Senior Managing Geologist

• Apr 2022 - Present

Senior Lead Consultant, Geologist / SWMTN District Satellite LBL - E&E

• Nov 2020 - Apr 2022

LTE was acquired by WSP. A senior geologist with WSP USA, experienced in environmental compliance consulting and business management, including project and program management for energy sector clients, as well as providing technical expertise in complex geologic assessments, interpretations, and remedial designs/implementations for various sectors throughout the nation. Technical and Program advisor to upstream and midstream oil and gas operators currently in Permian Basin with support efforts and past experiences in the Bakken, DJ, Piceance, San Juan, Raton, and Uinta basins. — Advisement includes: Due Diligences, spill response and remediation, SPCC inspections, waste audits, environmental compliance liability assessments, and regulatory negotiations on behalf of clients. — Growth of clients leveraged by regional field offices, technical knowledge of rules and regulations as well as their applicability, and responsiveness to clients’ needs. — Longevity of client relationships are a result of high-quality deliverables and ability to navigate clients’ obstacles with a clear goal in mind, all while maintaining budget and schedule constraints. — Development of training programs for staff has led to strong, cost effective, and built-in redundant programs that meet the exact requirements of clients while maintaining flexibility to be replicated and modified for new/emerging clients. — Cross selling services has led to increase revenue through a reinforced trust model by solving clients’ problem as an all-inclusive environmental consulting firm. Show less

Senior Geologist / Delware Basin Office Manager

• May 2019 - Nov 2020

Office Manager for 9 staff members in Carlsbad, NM and 8 staff members in Midland, TX Health and Safety Oil & Gas Upstream and Midstream Renewables Municipalities Transportation Remediation Compliance ASTM-compliant Phase I/II ESAs Environmental Due Diligence - Upstream and Midstream E&P, commercial and industrial properties Mergers / Acquisitions / Divestitures / Valuations Personnel Management Technical Advisor Clean Air Act / Clean Water Act SPCC, LDAR, Air Permitting, Waste Management, NEPA, Section 404, Permitting NMOCD, NMED, NM SLO, NM OSE, TCEQ, TRRC, EPA, BLM, USFWS, USACE Tasked with stabilizing and growing regional offices in Carlsbad, NM and Midland, TX in 2019 as the office manager. The two offices support upstream and midstream operators with spill response and remediation as well as other environmental compliance services. In 2019, the review for the two offices exceeded $15M. Since starting in that role, the two offices have increased the number of clients from three to more than 12. Challenged with a difficult location and clients paying more that we could accommodate, but able to retain staff through a strong interview process looking for high energy and highly motivated staff and then following up with a strong training program and keeping them engaged in projects by empowering them to solve problems. Staff have support projects in other locations and were highly praised by other project managers for their capabilities and great attitude. Show less

Senior Geologist

• Jun 2018 - May 2019

Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments for commercial and industrial properties Environmental Due Diligence for Oil & Gas UST Compliance, Assessment, and Remediation Colorado VCUP Health and Safety Oil & Gas Compliance, Assessment, and Remediation Technical Advisor Project Manager Development Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments for commercial and industrial properties Environmental Due Diligence for Oil & Gas UST Compliance, Assessment, and Remediation Colorado VCUP Health and Safety Oil & Gas Compliance, Assessment, and Remediation Technical Advisor Project Manager Development

Co-Owner

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

Senior Geologist/Group Manager/Bakken Office Manager

• Mar 2005 - Jan 2016

Served as Senior Manager for overseeing a field office, staff members at corporate headquarters, HSE and compliance assessments; HSE project and site coordinator for hazardous waste, solid waste, oil and gas, and civil construction projects; Senior advisor for company training programs; health and safety programs; and contributor in various technical working groups. Technical capabilities and projects included HSE assessments and audits, air quality permits, corrective actions, remediation designs, best management practices, and corporate HSE report writing. Key Highlights: Managed over 40 staff members to meet and exceed company-outlined values through onboarding, training, mentoring, and communicating in an effort to foster a collaborative atmosphere between the company, staff, management, and administrators to drive company vision forward. Site Assessment Manager for 5 years overseeing 40 retail gas stations located in Colorado requiring meeting stringent multi-national oil and gas firm’s “Goal Zero” approach to worker and public safety while being protective of the environment, through training, planning, and utilizing results of 5Y investigations. Managed a 2 year, 26-mile Phase II ESA for regional transportation firm that included drilling, excavation, and solid waste and hazardous materials sampling activities along railroad, high vehicle traffic, and water body ROWs. The project was completed under budget, on time, and without injuries or lost work time. Technical and management support for environmental Due Diligences of oil and gas assets in Western U.S. states to include over 1,000 production wells and associated equipment, and four dozen bulk fuel storage facilities. Assessment of environmental impacts/defects as well as compliance with regulatory requirements for health and safety, air quality permitting, stormwater, SPCC, waste water discharge, solid and hazardous waste management. Show less

Environmental Scientist

• Aug 2004 - Feb 2005

• Performed Phase I and II ESAs at commercial, multi-use, and industrial properties for real estate transactions.• Oversaw subcontractors during excavation activities for hydrocarbons and metals remediation projects.• Collected soil and groundwater samples for various contaminants.

Engineering Technician

• Jul 2002 - Aug 2004

• Compiled field and lab data and incorporated results into reports for state regulators and clients.• Analyzed compaction-tested soils on numerous residential and commercial projects.• Laboratory-tested aggregates, soils, concrete, and blocks for quality under ASTM specifications.• Trained summer interns and new employees in accordance with ASTM standards and company policies.• Co-produced physical analyses results for aggregate material check for clients’ QA reports.