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B.S. Agriculture (1982)
OBJECTIVE:
To pursue an environmental resource management oriented position with a progressive industrial firm, government agency, or in the private sector, utilizing and expanding my skills and knowledge, with opportunities for advancement in future employment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Interpersonal abilities
Communication skills
25 years of supervisory experience
Organizational strengths
Analytical/problem solving skills
Administrative, coordination, and management skills
Time and project management skills and experience
Strong initiative
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Planned, coordinated and supervised reclamation efforts at large surface mining operations.
Developed rationale, and acquired regulatory approvals for a plan to replace topsoil at differing depths, avoiding substantial additional haulage costs, and benefiting reclamation simultaneously.
Successfully coordinated, facilitated and implemented grazing management programs at mine sites.
Coordinated permitting efforts for several large surface mines, and licensing efforts for ongoing operations.
Responsible for development and implementation of air and water quality monitoring programs, and compliance at two mining operations, including sampling, data management, and agency reporting programs.
Initiated and implemented recycling programs at New Mexico operations.
Experience with air and water quality monitoring and compliance programs (development, implementation, and reporting to state and federal agencies).
Involved in feasibility study for power plant, transmission, and coal mine facilities, and early permitting efforts to assure compliance with Clean Air Act Amendments (1989), and fugitive dust requirements. Continuous Emission Monitoring program development.
Eagle Scout (seven years scouting experience).
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi by election of the chapter at M.S.U. (graduated with highest honors)
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Environmental Coordinator
Arch of Wyoming, LLC, Arch Coal, Inc., Hanna, Wyoming
2002-2008, Medicine Bow, Seminoe I, Seminoe II, Carbon Basin, and EDC Mines, Hanna, WY
Coordinate and perform permitting and compliance-related activities at five surface coal mines (over 72,000-acres). Plan, direct, and monitor environmental and reclamation programs and activities.
Accompany all State and Federal inspectors on mine inspections.
Manage all environmental programs at five large surface coal mines. Tracking and acquisition of permits, and direction of permitting activities.
Supervise and coordinate all environmental monitoring programs and regulatory reporting programs, including water and air quality monitoring programs (sampling, data management, and reporting to state and federal agencies). Prepare, submit, and acquire approvals for annual reports and permit revisions for four mines.
Performed as officer on internal environmental audits/assessments at Arch Coal Inc. Black Thunder (Wyoming), Coal Mac and Mingo Logan (West Virginia) coal operations.
Provide regulatory-related and permitting services and coordination in support of the ongoing Carbon Basin Mines permitting effort (a Greenfield surface and underground mine). Permit approved by State of Wyoming 22 November 2005 (Active Aug. 06).
Involved and in charge of all aspects of start-up, and ongoing permitting, regulatory and governmental affairs, and compliance issues and inspections, both State, Federal, County and local.
Active and participating member Joint Safety Steering Committee.
Senior Planner, Project Manager, Contracts Manager
Dames & Moore, Environmental Services, Phoenix, Arizona
1998-2000, Special Projects
Coordinated and managed contractual arrangements for projects under master service agreements and authorizations to provide services to clients, and receive services from subcontractors. Responsible for developing budgets, negotiating rate schedules, tracking costs, providing work detail summaries for invoicing, and submittal of final invoices to clients. Supervised all aspects of contracts administration.
Navajo Transmission Project (NTP), New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada
Coordinated activities associated with post-EIS phase of a large 500kV-transmission line project proposed to deliver power from Shiprock Substation, located in the Four Corners area in northwestern New Mexico across northern Arizona to the Marketplace Substation in southeastern Nevada. The project proponent is Dineh Power Authority. Coordinated development of an Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the State of Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee, and assisted with the development and refinement of the NTP Mitigation Plan and Construction, Operation and Maintenance Plan for NTP.
St. Johns, Arizona Carbon Dioxide-Helium Project (Ridgeway Petroleum)
Project coordinator for conducting environmental studies and preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed carbon dioxide and helium field development project. Responsible for day-to-day management of resource staff and agency coordination. Also assisted in scoping process (public meetings).
FOCAS/ELI California Long Haul Project (FOCAS, Inc.)
Project manager for a fiber optic cable installation project. The project involved permitting and facilitating the installation of 850 miles of static wire and fiber optic cable from Malin, Oregon to just west of Bakersfield, California. Responsible for day-to-day management of project activities.
Manager, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs
BHP World Minerals, Resource Development, San Francisco, California
1996 - 1998
Muskeg River Mine Project ("Lease 13" Oilsands), Alberta, Canada
Oversight management for upstream components (mine and processing) in the areas of environmental and governmental/regulatory affairs during feasibility study.
Hope Bay Belt ("Boston") Gold Project, NWT, Canada
Manage all environmental and permitting aspects of bulk sampling program. Assure compliance with laws, regulations, and permit requirements. Coordinate external and governmental affairs.
Environmental Manager
BHP World Minerals, BHP Power, Beijing, China
1996
Haerwusu Integrated Mine Power Project, Inner Mongolia, China
Environmental and regulatory permitting management for a proposed 2,400 MW power station, large coal mine, and transmission facilities.
Reclamation/Regulatory Specialist
BHP World Minerals, New Mexico Operations, Farmington, New Mexico
1991-1996
San Juan Mine, Waterflow, New Mexico
Supervise and coordinate reclamation and compliance-related activities at 8040-acre surface coal mine. Plan, direct and monitor environmental programs, including budgeting and cost tracking.
Attended and completed Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods class at Colorado School of Mines (Franklin J. and John M. Stermole).
Performed environment, health and safety audit on feasibility study for the Hartley Platinum Project (Zimbabwe), May 1993.
Officer, due diligence investigation, Mexico, BHP Manganese, November 1993.
Environmental Coordinator, Zhungeer Haerwusu Integrated Power Project, feasibility study, Beijing, China.
Staff Environmental Specialist
BHP Minerals, VP and GM's offices, New Mexico Operations, Farmington, New Mexico
1989-1991
Navajo South Project, Farmington, New Mexico
Plan, coordinate, and administrate all environmental and regulatory aspects of feasibility phase of a proposed development project on the Navajo Reservation (integrated power plant, transmission and mine). Involved tracking and lobbying revisions to Clean Air Act. Development of power plant/mine design to comply with Clean Air Act as amended, and fugitive dust requirements for coal mines. Early stages of CAA Title IV and V, and Continuous Emissions Monitoring permitting requirements, and air quality program development to assure compliance.
Permitting/Special Programs Coordinator
BHP Minerals, New Mexico Operations, Farmington, New Mexico
1988-1989
San Juan Mine, Waterflow, New Mexico
Environmental programs planning, development and implementation at a large surface coal mine. Tracking and acquisition of permits, implementation of lands management program (lease obligations), direction of permitting activities. Coordination of chemical control system, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, MSDS, SPCC, NPDES, and underground storage tank (UST) programs.
Environmental Specialist
BHP Minerals, New Mexico Operations, Farmington, New Mexico
1988
San Juan Mine, New Mexico Operations, Farmington, New Mexico
Supervise and coordinate all environmental monitoring programs and regulatory reporting programs, including water and air quality monitoring programs (sampling, data management, and reporting to state and federal agencies).
Environmental Specialist
BHP-Utah International, New Mexico Operations, La Plata, New Mexico
1986-1987
La Plata Mine, New Mexico Operations, La Plata, New Mexico
Involved in all environmental aspects of 1.5MM ton per year coal mine in start-up. Responsible for air quality, and water quality monitoring programs (sampling, data management, and reporting to agencies).
Research Associate
Agricultural Enterprises, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado
1985-1986
Data extraction from agricultural loan files at state capital (Wyoming); economic sectorization of county, city and school district budgets for states of Wyoming and Montana for purpose of building input/output models for expenditures and flow of funds in and out of economic sectors.
Graduate Research Assistant
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
1983-1985
Conducted research project related to Master's program
Thesis investigated factors affecting understory vegetation beneath Gambel Oak canopy.
Two field-seasons research work at San Juan Basin Research Center, and all classwork completed (in field of Range Ecology) with High Honors. (GPA: 3.67)
Range Technician
U.S. Forest Service, Sioux District, Custer National Forest, Camp Crook, South Dakota
1981-1983 (seasonal)
In charge of range analyses and utilization on district allotments (Montana and South Dakota).
Responsibility for permittee compliance with management plans.
24-hour fire-fighting duty (including two class-B fires, squad boss).
EDUCATION
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (1983-1986)
M.S. work in Range Ecology, Range Science Department
Field research and all class work completed (only) with High Honors (GPA: 3.67).
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana (1979-1982)
B.S. in Agriculture, Range Science (Range Management), Production Option.
Graduated with Highest Honors (GPA: 3.82), Phi Kappa Phi, oldest (founded 1897), largest, and most selective collegiate honor society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all disciplines.
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