Christopher J. Graham
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Manager
TAS Environmental Services, LP
12.2024 - Current
- Manage various locations, enforcing high-quality standards of operation.
- Achieve sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Resolve problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
- Deliver recommendations to long-term accounts to promote brand awareness to key audience.
- Collaborate with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
- Compile and analyze data to determine approaches to improve sales and performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with headquarters, regional and other teams regionally to maintain consistent message and experience.
- Build relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Achieve established KPI for company, regional team and individual performance through teamwork and focus on customers.
- Maintain financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.
- Boost marketing, reviewed pricing strategies and expanded distribution channels to increase sales revenue.
- Collaborate with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
- Drive continuous training and improvement to maintain high quality Safety and DOT ratings.
Branch General Manager
TAS Environmental Services
04.2022 - 12.2024
- Act as Business Development Manager as needed to drive increased customer base and revenue, and collect on past due accounts
- Manage operational overhead expenses to increase gross margins, resulting in higher EBITDA, and meeting monthly and quarterly earnings goals
- Review and interpret P&Ls to find areas for cost savings and opportunities for additional revenue growth
- Provide management and oversight of an office consisting of a minimum of 18 employees, ensuring projects are completed in an efficient manner
- Lead team safety meetings on a weekly basis
- Maintain safety and work related training records for all employees
- Train new employees to execute job duties safely and effectively
- Soil/water sampling, analysis, and interpretation
- Regulatory agency reporting
- Spill/Site remediation (initial response to closure report)
- Waste management and disposal coordination
- Interact with state and federal regulatory agencies on behalf of the customer on an as needed basis
Principal
G&H Environmental Consulting, LLC
04.2020 - 04.2022
- Provide environmental consulting services to companies and private landowners
- SPCC Plan development, implementation, and maintenance of annual inspection requirements
- SWPPP Permit creation and regulatory inspections maintenance
- Phase I/II Environmental Assessments performance
- Soil/water sampling, analysis, and interpretation
- Regulatory agency reporting
- Spill/Site remediation (initial response to closure report)
- Environmental inspections
- Waste management and disposal coordination
- Mold Assessment Consultant (Commercial & Residential)
- Maintained budget and payroll for G&H Environmental Consulting, LLC
- Acted as third party mediator on behalf of clients with landowners and regulatory agency inspector
Regional Env. Compliance Coordinator
DCP Midstream
08.2017 - 04.2020
- Implementation and continued oversight of facility SPCC Plans to ensure routine inspection and associated corrective actions were completed to maintain compliance with 40 CFR 112 and 30 TAC 327 regulatory requirements
- Annual tank & berm inspections
- Updated SPCC Plans accordingly
- Site walk-thrus, outfall inspections and stormwater discharge sampling in accordance with SWPPP permits
- Interaction and coordination with air permitting department to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal air permitting requirements
- Gathered documentation, construction designs, and other pertinent data required and coordinated efforts with Operations and the Permitting Department to determine if new construction or modifications being made would trigger Subpart OOOO/OOOOa applicability.
- Maintained thorough records of all Title V documentation for regional gas plants, including but not limited to, Green House Gas Emissions (GHG) monthly reporting, MSS activities, Thermal Oxidizer (TOX) regulatory compliance, CAM RICE/MACT compliance
- LDAR program compliance oversight, including but not limited to AVO inspections, Pump Seal inspections, DOR spreadsheet
- Scheduled and coordinated emission testing at plants and compressor stations with Operations and 3rd Party Contractor for compliance with applicable regulatory testing requirements for Subparts JJJJ, ZZZZ, OOOO/OOOOa, Subpart CCCCC Heater Testing requirements.
- Updated and maintained Excel spreadsheet for all engines and turbines that needed testing on an annual and biennial basis
- Facility engine swing coordination with agency notifications and required emission testing contractors
- Project management and site remediation oversight for all pipeline/facility spills
- Agency reporting of all reportable spills/releases and submittal of closure reports for completed remediation projects
- Waste disposal coordination and annual inventory recording
- Represented DCP as the company liaison when interacting with landowners and regulatory field inspectors when responding to a pipeline release/spill and during the remediation efforts.
- Would contact NRC and other appropriate agencies in the event release came into contact with WOTUS
- Completion and submittal of PBR’s for planned pipeline maintenance activities
- Performed in-house NORM Surveys on an as needed basis and maintained documentation/records of all surveys
- Conducted internal company environmental audits at various assets across the DCP Midstream footprint in the United States
- Developed Environmental Contingency Plan for scheduled Plant Turnarounds
- Maintained close working relationships with Plant & Field Operations to ensure regulatory compliance was being met across the assets.
- Management of multiple contracting crews on various environmental projects taking place during the same period
Environmental Specialist
Luminant Mining Company
04.2012 - 10.2017
- Surface mine reclamation and revegetation
- AutoCAD and GIS mapping
- NPDES, SPCC, SWPPP implementation, inspection, and sampling requirement oversight
- Oversight of onsite public water system
- Monitoring of mine water discharge into WOTUS
- Monitoring and reporting of threatened/endangered species on mine property in accordance with mine permit
- Agency interaction with TCEQ, TRRC, TF&W, MSHA, & OSM
- Reviewed and maintained compliance of annual environmental budget of approximately $3.5 million
- Management and oversight of four to five contracting crews (approximately 30-40 contractors) assisting with various environmental and operational projects related to mining and reclamation activities
HAZMAT Technician
TAS Environmental Services
05.2011 - 04.2012
- Emergency spill response
- Site remediation and soil sampling
- Oil & gas, industrial vessel cleanout of various E&P wastes
- Confined space entry
- Agency interaction with LaDEQ, DNR, TRRC, TCEQ
Education
B.S. - Environmental Science
Troy University
05-2010
A.S. - Biology
Panola College
05-2006
Skills
- Geographic market expansion
- Consulting
- Infrastructure expansion
- Multi-unit management
- Financial oversight
- Tactical business planning
- Staff management
- Operations management
- Team leadership
Certification
- Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
- Registered Environmental Professional (REP), 14733023660210914
- PEC Safeland
- 40-HR HAZWOPER
- First Aid/CPR
- H2S Awareness
Roles And Responsibilities
- Project management
- HAZMAT waste cleanup and handling
- Emergency response
- Spill/site remediation
- NORM Decon
- Tank cleanings
- Confined space entry/rescue
- Industrial demolition
- Soil & water sampling
- SPCC Plan inspections/reviews/updates
- SWPPP inspections/updates
- Title V Documents Review
- Air Permitting compliance
- LDAR program oversight
- Contractor oversight of multiple crews
- BMP inspections
- Erosion control
- Site restoration
- PBRs
- Land owner and regulatory agency interaction
- Waste disposal coordination
Timeline
District Manager
TAS Environmental Services, LP
12.2024 - Current
Branch General Manager
TAS Environmental Services
04.2022 - 12.2024
Principal
G&H Environmental Consulting, LLC
04.2020 - 04.2022
Regional Env. Compliance Coordinator
DCP Midstream
08.2017 - 04.2020
Environmental Specialist
Luminant Mining Company
04.2012 - 10.2017
HAZMAT Technician
TAS Environmental Services
05.2011 - 04.2012
B.S. - Environmental Science
Troy University
A.S. - Biology
Panola College
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