Senior Environmental Scientist/Engineer Resume

Desired Industry: Environmental	SpiderID: 15212
Desired Job Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Date Posted: 8/30/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date:
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Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel:
Highest Degree Attained:	Willing to Relocate:

Experience:
BRIAN A. BOWERS

2145 Happy Hollow Drive
Paducah, KY 42003
270-442-7643
bowersba0000@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Senior Environmental Scientist/Engineer with 20 years experience in virtually all aspects of environmental regulatory compliance.

PROVEN COMPETENCIES: Problem solving; program/project management; technical writing/editing/publishing; independent research and analysis; organizing, record-keeping.

EXPERIENCE:
1991 - 2007 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Site – Paducah, Kentucky

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/ENGINEER

Provided regulatory compliance coordination and support for numerous programs/projects at a DOE CERCLA site. Federal statutes supported included Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Duties/accomplishments included:
* Coordinated environmental compliance efforts for several projects – conducted inspections, provided guidance, prepared procedures, maintained project tracking databases and compliance records, prepared environmental planning documents (e.g., Stormwater Erosion and Sediment Control Plan), analyzed data, and prepared reports.
* Managed site Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization (PP/WM) program including recycling (paper, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, toner cartridges, batteries) and preparing all related plans and reports.
* Prepared monthly/quarterly NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), coordinated annual DMR Quality Assurance Study, and prepared complex NPDES permit renewal application.
* Coordinated federal/state regulator compliance inspections and consultations.
* Assisted in developing a sitewide Environmental Management System.
* Coordinated NEPA reviews of all site projects, preparation of NEPA documents (Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements), and impact evaluation consultations with federal/state/tribal authorities.
* Coordinated program to identify/conserve environmentally sensitive resources (ESR) including multi-year project to identify and map wetlands, floodplains, cultural resources, threatened/endangered species, and prime farmland for 11,719-acre study site.
* Managed subcontracts for project-specific wetlands/ESR assessments.
* Hired and trained NEPA/ESR staff.
* Prepared U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit applications for potential impacts to wetlands and other waters of the U.S.
* Prepared SPCC Plan and Best Management Practices Plan.
* Assisted with final closure of all 16 inactive underground storage tanks at the site.
* Prepared several periodic reports related to hazardous waste generation and management, PCBs, federal facilities compliance, regulatory commitment tracking, etc.
* Coordinated preparation/publication of several Annual Site Environmental Reports.
* Assisted with waste management, chemicals management and pesticide/herbicide application programs.
* Assisted in managing CERCLA environmental monitoring and remediation projects including participation in public meetings.
* Assisted with CAA permitting and compliance.
* Supported Geographic Information System and Global Positioning System programs.
* Coordinated sitewide environmental radiological monitoring program.
* Assisted with toxic chemicals inventory and reporting for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).

1986 – 1990 Applied Environmental Technologies Corporation – Quonset Point, Rhode Island

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

Assisted consulting firm clients nationwide in complying with RCRA, CWA, CAA, OSHA HazCom, TSCA (PCBs), DOT, SARA, UST, asbestos and other environmental regulations by conducting audits; writing detailed compliance status reports; designing compliance programs; providing training at compliance seminars; conducting hydrogeologic investigations; and preparing permit applications.

1983 – 1984 U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service – Reston, Virginia

PHYSICAL SCIENCE AIDE

Assisted in researching, writing, and editing environmental impact reports as a summer intern. Publication: E. Friedman, H. Schneider, and B. Bowers, 1984, “Archeological Analysis, Proposed Lease Sale No. 100, Norton Basin,” Minerals Management Service, Reston, Virginia.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Sciences (1985), University of Maine, Orono, Maine (GPA = 3.60).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: General Member, National Association of Environmental Professionals.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: DOE "L" level security clearance for 15 years.

TRAINING: Formal training in OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER, RCRA Permit Requirements, "Environmental Restoration Program Workshop," "Basic Wetland Delineation & Practicum," "NEPA Document Preparation - Advanced Training," "Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites," "Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law," and "Environmental Management Systems – DOE Workshop."

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Brian Bowers
Street:	Phone: 270-442-7643
City: Paducah	Fax:
State: Kentucky
Zip: 42003
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