Richard Hubbell
Rancho Cordova,CA
Summary
Disciplined Environmental Scientist researching and studying emerging hazardous waste issues to prevent hazardous material from harming people and the environment. More than 30 years of experience in environmental enforcement.
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept. Of Toxic Substances Control, Enforcement
Cypress, CA
04.2017 - 10.2021
- Served as technical consultant to develop environmental policies to implement legislation.
- Conducted inspections of hazardous waste transporters, generators, treatment, storage and disposal facilities.
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
DTSC Enforcement
Cypress, CA
10.2013 - 04.2017
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and complete Annual Work Plan commitments.
- Negotiated 30 enforcement settlements.
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Enforcement
Cypress, CA
05.2009 - 10.2013
- Served as technical consultant on environmental policies to maintain regulatory compliance.
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
- Conducted hazardous waste compliance and complaint inspections of generators, transporters, transfer stations, storage facilities, treatment facilities, and disposal facilities.
- After-hours Emergency Response Duty officer, coordinating emergency hazardous materials removal actions.
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Emergency Response
Glendale, CA
07.1998 - 05.2009
- Oversaw 1,500 clandestine drug lab hazardous materials emergency removal actions.
- Oversaw contractors remediating the BKK landfill when its post-closure plan catastrophically failed.
- Oversaw 315 off-highway hazardous waste emergency responses.
- Formulated and implemented plans for hazardous waste removal from homes burned by massive wildfires.
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
- Managed, developed, designed and executed contractor billing oversight which uncovered large scale overbilling.
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Office Of Military Facilities
Cypress, CA
07.1996 - 07.1998
- Reviewed site remediation plans for Super Fund sites on military installations.
- Interpreted test data to determine whether contamination existed in accordance with environmental laws.
- Reviewed environmental site assessments and provided remediation recommendations.
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Enforcement
Long Beach/ Cypress, CA
04.1988 - 07.1996
- Conducted hazardous waste compliance inspections and complaint inspections.
- Developed enforcement cases.
- Participated in settlement negotiations. Collected $4.5MM in penalties from mining companies and a major electrical utility.
- Gathered environmental data detailing water, air and soil contaminations.
- Served as technical consultant on environmental policies to maintain regulatory compliance for mining waste.
- Performed environmental site assessments and provided remediation recommendations.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Soil And Water Science
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA06.1979
Skills
- Groundwater testing
- Environmental assessment
- Contaminated site cleanup
- Analysis of samples
- Compliance inspections
- Negotiating settlements
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of seven staff members.
- Collaborated with US EPA Mining Waste Section to finalize the Bevill Amendment mining waste exclusion.
- Designed and implemented process improvements to decrease emergency response contractor's billing cost by a factor of 2 to 5 times.
Languages
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept. Of Toxic Substances Control, Enforcement
04.2017 - 10.2021
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
DTSC Enforcement
10.2013 - 04.2017
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Enforcement
05.2009 - 10.2013
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Emergency Response
07.1998 - 05.2009
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Office Of Military Facilities
07.1996 - 07.1998
Environmental Scientist, Range C
DTSC Enforcement
04.1988 - 07.1996
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Science - Soil And Water Science
University of California - Davis