Mike Dustman is experienced in environmental project management, remedial design activities, building inspection, site assessments, and field training. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of relevant and applicable Federal, State, and local environmental laws, and protocols. Mike has served as project manager for numerous local agencies and private clients, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contracts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Dustman is a certified asbestos project designer, management planner, and building inspector, a certified air sample professional, and a certified lead-based paint inspector and lead risk assessor.
Mike Dustman is experienced in environmental project management, remedial design activities, building inspection, site assessments, and field training. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of relevant and applicable Federal, State, and local environmental laws, and protocols. Mike has served as project manager for numerous local agencies and private clients, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contracts in response to Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Dustman is a certified asbestos project designer, management planner, and building inspector, a certified air sample professional, and a certified lead-based paint inspector and lead risk assessor.
He has managed over 100 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and 20 Phase II ESAs. He has conducted required oversight for all remedial actions utilizing EPA-approved project plans and prepared numerous quality assurance project plans (QAPPs); field sampling and analysis plans (SAPs); remedial action plans (RAPs); health and safety plans (HASPs); and reports for emergency responses.
Oliver Early is a Vice President of SCS Engineers and our Director of Technology Services. He is responsible for development of SCS DataServices products, and he manages the SCSeTools® Support Team, who provides administration for hundreds of sites where SCS DataServices is currently deployed. Mr. Early is experienced in landfill gas management.
Oliver Early is a Vice President and our Director of Technology Services. He is responsible for development of SCS DataServices products, and he manages the SCSeTools® Support Team, who provides administration for hundreds of sites where SCS DataServices is currently deployed. Mr. Early is experienced in landfill gas management. In addition to technical expertise, Mr. Early has been involved in conducting site inspections of LFG collection and control systems and other environmental monitoring and control systems, and evaluating and documenting areas of compliance, concern, and non-compliance; prioritizing and scheduling project audit and training tasks to be completed by SCS’s OM&M compliance technicians; developing, maintaining, and implementing knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory agency rules and regulations; developing, maintaining, and implementing procedures related to SCS’s Quality Management System and related quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) activities; and locating, attaining, and evaluating various permits to operate. Prior to joining SCS, Mr. Early worked at Fortistar Methane Group, where he was responsible for managing a team of OM&M technicians across 15 landfill sites throughout the US. He was instrumental in implementing improved system performance and efficiencies and in substantially increasing power plant production through a comprehensive investigation of physical systems and detailed multivariate data techniques, including time series and network analysis.
Andrews Eilers has nearly a decade of experience preparing and reviewing facility permit drawings, design drawings, and as-built drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D for new municipal landfill cells, oilfield waste landfill cells, and various oilfield wastewater ponds. He is also experienced at conducting CQA on numerous landfill and pond construction projects and managing CQA field technicians during construction of landfill cells and wastewater evaporation ponds.
Andrew Eilers has nearly a decade of experience preparing and reviewing facility permit drawings, design drawings, and as-built drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D for new municipal landfill cells, oilfield waste landfill cells, and various oilfield wastewater ponds. He is also experienced at conducting CQA on numerous landfill and pond construction projects and managing CQA field technicians during construction of landfill cells and wastewater evaporation ponds.
His experience includes preparing daily reports, performing field density and moisture testing with a nuclear gauge, collecting and detailing samples taken, equipment on-site, and construction progress accompanied by photo logs identifying different stages of construction. He also conducts soil and water sampling, performs explosive gas monitoring, analyzes groundwater data trends, and prepares SPCC plans. Additional experience includes conducting Vegetation Surveys upon gas-pipeline ROW for native vegetation, and performing BMP Inspections both from the ground and from an aerial perspective.
Chad Ellinger, PE, is experienced in environmental and solid waste projects, including preparation of construction plans and bid documents, development of permitting documents for submittal to regulatory agencies, construction quality assurance (CQA), landfill budgeting assistance, and surveying for various solid waste facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Additional experience includes the design and permitting of alternate landfill liner systems, alternate final cover systems, leachate collection systems, and leachate evaporation ponds.
Chad Ellinger, PE, is experienced in environmental and solid waste projects, including preparation of construction plans and bid documents, development of permitting documents for submittal to regulatory agencies, construction quality assurance (CQA), landfill budgeting assistance, and surveying for various solid waste facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Additional experience includes the design and permitting of alternate landfill liner systems, alternate final cover systems, leachate collection systems, and leachate evaporation ponds.
Additionally, Mr. Ellinger has served as the project manager for various permit applications and modifications including closure-post-closure care cost estimates, alternative daily cover, additional unloading areas, above-grade Class 1 waste, and excavation/final cover revisions with no volumetric increase in waste capacity.
Candy Elliott, PG, is our National Expert on Environmental Justice. She is experienced in assessment and remediation, including comprehensive geologic and hydrogeologic site assessments in several states. Her projects include site characterization, site assessment and remediation, brownfields, groundwater monitoring and reporting, groundwater corrective action, mining, and other industrial facility or site development projects. She also supports new and existing landfill geologic permitting assignments for solid waste clients and facilities in North Carolina and throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Ms. Elliott is a licensed Professional Geologist.
Candy Elliott, PG, is our National Expert on Environmental Justice. She is experienced in assessment and remediation, including comprehensive geologic and hydrogeologic site assessments in several states. Her projects include site characterization, site assessment and remediation, brownfields, groundwater monitoring and reporting, groundwater corrective action, mining, and other industrial facility or site development projects. She also supports new and existing landfill geologic permitting assignments for solid waste clients and facilities in North Carolina and throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Ms. Elliott is a licensed Professional Geologist.
Additional experience includes vapor intrusion work plans and soil gas, subslab, and indoor air sampling. She has also managed UST removal and closure projects and conducted wastewater sampling and bioremediation.
Mark Erickson is experienced in engineering design of landfill gas (LFG) systems, construction quality assurance (CQA) monitoring, and landfill closure projects. His general civil design project experience includes design of regulatory prescribed landfill covers and liner systems, and LFG system design and equipment selection for over 20 sites in California.
Mark Erickson is experienced in engineering design of landfill gas (LFG) systems, construction quality assurance (CQA) monitoring, and landfill closure projects. His general civil design project experience includes design of regulatory prescribed landfill covers and liner systems, and LFG system design and equipment selection for over 20 sites in California. As part of this work, Mr. Erickson has determined earthwork volume estimates; final grading and drainage configuration; and LFG system design, including blower/flare system (BFS) component sizing, well placement, and affiliated gas pipe sizing for projects in excess of $50 million. In addition to design work, Mr. Erickson has provided CQA monitoring for final closure and LFG system projects throughout California and Mexico, and siting activities for new landfill construction in Brazil. CQA monitoring experience included documentation and inspection of construction activities; certifying work was performed per project drawings and specifications, and correspondence with clients and construction groups. Over the last several years, Mr. Erickson has provided senior oversight of CQA staff for various projects. He has also conducted construction progress meetings and provided design modifications to final grading, drainage facilities, and LFG systems during project construction.
Ricardo Espinoza has experience performing a variety of solid waste projects for both private and municipal facilities in Texas, including the permitting and design of landfills, transfer stations, and storm water protection and drainage systems. His experience includes construction quality assurance (CQA); hydrologic analysis of landfill drainage and erosion control systems; stability analysis of soil/waste landfill systems; development of construction plans and specifications; analysis of landfill operation and developmental costs; and permit application, modification, and amendment preparation.
Ricardo Espinoza has experience performing a variety of solid waste projects for both private and municipal facilities in Texas, including the permitting and design of landfills, transfer stations, and storm water protection and drainage systems. His experience includes construction quality assurance (CQA); hydrologic analysis of landfill drainage and erosion control systems; stability analysis of soil/waste landfill systems; development of construction plans and specifications; analysis of landfill operation and developmental costs; and permit application, modification, and amendment preparation.
Victoria Essex is experienced with landfill design, Landfill Gas system design and permitting, New Source Performance Standards and Title V air permitting and compliance, and solid waste management facilities. She has a Masters degree in Mining Engineering.
Keith Etchells, PG, CHG, is a professional geologist and hydrogeologist with over two decades of experience assisting clients in managing environmental risks associated with ownership, transfer, or operation of commercial, industrial, and waste disposal properties. His technical expertise involves groundwater science and engineering relevant to contaminated sites and landfills, including supervision and conduct of subsurface data acquisition, remedial design and implementation, conceptual site model development, aquifer testing, extraction well design, groundwater quality evaluation and treatment, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and contaminated soil and groundwater remediation design.
Mr. Etchells is a professional geologist and hydrogeologist with over two decades of experience assisting clients in managing environmental risks associated with ownership, transfer, or operation of commercial, industrial, and waste disposal properties. His technical expertise involves groundwater science and engineering relevant to contaminated sites and landfills, including supervision and conduct of subsurface data acquisition, remedial design and implementation, conceptual site model development, aquifer testing, extraction well design, groundwater quality evaluation and treatment, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and contaminated soil and groundwater remediation design. He is responsible for designing analytical, geotechnical, and hydrogeological data collection programs to complete subsurface assessment and remediation. He has prepared subsurface assessment documents, property mitigation plans, vapor intrusion risk assessment documents, soil management plans, aquifer characterization documents, conceptual site models, and groundwater remedial design and implementation documents.
He has experience with several environmental regulatory entities, including the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health (DEH), the California State Water Quality Control Board (SWQCB), including Santa Ana/San Diego/Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs), and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
Victoria Evans is SCS’s Climate Change Practice Leader and One of our National Experts on Greenhouse Gas. She has over four decades of experience in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), energy, air quality, and environment. She has over 25 years of experience in climate and GHG management, having directed or performed over 300 GHG studies for US and global corporations and government organizations.
Victoria Evans is SCS’s Climate Change Practice Leader and One of our National Experts on Greenhouse Gas. She has over four decades of experience in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), energy, air quality, and environment. She has over 25 years of experience in climate and GHG management, having directed or performed over 300 GHG studies for US and global corporations and government organizations.
He experience includes developing voluntary and mandatory GHG inventories, reporting, California Cap-and-Trade compliance strategies, carbon reduction roadmaps and life cycle analyses. She has led regulatory and legislative analyses involving carbon and energy for landmark initiatives and has advised on development of GHG reporting rules and protocols for carbon offset projects.
Her early career experience includes environmental impact analysis and air permit support for over 50 facilities, including coal, natural gas, biogas, and biomass-fueled electricity generation, and coal syngas facilities.
Ms. Evans has developed environmental, air quality, and climate research projects with electric utilities in Taiwan, South Africa, Italy and England, and collaborated with utilities in Finland, Sweden, the Philippines, Italy, Scotland, and France.
Kelli Farmer is skilled in database management, interpersonal communication, event planning, and environmental education. She supports our Pasadena Sustainable Materials Marketing (SMM) group in zero waste and solid waste management plan preparation; business waste reduction; recycling technical assistance; disposal reporting review and monitoring; waste characterization studies; general research; and report writing. Kelli works closely with clients and SCS supervisory staff, providing oversight of field activities, performing site visits, conducting field work, and preparing reports.
Ms. Farmer is skilled in database management, interpersonal communication, event planning, and environmental education. She supports our Pasadena Sustainable Materials Marketing (SMM) group in zero waste and solid waste management plan preparation; business waste reduction; recycling technical assistance; disposal reporting review and monitoring; waste characterization studies; general research; and report writing. Kelli works closely with clients and SCS supervisory staff, providing oversight of field activities, performing site visits, conducting field work, and preparing reports.
Additional skills include public speaking, written communication, database management, data analysis, and project development.
Prior to joining SCS, Kelli worked in various roles where she conducted market research; analyzed trends; and employed business development and marketing strategies to increase marketing campaign visibility. As an intern for Zero Waste Washington, Kelli gained experience in leading projects; assembling budgets; coordinating events; and overseeing data for accuracy.
Deji Fawole, NICET, is a Senior Project Manager with over 30 years of experience in the solid waste industry; he has been with SCS Engineers since 1995. Mr. Fawole also serves as the Office Manager of our Columbia, Maryland regional office. He leads SCS’s services in landfill construction quality assurance (CQA) and material testing, transfer station construction, and landfill gas-to-energy facility construction. He is certified under NICET for construction inspection of geosynthetics materials installation and soils and provides resident engineering and lead CQA services throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. Fawole also has experience with international assignments under the USEPA Methane-to-Markets initiative.
Mr. Fawole is a Senior Project Manager with over 30 years of experience in the solid waste industry. He is also the Office Manager in our Columbia, Maryland regional office. He has significant experience coordinating and directing activities of field and office personnel, reviewing contractor submittals and shop drawings, performing constructability reviews, and preparing engineering cost estimates. He leads SCS’s services in landfill construction quality assurance (CQA) and material testing, transfer station construction, and landfill gas-to-energy facility construction. He is certified under NICET for construction inspection of geosynthetics materials installation and soils and provides resident engineering and lead CQA services throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. Fawole also has experience with international assignments under the USEPA Methane-to-Markets initiative.
Andrew Fiala, CIRO, is a Project Manager for the Risk Management group at SCS Tracer Environmental. His primary responsibility is to assist facilities that handle hazardous materials in addressing EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM). Those duties include facilitating onsite Process Hazard Analysis studies, Process Safety Management auditing, and Risk Management studies.
Mr. Fiala is a Project Manager for the Risk Management group at SCS Tracer Environmental. His primary responsibility is to assist facilities that handle hazardous materials in addressing EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM). Those duties include facilitating onsite Process Hazard Analysis studies, Process Safety Management auditing, and Risk Management studies.
Matthew Figueiredo, EIT, works for our Energy division and has experience with landfill gas to energy systems.
Shane Fischer, PE, is a Vice President with two decades of professional experience in civil engineering and solid waste management consulting. He serves as Project Director and Engineer of Record on municipal solid waste landfill engineering projects and material recovery facilities involving planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction of solid waste facilities.
Shane Fischer, PE, is a Vice President with two decades of professional experience in civil engineering and solid waste management consulting. He serves as Project Director and Engineer of Record on municipal solid waste landfill engineering projects and material recovery facilities involving planning, permitting, design, bidding, and construction of solid waste facilities including; site investigations, feasibility studies, project reports, preparing and checking engineering design drawings, preparing construction specifications, leachate collection, pumping and transport systems, surface water management systems and drainage structures, engineer’s estimates, construction scheduling, geosynthetic/soils testing and design, resident engineering, and construction quality assurance (CQA).
David Fisher has over two decades of professional solid waste management experience. He has worked as a field engineer for VOC Testing, Recology, and the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority. He serves as a Quality Support Team Manager for the Field Services OM&M practice by implementing quality assurance programs and standard operating procedure training. David’s field teams use data to guide decision-making, generating landfill operations, monitoring, and management efficiencies.
David Fisher has over two decades of professional solid waste management experience. He has worked as a field engineer for VOC Testing, Recology, and the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority. He serves as a Quality Support Team Manager for the Field Services OM&M practice by implementing quality assurance programs and standard operating procedure training. David’s field teams use data to guide decision-making, generating landfill operations, monitoring, and management efficiencies.
Chris Foland has over three decades of experience in LFG control and field supervision and implementation of environmental gas testing, monitoring, and construction services. He conducts field activities in energy resource development for municipal and industrial solid waste site owners and operators, as well as site developers.
Chris Foland has over three decades of experience in LFG control and field supervision and implementation of environmental gas testing, monitoring, and construction services. He conducts field activities in energy resource development for municipal and industrial solid waste site owners and operators, as well as site developers.
Mr. Foland performs LFG construction projects for large public, private waste firms, gas developers, and municipalities. He is experienced in every aspect including design, plan check, cost estimating, project management, oversight of LFG control/recovery system construction, including installation of extraction wells, trench excavation, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe fusion, header line survey and placement, installation of condensate holding tanks, pumps, blowers, and flares (including concrete pads and electrical). He monitors and operates gas recovery collection systems and recovery process plants at landfill sites, participates in landfill gas recovery potential evaluation testing, operates various types of instruments, meters, measuring devices, analytical equipment for landfill gas migration and control system evaluation and control testing. He performs plant startup, shutdown, and maintenance overhauls.
Corn Fong is experienced in operations, maintenance, and monitoring (OM&M).
William Foster has more than a decade of experience in the environmental consulting industry. His skills include Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessment site visits and reporting; asbestos, mold, air quality, point source emission, radon, and lead paint testing and reporting; Part 58 reporting; and groundwater and Landfill Gas sampling. He is a licensed Asbestos Inspector in Virginia, and a DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector
William Foster has more than a decade of experience in the environmental consulting industry. His skills include Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessment site visits and reporting; asbestos, mold, air quality, point source emission, radon, and lead paint testing and reporting; Part 58 reporting; and groundwater and Landfill Gas sampling.
Robert Fowler, PG, works on several solid waste disposal facilities in Arkansas to help bring the landfills into compliance with applicable Federal and State solid waste regulations. He performs subsurface drilling, geologic and lithologic logging, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring system installation, lithologic logging of soil and rock core samples, groundwater sampling and analysis, soil sampling, storm water sampling, analytical evaluation, statistical analysis of groundwater data, landfill flare and gas monitoring systems, regulatory compliance, NPDES services and decibel testing.
Projects performed by Mr. Fowler include working with several solid waste disposal facilities in Arkansas to assist in bringing the Landfills into compliance with applicable Federal and State solid waste regulations. Additional tasks associated with projects Robert Fowler, PG, works on several solid waste disposal facilities in Arkansas to help bring the landfills into compliance with applicable Federal and State solid waste regulations. He performs subsurface drilling, geologic and lithologic logging, aquifer testing, groundwater monitoring system installation, lithologic logging of soil and rock core samples, groundwater sampling and analysis, soil sampling, storm water sampling, analytical evaluation, statistical analysis of groundwater data, landfill flare and gas monitoring systems, regulatory compliance, NPDES services and decibel testing.
Mr. Fowler has experience in the areas of Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and Limited Site Investigations (LSIs). Job duties for projects of this type have included assessment, characterization and remediation of contamination at various sites throughout the State of Arkansas. While working on these projects, Mr. Fowler performed such tasks as soil sampling, soil gas surveys, subsurface drilling and monitoring well installation, and sampling of temporary monitoring wells, as well as collection of soil and rock core samples.
Claire Fraley is responsible for managing environmental due diligence projects and environmental compliance for public and private sector clients. She is experienced in environmental consulting, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs, contamination assessments, and ongoing monitoring efforts for industrial, commercial, agricultural, and mined land. She is responsible for coordinating sampling activities required for regulatory compliance and composing technical reports for a variety of agencies. She currently works with private clients and regional regulatory agencies to complete due diligence assessments for land acquisition and development efforts.
Claire Fraley is responsible for managing environmental due diligence projects and environmental compliance for public and private sector clients. She is experienced in environmental consulting, including Phase I and Phase II ESAs, contamination assessments, and ongoing monitoring efforts for industrial, commercial, agricultural, and mined land. She is responsible for coordinating sampling activities required for regulatory compliance and composing technical reports for a variety of agencies. She currently works with private clients and regional regulatory agencies to complete due diligence assessments for land acquisition and development efforts.
Experience includes project management, due diligence, environmental site assessments, contamination assessments, and geographical information systems (GIS). She is also experienced with RCRA hazardous waste sites, preconstruction site investigations, tank closure assessments, geotechnical investigations, and risk assessments as well as field geology, oil and gas logging, and site management for petroleum drilling operations.
Ryan Francis, PG, has nearly two decades of experience, including senior management of a nationwide portfolio of petroleum storage tank closures; technical and project management of petroleum soil and groundwater site investigations and remediation; third-party technical review; property administrative controls; and geologist on record for multiple environmental projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
Ryan Francis, PG, has nearly two decades of experience, including senior management of a nationwide portfolio of petroleum storage tank closures; technical and project management of petroleum soil and groundwater site investigations and remediation; third-party technical review; property administrative controls; and geologist on record for multiple environmental projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
Sam Franco is experienced in the areas of solid waste management and construction quality assurance (CQA). He regularly serves as a Project Engineer or CQA Technician for SCS landfill permit and construction projects. He also conducts construction oversight and general engineering support on landfill projects.
Sam Franco is experienced in the areas of solid waste management and construction quality assurance (CQA). He regularly serves as a Project Engineer or CQA Technician for SCS landfill permit and construction projects. He also conducts construction oversight and general engineering support on landfill projects.
Jason Franks has two decades of experience with a diverse range of projects serving as project manager and leading teams on multi-faceted landfill and environmental projects.
Jason Franks has nearly two decades of experience with a diverse range of projects serving as project manager and leading teams on multi-faceted landfill and environmental projects. His duties on several landfill facilities have included the completion of groundwater monitoring plans, oversight of groundwater monitoring well installation, monitoring well and pump maintenance and repair, stormwater and leachate sampling and reporting, groundwater sampling via traditional and low-flow techniques and reporting (including statistical analysis), quality assurance oversight and reporting, oversight of gas extraction well installation, operational maintenance on active gas/leachate extraction systems, and Tier II landfill gas sampling and reporting. On numerous environmental projects, Mr. Franks responsibilities and duties have included asbestos sampling/abatement oversight; lead soils analysis; PCB contaminated soils/concrete and remediation; wetland delineation; preparing, collecting and analyzing technical data for Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments (ESA’s); field sampling of groundwater, soils, and soil gas extraction for intrusive Phase II ESA’s; and plume delineation by overhead vapor monitoring, gas chromatographic analysis, membrane interface probe, and laser-induced fluorescence. Mr. Franks is closely involved in the technical aspects of remedial investigations, design, implementation, and operational maintenance.
Delbert Frederick is experienced at operating, monitoring, and maintaining (OM&M) landfill gas (LFG) systems and conducting field activities related to liquids and gas sampling and monitoring. He provides construction services and LFG well monitoring, extraction well balancing and adjustment, blower/flare station data collection and adjustment/maintenance, condensate system/sump maintenance, perimeter probe monitoring, groundwater well monitoring, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) surface emissions monitoring, and non-routine scheduled repairs (leaks, pipe repair, etc.). He provides maintenance and repairs on extraction pumps, pneumatic condensate injection pumps, pneumatic condensate sump pumps and air compressors.
Delbert Frederick is experienced at operating, monitoring, and maintaining (OM&M) landfill gas (LFG) systems and conducting field activities related to liquids and gas sampling and monitoring. He provides construction services and LFG well monitoring, extraction well balancing and adjustment, blower/flare station data collection and adjustment/maintenance, condensate system/sump maintenance, perimeter probe monitoring, groundwater well monitoring, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) surface emissions monitoring, and non-routine scheduled repairs (leaks, pipe repair, etc.). He provides maintenance and repairs on extraction pumps, pneumatic condensate injection pumps, pneumatic condensate sump pumps and air compressors.
