Experience

PBF Energy

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Environmental Engineer

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  Environmental subject matter expert for PBF Energy. Responsible for tracking and summarizing all applicable proposed and final federal and state environmental regulations concerning air pollution, emergency response, and reformulated fuels. PSD, NSR, NSPS, MACT, and GHG corporate subject matter expert. Company representative for AFPM environmental conferences and meetings. Assist Director of Logistics with crude to rail trans-loading environmental and safety compliance, including Canadian ERAP. Knowledgeable in DOT SMS BASIC regulations. Environmental team leader working with Vice President of Health, Safety, and Environmental for mergers and acquisitions for potential asset purchases. Assist Vice President of Health, Safety, and Environmental in managing (and participate) in internal audits for environmental, PSM, NJ TCPA, RMP, and site health/safety compliance for refineries and terminals. Management representative in union lead Health, Safety, and Environmental Committee. Successful in renewing OSHA VPP Star status for refinery in 2017 and initiating behavior-based safety culture. Qualified Special Government Employee (SGE) to participate in OSHA site audits for VPP recommendations in Merit and or Star participation. Show less



Valero

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Dec 2010

  Managed environmental compliance for a 195,000 BPD refinery. Manager of six environmental engineers covering all aspects of environmental compliance. Federal and state environmental liaison for inspection and enforcement. Title V subject matter expert. Established environmental management system. Refinery ISO 9001 certified for lube oil business. Refinery OSHA VPP Star Site. Trained Incident Commander. Member of community advisory panel. Conducted internal corporate sponsored environmental audits for Valero Refineries. OSHA PSM member for operating procedures, management of change, employee training, incident investigation, compliance audits, hazard identification, and emergency response programs. Show less



CITGO

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Manager

  • Apr 2002 - Mar 2004

  Environmental manager to maintain environmental compliance for a 70,000 bpd asphalt refinery. Reported directly to refinery manager. Responsible for Title V, PSD/NSR permitting, Toxic Release Inventory reporting, right to know reporting (SARA 312), waste water discharge monitoring reports (DMRs), spill containment, control, and counter measures (SPCC), discharge prevention containment and control (DPCC), leak detection and repair (LDAR), and solid waste disposal under RCRA. Responsible for annual operator environmental training and procedure writing. Responsible for site remediation under NJ ISRA rules. Trained Incident Commander for chemical releases and spills to Delaware River. Member of the the Delaware River Basin Co-op spill response team. Trained for CERCLA emergency response. Trained refinery fire brigade team member. Member of refinery OSHA PSM team. Responsible for management of change for environmental and root cause failure analysis for exceedances and accidents. Active member of the Gibbstown/Paulsboro Community Advisory Panel (GAPCAP). Dale Carnegie graduate from Effective Communications and Human Relations. Show less



Coastal Corporation

• Westville, NJ

• Staff Environmental Engineer

  • Mar 1996 - Apr 2002

  Environmental engineer for the Eagle Point Refining Company in Westville, NJ. Responsible for Title V, Benzene Waste NESHAP, Leak Detection and Repair, NOx Budget reporting, Toxic Release Inventory, and continuous emission monitoring compliance. Environmental engineer for the Eagle Point Refining Company in Westville, NJ. Responsible for Title V, Benzene Waste NESHAP, Leak Detection and Repair, NOx Budget reporting, Toxic Release Inventory, and continuous emission monitoring compliance.



Remediation Technolgies Inc

• Concord, MA

• Senior Environmental Engineer

  • Oct 1988 - Mar 1996

  Project manager for ambient air monitoring for inorganic and organic compounds at petroleum refineries, manufactured gas plant sites, and closed industrial remediation sites. Project team member for the design and construction of a low-temperature thermal desorption unit. Unit was mounted on a 40 foot trailer and transported to sites requiring organic compound removal from soil, river silt, and sludge. Organic compounds condensed into liquid and transported off site for recycling or disposal. Multimedia environmental audit team leader for the petroleum refining industry. Focused on federal and state regulations for each audited refinery. Project manager for Title V air permit applications for the petroleum refining industry. Show less



TRC Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Engineer

  • Aug 1984 - Oct 1988

  Performed stack testing services for industrial clients. Familiar with US EPA stack testing methods. Also performed industial hygiene studies for worker exposure to airborne asbestos, benzene, particulate matter, total volatile organics, and lead following NIOSH testing methods. Continued with industrial and municipal wastewater treatment sampling and flow monitoring for TRC clients. Project Team leader for US EPA RCRA Groundwater Task force. Responsible for collecting and sampling groundwater samples from hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilites nationwide. Certified US EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) auditor. Audited environmental anaytical laboratories used for EPA CLP programs requiring inorganic and organic compound analyses. EPA contract manager for the development of organic emission factors from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. Show less



U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist

  • May 1982 - Mar 1984

  Performed laboratory experiments for Army research. Familiar with high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and high resolution microscopy techniques. Performed laboratory experiments for Army research. Familiar with high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and high resolution microscopy techniques.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • Jun 1980 - Mar 1981

  Performed field inspections of industrial and municipal waste water treatment plants in the New England area that complied with US EPA National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Audited onsite laboratories, collected waste water samples, and performed waste water flow measurements to determine compliance with discharge permit limits. Performed field inspections of industrial and municipal waste water treatment plants in the New England area that complied with US EPA National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Audited onsite laboratories, collected waste water samples, and performed waste water flow measurements to determine compliance with discharge permit limits.