Gregory S. Pincelli, PE
Summary
Experienced Environmental Engineer with demonstrated success in variety of fields focusing on regulatory compliance and site remediation. Skilled in site evaluation and environmental remediation efforts to support sustainable and compliant practices. Professional Engineer license current in the State of Florida and NCEES Model Law Engineer record.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Engineer - Facility
SGL Carbon Americas, LLC
10.2021 - 03.2025
- Managed all environmental aspects of a 24-hr, 7-day a week manufacturing facility
- Solely responsible for compliance reporting, sampling, testing, and monitoring of the facility's various environmental permits; i.e
- Title V air operating permit, State and Local Wastewater permit, State and local solid waste permit (SQG), State Dangerous Materials permit, local fire department permits
- Provided expert monitoring and data calculation input for the facility resulting in zero regulatory agency warnings or violation letters for the entirety of the tenure at this location (the site was cited and/or fined numerous times for different media in the past 5 years before my start date)
- Acted as the Site representative for all regulatory agency required meetings and created trusting relationships with regulatory enforcement personnel
- Acquired Air Permit modifications for three different project scopes from the Washington Department of Ecology's Air Quality Division
- A fourth modification was successfully executed using assistance from an outside contractor for air modelling work
- Project work including stack gas analysis, wastewater conveyance system overhaul, abatement system troubleshooting and correction, was completed
- A complete streamlining of the facility's Air Emissions Inventory calculations spreadsheets was completed during 2022
- This resulted in decreased time in preparing reporting requirements for the plant's Tier II, Toxic Release Inventory, Greenhouse Gas Report, Annual Emissions Inventory, and other permit related reporting requirements
- It also greatly decreased the amount of manual input and data collection
- Managed accounting for utility and project invoicing for approximately $6.0 million on an annual basis
Environmental Engineer/Owner
Pincelli Consulting, LLC
07.2018 - 06.2024
- Responsible for client management, procurement, vendor selection, project management, in industrial, chemical, and manufacturing client fields
- Perform environmental auditing inspections and create a gap analysis report for customers and clients with follow up to correct regulatory discrepancies
- Manage all aspects for all Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Projects
- Develop scope of work and proposals for all potential projects and provide excellent customer service to a varied client base
- Create and manage inventory tracking databases in regards to client air emissions inventory reporting
- Provide expert guidance for environmental permitting and compliance with respect to SPCC, AST, UST, SWPPP, NPDES, RCRA, and Phase II ESAs
Waste & Recycling Division - Engineering Manager, P.E.
Polk County Board of County Commissioners
10.2017 - 11.2018
- Successfully manage the regulatory compliance program at Polk County North Central Landfill
- Author regulatory reporting, permitting, and negotiation requirements for a Class I landfill regarding groundwater monitoring
- Operate and manage all leachate collection/detection systems including storage tanks, pumping systems, electrical systems, and disposal
- Serve as the Project Manager for the $2M design and scope project to acquire permitting requirements from Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the next Phase of the Class I Landfill
- Serve as Project Manager for a $400,000 SCADA upgrade project for the Landfill leachate collection system
- Provide documentation for all engineering projects to Polk County BoCC Procurement Division including specifications and scopes of work for the CPO/CSA bid process used by Polk County
- Management duties also include the closed landfills in Polk County, Southeast Landfill and Northeast Landfill
Senior Environmental Engineer/ Consulting Group Manager
American Compliance Technologies, Inc.
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Managed a staff of environmental engineers, professional geologists, and environmental scientists in primarily the petroleum hydrocarbons remediation field
- Acted as Project Manager for energy sector clients with transformer failure projects called MODEFs
- Field crews would remove the transformer and remediate the dielectric fluid spills
- Coordinated A-C-T's role as an ATC contractor for the FDEP Petroleum Restoration Program
- Provided professional engineer oversight on all Phase 1 ESA, Phase 2 ESA, SPCC, SWPPP, CIP, Templated Site Assessment Reports, Supplemental Site Assessment Reports, and all other documents requiring PE scrutinization
- Drafted successful proposals to gain projects in the stormwater, industrial waste water, land acquisition, site security, and related fields
Environmental Compliance Department Lead
Enercon Services, Inc.
03.2015 - 05.2016
- Managed a staff of environmental professionals to serve clients' needs in permitting and compliance
- Interacted directly with clients to complete proposal packages for all environmental work in the compliance department including permitting and compliance for air, stormwater, waste water, and solid waste
- Regularly met with new and existing clients to build relationships and network connections for business development purposes
- Exceeded annual sales goals of approximately $1.2M for the Environmental Product Line
- Project Management – Estimating and scheduling, project tracking for client, technical writing and final review, invoicing, and project closure
Environmental Engineer
Neenah Foundry
01.2011 - 11.2014
- Applied rules and regulations of USEPA, WDNR, and City of Neenah regarding permit compliance of a major US iron foundry
- Compiled and analyzed daily reports of best available control technology and completed all reporting under Title V facility air permit
- Defined maintenance procedures that effectively reduced air pollution control system operating range deviations by 50%
- Experienced zero instances of regulatory notice of violation (NOV) during tenure
- Completed projects, remediation efforts, and contractor supervision with invoices totaling approximately three million dollars ($3,000,000) per year
- Developed a complex network of spreadsheets and data analysis tables that accurately compiled production data and supporting calculations to estimate emissions from air, water, and solid waste using USEPA and WDNR NESHAP guidelines
- Utilized the spreadsheets created to complete all annual reporting requirements including Air Emissions Inventory (WDNR), Title V Monitoring and Compliance, TIER II SARA 313, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
- Produced written procedures for all aspects of day-to-day iron foundry operations regarding hazardous and non-regulated waste, emissions, safety, materials handling, and spill procedures
- Developed a series of training presentations for supervisory staff to address Site spill procedure and various other topics as part of a weekly safety seminar
- Successfully managed all aspects of hazardous and non-hazardous waste including: accumulation, storage, transportation, documentation, and disposal
- Conducted all permit-required inspections including above ground storage tanks, noise monitoring, building opacity, and hazardous waste storage, and stormwater pond
- Maintained a complex stormwater system including WDNR permitting, inspections, documentation and reporting
- Coordinated successful recycling plan for entire Site relating to lighting, electronics, solid waste, batteries, etc
- Coordinated and maintained relationships with WDNR staff, subcontractors for laboratory services, emergency services, industrial cleaning contractors, and vendors
- Successfully managed all aspects of chemical spill procedure and protocol
Environmental Engineer
Conestoga Rovers & Associates
11.2007 - 01.2011
- Conducted field work to include: ground water sampling and monitoring, air ISVE sampling and monitoring, field supervision, and oversight
- Experienced in manifesting hazardous and non-regulated waste at numerous project sites
- Provided assistance on Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) projects under CERCLA superfund guidelines
- Served as project engineer while writing reports for various projects including: Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA's), quarterly and annual reports for Federal Superfund CERCLA/SARA/RCRA sites which included all supporting documentations, tables, and figures
- Coordinated with federal and local entities representing private sector clients such as petroleum, manufacturing, industrial and automotive companies
- Supervised as the field engineer for several large-scale sewer separation project including: site coordination, equipment and subcontractor procurement and supervision of all field work for a complete investigation of the sanitary, storm, and process sewers
Engineer II
St. Johns River Water Management District
07.2006 - 10.2007
- Excelled as a compliance and plans review engineer for the State of Florida's primary stormwater management regulatory agency in the east central area of the state
- All construction projects for Brevard and Indian River counties were routed through this office
- Utilized skills in the following stormwater management design software applications: AdICPR, MODRET and PONDS
- Applied the District rules and regulations to each stormwater management project assigned
- Presided over the operation and maintenance phases of the projects as the compliance engineer
- Site inspections were performed for permit determinations, stormwater as-builts and any public complaints
Engineer I
PBS&J
10.2004 - 05.2006
- Completed successful Environmental Resource Permit proposals for various types of clients and project sizes
- Work included utilization of pipe sizing and design software such as StormCad and AutoCad
- Assisted the City of Palm Bay, Florida during a city-wide redesign of hundreds of driveway aprons
- Project work included detailed engineering design and construction oversight
- Conducted hurricane shelter evaluations for the American Red Cross following the destructive 2004 hurricane season in Brevard, Volusia, and Indian River Counties
- In support, a diverse data table was generated and used state-wide
Education
Environmental Engineering -
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL12.2004
Skills
- Environmental chemistry
- Indoor air quality
- Environmental remediation
- Site inspection
- Compliance inspections
- Environmental auditing
- Document preparation
Certification
Professional Engineer, FL, #82082
Timeline
Environmental Engineer - Facility
SGL Carbon Americas, LLC
10.2021 - 03.2025
Environmental Engineer/Owner
Pincelli Consulting, LLC
07.2018 - 06.2024
Waste & Recycling Division - Engineering Manager, P.E.
Polk County Board of County Commissioners
10.2017 - 11.2018
Senior Environmental Engineer/ Consulting Group Manager
American Compliance Technologies, Inc.
05.2016 - 05.2017
Environmental Compliance Department Lead
Enercon Services, Inc.
03.2015 - 05.2016
Environmental Engineer
Neenah Foundry
01.2011 - 11.2014
Environmental Engineer
Conestoga Rovers & Associates
11.2007 - 01.2011
Engineer II
St. Johns River Water Management District
07.2006 - 10.2007
Engineer I
PBS&J
10.2004 - 05.2006
Environmental Engineering -
University of Central Florida
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