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Professional Qualifications
Mr. Philip F.
Gray, Jr. formed Phoenix GeoEnvironmental LLC in 2005, to provide
geological and environmental services with unsurpassed quality and
customer service to the regulated community. Mr. Gray has over 16
years of hydrogeologic, regulatory and management experience. As
President, Mr. Gray is responsible for client relations, customer
service and the successful completion of projects.
Mr. Grays experience developed
as both a hydrogeologist and project manager in environmental
consulting, site assessment and investigation, remediation,
regulatory compliance/enforcement, and legal support
services. He developed his expertise while managing numerous
industrial and commercial sites throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. Over time, his duties evolved into the management of
hundreds of environmental projects in both the private and
public-sector. Prior to forming Phoenix GeoEnvironmental, Mr. Gray
was a Partner and Vice President at eastern Pennsylvania
environmental consulting firms.
Mr. Gray has
developed numerous field investigation and subcontractor teams aimed
at efficiently collecting accurate environmental samples and
hydrogeologic data using the latest technologies and equipment. He
has personally completed and managed the design, installation, and
O&M of dozens of remediation systems and regulated site closures
under Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act
(Act 2),
Administration of the Land Recycling Program (25
Pa Code Chapter 250)
regulations,
Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (Act 32) and Corrective Action
Process (CAP) regulations (25 Pa Code Chapter 245.301-245.314), RCRA,
CERCLA, underground storage tank (UST) and other regulatory-driven
projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Professional Certifications / Registrations
Professional Geologist; PA License No. PG-003972 (ASBOG
Exam Licensed)
Professional Geologist;
DE License No. S40001006
PADEP UST License No.
4658; UMR (UST removal)
NJDEP UST License No. 0011101; Subsurface Evaluator and Closure
PA Asbestos Building Inspector License No. 039054 (lapsed)
Industrial Wastewater Course for NJDEP N-2 Operator
License
40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER 29 CFR §1910.1200
8-Hour OSHA Annual HAZWOPER Refresher 29 CFR §1910.1200
8-Hour OSHA Site Supervisor Training
8-Hour OSHA Excavation Safety Training
8-Hour OSHA Confined Space Entry Training
Education
Bachelor of
Science in Geosciences, 1991; The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA
Courses completed
in hydrogeology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, field geology,
advanced field geology (summer field camp), mineralogy, structural
geology, sedimentology, geomorphology, volcanology, historical
geology, stratigraphy, paleontology and environmental geology.
Preparatory scientific prerequisites in: Calculus (calculus with
analytical geometry);
Matrices (linear systems of differential equations); Physics
(mechanics, electricity and magnetism, wave motion and quantum
physics); and, Chemistry (concepts and quantitative relations,
chemistry of the elements, quantitative experimentation,
experimental chemistry analytical procedures).
Continuing Professional Education / Training
Geophysical
Well Logging and Imaging,
Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists, Grantville, PA,
April 6, 2006
Standards for
Asbestos Control,
ASTM Headquarters, Conshohocken, PA, September 22, 2005
Evaluation of
Indoor Inhalation Pathway,
ASTM Headquarters,
Conshohocken, PA, April 27, 2005
Asbestos
Building Inspector Certification,
Allsafe
Environmental, Inc., Boiling Springs, PA, November 15-17, 2004
Fracture Trace
& Lineament Analysis: Application to Ground Water Resources,
Characterization and Protection,
NGWA, Penn State
University, University Park, PA, November 2-5, 2004
PADEP Vapor
Intrusion Seminar,
PADEP, Valley Forge, PA, February
2004
The Complete
Groundwater Monitoring Field Course,
Nielsen Environmental Field School, Orlando, FL, March 13-16, 2001
DEPs Land Recycling Program (Act 2),
Conshohocken, PA, October 1998
NJDEP Site Remediation Basics and NJDEP Beyond the Basics,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1995
Industrial Wastewater, N-2 Operator License,
Mercer County Vocational Tech, Mercerville, New Jersey, Fall
Semester 1995
U_TT
Training Course for PA IUM Certification,
Lower Gwynedd, PA, April 1994
Chronological Work Experience
President Phoenix GeoEnvironmental,
LLC, Telford, PA
October 2005 -
Present
Responsible for all aspects of customer service, business
development, project management and technical investigations.
Comprehensive environmental investigations of petroleum and
non-petroleum related sites.
Conduct UST Closures, Phase I ESAs, Phase II site
characterizations, permitting and SPCC plans
Partner BlackRock Environmental,
LLC, Nazareth, PA
January 2005 October 2005
Responsible for all aspects of customer service, business
development, project management and technical investigations.
Comprehensive environmental investigations of petroleum and
non-petroleum related sites.
Conduct Phase I ESAs, Phase II site characterizations and
SPCC plans
Vice
President Storb Environmental, Incorporated,
Willow Grove, PA
March 1997 January 2005
Managed technical staff and supervised soil and groundwater
environmental assessments associated with the handling, storage and
disposal of hazardous materials at
petroleum and non-petroleum contaminated sites.
Managed the investigation and remediation of multiple
leaking petroleum underground storage tank sites.
Managed field
geologists and scientists during UST closures and site
characterization investigations.
Management
duties included: contemporaneous oversight of multiple projects;
interpersonal, client and regulatory contact; project scheduling;
personnel management; and, budget maintenance.
Conducted
soil and groundwater sampling at a chlorinated solvent release
site. The investigation involved the delineation of soil and
groundwater quality using the MIP technology. The EPAs BIOCHLOR
program was used to predict dissolved solvent migration to develop
site specific standards and demonstrate pathway elimination.
Advised
clients with regard to the EPA and PADEP Spill, Overfill and
Corrosion Protection requirements for USTs, which were required by
December 22, 1998.
Advised
clients with regard to the PADEP AST compliance requirements, some
of which were required by October 11, 2000.
Performed
numerous Phase I investigations according to the American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) publication E 1527-00 Standard
Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment Process.
Conducted soil and groundwater sampling activities
including low-flow sampling. Oversight for monitoring well
installation and well development. Performed slug tests in shallow
groundwater monitoring wells.
Senior Hydrogeologist Aquatex, Incorporated, Hammonton,
NJ
June 1995 March 1997
FAA
Technical Center, Pomona, NJ - Project Geologist / Manager (October
1995 through December 1996) responsible for on-site management and
technical oversight of a one million dollar contract with the US
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which involved the design
modification and installation of a groundwater remediation system at
the Area 20A Superfund site. The remediation system included hollow
stem and mud-rotary drilling of 18 shallow aquifer extraction wells
to approximately 40-feet and four (4) intermediate aquifer injection
wells to approximately 110-feet. Representative soil samples were
collected from the borings for sieve analysis. The sieve analysis
results were used to design the 18 shallow aquifer extraction wells
and four (4) intermediate aquifer injection wells according to
Chapter 13 in Johnsons Groundwater and Wells.
Responsible for the supervision of the well development of the
shallow extraction wells and intermediate injection wells using
pumping, air lifting and jetting techniques.
Managed the investigation and remediation of multiple
leaking petroleum underground storage tank sites. Conducted soil and
groundwater sampling activities including low-flow sampling.
Oversight for monitoring well installation and well development.
Performed slug tests in shallow groundwater monitoring wells.
Performed
Phase I investigations according to the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) publication E 1527-97 Standard Practice for
Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment Process.
Geologist / RT Environmental,
Incorporated, Bridgeport, NJ
Project Manager
February 1994 June 1995
Managed
field geologists and scientists during UST closures and site
characterization investigations. Collected soil and groundwater
samples during UST closures and site characterization investigations
in accordance with the most current Federal and State regulatory
standards.
Prepare
Remedial Action Plans incorporating the design of Soil Vapor
Extraction (SVE), air sparging, liquid ring pump (LRP), and
multi-well groundwater pump and treat systems in accordance with
federal, state and client protocol.
Perform
SVE, air sparging, LRP, and groundwater pump and treat pilot tests
to evaluate remedial alternatives. Supervise the installation and
operation of soil and groundwater remediation systems.
Hydrogeologist IT
Corporation, Bellmawr and Edison, NJ
September 1991 February 1994
Performed Phase II environmental site assessments on
petroleum, commercial, and industrial project sites. Duties included
drilling oversight, well installations, and soil and groundwater
sampling.
Perform
SVE, air sparging, LRP, and groundwater pump and treat pilot tests
to evaluate remedial alternatives. Supervise the installation and
operation of soil and groundwater remediation systems.
Extensive
environmental assessment report writing for PADEP and NJDEP.
Affiliations/Organizations
Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists (PCPG) -
Member
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) -
Member
Tank
Installers of Pennsylvania (TIP) - Member
National Ground Water Association (NGWA) AGWSE Division
(Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers) -
Member
Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association
(PPMCSA) Associate
Member
Delaware Valley Fuel Oil Dealers Association
Associate Member
Better Home Heat Council of the Lehigh Valley
Associate Member
Last Revision 04/07/2006
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