SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL & MINING GEOLOGIST
Scottsdale, Arizona
Education
1986, Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine, University, CA
1985, Master of Science in Management Science - Honors Graduate, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, CA
1981, A.B in Civil Engineering, U.S. Army Institute for Professional Development, CA
1966, B.S. in Geology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Professional Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications
- National Certified Ground Water Professional, 1986
- Tennessee Registered Professional Geologist, 1994
- AHERA Contractor Supervisor
- AHERA Building Inspector
- AHERA Management Planner
- AHERA Project Designer
- EPA Lead Risk Assessor
- EPA Lead Project Designer
- HAZWOPER 40-hour Certified, 2005
- Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager, 2003
- AIAQA CIAQM Certification Board Member
- NIOSH 582 Equivalency Course
Professional Experience
FM GROUP INC 1996 to 2009 - Chief Scientist/Corporate Risk Manager and Senior Project Manager with overall firm QA/QC responsibilities. Performs quality reviews of random deliverables from all corporate divisions. Developed and deployed Corporate Training and Quality Control Plans. Handled all insurance issues. As required performs: building condition, asbestos, lead-based paint and mold surveys, writes technical reports, develops Asbestos and Lead Management Plans and Technical Specifications for remediation activities on facilities for a variety of commercial, educational, industrial and governmental clients.
CLOSSON, HUNT & TAYLOR, LTD. 1995 - Principal, Management Consultant
LAW/CRANDALL, INC. 1991-1994 - Held Professional (technical and project management) and general management positions at both the Los Angeles Branch and Western Region Corporate levels.
DUPONT ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES, INC. 1990 - Southern California Branch Manager, Senior Scientist
CLOSSON, HUNT & TAYLOR, LTD. 1988-1989 - Principal, Management Consultant
GERAGHTY & MILLER, INC. 1987 - Senior Scientist; Responsible charge of numerous ground-water evaluation and remediation projects
SHANNON & WILSON, INC. 1986 - Department Manager, Senior Principal Hydrogeologist
U.S. BORAX AND CHEMICAL CORP. 1980-1985 - Corporate Hydrogeologist/Exploration Geologist; Worked in the lower 48 states, Alaska and Mexico.
THE HYDRO GROUP. 1974-1980 - Hydrogeologist and Field Operations Manger; Worked throughout the US
NWWA Research Facility, 1973-1974 – Research Associate/Technical Editor, NWWA Research Facility, Columbus, Ohio and Rice University, Houston, TX
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPT., STATE OF OHIO. 1972 -1973 Senior Advisor to State Cabinet Officer.
U.S. ARMY - ACTIVE DUTY. 1966-1972 - Engineer Troop Commander and Senior Staff Officer; Served in U.S., Vietnam and Germany.
U.S. ARMY - RESERVE DUTY. 1972-1975 & 1982-1995 - Senior Staff Officer in two GOCOMs. Held positions as: Plans Officer in the DCE Division of a National Guard Engineer Brigade in Ohio and Rail Plans Officer and Engineer Plans Officer for a Reserve COSCOM in California that was in support of an Active Duty CORPS in Washington. Conducted a needs assessment and subsequently developed Plans for the deployment of National Guard Engineer Troops in support of Active Installations in the 1st USA Area and War Plans for the deployment of the COSCOM’s CAPSTONE down-trace to Southeast Asia. Served as an On-call briefer for both GOCOMs. Served as the Troop Support Division OIC for the MMC assigned to the COSCOM. Highest Rank: Colonel
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
Mr. Hunt is experienced in the fields of asbestos, lead-based paint, mold and IAQ consulting. He has designed and directed large-scale asbestos and lead-based paint inspections and microbial investigations and written technical reports describing the results of these investigations. He has developed detailed technical specifications for and managed large-scale abatements of asbestos and lead-based paint containing materials and mold. As a certified Indoor Air Quality Manager he has coordinated with Industrial Hygiene professionals to conduct microbial and indoor air quality investigations. He is the company’s quality control manager insuring that consistent, high-quality products are provided to the company’s clients He also serves as the Company’s Risk Manager, Insurance Coordinator and Training Director.
Soil and Ground-Water Consulting
Mr. Hunt managed numerous ground water development projects, including the water-related portions of the largest privately funded U.S. environmental base-line study for industrial, municipal, and governmental clients. Many projects involved conducting original geological, geophysical and hydrological research, coupled with on-the-ground management of drilling crews and large construction crews. He developed protocols and innovative, cost-effective work plans and managed the subsequent remediation of contaminated soil and ground water sites for major U.S. oil, chemical and mining firms, and several governmental agencies.
