Jeffrey Goudsward
Pennsburg
Summary
I offer a diverse environmental consulting and retail background, including due diligence, site characterization, remediation, and regulatory compliance. I have extensive experience in conducting complex site characterization and remedial investigations at numerous commercial, industrial and military sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland, including several Brownfield redevelopment and underground storage tank projects. While managing numerous remedial projects at petroleum and industrial sites, I have overseen various remedial approaches, including soil excavation and disposal, soil vapor extraction, ground water pump-and-treat and free product recovery systems, the use of engineering controls and risk-based corrective action. In addition, I have conducted over 150 Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at various commercial and industrial sites as well as numerous projects under the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Act (Act 2). I have also served as Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) at several federal, state, and commercial remediation project sites. During the course of my career, I have demonstrated strong technical writing abilities, organization skills, and budget management in support of project responsibilities.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Produce Manager
Weis Markets
Pennsburg
- Current
Project Manager/Senior Geologist
Watermark Environmental, Inc.
Willow Grove
01.2013 - 12.2021
Project Geologist
URS, Inc.
Fort Washington
01.2008 - 12.2012
Senior Project Manager
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Doylestown
01.2005 - 12.2008
Project Manager/Project Geologist
Penn E&R, Inc.
Hatfield
01.1999 - 12.2005
Case Manager/Staff Geologist
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.
Exton
01.1996 - 12.1999
Project Manager
O’Neill Properties Group
- Project manager for several acquisition and Brownfields redevelopment projects. Responsibilities included performance of Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments in support of due diligence requirements and implementation of site characterization and remedial actions in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program. Sites included a former steel processing facility, a former metal tube manufacturing facility, a former specialty paper manufacturing facility, an active corrugated box manufacturer, a former asbestos product manufacturer, a former electrical transformer manufacturer, a multi-tenant industrial park, and several other commercial and industrial properties. Work included installation of soil borings, installation of monitoring wells, sensitive receptor surveys, exposure pathway evaluations and risk assessments, fate and transport analysis, soil and ground water remediation, characterization and disposal of hazardous wastes, report preparation, and interaction with regulatory agencies all in accordance with the requirements of Act 2.
Project Geologist
Westrum Development Corporation
Ambler
- Project geologist responsible for implementing a site characterization investigation in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program. The investigation was implemented to delineate the extent of asbestos-containing materials in soils at the site and to investigate several areas of concern, including the presence of historic fill, several underground storage tanks, and various drum storage areas. The investigation included the advancement of approximately 90 soil borings, the installation of temporary and permanent monitoring wells, the collection of soil and groundwater samples for laboratory analysis and the characterization of drummed wastes for off-site disposal.
Project Geologist
Canus Corporation
Philadelphia
- Project geologist overseeing the investigation and remediation of the former ABSCO Scrap Yard in Philadelphia in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program. Responsibilities included performing supplemental soil investigation (approximately 50 soil borings and test pits) to define the extent of soils impacted by PCBs, heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons and to characterize wastes for off-site disposal. The remedial action included demolition of existing site buildings, removal of undocumented underground storage tanks and the excavation and stabilization of approximately 15,000 cubic yards of impacted soils.
Staff Geologist and Case Manager
Sunoco and Exxon
Pennsylvania
- Staff geologist and case manager for over 30 gasoline service station sites, including facilities undergoing site characterization, facilities under monitoring only programs, active remediation sites and UST upgrade and removal sites. Responsibilities included preparation of work plans and proposals, coordination and supervision of field work (soil borings, well installation, VI sampling), analysis and interpretation of analytical and geologic data, preparation of technical reports and interaction with regulatory agencies. Also participated in pilot tests and oversaw the installation and operation of various remedial technologies including soil excavation and disposal, groundwater pump-and-treat, soil vapor extraction and dual-phase vacuum extraction tests. As part of these remedial actions, applied for and obtained required NPDES permits and oversaw the installation and maintenance of Erosion and Sedimentation (E&S) controls in accordance with local and state requirements.
Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) and Senior Geologist
NYSDEC
Cold Spring
- Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) and senior geologist responsible for overseeing the excavation and removal of MGP-impacted soils and backfill material. Assured compliance with Health and Safety Plan (HASP), Activity Hazard Analysis documents (AHAs) and NYSDEC health and safety requirements. Conducted daily safety meetings, performed required safety inspections, maintained required documentation, and performed community and personnel air monitoring programs. Conducted pre-activity home inspections of nearby residences to document current structural conditions and assisted in the performance of vibration/crack monitoring at these locations. Supervised installation of test pits, soil borings and monitoring wells to delineate extent of potential MGP-impacts and characterize subsurface materials. Also assisted in the collection of waste characterization, post-excavation confirmatory samples and pre- and post-groundwater treatment samples in accordance with NPDES permit requirements.
Senior Geologist
NYSDEC
Somers
- Senior geologist providing project support for the remediation of a former shooting range located on the Amawalk Reservoir in Somers, NY. Responsibilities included subcontractor procurement, developing project work plans, the collection of pre-construction baseline and post-excavation confirmatory samples and preparation of NYSDEC electronic data deliverable (EDD) submittals. Project work plans developed and revised included the Health and Safety Plan, Well Construction Work Plan, Quality Assurance Project Plan, and the Amawalk Reservoir Water Usage Plan.
Project Manager
USACE, Baltimore District
Fort Meade
- Project manager responsible for managing operation and maintenance (O&M) of a methane extraction system at a closed sanitary landfill. Responsibilities include supervision of field technicians, evaluation of hydrogeologic and system data to optimize system performance, characterization and disposal of wastewater generated by the system, preparation of technical reports and interaction with client and regulatory agencies. Also supervised the repair of the existing methane extraction wells to improve system performance, as well as the subsequent abandonment and replacement of five of the methane extraction wells.
Project Manager, Senior Geologist and SSHO
USACE, Baltimore District
Fort Detrick
- Project manager, senior geologist and SSHO for an on-going remedial investigation at this active military installation, including delineation of on-site and off-site groundwater impacts and delineation of impacted soils at a former waste incinerator. Responsibilities included the oversight and logging of several deep well boreholes in complex karst geology using DTRC and PQ coring drilling techniques. Also responsible for the oversight and interpretation of borehole geophysical logging, performance of packer testing and sampling and supervision monitoring well installation activities within the well boreholes (single and nested monitoring well configurations). Work also included the installation of approximately 25 soil borings to delineate the lateral and vertical extent of incinerator ash and demolition debris within a former disposal area, vapor intrusion sampling, and groundwater sampling. Also served as SSHO, ensuring all employees and subcontractors performed daily activities safely. Assured compliance with APP, AHAs, and EM-385 and enforced all site safety and health rules and procedures.
Project Manager and Senior Geologist
City of Trenton
Trenton
- Project manager and senior geologist responsible for managing a remedial investigation/remedial action at this Brownfields redevelopment site. Responsibilities included managing a multi-phase remedial investigation to define the extent of soil and groundwater impacts associated with historic fill at the site and to evaluate potential impacts to ecological receptors, including a surface water body which transverses the site. Also directly oversaw the remediation of PCB-impacted soils via excavation and off-site disposal, including collection of waste characterization and post-excavation confirmatory soil samples. Also responsible for evaluating hydrogeologic and chemical data in support of site closure strategy, preparation of technical reports, and interaction with client and regulatory agencies.
SSHO
Washington Headquarters Services
Arlington
- SSHO responsible for overseeing the excavation and removal of construction and demolition debris in soil and site restoration activities on two former military parcels to allow the future expansion of Arlington National Cemetery. Included the removal and disposal of potential asbestos-containing materials (PACM). Assured compliance with APP, AHAs, and EM-385. Conducted daily safety meetings, performed required safety inspections, maintained required documentation, and oversaw air monitoring program.
Staff Geologist
Square D Company
Emmaus
- Staff geologist responsible for various activities related to a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) investigation at this former electronics manufacturing facility. Participated in an extensive groundwater investigation to determine the extent of the contaminant plume, including installation of overburden and bedrock monitoring wells in complex karst setting. Supervised drilling of soil borings to define subsurface lithology and delineate on-site source areas. Supervised a soil gas survey and surface geophysical survey at a former landfill associated with the facility and suspected of containing hazardous wastes. Supervised the removal of PCB-containing transformers and light ballasts and sampling of building materials for waste characterization prior to the demolition and closure of the facility. Prepared Field Sampling Plans, a Health and Safety Plan, a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, progress reports and other documentation required by USEPA.
Project Geologist
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia
- Project geologist overseeing the characterization and remediation of this former paper manufacturing and chemical processing/storage facility impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents. Activities included a soil boring investigation, the installation and sampling of overburden and bedrock monitoring wells, recovery and off-site disposal of free-phase product, implementation of engineering controls, fate and transport modeling, vapor intrusion (VI) sampling, exposure pathway analysis, reporting and regulatory interaction.
Project Manager and Field Team Lead
Resource Environmental, LLC
New Jersey
- Project manager and field team lead for two (2) multi-site UST projects (co-mingled plumes) in New Jersey, including transition of project sites into a single Project Area, brining all projects into immediate compliance with NJDEP requirements, management of the remedial investigation activities at individual sites and associated off-site activities, maintaining public relations with local officials and adjacent residents, coordination of and attendance at meetings with NJDEP, preparation of reports, formulating project closure strategies, preparing cost estimates, and implementing remedial measures.
Education
BA - Geography-Environmental Studies
Millersville University
MA - Earth Science-Geology
West Chester University
Skills
- Environmental site assessments
- Groundwater remediation
- Data analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Soil characterization
- Project management
- Technical reporting
- Safety oversight
Training
- OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety and Health
- Competent Person for Construction and Excavation
- Confined Space Entry
- Hazardous Waste Management
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation
Representative Experience
- O’Neill Properties Group, Site Investigation and Remediation, Pennsylvania, Project manager for several acquisition and Brownfields redevelopment projects. Responsibilities included performance of Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments in support of due diligence requirements and implementation of site characterization and remedial actions in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program.
- Westrum Development Corporation, Former Nicolet Industries Co. Asbestos Site, Ambler, Pennsylvania, Project geologist responsible for implementing a site characterization investigation in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program.
- Canus Corporation, Former ABSCO Scrap Yard, Remedial Investigation and Action, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Project geologist overseeing the investigation and remediation of the former ABSCO Scrap Yard in Philadelphia in accordance with Pennsylvania’s Act 2 program.
- Sunoco and Exxon, Gasoline Service Stations, Site Investigations and Remedial Actions, Pennsylvania, Staff geologist and case manager for over 30 gasoline service station sites.
- NYSDEC, Cold Spring Former MGP Site Remediation, Cold Spring, New York, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) and senior geologist responsible for overseeing the excavation and removal of MGP-impacted soils.
- NYSDEC, Granite Pointe Subdivision Offsite Remediation, Somers, New York, Senior geologist providing project support for the remediation of a former shooting range.
- USACE, Baltimore District, Closed Sanitary Landfill, Fort Meade, Maryland, Project manager responsible for managing operation and maintenance (O&M) of a methane extraction system.
- USACE, Baltimore District, Areas A, B, and C, Fort Detrick, Maryland, Project manager, senior geologist and SSHO for an on-going remedial investigation.
- City of Trenton, Brownfields Redevelopment Site, Remedial Investigation/Remedial Action, Trenton, New Jersey, Project manager and senior geologist responsible for managing a remedial investigation/remedial action.
- Washington Headquarters Services, FOB-2 Remediation, Arlington, Virginia, SSHO responsible for overseeing the excavation and removal of construction and demolition debris.
- Square D Company, Rodale Manufacturing Superfund Site, Remedial Investigation, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Staff geologist responsible for various activities related to a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) investigation.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Former Goldman Paper/Senn Chemical Site, Site Investigation and Remediation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Project geologist overseeing the characterization and remediation of this former paper manufacturing and chemical processing/storage facility.
- Resource Environmental, LLC, Gasoline Service Stations, Site Investigations and Remedial Actions, New Jersey, Project manager and field team lead for two (2) multi-site UST projects.
Timeline
Project Manager/Senior Geologist
Watermark Environmental, Inc.
01.2013 - 12.2021
Project Geologist
URS, Inc.
01.2008 - 12.2012
Senior Project Manager
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
01.2005 - 12.2008
Project Manager/Project Geologist
Penn E&R, Inc.
01.1999 - 12.2005
Case Manager/Staff Geologist
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.
01.1996 - 12.1999
Assistant Produce Manager
Weis Markets
- Current
Project Manager
O’Neill Properties Group
Project Geologist
Westrum Development Corporation
Project Geologist
Canus Corporation
Staff Geologist and Case Manager
Sunoco and Exxon
Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) and Senior Geologist
NYSDEC
Senior Geologist
NYSDEC
Project Manager
USACE, Baltimore District
Project Manager, Senior Geologist and SSHO
USACE, Baltimore District
Project Manager and Senior Geologist
City of Trenton
SSHO
Washington Headquarters Services
Staff Geologist
Square D Company
Project Geologist
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Project Manager and Field Team Lead
Resource Environmental, LLC
BA - Geography-Environmental Studies
Millersville University
MA - Earth Science-Geology
West Chester University