Lucas Nachman is experienced in landfill and landfill gas (LFG) design, study, and permitting, Clean Air Act compliance, GHG reporting, field monitoring, and Construction Quality Assurance (CQA). His projects focus on regulatory compliance, LFG migration control, and odor/emissions control.
Russell Nasirifar is a Vice President of SCS Engineers and a Senior Project Manager for our Energy division. He has two decades of experience as an engineer and designer of process plants and preparation of construction documents in a multi-discipline engineering environment, demonstrating a progressive increase in responsibility and technical difficulty of work in the field of environmental, chemical, petrochemical, oil, and renewable natural gas plants. He is a Professional Engineer licensed in California, Florida, Louisiana, Idaho, Indiana, Texas, and Kentucky.
Russell Nasirifar is a Vice President of SCS Engineers and a Senior Project Manager for our Energy division. He has two decades of experience as an engineer and designer of process plants and preparation of construction documents in a multi-discipline engineering environment, demonstrating a progressive increase in responsibility and technical difficulty of work in the field of environmental, chemical, petrochemical, oil, and renewable natural gas plants. He is a Professional Engineer licensed in California, Florida, Louisiana, Idaho, Indiana, Texas, and Kentucky.
Mr. Nasirifar has experience both as a team member and head of teams of front-end and development engineering and designing of several plants.
Cynthia Neitzel is a Project Manager for the Compliance/Permitting division in our Phoenix region.
Eric Nelson is the Business Unit Director of our Upper Midwest Region. He is also a Vice President and one of our National Experts for Electric Utilities. He is an engineer and hydrogeologist with over 20 years of experience. Mr. Nelson’s diverse experience includes solid waste landfill development, soil and groundwater remediation, and brownfield redevelopment. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Eric Nelson is the Business Unit Director of our Upper Midwest Region. He is also a Vice President and one of our National Experts for Electric Utilities. He is an engineer and hydrogeologist with over 20 years of experience. Mr. Nelson’s diverse experience includes solid waste landfill development, soil and groundwater remediation, and brownfield redevelopment. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Iowa.
Mr. Nelson has worked with utility clients to complete numerous projects for dry CCR landfills, CCR ponds, and general environmental monitoring and compliance. He has been involved with CCR landfill projects that include feasibility analyses and permitting of landfill expansions; hydrogeologic and geotechnical site investigations; site design and operating plans; soil borrow source identification and permitting; liner and final cover construction liner, cover, and storm water management repairs. He has worked with utility clients to evaluate, plan, permit and complete CCR pond repairs and closures.
Mr. Nelson’s environmental monitoring and compliance experience includes groundwater monitoring; oil containment design and construction; and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) planning. This diverse project experience has provided him the opportunity to work on challenging and innovative projects that have included design and permitting for wetland and stream mitigation, identifying and avoiding former underground mines during site design, and assessing the feasibility of installing a solar photovoltaic system on a closed CCR landfill.
Mr. Nelson’s additional areas of expertise include remedial action planning, cost estimating, bidding and construction documents, and construction quality assurance. He has worked with electric utilities, solid waste facility owners/operators, and private property owners and developers.
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Debra Nelson has over 35 years of experience in geotechnical, civil, and environmental engineering. Her areas of expertise include solid waste landfills, slurry trench cutoff walls, shore protection structures, building foundations and floor slabs, pavements, earthen dams, and soil and groundwater remediation systems. Geotechnical analyses include evaluation of soil compaction, permeability, settlement, bearing capacity, and slope stability, as well as selection of geosynthetics for containment, filtration, drainage, and separation applications.
Debra Nelson has over 35 years of experience in geotechnical, civil, and environmental engineering. She is experienced in planning, coordinating, analyzing, designing, monitoring, and performing quality control review for a variety of project types. Her areas of expertise include solid waste landfills, slurry trench cutoff walls, shore protection structures, building foundations and floor slabs, pavements, earthen dams, and soil and groundwater remediation systems. Geotechnical analyses include evaluation of soil compaction, permeability, settlement, bearing capacity, and slope stability, as well as selection of geosynthetics for containment, filtration, drainage, and separation applications. Ms. Nelson has an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Richard Neunie is an environmental scientist with environmental consulting and construction experience. He provides private and public sector clients with phase I and phase II environmental site assessments and environmental consulting services concerning: environmental due diligence, site assessment, contaminated site remediation, underground injection control, health and safety, hazardous material surveys, abatement and management, facility stormwater chemical monitoring, industrial hygiene and safety. He supports land acquisition and redevelopment, spill prevention and response, deep injection well permitting, regulatory compliance, and landfill groundwater remediation projects.
Richard Neunie is an environmental scientist with environmental consulting and construction experience. He provides private and public sector clients with phase I and phase II environmental site assessments and environmental consulting services concerning: environmental due diligence, site assessment, contaminated site remediation, underground injection control, health and safety, hazardous material surveys, abatement and management, facility stormwater chemical monitoring, industrial hygiene and safety. He supports land acquisition and redevelopment, spill prevention and response, deep injection well permitting, regulatory compliance, and landfill groundwater remediation projects.
Geneva Nguyen is a geologist specializing in geochronology and petroleum geochemistry. She is a staff scientist responsible for environmental due diligence projects such as Phase I & II Site Assessments and site investigation activities involving soil and soil vapor sampling; indoor air assessments; soil boring installations and analytical results analyses. Geneva has a Masters degree in Geochemistry and Petrology.
Geneva Nguyen is a geologist specializing in geochronology and petroleum geochemistry. She is a staff scientist responsible for environmental due diligence projects such as Phase I & II Site Assessments and site investigation activities involving soil and soil vapor sampling; indoor air assessments; soil boring installations and analytical results analyses. Skills include ESRI ArcGIS. She is fluent in both English and Vietnamese.
Darren Nightingale is experienced in project engineering and project management in the renewable natural gas, power generation and process industries. His experience includes biogas to energy projects from startup and commissioning through final completion. He is also experienced in design, project management, startup and performance testing, and QC/QA in the power and process industries.
Darren Nightingale is experienced in project engineering and project management in the renewable natural gas, power generation and process industries. His experience includes biogas to energy projects from startup and commissioning through final completion. He is also experienced in design, project management, startup and performance testing, and QC/QA in the power and process industries.
Paul Norvell conducts environmental assessments and assists with landfill engineering, landfill gas management, solid waste studies, and construction, operation, and maintenance of landfills. Additional experience includes solid waste, hazardous waste, environmental assessments, and other environmental study projects for municipal and private clients. His project experience includes due diligence investigations, site investigations, environmental studies, permitting, design, and construction services. Facilities include landfills, transfer stations, wastewater treatment plants, and support facilities (e.g., roadways, buildings, stormwater, utilities).
Paul Norvell conducts environmental assessments and assists with landfill engineering, landfill gas management, solid waste studies, and construction, operation, and maintenance of landfills. Additional experience includes solid waste, hazardous waste, environmental assessments, and other environmental study projects for municipal and private clients. His project experience includes due diligence investigations, site investigations, environmental studies, permitting, design, and construction services. Facilities include landfills, transfer stations, wastewater treatment plants, and support facilities (e.g., roadways, buildings, stormwater, utilities).
Mr. Norvell has experience with numerous environmental site assessments, contamination assessments, remedial action plans, and remedial construction projects throughout the United States. Project sites include fuel storage facilities, chemical processing plants, active and closed landfill sites, abandoned chemical disposal sites, and superfund sites. Chemical contamination encountered in both soil and groundwater media has included petroleum, heavy metals, dioxin, PCBs, and solvents.
