of Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Improvements.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of landfill gas system improvements for the County’s active Class I Landfill.  Assessed of the existing landfill gas collection system performance and the condition of the landfill gas wellfield; reviewed historical flow data, conducted field observations, and prepared recommended improvements. 

• Pratt Industries, Dallas, Texas, Technical Assistance Supporting Project Development.  Project Director responsible for estimating LFG recovery from the 2,040-acre McCommas Bluff Landfill Facility (954-acre footprint), evaluating the performance of the existing Pressure Swing Adsorption Process, estimating air pollutant emissions for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), sulfur dioxide (S02), other criteria pollutants from the combustion of landfill gas in a boiler at the proposed Pratt facility, recommending a specification for the sulfur content of the landfill gas to be delivered to the Pratt facility and the type of landfill gas flow measuring devise to use at the facility, estimating the moisture content of the landfill gas to be delivered to the Pratt facility, and providing a budget for construction of a transmission pipeline from the landfill to the Pratt facility. 

• Republic Services, Inc., Post-Closure Landfill Gas Emissions Evaluation for Multiple Landfill Sites.  Project Director responsible for the modeling of landfill gas emissions for 21 landfill sites.  Provided quality control review of all analysis and reports prepared.  The modeling was completed to support the closure and post-closure care estimates for Republic’s landfills, specifically estimating when the sites will fall below the 50 Mg per year emission threshold following closure such that closure actions associated with the gas collection and control system pursuant to the New Source Performance Standards can be initiated. 

• Seminole County, Florida, Construction Services, Osceola Road Landfill Gas System.  Project Director responsible for construction engineering inspection services for a landfill gas control system at the closed section of the Osceola Road Landfill.  The project involved the installation of landfill gas extraction wells, header piping, and a flare station.

• Various Clients, Tier 2 Emission Tests

• Waste Management, Inc.  Project Director responsible for quality assurance review of Tier 2 test and reports for the Three Corners Landfill Tier 2 Emissions Test, Piedmont, Alabama. 

• Hillsborough County, Florida.  Project Director responsible for quality assurance review of Tier 2 test and reports for the Southeast County Landfill.  Fifty samples were collected from the landfill.  The average concentration of non-methane organic compounds was 116 ppm.

• Solid Waste Disposal Authority, City of Huntsville, Alabama.  Project Director responsible for quality assurance review of Tier 2 test and reports for the Solid Waste Disposal Authority for the City of Huntsville, Alabama.  Fifty samples were collected from the landfill.  The average concentration of nonmethane organic compounds was 60 ppm.

• Polk County, Florida.  Project Director responsible for quality assurance review of Tier 2 test and reports for the County Landfill, which involved active and closed landfill areas. 

• Waste Connections, Tier 2 Studies at the Meadow Branch Landfill, TN, Volunteer Landfill, TN, and the Northeast Mississippi Regional Landfill, MS.  Project Director responsible for conducting Tier 2 tests for these landfills pursuant to NSPS requirements, and quality assurance review of Tier 2 tests and reports. 

• Waste Management, Inc., Landfill Gas and Leachate Management System Evaluation for the Two Pines Landfill, Little Rock, Arkansas.  Project Director responsible for the independent evaluation of the leachate and landfill gas management systems at the Two Pines Landfill. 

Solid Waste Studies

• Broward Solid Waste Disposal District, Florida, Development of Solid Waste Special Assessment Program.  Project Director responsible for development of a solid waste special assessment program for the Broward Solid Waste Disposal District, including evaluation of alternative special assessment strategies and programs used by other counties and municipalities throughout Florida and elsewhere, field testing to develop generation estimates for commercial properties;  development of organization and procedures for implementing a special assessment, and preparing final report presenting the special assessment findings and program.  The District includes 25 separate municipalities and the unincorporated areas of Broward County.

• City of Riviera Beach, Florida, Solid Waste Collection Rate Study.  Project Director responsible for quality control review of final report for a solid waste collection rate study and evaluation of yard waste processing facility for the City of Riviera Beach, Florida.

• City of Riviera Beach, Florida, Cost Accounting Study.  Project Director responsible for a cost accounting study of the solid waste collection and management system for the City of Riviera Beach, Florida. Evaluated the actual cost of providing solid waste collection services.  The results of this study were used in assessing the feasibility of privatizing the Solid Waste Department.

• Dorchester County, Maryland, Solid Waste Management Plan.  Staff Engineer responsible for field studies and engineering evaluations supporting the development of a 10-year solid waste management plan for Dorchester County, Maryland.  Evaluated existing collection systems and landfills; developed conceptual designs and cost estimates for a resource recovery facility (modular incinerator) and an 80-ton-per-day transfer station; supervised a solid waste weighing and characterization program; and recommended modifications to the County's disposal and collection system.

• Eight Municipalities in Maine, Expert Witness Services Relative to Penobscot Energy Recovery Corporation.  Provided expert witness services to evaluate damages resulting from an alleged breach of contract between Penobscot Energy Recovery Corporation and eight municipalities in Maine. Tasks included document review of independent engineering estimates, preparation of engineering report, and expert witness testimony for the eight municipalities.

• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Virginia, Valuation Study of the Southeastern Public Service Authority’s Transfer Station, Landfill, and Waste-to-Energy Facility Assets. Project Director responsible for developing an independent assessment of the value of SPSA’s assets.  Developed a valuation methodology, assessed condition of assets, and prepared pro forma earnings model in order to establish range of value of assets.  This work was done to support the County and City Managers (referred to as the Chief Administrative Officers, or CAO’s) of the member communities of SPSA.  The CAO’s assisted SPSA in its negotiations to divest certain of its assets in the face of significant financial conditions.

• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Virginia, Evaluate Resulting Municipal Tip Fee Resulting from the Sale of the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) Refuse Derived Fuel Waste to Energy Facility (RDF WTE Facility).  Project Director responsible for the evaluation of bids that were received by SPSA for the purchase of its RDF WTE Facility.  This assignment was done to support the Chief Administrative Officers of the SPSA member communities (City and County Managers) in their review of the bids and impacts to their respective communities from the potential sale.  The member communities include Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton County, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.  Tasks included review of the bids submitted by Covanta Energy Corporation and Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc., review of SPSA’s detailed operational budget, preparation of a pro forma model to estimate resulting municipal tip fees following sale of the RDF WTE Facility based on the terms and conditions of the bids through 2018, coordination with Financial Advisors assisting the member communities, and participation in numerous public meetings and presentation. 

• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Virginia, Development of a Solid Waste Management System for 2018 and Beyond.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of alternatives and recommendations for managing solid waste in the south Hampton Roads Region after 2018, when the current agreements between Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton County, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) expire.  Tasks included evaluation of solid waste management technologies, evaluation of institutional models for future cooperative arrangements within the region, development of pro forma models to evaluate alternatives, facilitation with the Chief Administrative Officers from each City and County involved in the process, and preparation of final recommendations and report. 

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Solid Waste Collection System Evaluation.  Project Director responsible for an independent evaluation of Hillsborough County, Florida's proposed solid waste collection system modifications. Prepared report presenting findings of program review and presented recommendations for system modifications and procurement approaches.

• Hillsborough County, Florida, Solid Waste Composition Study.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of inclusion of municipal solid waste composting into Hillsborough County, Florida's solid waste system. Evaluation involved assessment of a proposed vendor's proposal for composting solid waste with a new proprietary process. Prepared letter report to County presenting technical review of process and recommendations.

• Lake County, Florida, Solid Waste Composition Study.  Project Director responsible for oversight of a two-season solid waste composition study for Lake County, Florida.

• Macon County, Alabama, Tire Recycling Feasibility Study.  Project Director responsible for preparation of a feasibility study for a County owned and financed and contract operated tire recycling facility.  Conducted market evaluation for recycled waste tire products including crumb rubber, steel, and nylon; assessed waste tire supply; prepared financial pro forma, and evaluated financing alternatives.  The study concluded that development of the project was feasible; however, the County ultimately elected to not proceed with the project.

• Multiple Clients, Solid Waste Generation Studies.  Project Director responsible for quality assurance review of technical evaluations and reports for projects with Polk County, Lake County, and the City of Lighthouse Point, Florida to calculate solid waste generation factors for each of the residential classes.  These factors were then utilized to determine the appropriate disposal and collection rate to be charged to each residential class.

• Orange County, Florida, Solid Waste Master Plan.  Project Director responsible for preparation of a solid waste master plan for Orange County, including evaluation of the County’s landfill, transfer station, and recycling operations for a 50-year planning horizon, review of the County’s existing facilities and operations, siting study for new transfer station facilities, evaluation of the maximum disposal capacity of the existing landfill facility, a preliminary siting study for a new Class I landfill, development a commercial recycling plan, and preparation of a master plan report.

• Polk County, Florida, Solid Waste Composition Study.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality control review of a two-season solid waste composition study for Polk County, Florida. The study was conducted at the County's three landfills and included 31 waste components. Residential, commercial, and industrial wastes were sampled during the waste characterization events.

• Polk County, Florida, Solid Waste Privatization Study.  Project Director responsible for evaluation of the economic feasibility of an out-of-county transfer and disposal proposal by USA Waste, including preliminary cost allocation modeling, evaluation of current operation, maintenance, and capital costs, review of yearly budgets, and comparison with actual costs, and preparation of final report to the County.

• Polk County, Florida, Solid Waste Rate Study.  Project Director responsible for the Solid Waste Rate Stratification Study for Polk County, Florida, to calculate the County's actual cost of disposing each of the six major elements of the solid waste stream in the County.  The results of the study were used in the solid waste planning process to determine whether or not the County should continue with its "single rate program" or begin charging a stratified rate based on the type of solid waste.

• Polk County, Florida, Staffing and Budget Evaluations.  Project Director responsible for preparation of analysis for Polk County, Florida, Department of Solid Waste to assess long-term staffing, budgets, and schedules to support County projects.

• Seminole County, Florida, Solid Waste Generation Study.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality control review route testing and report preparation of a multi-year solid waste generation study for Seminole County, Florida.  The County contracts out residential collection services in the unincorporated areas.  The contracts between the County and the haulers required that the per household generation rate be verified through field testing. 

• Seminole County, Florida, Solid Waste Privatization Support.  Project Director responsible for engineering and financial evaluations to support Seminole County Solid Waste Management Department prepare a “bid” against private vendors to continue to operate the County’s solid waste management system.  Services included detailed assessment of County’s budget and actual solid waste management expenditures, cost allocation modeling, preparation of “bid” proposal package, and assistance during presentation to the Board of County Commissioners.

• Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).  Update of Construction and  Demolition Debris Training Course.  Project Director responsible for preparing a comprehensive update of SWANA’s training course on construction and demolition debris management.  The effort included updating course PowerPoint slides, and the training manual content, graphics, and references.  Several new lessons were added to address current trends, storm debris management, and communication.

• Southern Waste Systems, Inc., Baseline Testing for Recovered Screened Materials.  Project Director responsible for baseline testing for recovered screened material (RSM) for four construction, demolition, and debris recycling operations for Southern Waste Systems in Broward and Palm Beach County.  The testing was required pursuant to guidelines published from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.  RSM was tested for heavy metals, semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds, and pesticides, and leachability of these compounds.  The purpose of the baseline testing was to determine appropriate end uses for the RSM such as residential, commercial, or industrial fill.  Project also included preparation of facility permit modifications to allow for appropriate off-site use of RSM.

• Volusia County, Florida, Solid Waste Composition Study.  Project Director responsible for oversight and quality control review of a four-season solid waste composition study for Volusia County, Florida.

Solid Waste Facilities

• Reedy Creek Improvement District, Lake Buena Vista Florida, Material Recovery Facility Design.  Project Director responsible for the complete design, permitting, construction oversight, start-up and shakedown testing of a 110 ton per day material recovery facility for Reedy Creek Improvement District (Walt Disney World), Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The system design included semi-automated segregation of paper, cans, plastic and glass containers; climate controlled processing area; storage for processed materials; employee facilities; and public education and viewing areas.

• Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Commercial Recycling Assessment.  Project Director responsible for quality control and final report review for the assessment of commercial recycling for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida. The project involved an assessment of County's commercial waste stream, collection methods, and costs.

• Southern Waste Systems, Inc., Environmental Investigations and Permitting for C&D Recycling Facilities, Broward and Palm Beach County, Florida.  Project Director responsible for preparing various permitting applications and conducting environmental investigations for Southern Waste System’s Sun Recycling Construction Demolition and Debris material recovery facilities located in Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida.  Projects included solid waste facility permit modifications for the Sun I, II, III, IV, and V Recycling Facilities, updates to financial assurance documentation, requests for increase in throughput capacity, preparation of Environmental Resource Permits, and preparation of recovered screen material baseline sampling and testing reports for these facilities.  Coordinated with the Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental Protection, the Palm Beach County Department of Health Solid Waste Facility permit, Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Environmental Investigations

Mr. Gardner has directed numerous environmental site assessments, contamination assessments, remedial action plans, and remedial construction projects.  Project sites have included fuel storage facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, truck stops, chemical processing plants, active and closed landfill sites, abandoned chemical disposal sites, and superfund sites. Chemical contamination encountered in both soil and groundwater media has included petroleum, heavy metals, dioxin, pesticides, heavy metals, PCB's, and solvents. Several notable projects are listed below: 

• Army Corps of Engineers, Krysowaty Farm Superfund Site Remedial Action Design.  Project Engineer responsible for preparation of drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for the design of remedial measures (i.e., excavation and removal, backfill, and transportation for final disposal at the RCRA disposal facility) at the Krysowaty Farm Superfund Site, New Jersey.

• City of Springfield, Missouri, Evaluation of Contamination Transport Pathways for Superfund Landfill Sites.  Project Engineer responsible for engineering evaluating contaminant transport pathways and assessing impacts to human health and the environment for Sac River and Fulbright Landfill Superfund projects, Missouri.

• Collier Enterprises, Florida, Environmental and Regulatory Audit.  Project Director responsible for an environmental and regulatory audit of a major agricultural business in southern Florida. Project tasks included site visits, personnel interviews, regulatory compliance audit, and preparation of final audit report. The audit included pesticide handling facilities, food processing and packaging facilities, fuel handling facilities, and personnel safety.  Provided quality control review of final report.

• Confidential Client, Contamination Assessment and Remedial Action Plan, Hillsborough County, Florida.  Project Director responsible for the preparation of a contamination assessment plan and report, and remedial action plan for a shopping center site in Hillsborough County, Florida, contaminated by a perchloroethylene spill.  Project activities included testing soil, groundwater, and surface water; permitting with the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation; and coordination and oversight of subcontractors performing hazardous soil excavation and disposal.

• Confidential Client, Contamination Assessment and Remedial Action Plan for Dry Cleaner Facility.  Project Director responsible for review and approval of contamination assessment and remedial action plan for a dry cleaner facility located in south Dade County, Florida. Project involved assessment of widespread contaminant migration of dry cleaner solvents in the Biscayne Aquifer downgradient of the site. Installed temporary and permanent groundwater recovery and air stripper to control the source of the affected groundwater. Assisted in legal proceedings involving cost recovery.

• Confidential Client, Contamination Assessment of Chemical Production and Packaging Facility, West Central Florida.  Project Director responsible for review and approval of a contamination assessment of a chemical production and packaging facility.  The project was conducted under consent order with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and involved an extensive assessment of the affects of 30 years of plant operations on the soil, surface water, and shallow and deep groundwater at the site. Project tasks included detailed geochemical, hydrogeological, and electromagnetic studies of the site, including extensive drilling and sampling activities.

• Confidential Client, Contamination Assessment of Petroleum Sludge Lagoon.  Project Engineer responsible for field investigation and engineering analysis of a petroleum storage lagoon facility in rural Virginia leading to a Part B permit application.

• Confidential Client, Contamination Assessments in Orlando and Tampa, Florida.  Project Director responsible for oversight and review of contamination assessment for airline catering service facilities in Orlando and Miami. Facilities included several underground storage tanks with suspected petroleum releases to surface soils and the groundwater. Site investigations conducted to define limits of affected soil and groundwater.  Initial remedial action (IRA) implemented at one facility in Orlando to remove excessively contaminated soils.  Assisted in preparation of a contamination assessment report and estimates for remediation and long-term monitoring.

• Confidential Client, Expert Witness Services for the Superfund Landfill, North Miami Beach, Florida.  Provided expert witness services including background data review, site assessment, and expert testimony in a cost recovery case involving a Superfund landfill site in North Miami Beach, Florida. Testified concerning the presence of hazardous substances commonly found in municipal solid waste.

• Confidential Client, Miami, Florida, Contamination Assessment and Remedial Action Plan.  Project Director responsible for oversight and review of contamination assessment plan and remedial action plan for soil and groundwater contaminated by wash-down water from a heavy equipment facility in Miami, Florida. Project included engineering for the installation of a new zero-discharge washwater recycle/treatment plant, soil removal and a year of groundwater monitoring.

• Confidential Client, Phase 2 Environmental Assessments.  Project Director responsible for review and approval of over twenty Phase 2 environmental assessments in a four week time frame. Mobilized multiple field teams to complete the assessment (field work and laboratory analysis) and prepared the reports on a fast-track basis to support a large real estate transaction.

• Confidential Client, Spill Management Plan, Tampa.  Project Director responsible for preparation of spill management plans and a construction permit application for a chemical repackaging facility in Tampa, Florida. Project tasks included design of structural spill containment facilities for large above-ground chemical storage tanks in order to separate stormwater runoff from tank spillage, separate stormwater and chemical spill collection sewers, an automated pumping station, and a 6,000-gallon holding tank.

• Federal Express, Contamination Assessment and Remedial Action Plan.  Project Director responsible for final review of contamination assessment and remedial action plan for closure of an underground storage tank at the Fort Lauderdale Airport.

• Koch Materials, Contamination Assessment of Asphalt Storage Facility, Port Everglades, Florida.  Project Director responsible for final review and approval of a Phase II contamination assessment at an asphalt storage facility in Port Everglades, Florida. The project involved the installation of over 80 soil borings and 20 groundwater monitoring wells, soil and groundwater samples, and report preparation. Field work was completed in one week under an accelerated schedule and extremely difficult site conditions (e.g., high temperatures from the operational facility, piping galleries, and utilities).

• Multiple Clients, Phase 1 Environmental Assessments.  Project Director responsible for review and approval of dozens of environmental assessments related to commercial and industrial real estate transactions. These projects involved the review of site history, past disposal practices, current waste handling practices, ongoing operations, regulatory files, and site records as well as the preparation of reports. These investigations were typically performed under tight time restraints due to real estate closing dates.

• Simpkins Paper Company, Contamination Assessment and Remedial Action Plan for Abandoned Pulp and Paper Residue Landfill, Miami, Florida.  Project Director responsible for review and approval of a contamination assessment plan and field investigations, remedial action plan, and implementation of remediation of an abandoned pulp and paper residue landfill in Miami, Florida. Site problems included lead, PCB, and dioxin contamination. Supervised the preparation of reports, plans and remedial construction.

• Southern Prestressed Concrete, Florida, Environmental Investigations.  Project Director responsible for final review of contamination assessments and remedial actions of oil, heavy metal, solvent and fuel contamination at four pre-stressed concrete plants in Florida.

• Southern Prestressed, Inc., Storage Tank Management Plan, Tampa, Florida.  Project Director responsible for final review of an underground storage tank management program for Southern Prestressed, a large pre-cast concrete company located throughout Florida and Georgia, to comply with Florida Department of Environmental Protection and EPA underground storage tank requirements.

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Closure and Post-Closure Cost Model Review.  Staff Engineer responsible for review of cost models for closure and post-closure care activities at hazardous waste disposal facilities (landfills and surface impoundments) in accordance with requirements of 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265.

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Development of Model for Contamination Releases from Hazardous Waste Storage Piles.  Staff Engineer responsible for development of a mathematical model estimating the contaminant releases from hazardous, waste storage piles due to wind erosion, water erosion, runoff, and volatilization.  The model was incorporated into the EPA's Risk-Cost Model for use in preparing Regulatory Impact Analyses.

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Leak Detection Methods for Underground Storage Tanks.  Senior Project Engineer responsible for research and documentation of state-of-the-art leak detection methods for underground storage tanks.

• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory Support for Hazardous Waste Landfill Closure and Post-Closure Review.  Staff Engineer responsible for assisting with the development of a technical resource document for the EPA to aid permit reviewers in evaluating hazardous waste landfill closure and post-closure plans. 

Public Works Engineering

• Maryland Air National Guard, Design of a 10,000-bbl JP-4 fuel Storage/POL Operations Facility, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Maryland.  Project Engineer responsible for the design of the civil, structural, and mechanical systems for the new fuel storage facility and operations building, and coordinated other disciplines.  Designed above-ground and below-ground tanks (steel and fiberglass), spill protection controls, cathodic protection, and fuel conveyance system.

• Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Chesapeake Division, 990,000-Gallon Fuel/Oil Storage Tank Farm, Marine Corps Development and Education Command.  Senior Project Engineer responsible for the design of a 990,000-gallon fuel/oil storage tank farm at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, Virginia, including a new 5,000-foot water main to service the facility.  Performed structural, civil, and mechanical engineering designs, prepared specifications and cost estimate, coordinated all disciplines, and participated in a 40-hour value engineering study. 

• West Virginia Air National Guard,  Design of a 2,500-bbl JP-4 fuel Storage/POL Operations Facility at Yeager Airport, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia.  Project Manager responsible for the design or repairs and rehabilitation of existing fuel dispensing system; a new 2,500-bbl above-ground storage tank, spill controls, containment and other environmental controls; fire protection; expansion and rehabilitation of existing POL facility; and selection and design of LOX storage facility.

Expert Witness and Legal Support