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ABOUT
SAM
| Education
and Affiliations |
- B.S.
Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York at Albany,
1972
- Qualified
Environmental Professional, QEP11930047
- Member
Air & Waste Management Association, New Mexico Chapter
- Member,
Air & Waste Management Association, New Mexico Chapter
Member
- American
Meteorological Society
- Chairman,
Air Quality Subcommitte, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
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| Special
Expertise |
- Air
dispersion modeling, permitting and compliance for sources
including power plants, industrial facilities, petroleum
processing facilities, mines, and remediation sites
- Environmental
project management including air quality permitting, air
quality monitoring programs, and compliance studies
- Expert
Witness Testimony
- Emissions
and ambient monitoring
- Environmental
site assessments and regulatory compliance audits
- Design
and implementation of environmental compliance programs,
including hazardous waste, SARA, underground storage tanks,
air emissions, and emergency response programs
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Capabilities
and Accomplishments
Responsible for:
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- Cost,
schedule, and overall performance of environmental projects
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| Responsibilities
include: |
- Proposal
and budget preparation; assembling and managing project
teams composed of scientific and technical specialists;
providing guidance, regulatory, and technical expertise;
and communicating with clients and regulatory agencies
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| Recent
projects managed and participated in include: |
- Expert
witness testimony on air quality issues for three mines
and a foundry
- Regulatory
and compliance negotiation for industrial, mining, manufacturing,
and petroleum clients
- Participation
in industry-agency negotiation of air quality permit program
structure
- Clean
Air Act, SARA, RCRA, CERCLA, and UST consulting and documentation
including permitting, inventorying, auditing, and compliance
documentation
- Compliance
audits for petroleum, mining, and manufacturing facilities
- Experienced
air dispersion modeler with 28 years experience in the southwestern
United States
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Managed, conducted, or participated in hundreds of air quality
permitting activities, including Title V, PSD, minor source,
streamlined, modeling studies, and remediation site permitting
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Participated in model development and validation studies.
Fully familiar with technical and regulatory aspects of
air pollution
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Performed on-site management of ambient air quality monitoring
programs, including PSD monitoring programs, compliance
monitoring, and model validation studies
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Designed monitoring installations, including custom-design
of monitoring equipment, data logging and telemetry systems,
and data handling procedures
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Provided complete turn key integrated permitting service
for natural gas facilities, including air emissions permits,
OCD discharge plans, SWPP plans, SARA and TSCA reporting,
etc.
- Monitored
non-traditional air pollutants, including background noise
levels; volatile organic compounds and light hydrocarbons;
condensation nuclei concentrations; plume opacity; and plume
dispersion and chemical aging studies
- Developed
and published new gas chromatographic technique for rapid
concentration and separation of very low levels of light
hydrocarbons in air
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| Expertise
in a wide range of other environmental regulations: |
- Performed
environmental site assessments for property transfers of
complete gas gathering and processing systems
- Developed
comprehensive spill and emergency response plans and environmental
procedures manuals
- Conducted
preliminary Superfund site assessment
- Managed
UST and SARA compliance for a large utility
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