PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Twenty-seven years of professional experience in the fields of environmental and engineering geosciences. Multidisciplinary background includes applied geology, geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and geophysics. Served as the project manager, principal-in-charge, or chief scientist on hundreds of geosciences, geotechnical, environmental, and water resource projects including:

Remediation of soil, surface water, and groundwater. Contaminants have included fuels, solvents, heavy metals, herbicides, insecticides, and PCBs.
Landfill siting, design, and monitoring
Hazardous waste site closures
Water well siting and groundwater resource development
Facility siting and land-use studies
Construction material resource evaluation and reserves estimates
   Phase I, II, and III Environmental Assessments including asbestos and lead-based paint surveys
Wetland delineations
Geohazard and seismic risk analyses
Baseline risk assessments
Environmental regulatory compliance
Slope stability assessments
Litigation support

Geographic experience includes Texas, Louisiana, California, Connecticut, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Venezuela, Mexico, and China.

Extensive experience in interfacing and negotiating with:

Commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and federal clients
Local, state, and federal regulatory agencies
Attorneys

EDUCATION:

M.S. Texas A&M University, 1978
Geology (Engineering Geology Curriculum)

B.S. Texas A&M University, 1976
Geology (Engineering Geology Curriculum)

Other Pertinent Education:
     EPA, 2000: Quality Management Plans; Quality Assurance Project Plans;
     and Data Quality Objectives
     CEEM, Inc., 1999: ISO 14000 – Implementing an Environmental
     Management System
     CEEM, Inc., 1999: ISO 14000 – Environmental Management System
     Internal Auditor
     Southwest Research Institute, 1998: ISO 9000 – Quality Management
     Systems
     OpTech, 1998: ISO 9000 – Quality Management System Internal Auditor
     National Groundwater Association / Waterloo Institute, 1992 – PC
     Applications for Groundwater Modeling

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2003-Present

DNA Geosciences, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas Principal
Responsibilities:
Servicing private sector clients including attorneys, and industrial/commercial clients in the fields of environmental and engineering geosciences and ground water resource development.

2001-2003

Weston Solutions, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas Client Service Manager
Responsibilities:
Business development in the commercial and industrial market sectors. Provided primary interface with clients including Halliburton Energy Services, HEB Grocery Company, St. Lauren Investments Corporation, among others.
Responsible for quality management and client satisfaction for all commercial and industrial projects performed in San Antonio office.

2001

Informatics Corporation, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas Director, GeoEnvironmental Sciences
Responsibilities:
Business development in the commercial and industrial market sectors. Added $1.4 million in revenues in 1 year.
Management and day-to-day supervision of all work performed for commercial and industrial clients.

1996 – 2001

Operational Technologies Corporation
San Antonio, Texas Director, GeoEnvironmental Sciences
Responsibilities:
Management and day-to-day supervision of 9 professionals (geologists, hydrogeologists, and environmental scientists) and 2 administrative personnel
Quality management of 30+ active projects for scoping, feasibility, timeliness, profitability, deliverables, and client satisfaction.
Business development primarily through referrals and networking with existing clients, associates, and community contacts. Senior author of most proposals and qualifications statements issued to larger clients. Responsible for adding 20 new clients to OpTech resulting in $3 million in revenues 1997-2000.

1987 – 1996

Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas Associate and Chief Geologist
Responsibilities:
Management of the geosciences staff that grew from 7 employees in 1987 to more than 40 professionals and support staff at its peak in 1993.
Responsible for development and implementation of quality management system.
Responsible for recruiting and professional development of subordinate staff.

1978 – 1987

McClelland Engineers, Inc.
Ventura, California Senior Geologist and Project Manager
Responsibilities:
Performed numerous engineering geophysical and geotechnical investigations of onshore and offshore sites.
Provided oversight of geotechnical drilling and geophysical data acquisition crews.
Performed data interpretation and reporting for more than 10,000 linear miles of high-resolution geophysical data for engineering projects.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Professional Geologist, Texas, # 55

AFFILIATIONS:

Association of Engineering Geologists – Former secretary, vice-president, and president of Texas Section.
San Antonio Manufacturers Association – Chairman, Environmental Advisory Committee, 2000/2001/2002.
Air and Waste Management Association.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Keep San Antonio Beautiful – President, Board of Directors, 1999/2000, Permanent Honorarium Board Member.
San Antonio River Cleanup, a.k.a. The Basura Bash – Chairman, Planning Committee, 1998, 1999, & 2003. Committee involves 20 members and 2000 man-hours over a 6-month planning period. Annual event draws 1000+ volunteers collecting 15+ tons of trash and recyclable materials along a 10-mile stretch of the San Antonio River.