| | Cherri Adair, US EPA
919 Research Drive
Ada, OK 74820
Tel: (580) 436-8969
Email: adair.cherri@epa.gov
Speaker
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| | Mahesh Albuquerque, Colorado Divsion of Oil and Public Safety
633 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 318-8502
Email: mahesh.albuquerque@state.co.us
Speaker
Mahesh Albuquerque is the Director of the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety. His responsibilities include oversight of Colorado's Petroleum Storage Tank Programs - UST/AST Inspection, LUST Remediation, Reimbursement Fund, and Weights & Measures, as well as several Public Safety Programs including Explosives, Boilers and Pressure Vessels, Conveyances, and Amusement Rides and Devices. Joining the Division eleven years ago, he has served as the Program Manager for Division's Petroleum Inspection Section, overseeing the permitting, installation, registration, inspection, compliance and closure of UST's and AST's within Colorado. He was also responsible for ensuring state wide compliance with weights and measures laws and regulations related to petroleum products, alternative and renewable fuels and oversight of the states product quality laboratory. He has participated on EPA's Significant Operational Compliance and Secondary Containment workgroups to assist with the development of EPA guidance documents. In addition to other rulemaking, he has been responsible for revising Colorado's Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations to address the UST provisions of the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005. Prior to joining the Division, he spent eight years in the private sector as an environmental consultant. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from the University of Bombay, and is a registered professional geologist. |
| | Dawn Anderson, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
633 17th Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 318-8543
Email: dawn.anderson@state.co.us
Speaker
Dawn Anderson is currently an Environmental Protection Specialist with the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS). After moving to Colorado in 1998, she spent five years working for two environmental consulting companies. In 2004, she joined OPS where she continues to review reports relating to assessment and corrective actions for petroleum spills from regulated tanks. She was the team lead for the OPS modeling group for determining the validity of fate and transport models submitted for contaminants in soil and groundwater. She received her BS in geology from Central Michigan University in 1994 and attended Southern Illinois University for graduate work in geology with an emphasis in hydrogeology. |
| | Nick Athens, EcoVac Services
105 Weatherstone Drive, Suite 610
Woodstock, GA 30188
Tel: (770) 592-1001 x 101
Email: nick.athens@ecovacservices.com
Speaker
Nick Athens is co-founder/owner of EcoVac Services, with over 28 years experience in the fields of remediation, environmental consulting, and oil & gas exploration and production. He has degrees in biology, chemistry, petroleum technology, as well as graduate coursework in hydrogeology. EcoVac Services is a 15 year old firm that is the world leader in mobile dual-phase/multiphase extraction (EFR(R)), having implemented this process at over 1,700 sites throughout the United States (40 states) and Puerto Rico. He is also the author of a patent that combines dual-phase/multi-phase extraction with surfactants (for NAPL removal) and cosolvents (for viscous NAPL removal). |
| | Thomas Beaulieu, NH DES
29 Hazen Dr
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-2986
Email: thomas.beaulieu@des.nh.gov
Speaker
Tom Beaulieu is Chief of UST Compliance Subsection with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. He is responsible for managing all elements of the program including: inspector training, development of informational outreach guidance documents and fact sheets, engineering plan review and installation inspections, scheduling of operational compliance inspections, rule making, and enforcement. He has 45 years of experience with the Department of which twenty have been with the UST program. During the past four years he has overseen the development and implementation of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) operational compliance inspection program. The PDA has helped in the implementation and streamlining of the Federal Energy Policy Act requirement for UST Facility Inspections. He has been instrumental in establishing an enforcement program that incorporates uses of Administrative Orders, Administrative Fines, Field citations, State Financed Tank Removal and Delivery Prohibition. |
| | Kevin Beery, Utah DEQ
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: (801) 502-7788
Email: kbeery@utah.gov
Kevin Beery has worked as a Geologist and Scientist for the Utah DEQ for the past 12 Years. He was also employed by the State of Georgia for 3 years prior to his appointment with Utah. He spent the previous 6 years as an Environmental Consultant for the Amoco and Texaco Oil Companies and also has a background in seismology and blast monitoring. He has published several papers in various scientific journals and is currently an ASTSWMO Task Force member representing EPA Region 8.He graduated with a BS in Geology from West Georgia in 1994 and also attended the University of Georgia. |
| | James Begley, MT Environmental Restoration
24 Bay View Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360
Tel: (508) 732-0121
Email: jbegley@cape.com
Speaker
Jim Begley has 25 years of professional experience in the field of environmental science and engineering focused on hazardous waste site assessment and remediation in the United States and internationally. He is also a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) in Massachusetts. His experience has included the management of complex environmental remediation projects for government and industry, remedial technology development and demonstration, risk assessment, and the evaluation of remedial options. He has also worked as an environmental regulator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in areas such as waste site cleanup project management, negotiation, technical support for legal/enforcement cases, and public involvement activities. As the Remediation Technology Specialist, Jim provides technical support to inVentures Technologies' customers worldwide and assists inVentures with the development of new innovative technologies. |
| | George Bell, TN Attorney General
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Tel: (615) 532-0356
Email: George.Bell@ag.tn.gov
Speaker
George S. Bell, III is a Senior Counsel within the Law Enforcement and Special Prosecutions Division of the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. His practice areas include the enforcement of state and federal false claims acts and antitrust laws. He recently settled claims brought on behalf of the State against underground storage tank owners and operators under Tennessee's False Claims Act. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama in 1997. He also holds Bachelor of Science ('89) and a Masters ('90) degrees in Business Administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and is licensed to practice law in the States of Alabama and Tennessee. |
| | Channing Bennett, USEPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Tel: (404) 562-8474
Email: bennett.channing@epa.gov
Speaker
Channing Bennett is an Environmental Scientist with EPA's RCRA Underground Storage Tanks (RUST) Section in Region 4. He has worked in the RCRA permit and corrective action section as a specialist for 16 years. He presently serves as the Revitalization Coordinator for Petroleum Sites. He is responsible for coordination of efforts to assist federal, state and local governments and various community stakeholders to collaborate with the appropriate experts to identify resources available to assess, cleanup and revitalize petroleum contaminated properties. He was also a member of the National RCRA Revitalization Workgroup headed by EPA Headquarters Office of Solid Waste. He holds a Master's degree in Biology from Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN and Bachelors' degree in Biology from Southern University, New Orleans, LA. |
| | William Benni, IAtM
20 Woodridge Dr.
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Tel: (540) 394-3236
Email: wbenni@iatm-llc.com
Speaker
William Benni is the founder of Improved Analysis through Modeling, located in Christiansburg Virginia. He has developed the Benni Source Modeling Approach over the past 17 years and applied it to numerous LNAPL and DNAPL sources at both small retail gas stations and large Superfund sites. The Approach has been verified with over $1,000,000 in field investigations. Recently, his expert testimony played a pivotal role in a successful litigation for plaintiffs injured from exposure to gas vapors at a former service station. He was graduated with highest honors from Rutgers University with a degree in chemical engineering and has completed his third year in the PhD. program at Virginia Tech. |
| | Chuck Blanchard, Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc
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Tel: (925) 372-8915
Email: cblanchard@gesonline.com
Speaker
Charles "Chuck" Blanchard, P.E. is the regional engineering manager for GES's western region. He has over 19 years of experience designing remediation systems for contaminated water and soil. He is responsible for remediation system selection and design and ensuring that the work is performed in accordance with the highest engineering standards. He has performed pilot testing, design and construction oversight, process design team coordination, electrical and controls design, and system operation, optimization, and troubleshooting. Mr. Blanchard earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical and biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a professional engineer registered in Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
| | Scott Boorse, Wawa, Inc.
260 W. Baltimore Pike
Wawa, PA 19382
Tel: (610) 558-8477
Email: scott.c.boorse@wawa.com
Speaker
Scott C. Boorse is the Energy and Petroleum Operations Manager at Wawa, Inc. Wawa, Inc. is a convenience store chain with more than 575 locations (280 with gas stations) in the mid-Atlantic region and sells more than 1.5B gallons of fuel annually. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Wawa Gasoline program and has over 20 years experience in the petroleum storage tank industry. Prior to joining Wawa, he worked as an environmental consultant in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and worked both domestically and internationally on EPA and US Military services agreement testing and deploying state-of-the-art subsurface investigation techniques using ultra-violet lasers. He currently serves:
- On PEI's RP 300 Vapor Recovery, RP 900 Inspection & Maintenance of Underground UST Systems and the newly formed RP 1200 Overfill Prevention Recommended Practices Committees
- On API 1626, Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-Ethanol
- On PEI's Education and Convention Committee |
| | Stephen Brezinski, Maine DEP, Response Division
312 Canco Road
Portland, ME 04013
Tel: (207) 822-6342
Email: stephen.g.brezinski@maine.gov
Poster Presenter
Since 1988 Stephen Brezinski has been an oil and hazardous materials spill responder along with coordinating the underground tanks management for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Portland office. He received a BS in Geology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1982 followed by four years with the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coast and Geodetic Survey, performing hydrographic charting and marine geology. |
| | Joe Carvitti, Battelle Memorial Institute
505 King Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: (614) 424-4843
Email: carvittij@battelle.org
Speaker
Mr. Joe Carvitti is a civil/environmental engineer at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, OH and has worked with environmental issues for over 30 years. Having held previous positions in industry and as an environmental consultant, his work experience has involved him in various environmental aspects related to production, use, and storage of conventional, synthetic, and biofuels, as well as design, construction, operation, and testing of equipment and monitoring systems for energy production and applications. Currently he is performing research for the U.S. EPA on determining the operability of underground storage tank leak detection equipment when used with biofuels. This work is being performed for EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks through the Environmental Technology Verification Program. |
| | Jennifer Celeste, Sunoco
1735 Market St., 13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 977-6145
Email: jlceleste@sunocoinc.com
Speaker
Jennifer Celeste, Manager of Products and Regulatory Support for Sunoco, is responsible for product quality and regulatory compliance for Sunoco's approximately 870 owned and operated service stations. She has worked for Sunoco for the past 9 years in various roles including remediation, corporate regulatory consultant and environmental compliance. Prior to Sunoco she worked in the environmental field doing field work, sampling, installing wells, writing reports, and managing projects. She has a BS in Geology from University of Delaware and an MS in Geology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. |
| | David Chambers, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: (402) 471-4258
Email: david.chambers@nebraska.gov
Speaker
David Chambers has been a Section Supervisor within the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality overseeing petroleum cleanups since 1988. He also administers the state reimbursement fund, RBCA, and pay-for-performance programs. His past responsibilities have also included ground water standards, special ground water protection areas, wellhead protection, and emergency response. He currently serves on ASTSWMO's State Fund Task Force. His education includes a bachelor's degree in biology (geology minor) and a master's degree in biology. |
| | William Chapman, VA DEQ
13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Tel: (703) 583-3816
Email: Randy.Chapman@deq.virginia.gov
Speaker
Mr. Chapman began his career in the world of petroleum investigations and cleanups in 1990 at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC). In 1993, he was hired by the Petroleum Remediation Program in the Northern Regional Office of the Virginia DEQ. His caseload ranges between home heating oil cases, commercial service stations, and large bulk storage terminals. Over the years, he has also made numerous presentations at Regional and National EPA conferences. Mr. Chapman is a graduate of Clemson University. |
| | R. Timothy Columbus, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 429-6222
Email: tcolumbus@steptoe.com
Speaker
Tim Columbus is the general and legislative counsel for the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). He also represents multiple clients in a broad range of industries in Washington, D.C., before federal agencies and Congress. He has served on the board of directors of both public and private companies. He has represented the convenience store and petroleum retailing business since 1974, first with Collier Shannon Scott (1974-2006) and more recently with Steptoe & Johnson. With more than 500 attorneys, Steptoe & Johnson provides national and international counsel and representation in a wide range of legal fields. Tim graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a JD from the University of Virginia. |
| | Dan Crawford, Murphy Oil USA
422 N. Washington Street
El Dorado, AR 71730
Tel: (870) 864-6230
Email: dan_crawford@murphyoilcorp.com
Speaker
Dan Crawford currently serves as the Environmental Supervisor for Murphy Oil USA. His current responsibilities include managing pre-acquisition site due diligence evaluations and directing site assessment/remediation efforts for all Murphy retail gas stations. In January 2007, he was appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve on the ADEQ RST Board. After five years as a petroleum geologist, he has worked in the environmental industry for 24 years as a regulator, consultant, business owner and private industry manager. During his career he has performed or managed soil and groundwater site assessments, remedial investigation, feasibility study and remediation systems projects involving the Superfund, RCRA programs as well as conducted fault delineation, groundwater quality and aquifer exploration studies. Mr. Crawford has a BS in Geology and BA in Spanish from The Ohio State University, an MS in Physical Science/Geology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is a PG in Wyoming and Minnesota. |
| | Gerald Cresap, GES, Inc.
364 Littleton Road
Suite 4
Westford, MA 01886
Tel: (800) 221-6119
Email: gcresap@gesonline.com
Speaker
Gerald Cresap is the Regional Engineering Manager for GES and is a registered professional engineer. Over the past 19 years, he has developed and implemented innovative remedial technologies such as in-situ chemical oxidation and enhanced biological process. Currently, he is working to incorporate sustainable and green remediation practices with a focus on efficiency and risk reduction. |
| | Stephen Crimaudo, American Petroleum Institute
1220 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-4070
Tel: (202) 682-8151
Email: crimaudos@api.org
Speaker
Steve Crimaudo is a Senior Standards Associate at the American Petroleum Institute, where he provides support for the API Marketing Subcommittee efforts to develop Recommended Practices for USTs and industry retail and terminal operations. Steve also provides support to the Committee on Refining Equipment and the Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks, in addition to Subcommittees on Pressure Relieving Equipment and Corrosion and Materials. Prior to API, Steve was the Tanks Program Manager with the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), with 12 years of experience as a liaison between state, federal, and industry UST and AST programs. Steve has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Steve lives with his wife, Alison and two young boys, James and Leo, near Annapolis, Maryland. |
| | Robin Davis, Utah DEQ
195 N. 1950 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: (801) 536-4177
Email: rvdavis@utah.gov
Speaker
Robin Davis is a Licensed Professional Geologist and Project Manager with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Leaking Underground Storage Tank program. She has over 30 years of professional experience and specializes in fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons and data acquisition and analysis, most recently for the vapor-intrusion exposure pathway. |
| | George DeVaull, Shell Global Solutions
EC 147
3333 Highway Six South
Houston, TX 77082
Tel: (281) 544-7430
Email: george.devaull@shell.com
Speaker
George E. DeVaull, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant at Shell Global Solutions, with experience in applied methods of measuring, estimating, and modeling chemical fate and transport in the environment. He has developed several methods for modeling and parameterizing soil vapor emissions, including vapor intrusion to indoor air, and has also developed and applied varied risk assessment methods in site remediation decisions. |
| | Kenneth Earnest, Kadence Consultants, Inc.
11 Marquise Oaks Place
The Woodlands, TX 77382
Tel: (281) 435-6658
Email: kearnest@kadenceconsultants.com
Speaker
Mr. Kenneth Earnest is currently the principal at Kadence Consultants, Inc, a nationwide environmental consulting firm. He has over 20 years of experience in both consulting and industry, ranging from compliance issues to design and installation of remediation systems to expert witness testimony. He is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelors degree in geological sciences and is a professional geologist and is licensed to do work in AR, CA, DE, FL, IL, IN, KS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. |
| | Joie Folkers, Ameron International
9720 Cypresswood Rd.
Suite 325
Houston, TX 77070
Tel: (832) 912-8282 x19
Email: jfolkers@ameronfpd.com
Speaker
Joie Folkers has worked in the technical and marketing sectors of the composite pipe industry since 1975 and has been awarded ten U. S. patents for various fiberglass pipe and joint designs, along with patents for both pressurized and non-pressurized continuous monitoring systems. He has been a member of the UL 971 Standards Technical Panel since its inception and has also served on similar committees in the Oilfield, Marine, Offshore and Industrial sectors. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University. |
| | Tom Fox, CO Oil & Public Safety
633 17th St. #500
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 318-8535
Email: tom.fox@state.co.us
Speaker
After receiving his MS in Geology from Michigan State University in 1982, Mr. Fox worked with a major oil and gas firm as a petroleum geologist. Subsequently, over the next 20 years he worked successively with three environmental consulting firms assessing and remediating petroleum storage tank releases in Colorado and many Midwest and Western states. He has held professional geologist certifications in four states. Upon joining the Colorado OPS three years ago, his skills were directed to reviewing corrective action plans for technical and economic feasibility. |
| | Ellen Frye, Enosis/LUSTLine
69 Oak St.
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel: (781) 861-2027
Email: ellen.enosis@gmail.com
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