ROBERT PEASE
Santa Maria,California
Summary
Results-driven Trihydro Associate with 25 years of experience in bioremediation project management and technical solutions. Expertise includes design and oversight of passive in situ systems for soil and groundwater, as well as waste management and hazardous materials shipping. Proven ability to deliver effective remediation strategies for contaminated sites, leveraging knowledge in bioremediation technologies to address fuel hydrocarbons and chlorinated compounds.
Overview
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Certification
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42
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Environmental Scientist
Chevron/Unocal Guadalupe Restoration Project (GRP)
Guadalupe, California
01.2018 - Current
- Serve as waste coordinator and waste advisor at the Chevron GRP site
- Identify new hazardous waste source at the site and prepared a site-specific analytical plan
- Compile, review, and assess analytical data in order to profile waste generated at the GRP site
- Prepare and/or review monitoring plans for waste profiling and site assessment
- Develop federal, state, and Chevron hazardous and non-hazardous waste reports for review and submittal
- Compiled, reviewed, and assessed analytical data to accurately profile waste generated at the GRP site, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Facilitated training sessions for site personnel on hazardous waste handling procedures for all site personnel involved with the handling and transport of hazardous waste to comply with the Department of Transportation (DOT) training requirements
- Validate all data generated at the GRP site prior to release to Chevron and Geotracker databases
- Conducted qualitative reviews of GC/MS and GC/FID chromatograms to determine TPH types in environmental samples, assigning accurate categorizations to support waste management.
- Maintain accountability and oversight of all groundwater and surface water monitoring activities at the site
- Demonstrated to regulatory agencies that TPH in surface water samples from restored wetlands was biogenic, negating remedial actions and supporting site compliance.
Technical and Program Management; Waste Coordinator; Waste Coordinator; Waste Coordinator
Chevron/Unocal Guadalupe Restoration Project (GRP)
Guadalupe, California
01.1996 - Current
- Over 30 years of experience providing technical advice and oversight to waste coordination efforts, preparing groundwater, assessment, and waste monitoring plans, review and Tier I/II validation of analytical data, and conveying waste profile results with recommendations to Chevron Waste Desk. Coordinate training of site personnel involved with the handling of hazardous waste.
- Coordinated waste management and served as an advisor at the Chevron GRP site.
- Co-authored and advised on the Waste Management Plan ratified in 2010.
- Prepare and/or review monitoring plans for waste profiling and site assessment
- Develop federal, state, and Chevron hazardous and non-hazardous waste reports for review and submittal
- Identified new hazardous waste source at the site and prepared a site-specific analytical plan
- Compiled, reviewed, and assessed analytical data to accurately profile waste generated at the GRP site, enhancing waste management strategies.
- Serve as project liaison and interface frequently with Chevron’s CEMC/UBU SES
- Coordinate training for all site personnel involved with the handling and transport of hazardous waste to comply with the Department of Transportation (DOT) training requirements
- Validate all data generated at the GRP site prior to release to Chevron and Geotracker databases
- Conduct qualitative reviews of all gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and gas chromatography/flame ionization detector (GC/FID) chromatograms to assess the type of TPH detected in environmental samples and accurately assign GRP TPH categorizations to each TPH result
- Maintain accountability and oversight of all groundwater and surface water monitoring activities at the site
- Identified TPH in surface water samples from restored wetland locations and demonstrated to regulatory agencies that TPH was biogenic, negating need for remedial actions.
Senior Environmental Scientist
Padre Associates
Guadalupe, California
01.2010 - 01.2018
- Coordinated waste management and served as an advisor at the GRP site.
- Co-authored Waste Management Plan, providing technical expertise that led to its ratification in 2010
- Prepared and reviewed monitoring plans for waste profiling and site assessment
- Compile, review, and assess analytical data in order to profile waste generated at the GRP site
- Identified new hazardous waste source and developed site-specific analytical plan to address compliance and safety
- Compiled, reviewed, and assessed analytical data to accurately profile waste generated at GRP site, ensuring regulatory compliance
- Serve as project liaison and interface frequently with Chevron’s CEMC/UBU SES
- Coordinate training for all site personnel involved with the handling and transport of hazardous waste to comply with the Department of Transportation (DOT) training requirements
- Facilitated training sessions for all site personnel involved with the handling and transport of hazardous waste to comply with the Department of Transportation (DOT) training requirements
Senior Project Scientist
URS Corporation
Guadalupe, California
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Coordinated waste management at the site authorized to sign hazardous waste manifests and administered programs for monitoring, reporting, and data management.
- Implemented groundwater, excavation, and air monitoring programs and validated all associated data
- Oversaw a team of professionals in writing the semi-annual water monitoring and remediation activities report and managed the database teams handling data generated at the site.
- Oversaw waste management activities performed by GRP field personnel including waste handling, source identification and storage, as well as coordinating with appropriate approved recycling/disposal facilities and transportation vendors to schedule off-site transportation and disposal of waste material
- Oversaw waste management activities including waste handling, source identification, and storage.
- Coordinated with the CEMC/UBU SES during preparation of waste profile documents, hazardous waste manifests, and nonhazardous manifests and bills of lading
- Tracked and documented movement of bulk waste onsite (affected material, diluent) and offsite for disposal
- Maintained waste-related databases and documents such as waste profiles, approvals, and training records
- Led waste management team, facilitating meetings to review stored waste status and removal plans, enhancing communication and strategic planning
Senior Project Scientist
LFR Levine-Fricke
Guadalupe, California
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Coordinated waste management, stockpile management, and onsite safety; provided technical oversight of field operations to assess ongoing phytoremediation systems for dissolved-phase hydrocarbons in groundwater.
- Supervised field operations and supported RNA and phytoremediation projects at GRP site, ensuring project objectives were met
- Executed coordination of waste management units (WMUs) and clean sand stockpiles at the former oil field including tracking and assessment, evaluation, and repair of the WMU vapor suppressant cover and preparation of quarterly WMU reports to local agencies and annual updates to the SWPPP report
Senior Project Scientist/Vice President
BFJ Services
Guadalupe, California
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Coordinated waste management and stockpile operations at Chevron’s GRP site.
- Managed and provided technical oversight of a field biological land treatment study to assess the effectiveness of soil treatment based on tilling and soil additives and to measure the leachate migration
- Wrote the LTU Demonstration Study Report (BFJ, 2001) for Unocal presenting results of a field biological treatment study to evaluate enhancement and bioaugmentation processes to remediate diluent-affect soil
- Oversaw field biological land treatment study assessing soil treatment effectiveness through tilling and soil additives, measuring leachate migration
- Wrote the LTU Demonstration Study Report (BFJ, 2001) for Unocal presenting results of a field biological treatment study to evaluate enhancement and bioaugmentation processes to remediate diluent-affected soil
Project Scientist
IT Corporation
Guadalupe, California
01.1996 - 01.2001
- Managed stockpile operations at the site and took over waste coordinator responsibilities in 1999.
- Ensured effective operations for removal of aggregate material from hydrocarbon-affected soil
- Member of a multidisciplinary team involved with the design, construction, and implementation of two pilot-scale phytoremediation systems at the site used to treat dissolved phase hydrocarbons in groundwater
- Developed Nutrient Addition Plan to guide nutrient addition in excavation activities
- Maintained accountability of operations used to remove aggregate material from hydrocarbon-affected soil
- Managed technical aspects of projects overlooking the design, construction, and operation of a 50,000 cubic yard pilot biological land treatment system at the former Unocal Guadalupe oil field
- Co-authored the “Pilot Land Treatment Unit Report” (IT and EBI, 2000) detailing study results and recommendations for constructing a full-scale land treatment unit at the site.
- Contributed to a multidisciplinary team designing, constructing, and implementing two pilot-scale phytoremediation systems to treat dissolved phase hydrocarbons in groundwater.
- Worked with team members of a multidisciplinary team involved with a field pilot study used to assess natural attenuation (NA) to remediate jet fuel-affected groundwater at George Air Force Base
Staff Biologist
Unocal Corporation
Brea, California
01.1988 - 01.1996
- Conducted microbial and organic analyses for full-scale biological land treatment project in Torrance, California, facilitating remediation of 500,000 cubic yards of Bunker C oil-affected soil
- Directed the Unocal Corporate Environmental Remediation and Technology’s (CERT) Biological Testing Laboratory and supported Unocal and third-party bioremediation projects.
- Delivered technical oversight and supervision for biological land treatment studies at former oil production fields, ensuring compliance and effectiveness of remediation efforts
- Developed and oversaw bench-scale bioassessment studies on contaminated soil and groundwater in Guadalupe, CA, and Michigan State Superfund site, contributing to assessment of remediation strategies
Operator
Unocal Corporation
Brea, California
01.1985 - 01.1988
- Operated pilot-scale reactors for testing hydrocracking and desulfurization catalysts, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
- Maintained detailed records for drum storage yard of feed stocks for pilot-scale reactors, supporting accurate tracking and compliance
- Executed a highly accountable role that involved recycling waste oils and treating caustic liquids containing hydrogen sulfide before disposal.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Microbiology with an emphasis in Chemistry
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California01-1985
Hazardous Materials Management Program - undefined
University of California
Irvine, California01-1991
Skills
- RCRA waste management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Waste Profiling
- EPA and ASTM Analytical Test Methods
- Environmental Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Field Sampling Techniques
- Microbial and Organic Analyses
- Site Remediation Strategies
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Bioassessment Studies
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Report Preparation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Accomplishments
- Acknowledged for exceptional performance and received multiple Unocal “Special Achievement” awards.
- Earned recognition for leading a site that distinctively produced no findings at a Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC) level 3 audit of the waste management program in 2008.
- As Sr. Environmental Scientist at the Chevron GRP site, identified a new hazardous waste source and prepared a site-specific analytical plan to identify the new waste, resulting in a determination that the sump material contained sulfuric acid with pH below detection limits.
Certification
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Certificate, Environmental Protection Agency, 2014, Hazardous Material Cargo Security Certificate, Department of Transportation, 2014, Global Harmonized System (GHS) Training, 2014, 8-Hour Annual OSHA Refresher Training, OSHA, 2014, Loading/Blocking/Bracing Regulations Training, Department of Transportation, 2014, 8-Hour Hazardous Waste Supervisor, OSHA, 2014, Hazardous Waste in California, State Mandates and Compliance Certificate, 2013, Shipper Responsibility/Carrier Compliance Training, Department of Transportation, 2010, Hazardous Materials Storage and Segregation Training, Department of Transportation, 2010, In-Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Training Course, 1995, 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations, OSHA, 1993, Bioremediation of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Groundwater Training, 1991, Hazardous Material Management Certificate, University of California, Irvine, 1991
PUBLICATIONS
- “Bioremediation Guidance Manual for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils,” M. DiCostanzo, L. Patras, B. Pease (1991).
- “Complex Co-Substrate Addition Increases Initial Petroleum Degradation Rates During Land Treatment by Altering Bacterial Community Physiology,” Remediation, Volume 13, Number 4, 61-78, C. Kaplan, B. Clement, A. Hamrick, B. Pease, C. Flint, R. Cano, C. Kitts (2003).
Timeline
Senior Environmental Scientist
Chevron/Unocal Guadalupe Restoration Project (GRP)
01.2018 - Current
Senior Environmental Scientist
Padre Associates
01.2010 - 01.2018
Senior Project Scientist
URS Corporation
01.2006 - 01.2010
Senior Project Scientist
LFR Levine-Fricke
01.2004 - 01.2006
Senior Project Scientist/Vice President
BFJ Services
01.2001 - 01.2004
Technical and Program Management; Waste Coordinator; Waste Coordinator; Waste Coordinator
Chevron/Unocal Guadalupe Restoration Project (GRP)
01.1996 - Current
Project Scientist
IT Corporation
01.1996 - 01.2001
Staff Biologist
Unocal Corporation
01.1988 - 01.1996
Operator
Unocal Corporation
01.1985 - 01.1988
Hazardous Materials Management Program - undefined
University of California
Bachelor of Science Degree - Microbiology with an emphasis in Chemistry
California Polytechnic State University