Vernon ("Chip") Crockett, P.E.
WETUMPKA,AL
Summary
Experienced environmental professional with strong foundation in environmental permitting and compliance. Expertise includes environmental assessments, site remediation, regulatory compliance, and project management. Also an experienced organizational manager with increase leveling of authority and responsibility throughout career.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Engineer Manager
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Mongomery, AL
03.2008 - Current
- Served in multiple senior management positions overseeing environmental regulatory operations including permitting, compliance, enforcement, site restoration and remediation, budgeting, and personnel management.
- Led the Groundwater Branch, overseeing Underground Storage Tank (UST) Compliance, Enforcement, and Corrective Action, as well the State Groundwater Protection Program. This position also included serving as ADEM's chief liaison to the Alabama Underground and Above Ground Storage Tank Trust Fund Board.
- Led the Industrial Hazardous Waste Branch, overseeing Hazardous Waste Permitting, Compliance, and Enforcement, as well as the Waste Approvals Program, Voluntary Cleanup Program, and the Brownfield Redevelopment Program.
- Led the Stormwater Management Branch overseeing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting, Compliance, and Enforcement for the State's Mining, Construction, and Municipal Stormwater (MS4) industries.
- Led the NPDES Enforcement Branch overseeing compliance and enforcement operations for all Alabama regulated industries.
- Elected and Served as President of the national Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO).
- Served on the founding Board of Directors of the Alabama Brownfields Association.
- Served as an instructor for EPA's RCRA Permit Writer's Training Course.
- Managed operations consisting of as many as 35 personnel consisting of environmental engineers, scientists, and geologists.
- Oversaw the development and issuance of Alabama's first NPDES Construction General Permit and the first NPDES Pesticide General Permit.
- Drafted and revised numerous state regulations dealing with NPDES, hazardous waste, and site assessment/remediation programs.
Environmental Engineer Supervisor
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)
Montgomery, AL
02.2001 - 03.2008
- Led the Engineering Services Section overseeing hazardous waste permitting under state regulations and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
- Managed a team of as many as 13 environmental engineers managing RCRA permits and site assessment, investigation, and remediation projects across various industry types and under numerous state and federal authorities.
- Served as the state hazardous waste program expert on the national EPA RCRAInfo v3 Design Team.
- Served as a state hazardous waste program expert on the EPA RCRA Corrective Action 2020 Vision work team.
- Served on the ASTSWMO RCRA Corrective Action & Permitting Task Force.
- Led the team of engineers, scientists, and geologists that developed the first edition of the Alabama Environmental Investigation and Remediation Guidance (AEIRG) Manual and the Alabama Risk-Based Corrective Action (ARBCA) Guidance Manual.
- Drafted numerous state regulations dealing with hazardous waste permitting and corrective action.
Environmental Engineer
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Montgomery, AL
09.1993 - 02.2021
- Developed hazardous waste permits for high profile facilities, such as Waste Management, Emelle - the largest hazardous waste disposal facility in the U.S.
- Managed site assessment, investigation, and remediation projects under RCRA, Superfund, Voluntary Cleanup, and numerous other authorities.
- Managed high profile site remediation projects including the Anniston PCB and Gulf States Steel Superfund sites.
- Served as the internal programmatic expert for hazardous waste post-closure, groundwater monitoring, and landfill permitting requirements.
Education
MBA
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, ALBachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, ALSkills
- Hazardous waste permitting and compliance
- NPDES industrial, municipal, and construction permitting and compliance
- Site assessment, investigation, and restoration
- Organizational, personnel, and budget management
Timeline
Environmental Engineer Manager
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
03.2008 - Current
Environmental Engineer Supervisor
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)
02.2001 - 03.2008
Environmental Engineer
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
09.1993 - 02.2021
MBA
Auburn University Montgomery
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
Auburn University