SUMMIT Personnel

 

SUMMIT has 20 employees—16 staff members and 4 technical associates.  Our professional personnel average more than 20 years experience each and more than half have advanced degrees. 

SUMMIT staff includes field operations personnel who average almost 14 years experience each and are certified industrial wastewater treatment operators.  These technicians are dedicated full time to operations and maintenance of a groundwater treatment system at the Pueblo Chemical Depot through a contract with USACE, Omaha District.  They demonstrate SUMMIT’s capability to provide long-term monitoring as well as operation and maintenance of remediation systems. 

Listed below are biographies for some of our representative professional staff.

                                                                                                                                                                           

Michael Anderson, PhD, PE, PMP

Program Manager, Project Manager, Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer

Education

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981

MS Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 1976

BS Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 1974

Registrations and Certifications

Registered Professional Engineer, CO, 1984

Certified Project Management Professional, 2010

Department of Energy “Q” Clearance, reinstateable

Distinguishing Qualifications

  • Professional Engineer with more than 25 years' experience with civil/environmental engineering projects
  • Currently managing RI/FS project for the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm, Missouri for USACE, Kansas City District
  • Currently managing three performance-based task orders at Fort Carson, Colorado involving solid waste management unit characterization, groundwater monitoring, and preparing RCRA RI reports and NFA petition for USACE, Omaha District
  • Currently managing Environmental Remediation Services at the US Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado for USACE, Omaha District
  • Expertise in regulatory compliance audits, RCRA/CERCLA investigations and studies, hazardous and mixed waste management, Clean Water Act compliance
  • Experience managing multi-million dollar programs including RCRA permitting and CERCLA RI/FSs, and QA/QC planning and implementation for DOE contractors at Rocky Flats in Colorado
  • Significant experience in regulatory agency interface on behalf of clients, and providing cost effective solutions that achieve regulatory compliance
  • Managed design and construction of air stripping/activated carbon groundwater treatment facility at the 508-acre Lowry Landfill, Colorado for USEPA Region VIII

                                                                                                                                                                       

Jerry Dunn, PhD

Environmental Database Manager/Designer

Education

PhD Chemical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1966

MS Biophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1962

BS Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1960

Distinguishing Qualifications 

  • More than 30 years' experience in environmental data analysis and management and geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Expert in designing comprehensive database management systems for US military installations
  • Currently managing database at the US Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot and the USAF’s Environmental Restoration Program at Tinker Air Force Base
  • Currently developing a database similar in design to an Environmental Restoration Program Information Management System database for the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm RI/FS data
  • Managed a centralized GIS department at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal
  • Designed and coded a number of client programs for accessing and visualizing environmental data
  • Selected as an Army’s representative on the Environmental Field Working Group and Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment—the enterprise-wide spatial data standard for the DOD—for the CADD/GIS Technology Center, USACE

                                                                                                                                                                          

Errol Lawrence, PG, CGWP

Senior Geologist/Hydrogeologist

Education

MS Engineering Geology, Colorado School of Mines, 1990

BS Geology, Northern Arizona University, 1979

Registrations and Certifications 

Certified Professional Geologist: American Institute of Professional Geologists, 1991

Certified Ground Water Professional, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, 1999

Registered Professional Geologist, Wyoming, 2007

Distinguishing Qualifications 

  • Professional Geologist with more than 25 years' experience in hydrogeology and geology
  • Subject matter expert and expert witness for assessing contaminant fate and transport
  • Currently providing subject matter expertise regarding hydraulic containment for a groundwater extraction, treatment and reinjection system at the Pueblo Chemical Depot for USACE, Omaha District
  • Certified Ground Water Professional with expertise in flow and contaminant transport modeling, contamination investigation and analysis, remediation system design and evaluation, and aquifer monitoring system design
  • Experience with RCRA Facility Investigation, Interim Corrective Measures, Corrective Measures Study, and Uranium Mill Tailings Reclamation Control Act

                                                                                                                                                                         

Daniel Baughn, PG

Project Manager, Geologist

Education

BA Geology, University of Tennessee, 1981

Registrations and Certifications 

Registered Professional Geologist, WY, 1998

Distinguishing Qualifications

  • Professional Geologist with more than 25 years' experience in environmental investigation and remediation projects
  • Experience managing an annual obligation plan exceeding $13 million, and negotiating regulatory objectives and deadlines with federal and state regulators
  • Expertise in planning and fielding multi-program regulatory compliance audits
  • Currently managing a RFI/NFA task for Fort Carson for USACE Omaha District, involving monitoring, remediation, and reporting at multiple solid waste management units
  • Managed US Army Restoration and Stormwater programs on-site at Fort Carson during a period of growth and redevelopment of installation infrastructure
  • Developed risk-based groundwater protection levels using SEVIEW (SESOIL & AT123D integrated modeling software)
  • Manager of multiple site investigations with an emphasis on collection of fate and transport data to support risk based decision criteria

                                                                                                                                                                          

Daniel Reeder, CGWP

Hydrogeologist, Quality Assurance Management

Education

MS Hydrogeology, Colorado State University, 1993

BA Geology and Earth Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, 1985

Registrations and Certifications

Certified Ground Water Professional #120634

Department of Energy “Q” Clearance, reinstateable

Distinguishing Qualifications

  • Over 20 years' diverse hydrogeological analysis experience, including project management and compliance with RCRA, CERCLA, and NEPA
  • Currently a senior scientist preparing US Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot environmental system operation and performance monitoring reports for USACE, Omaha District
  • Currently the QA Manager for the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm RI/FS for USACE, Kansas City District
  • Developed several statistically-based RI/FS work plans for sites in Texas and Colorado following USEPA Data Quality Objectives Process for Hazardous Waste Site Investigations (EPA QA/G-4HW) and Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA PA QA/R-5)
  • Managed accelerated characterization and remediation efforts, including an on-site laboratory, preparing and implementing a Quality Assurance Project Plan, and verifying and validating analytical data

                                                                                                                                                                           

Monique Ammidown, PG

Project Manager, Geologist, Spatial Analysis Specialist and Certified Asbestos Inspector

Education

ME Geographic Information Systems, University of Colorado, 2007

BS Geology, University of Colorado, 2000

Registrations and Certifications

Registered Professional Geologist, Wyoming, 2006

Certified Asbestos Building Inspector, Colorado and Utah

Geographic Information Systems Certification, University of Colorado

Distinguishing Qualifications

  • Professional Geologist with 15 years' environmental expertise in site investigations, Phase I/II ESAs, groundwater monitoring, and multi-media and chemical sampling and analysis
  • Experience in analyzing environmental data using geostatistics and in presenting environmental media data using environmental database and GIS applications
  • Experience conducting asbestos and hazardous materials surveys, air monitoring activities, and compliance audits
  • Currently managing tasks at the Pueblo Chemical Depot and Fort Carson for USACE Omaha District
  • Currently managing characterization activities and providing geological/hydrogeological interpretation at St.  Louis site for USACE, Kansas City District

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Kara Ali, PMP

Project Manager, Environmental Engineer

Education

BS Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2001

Registrations and Certifications

Certified Project Management Professional, 2010

Distinguishing Qualifications

  • More than 8 years of consulting experience including Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments; site characterization and remedial investigations; soil, sediment, and water sampling; environmental data review and analysis; remedial cost estimates and environmental liability assessment; and risk assessment
  • GIS proficiency includes ArcGIS and ArcView with Spatial and 3-D Analyst extensions
  • Database and statistical software experience includes S-Plus, ProUCL, MSExcel, and MSAccess
  • Cost estimating software experience includes RACER, PACES, and MII
  • Currently manages the Environmental Technical Support for Closure and RFI Documents project at Fort Carson for USACE, Omaha District
  • Currently provides GIS and documentation/report support for the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm RI/FS for the USACE, Kansas City District