Professional Experience
El Paso County Department of Public Works, Colorado Springs, CO 2009-2019
Stormwater Quality Coordinator
Assure compliance with El Paso County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit by coordinating and documenting compliance activities with various county departments.
Created a five member stormwater inspection team by hiring and training five new inspectors.
Review stormwater management plans, issue storm water quality control permits and perform inspections and compliance activities for construction projects greater than one acre in size.
Implement and maintain facility run off control plans, including policies and procedures to protect storm water quality for use by various county facilities and operations.
Manage implementation of regional stormwater educational outreach campaigns using contracts with local media outlets and coordinated funding from other MS4 entities in the region.
Manage the illicit discharge program including: Illicit Discharge Detection Plan maintenance; ordinance updates and enforcement; discharge investigation; and clean up response.
Coordinate and provide MS4 required training to county staff and local regulated community.
Serve as county representative to: Colorado Stormwater Council; Colorado Department of Health and Environment Water Quality Control Division; Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control Greenway District Technical Advisory Committee; and the CDPS Phase II MS4 permit renewal stakeholder process.
City of Indianapolis, Department of Public Works, Indianapolis, IN, 2002-2006
Administrator, Office of Environmental Services
Managed the City of Indianapolis’ environmental permitting programs including air pollution control, industrial wastewater pretreatment and local ambient water and air quality monitoring programs.
Supervised nine managers that managed 35 professional environmental staff.
Managed an average annual operating budget of $4.2 million.
Served as Technical Secretary on the Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board.
Lead interdepartmental teams to provide technical and policy recommendations to the Mayor of Indianapolis for compliance with National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits (wastewater and storm water), and Clean Air Act attainment (ozone and PM 2.5) requirements.
Senior Technical Advisor on the team responsible for developing and implementing a $2 billion Long Term Control Plan for the City’s combined sewer system including collection system and wastewater treatment facilities (i.e. 250 MGD system).
Senior Project Manager: Pollutant Loading Study of City Indianapolis wastewater treatment and collection systems; City of Indianapolis Mercury Sampling and Analysis Plan.
Program Manager of: “ToxDrop” household hazardous waste disposal program; the “e-Scrap” computer recycling program; “KNOZONE” air quality awareness program; and the Fats, Oil and Grease outreach program.
Represented the City of Indianapolis at various local, state and national forums; local TV, radio and print media; Town Hall and stakeholder group meetings.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, IN 1998-2002
Branch Chief, Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance
Managed the state program providing multimedia environmental regulatory compliance assistance and pollution prevention technical assistance to various Indiana businesses, utilities, manufacturers, and municipalities. Served as state's pollution prevention expert.
Supervised four environmental engineers and managed an annual operating budget of $1.2 million.
Served as the EPCRA § 313 State Program Coordinator with USEPA Region V. Provided Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting instruction and compliance assistance to Indiana entities subject to the requirements.
Lead technical work groups for the development and implementation of multimedia risk-based planning processes to set agency priorities.
Participated in Environmental Performance Partnership Agreement development process with U.S. EPA Region V.
Facilitated the IDEM Mercury Work Group comprised of multimedia technical staff that assessed available information to develop and coordinate agency actions or policies on regional mercury related issues.
Developed pollution prevention measurement indices and drafted annual reports on the state’s progress toward reaching established pollution prevention goals.
Completed a Pollution Prevention Regulatory Integration project for all permitting, compliance inspection, enforcement and training functions in IDEM. The program was carried out over a two year period with contract assistance.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, IN 1996-1998
Senior Environmental Scientist, Office of Water
Managed a multi-stakeholder work group to develop statewide ground water quality standards. Members of the work group included industry, citizens and environmental groups, elected officials and health department representatives.
Researched federal and other state ground water rules and drafted ground water quality standards rule language.
Project manager and technical writer of a non-rule policy document for constructed wetland wastewater treatment technology.
Public Service Company of Colorado, Denver, CO 1991-1994
Power Plant Chemist
Responsible for planning, monitoring, and regulatory reporting for power plant compliance with National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
Performed wet chemistry analytical QA/QC for annual Discharge Monitoring Reporting (DMR-QA) laboratory certification requirements and developed and implemented QA/QC process for plant operator chemistry analyses.
Provided chemistry analytical technical support for all power plant operational systems including, but not limited to: air emission scrubbers, make-up, cooling, service and boiler water, and wastewater.
Responded to and recommended corrective action for system upsets.
Education
Tufts University, 1996
Masters of Science
o Major in Civil, Environmental Engineering.
o Master’s Thesis: Interpollutant Emission Reduction Trading.
University of Colorado, Boulder, 1988
Bachelors of Arts
o Major in Environmental, Population, Organismic Biology.
National Urban Fellows, 1996
Environmental Sciences Management Fellowship at Tufts University and Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Professional Certifications
Permanent Stormwater Control Measures Inspection and Maintenance, Certification #458, Colorado Stormwater Center, expires August 2022.
Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control, CISEC Inc., January 2018
Transportation Erosion Control Supervisor Certification #17833, Colorado Department of Transportation, expires on January 1, 2022
Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality, CPSWQ #0873; CPSWQ Inc., expired August 28, 2017.
Stormwater Compliance Inspector, Rocky Mountain Education Center, October 30, 2009.
Information Technology Information Library, ITIL v3.0 Foundation Examination, Examination Institute for Information Services, February 14, 2008.
FEMA IS-00700, National Incident Management System (NIMS) Introduction, Emergency Management Institute, September 20, 2006.
Threat and Risk Assessment Course, The National Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center, January 6-8, 2004.
24-Hour Hazardous Materials Awareness Per 29CFR 1910.120, #4240-05, Bruce Carter and Associates, LLC, August 23, 2001.
Water and Wastewater Plant Operators School: University of Colorado; January 23-28, 1994.
Water Works Operator, Class D Certification #4533: Colorado Plant Operators Certification Board; January 28, 1994, expired January 28, 1999.
Power Plant Fundamentals Training: Public Service Company of Colorado; 80 Hours of Instruction; Certificate of Completion, November 8, 1991.
