Mr. Johnson's Curriculum Vitae
Principal Waste Management Engineer
Engineering Pathways
Vallejo, California 94591
Telephone: (707) 644-4788
E-mail: johnson@ela-iet.com
Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1967
Graduate studies, Soil Mechanics, University of Arkansas, 1967
Certifications / Registrations:
Professional Engineer -
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Oregon, Texas
ISO
9000 Quality Systems Provisional Auditor Certificate (1996)
ISO 9000 Lead Assessor of Quality Systems Certificate (1995)
OSHA Hazardous Waste/Emergency Response Training according to 29 CFR 1910.120
(1991, update 1996)
California State Department of Education - Oil Fire School (1971)
Contra Costa County California Course of Recognition and Control of Occupation
Health Hazards (1976)
Spanish language training (1993 - present)
Patents:
United States Patent #4,169,791 (October 2, 1979) - "Apparatus
and Process for Volume Reduction of Aqueous Waste through Solar Evaporation"
United States Patent #4,404,5l6 (September 13, 1983) - "System for Detecting
Leaks from Liquid-Containing Reservoirs and Conduits"
Affiliations:
American Society of Civil Engineers
Tau Beta Pi - National Honorary Engineering Fraternity
Theta Tau - National Honorary Engineering Fraternity
Chi Epsilon - National Honorary Engineering Fraternity
Chemical Waste Committee, National Solid Waste Management Association
California Chemical Waste Processors Association (President, 1976-78)
Solid Waste Management Committee, Houston Chamber of Commerce (1984-85)
American Society for Testing and Materials
U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC 207 on Environmental Management
University of California at Davis, California, Department of Land, Air and Water
Resources Advisory Committee
Harding Associates Board of Directors (1989-1991)
Experience:
Mr. Johnson has over 32 years
of experience in civil engineering, specializing the last 28 years in hazardous
waste management engineering. He has worked both in the United States and internationally
with a recent focus on Latin America. He has headed teams that have successfully
designed, obtained permitting for, and operated six commercial hazardous waste
treatment and disposal facilities in Alabama, California, Louisiana, and Texas.
Disposal methods at these facilities included secure chemical landfills, industrial
landfarms, chemical processing, underground injection wells, and incineration.
He also has designed and developed hazardous waste reclamation and detoxification
facilities, managed emergency cleanup work, and provided remedial action responses
at uncontrolled sites. He has acted as a liaison between the waste disposal industry
and governmental regulatory agencies.
Mr. Johnson is the co-inventor of a U.S. patented process for solar evaporation
volume-reduction for aqueous waste and the sole inventor of a U.S. Patented process
for a new form of leak detection under landfills and impoundments. He helped secure
the nation's first approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) disposal. He has led environmental due diligence
teams both domestically and internationally for major mergers and acquisitions,
followed by environmental policy development and implementation assignments for
the new entities. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 technical reports
and publications on waste management.
Evolution of hazardous waste management in the US and its associated regulatory
structure: 1971-date
Mr. Johnson has been actively involved with hazardous waste management since
1971. As a result of this long tenure, he has seen the development and evolution
of hazardous waste management in the US and its associated regulatory structure-both
at the state and Federal level. Most of the major laws related to hazardous waste
management have been passed and their implementing regulations developed during
this period (i.e. RCRA, CERCLA and TSCA). This historic understanding is helpful
in understanding the state of the practice at different time periods for hazardous
waste management.
Evolution of the state of the practice as it relates to responding to hazardous
waste releases: 1971-date
Mr. Johnson has been actively involved for almost three decades in planning
and implementing regulatory agency approved technical responses to releases of
hazardous wastes. The technologies used have undergone significant change over
this period of time, as have the regulatory rules, regulations and guidance regarding
the appropriate type and level of response. Most recently as a Senior Officer
of a major national consulting engineering firm for 16+ years, Mr. Johnson has
gained a significant understanding of what constitutes "good consultant and contractor
practice" in responding to hazardous waste releases to the environment.
Historic practices of the commercial hazardous waste management industry in
the US
Mr. Johnson was actively employed in the commercial hazardous waste management
industry from 1971-1979 and has been working with and auditing this industry since
that period of time. This has given him a good understanding of the historic practices
in this industry.
Representative Projects:
Mergers/Acquisitions
International
Due diligence investigations, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland,
U.K., France, Spain, and W. Germany - Led numerous investigations at a variety
of industrial and commercial sites. Clients: Several confidential clients.
Domestic
Environmental due diligence, United States - Led investigative team for the 1986
acquisition of McKesson Chemical by Univar in a three-step transaction that involved
Pakhoed Holding N.V., which resulted in Univar becoming the largest chemical distributor
in the United States. Provided environmental policy and implementation guidance
to the new combined firm. Client: Univar
Environmental due diligence, U.S. and Europe - Led environmental due diligence
team in the 1996 acquisition of Univar (NYSE) by Royal Pakhoed NV This assignment
involved the review of 355 chemical distribution sites with 294 in the United
States, 38 in Europe and 23 in Canada. Client: Royal Pakhoed NV
Asbestos management, United States - Led asbestos surveys and subsequent abatement
and control program for Allied Stores and Federated Department Stores as part
of the Campeau acquisition/refinancing of same. Client: Allied Stores and Federated
Department Stores
Secure Landfills for Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal
Hazardous waste disposal facilities, nationwide - Headed a nationwide evaluation
of commercial offsite hazardous waste disposal facilities and disposal options.
Made recommendations on the various disposal options available. Supervised the
compilation and analyses of pertinent state and federal regulations. Client: Shell
Oil Company
Disposal site, Colorado - Headed team developing a 6000-acre hazardous waste disposal
site. Team tasks included studying soils, ground-water, and surface-water conditions;
designing a hazardous waste solidification and disposal facility; and effecting
full permitting of facility. Client: Confidential
Four hazardous waste disposal sites, California, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas
- Headed design and site development along with associated support operations.
Clients: IT Corp/Chemical Waste Management
Major paper manufacturer, Alabama - Prepared engineering designs, plans, and specifications
for final closure of onsite industrial landfill and surface impoundments. Performed
site search for new landfill, determined most desirable location, conducted hydrogeologic
investigations, and prepared engineering designs, plans, and specifications for
new landfill (including evaluation of all costs). Client: Confidential
Proposed 160-acre Type 1 sanitary landfill, Houston, Texas - Led engineering team
in design, site selection, and permitting. Client: Evergreen Group
Landfarming Development for Disposal of Biodegradable Industrial Waste
:
Three landfarms, California - Designed and operated 120-acre, 160-acre, and 320-acre
waste disposal facilities that used landfarming as part of an integrated commercial
disposal system for industrial waste. Owner: IT Corporation
Land treatment facility, East Texas - Responsible for operation of a 360-acre
land treatment facility that successfully treated and disposed of oily refinery
sludges. Conducted studies of optimization techniques, economic analysis of facility,
design of wastewater treatment plant. Owner: Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
Land treatment operation, southwestern Louisiana - Supervised operation of a 280-acre
large-scale oily sludge and industrial waste facility. Responsible for operation,
regulatory agency liaison, permit renegotiation, and development and implementation
of a facility closure plan. Owner: Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
80-acre industrial landfarm, Deer Park, Texas - Designed landfarm and obtained
permits. Client: Rohm and Haas
970-acre commercial landfarm, White Castle, Louisiana - Designed landfarm, obtained
permits, and supervised construction of same. Client: Genstar Corporation
Incineration of Hazardous Wastes:
Incinerator - Led a development team in the design, construction, and licensing
of a 20-million-BTU-per-hour incinerator for the oxidation of halogenated compounds.
Client: Confidential
Detoxification facility - Headed a team that developed a technically and economically
successful incineration-based hazardous waste detoxification facility with a processing
capacity of 100 million gallons per year. Client: Confidential
Incineration facility, Houston, Texas - Led engineering team evaluating construction
of a 2,000-ton-per-day waste-to-energy facility. Considered market conditions,
resource recovery, cogeneration of electricity, air quality control, and incinerator
design. Client: Confidential
Acme Solvents Superfund site, Illinois - Led engineering team in design of a mobile
incinerator. Client: Confidential
Deep-Well Injection Facilities for Disposal of Hazardous Waste:
Headed design of a complete deep-well injection complex for disposal of hazardous
waste. Client: Major waste disposal firm
Determined feasibility of deep-well injection of hazardous waste. Client: Regional
oil company
Redesigned above-ground processing facilities for commercial deep-well injection
complex for disposal of hazardous waste. Owner: Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
Emergency and Remedial Action:
French Limited and Sikes Pit Superfund sites near Houston, Texas - Led engineering
team in major geotechnical, geophysical, and hydrogeologic investigations and
feasibility studies of remedial engineering alternatives. Project funded by grants
from U.S. EPA and administered through the Texas Department of Water Resources.
Evaluated extent of a hazardous waste impoundment failure, designed remedial system,
obtained necessary permits, and supervised installation of the remedial system.
Client: Fortune 500, NYSE oil company
Investigated major underground gasoline spill and implemented recovery operations.
Client: Fortune 500, NYSE oil company
Waste storage area - Designed sludge stabilization process and fugitive oil recovery
system to enable the filling and secure closing of the waste storage area. Client:
Fortune 500, NYSE oil company
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA):
Studied nationwide disposal options for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), with
emphasis on incineration. Client: Fortune 500, NYSE oil company
Disposal site, Alabama - Secured U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval
for disposal of PCBs. Owner: Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
PCB-spill site, California - Evaluated extent of contamination and designed a
remedial action response. Client: Confidential
Management of Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities:
Developed western U.S. hazardous waste management operations for IT Corporation
from $500,000 to $5 million annual revenue base (1971 - 1978).
Developed southern U.S. Hazardous waste management operations for Chemical Waste
Management, Inc., from $0 to $30 million annual revenue base (1978 - 1980).
Negotiated union contracts (Teamsters) and managed hazardous waste trucking operations
(California, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas).
Regulatory Experience with Hazardous Waste Issues
Industrial sponsor in 1977 California Legislature for AB 1593, which became California's
first Comprehensive Hazardous Waste Law.
First President (1976-77) of California Chemical Waste Processors Association
(CCWPA), a trade association for the California hazardous waste industry.
Publications:
1996. Quoted
in "Latin America Beckons a New Industry," Environmental Business Journal, October/November.
1996. Quoted in "Finding the Perfect Match," El Financiero International, Edition
June 24-30.
1995. Quoted in "Sales & Marketing Still Evolving," Environmental Business Journal,
September.
1992. Quoted in "The Sun Also Rises," Environment Risk, A Euromoney Publication,
UK, September.
1991. Environmental Regulation Lawmaking Guide Roundtable - California Republic,
April 23.
1987. Environmental auditing--organizational and financial analysis. Waste Stream
Journal, January-February.
1985. Corporate preparation for Superfund. In Proceedings, Third Annual Hazardous
Materials Management Conference,
Philadelphia, PA, June 4-6.
1985. Get your corporate act together now for Superfund. Hazardous Materials &
Waste Management, July-August.
1983. Monitoring groundwater at cyanide leach mining sites. Groundwater Monitoring
Review, winter.
1983. New ways to solve underground contamination problems. In Environmental Engineering,
Proceedings, National Conference of
American Society of Civil Engineers, Boulder, Colorado.
1983. Overview of hazardous waste disposal technology, Pollution Equipment News,
October.
1977. Processing of industrial waste for solar evaporation. American Institute
of Chemical Engineers Symposium, series no. 162,
vol. 73
1975. Managing industrial wastes excluded from the sewer. Water, Air and Soil
Pollution, vol. 4, D. Reidel Publishing Company,
Dordrecht, Holland.
Presentations:
1998. Evolution of the Environmental Industry. Keynote address at Chemical Safety
EMS Conference, September 17.
1998. Latin American Opportunities. A Presentation to the Professional Environmental
Marketing Association, Berkeley, California, March 31.
1996. Lecture on landfarming of industrial wastes - Pemex Executive Education
Center, Mineral del Chico, Mexico, June 18.
1996. Lecture on ISO 14000. University of California at Santa Cruz, March 26.
1994. "Doing Business with Mexico - Opportunities in Environmental Technology,"
San Francisco, California. Seminar on Doing
Business with Mexico - Sponsored by San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
November 4.
1992. "An Engineer's Perspective on European Environmental Auditing for Due Diligence"
- Squire Sanders and Dempsey, Environmental Law Update, Phoenix, Arizona, February
24, 1992.
1991. "Differentiating Your Environmental Firm from Your Competitors," Environmental
Business '91, Boston Massachusetts, March 18-19, 1991.
1991. Growth in the Environmental Industry - Security Analysts of San Francisco,
San Francisco, California, February 21.
1990. Environmental Issues in Economic Development - California Association for
Local Economic Development, Long Beach, California, April 11.
1989. Organization Politics - Libraries Association, San Francisco Bay Region,
San Francisco, California, January 20.
1989. Due Diligence Issues Related to Leasing and Buying Real Estate - Corporate
Real Estate Conference, San Jose, California, April 13.
1988. Environmental Audits - Real Estate, University of California Environmental
Health and Safety Officers Conference - Pacifica, California, October 20.
1987. Hazardous Waste Management Industry Trends, IBM Corporation - Environmental
Managers Annual Meeting, Poughkeepsie, New York, October 8.
1987. Toxic Management 1987, Control Data Corporation Managers Meeting, San Jose,
California, October 20.
1986. Governor's Commission on Arizona's Environment Conference, Phoenix, Arizona,
January 23.
1985. Third Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
June 5.
1984. Conference of American Society of Civil Engineers, San Francisco, California,
June 19.
1983. Hazardous Waste Management Industry Overview, IBM Corporation Environmental
Managers Annual Meeting, Tarrytown,
New York, April 5.
1983. Fourth National Conference on Hazardous Materials Management - Las Vegas,
Nevada, May 23-27.
1983. 1983 National Conference of American Society of Civil Engineers, Boulder,
Colorado, July 7.
1983. Southwestern Spill Conference, National Spill Control School - Houston,
Texas, October 3-5.
1983. Hazardous Waste Audits, St. Regis Paper Company, Environmental Managers
Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 11.
1983. Geotechnical Engineering for Waste Disposal Projects, College of Engineering
short course, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas, November 2.
1982. Hazardous Waste Landfill Design (short course), Phillips Petroleum -Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, February 2-4.
1982. Hazardous Waste Landfill Design (short course), Ethyl Corporation - Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, March 9-10.
1982. Western Conference of National Water Well Association, Denver, Colorado,
July 21.
1982. Geotechnical Engineering for Waste Disposal Projects, College of Engineering
short course, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, October 18-21.
1981. Third National Conference on Hazardous Materials Management, U.S. EPA and
California Department of Health, Anaheim, California, March 5.
1981. 13th Mid-Atlantic Industrial Waste Conference, University of Delaware -
Newark, New Jersey, Co-Authored with David Small, Universal Linings, June 26.
1980. Nineteenth Conference of Canvas Products Manufacturers, New York, New York,
August 27.
1979. Second National Conference on Hazardous Materials Management - California
Department of Health, U.S. EPA, San Diego, California, March 1.
1979. 1979 Southeastern Hazardous Waste Management Workshop, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
July 18.
1979. Hazardous Waste Management Short Course, Auburn University, Birmingham,
Alabama, October 24.
1979. Graduate Seminar - Department of Environmental Science, Rice University,
Houston, Texas, November 8.
1978. Seventh National Congress on Waste Management Technology, San Francisco,
California, September 21.
1977. National Conference on Hazardous Waste Management, San Francisco, California
(Sponsor - U.S. EPA), February 2.
1977. National Solid Waste Management Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana,
May 21.
1977. American Iron and Steel Engineers Annual Meeting, Newport Beach, California,
June 18.
1977. Governmental Collection and Disposal Association, South Lake Tahoe, California,
September 1.
1977. California Manufacturers Association, South Lake Tahoe, California, October
11.
1976. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Convention, Atlantic City, New
Jersey, September 1.
1976. Peninsula Manufacturers Association, San Mateo, California, October 20.
1976. California Assembly Committee on Resources, Land Use and Energy, Sacramento,
California, December 3.
1976. California Water Pollution Control Association, Los Angeles, California,
December 9.
1975. American Institute of Chemical Engineers Convention, Houston, Texas, March
17.
1975. University of Wisconsin Hazardous Waste Management Program, Madison, Wisconsin,
September 9.
1974. National Solid Waste Management Association, Annual Convention in Houston,
Texas, June 26.
1974. EPA Hazardous Waste Task Force,, San Francisco, California, February 28.
1974. Bay & Estuarine Association in San Francisco, California, May 15.
1974. Contra Costa County Solid Waste Committee in Concord, California, April
30.
1974. 4th Environmental Pollution Symposium at Stanford University, Palo Alto,
California, October 23.
1974. Peninsula Manufacturers Association, South San Francisco, California, December
5.
1972. California Water Pollution Control Association, Annual Convention in Redding,
California, October 7.
If you would like to receive a copy of any of the above papers, contact Mr. Johnson
at: vic@ela-iet.com. or via http://www.engineeringpathways.com
Last Update: May 7, 2003
