Providing Surety & Fidelity Consulting, Forensic Engineering
and Expert Witness Services Since 1984
Providing Surety & Fidelity Consulting, Forensic Engineering
and Expert Witness Services Since 1984
David L. Billett, P.E. - Civil/Environmental Engineer
Over 15 years experience in environmental and civil engineering program management
including sampling and analysis, project design and specifications, air monitoring, EPA
accredited training, and contract administration and abatement oversight. He has
managed over 200 asbestos inspections, project designs, air monitoring abatement
oversight projects. Mr. Billet has intimate knowledge of the asbestos regulations (EPA,
OSHA, AHERA, NESHAP).
Mr. Billett's environmental experience includes program and project management of
complex environmental contracts including environmental remediation (soil, air, water),
soil and groundwater assessment/cleanup, and regulatory agency interaction/reporting.
Mr. Billett's professional civil engineering experience includes senior level management
and development of Site Plans of Development, storm water management and
drainage plans, grading plans, utility designs, water and wastewater plans and
construction management. Mr. Billett has considerable regulatory experience including
SDWA, CWA, RCRA, NPL/SUPERFUND, NPDES, EPCRA, TSCA, and others.
Over 27 years of comprehensive industrial hygiene experience including asbestos
contamination & abatement; mold contamination assessment and remediation, risk
assessment of major corporations including asbestos abatement contractors, petroleum
refineries, chemical manufacturers, chemical distributors, hazardous waste processors,
TSDR's, transportation firms, and lead-based paint abatement contractors.
Mr. Cannon has provided industrial hygiene services for investigations of possible
exposures to hydrogen sulfur/ sulfide compounds, inorganic arsenic, respirable
crystalline silica, benzene, hydrogen fluoride, radon, methylene chloride, formaldehyde,
fungi, welding fumes, lead, phenols, metal fumes, carbon monoxide, elemental carbon,
CTPV's, benzidene - based dyes, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, rosin core
pyrolysis products, and many other sources of possible toxic exposure.
Over 30 years experience which includes a broad background in chemical plants in
production, process design, project engineering and process trouble shooting.
Served in various engineering, supervisory and technical capacities for two large
international chemical corporations including being project engineering supervisor for all
southern area plants.
Areas of extensive expertise include caustic-chlorine, vinyl chlorine, ethylene dichloride,
soda ash and various dyestuffs and being responsible for various plant and engineering
projects, involving all process design and followup with engineering details.
Corporate/Senior Environmental Expert with over 25 years of engineering and management experience. Successfully managed complex environmental projects transcending manufacturing, construction, transportation, utilities, finance, insurance and real estate marketplaces. Areas of expertise include:
Audits, Compliance and Permitting Phase I, II Property assessments Contingency Plan and Spill Response Risk and Liability Management Field Services and Construction Management Remedial Design and Operations Health & Safety Development and Training Operation & Maintenance- Remedial Systems Hydrogeologic Studies and Data Analysis Planning and Development - Siting & Impacts Indoor Air Quality Exposure Assessments Storm/Wastewater Treatment Design
Over 18 years experience in the Environmental Consulting and Services field. He has
managed Underground Storage Tank closures, site assessments, and preparations of
Corrective Action Plan Part A and Part B Plans. He has performed groundwater fate
and transport modeling, and managed UST site remediation activities including
automated free product recovery, soil vapor extraction, thermal oxidation, bioventing,
bioremediation, air stripping, carbon adsorption, excavation and landfarming. He has
conducted groundwater pumping tests and analysis, regulatory compliance inspections,
pilot vent testing, and secured site closure. He has performed numerous Phase I,
Phase II, and Phase III Environmental Site Assessments. Mr. Kallay has also prepared
SPCC Plans, Contingency Plans, evaluated industrial waste treatment options, and
managed regulatory Compliance Audits. Mr. Kallay has experience providing services
at fueling facilities, both Underground and Aboveground, Industrial facilities, Hazardous
Sites and Facilities, landfills, bulk fuel storage facilities, commercial facilities, residential
facilities, and undeveloped land.
Over 40 years experience in the engineering, design, construction and management of
environmental projects including hazardous waste incineration, land fill and
remediation; wastewater treatment plants; and water treatment plants and distribution
systems. Experienced with all RCRA and TSCA requirements.
Hazardous waste project experience include slagging kilns, rotating fluidized beds, ash
handling systems, afterburner chambers, gas cleaning trains, feed preparation including
drum handling and shredding systems, hazardous waste landfills, stabilization and
capsulation facilities, exhuming and incineration of drummed hazardous wastes,
construction of composite slurry walls, and interception and treatment of ground water
plumes of contamination.
Over 25 years experience in environmental assessments, remediation plan design,
implementation, and oversight, environmental compliance audits, and ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems. RAB-Certified ISO 14000 Lead Auditor. Planned
and managed remedial projects for federal facilities and industrial RCRA sites.
Reviewed RCRA Closure Plans and Part A/B Permit Applications under contract to
EPA. Provided environmental investigation/engineering support litigation support and
expert witness services, for the U.S. EPA Office of Regional Counsel under the REM III
contact in Region IV.
Over 44 years' experience in performing and managing geologic, geotechnical, and
environmental projects through out the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas. Work
has included geotechnical investigations for civil projects, ranging from subdivisions to
skyscrapers to roads and bridges to industrial facilities; material investigations including
concrete aggregate, industrial sand, fullers earth, kaolin and other industrial minerals;
geologic investigations for nuclear power plants and numerous dams, tunnels, power
plants and other hydroelectric facilities; and the inspection of dams throughout the
western United States for a U.S. government agency. Have also served as an expert
witness in numerous court cases concerning geologic matters. Experience includes
environmental assessments, CERCLA an RCRA site investigations underground
storage tank investigations, solid waste studies, contaminant delineation, remediation
design, and construction supervision.
Over twenty years of environmental consulting experience conducting soil and groundwater contaminant investigations throughout the continental United States. Experience includes Project Management for numerous Site Assessments conducted in Florida for both the public and private sectors and for the successful completion of numerous remedial investigations for sites where soil and groundwater have been adversely impacted by solvents, metals, and pesticides.
Mr. Long also has extensive experience developing risk management plans, conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments, and providing technical expertise relating to litigation support and environmental forensic site investigations to establish liability in cases where multiple petroleum discharges are suspected.
Over 25 years experience as a Program Manager and Soil Scientist within several
federal agencies. He served as a soil scientist with the US Forest Service, mapping
soils and developing multi-use plans for land development. He served as a soil
scientist and civil engineer with the Dredged Material Research Program, US Army
Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station. He served as Regional Soil
Scientist with the US Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining. Some
important aspects of these programs included the development of local and regional
erosion and sediment control practices, and the development of local, county, state and
nation-wide training programs related to these practices. He chaired a national
committee that developed performance standards to meet requirements of federal laws.
He directed a nationwide program to collect and characterize dredged material from
national waterways.
Dr. Spotts has designed and reviewed sediment control programs, monitored erosion
and sediment management programs during site construction projects, and setup site
monitoring stations and monitored storm waster discharge for compliance with NPDES
program requirements.
Over 30 years of diversified experience in management and technical performance of
environmental projects, serving as a regulator, consultant and as an industrial
representative, including evaluation of industrial, residential, and commercial
construction techniques as related to the origin of and migration of environmental
contaminates.
Technical performance of environmental projects associated with the evaluation of
RCRA sites L(RFA, RFI, CMS), CERCLA sites (RI), Environmental Compliance
Evaluations/Audits, Landfill Assessments., UST and AST Closures/Assessments/
Remedial Action Plans, Environmental Site Assessments (Property Transactions), Solid
and Hazardous Waste Disposal and Remediation, Emergency Response Cleanup,
Potable Water Studies and Permitting, Biological Assessments, Community Relations,
and Shock Sensitive Chemical Handling/Disposal. Management of industrial
environmental programs (Air, Water, RCRA and CERCLA) associated with organic
chemicals, utilities, agriculture herbicides and pesticides, fertilizer intermediates,
coatings and polymers, aggregates, mining, hazardous waste management, disposal
and treatment including incineration.
Over 20 years of environmental experience in environmental projects, serving as a regulator and consultant.
Ground Water and Soil Contamination Investigation, Assessment , Remediation. Solid Waste Management. Domestic Waste and Industrial Waste Compliance. Landfill Investigation, Remediation and Development. Compliance Audits. RCRA Reporting. Quality Assurance. Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments. Field inspections, project oversight and sampling efforts.
Over 40 years experience including occupational and environmental exposure to toxic
chemicals, hazard communication (labeling, material safety data sheets and employee
education programs) chemical formulating and processing, environmental impact and
toxic wastes. Dr. Zeliger has been responsible for management, laboratory and field
services for industry and government; product and process design and evaluation;
handling, disposal and environmental impact of toxic and flammable substances;
occupational and environmental exposure to toxic chemicals; labeling and hazard
communication; liaison with regulatory agencies; expert testimony for litigation of
chemical, environmental, toxicological and product liability matters, and compliance with
work place safety, labeling and right-to-know regulations.
His toxic tort experience includes cases involving methylene chloride; a large pesticide
plant air discharge; paint solvent inhalation; adhesive solvents; perchloroethylene;
gasoline fumes; acrylic compounds emanating from ultra violet cured printing inks.;
trichloroethane; household pesticide product; chlorofluorocarbon; ethylene oxide;
chlorosilanes; PCB contamination; benzene; heavy metals; hydrazine; petroleum
residues; butoxyethanol; manganese; tetrahydrofuran; polyurethane paint fumes; and
hair spray fumes.
Mr. Gibson has designed, worked on, developed, tested and analyzed Diesel engines for forty years.
ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
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