JOSEPH E. MIZERANY, P.G.

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1 JOSEPH E. MIZERANY, P.G. Education B.S. Geology, University of Oklahoma, 1986 University of Arkansas, Professional Licenses Certified Professional Geologist, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas Advanced RCRA Training, McCoy and Associates ASTM E50.04 Risk Based Corrective Action Trainer 40-Hour Health and Safety Training for Hazardous Waste Workers, OSHA Hour Health and Safety Refresher Training-Current, OSHA Professional Affiliations National Groundwater Association National Water Well Association American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Professional Experience Mr. Mizerany serves as Senior Hydrogeologist and Manager of SCS Corporate National Accounts Program. His responsibilities include providing SCS offices with solid waste and RCRA corrective action support. He also serves as liaison and management lead for SCS National Clients. He was directly involved in the development of Federal and selected State Risk-Based Corrective Action (RBCA) programs and his knowledge of these risk-based strategies have been successfully implemented throughout the U.S. while working under a range of regulatory programs including RCRA, CERCLA, and HSWA corrective action and permitting. Additionally, Mr. Mizerany has actively lobbied on behalf of SCS clients selected regulatory issues that effect RCRA and CERCLA programs at the State, Regional (EPA Regions 3, 4, and 6) and National (EPA Headquarters) level. For the Solid Waste Division of SCS Engineers Mr. Mizerany routinely evaluates and manages groundwater monitoring and Title V and NSPS reporting projects. He serves as Project Director and Professional Geologist oversight for multiple landfill groundwater monitoring (detection, assessment and corrective action) projects in the southern U.S. Southern States include Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Example project experience includes: Environmental Management Served as Project Director in the assessment, design and construction phases of a groundwater corrective system for the Tontitown Landfill in Northwest Arkansas. The groundwater Resume 1 of 5

2 corrective action system was necessary to address VOC and metal impacts to groundwater from landfill gas generated at the landfill, and to control LFG continued migration. Serves as Project Director for a northwest Arkansas landfill involved in a groundwater nature and extent investigation. Groundwater corrective action may be necessary to address VOC and metal impacts to groundwater from landfill gas generated at the landfill, and to control LFG continued migration. Served as Project Director for a groundwater and surface water assessment for food processing and distribution client in West Memphis, Arkansas. The assessment included evaluating several outdoor disposal areas and the impacts to groundwater and the associated effects of groundwater seepage to local drainage canals. Assessment and remedial actions Program Manager for multi-disciplinary, multi-media compliance audits performed for General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems (GD-OTS). The project included detailed environmental investigations at nine GD-OTS locations, nationally. Mr. Mizerany successfully GD-OTS for their corporate audit involving issues that included RCRA, HSWA, the Clean Water Act, Title V air permitting, petroleum, OSHA and associated State and County regulatory programs. Developed RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Closure/Post Closure Permit Applications for bulk fuel storage terminals operating multiple RCRA regulated units. Designed and implemented the groundwater Compliance and Detection Monitoring Programs for identified SWMUs and regulated units. Project Director for Aviall/Boeing during remediation construction work performed at their former at Dallas Love Field. Remediation planning included a detailed feasibility study that ultimately demonstrated to EPA and TCEQ that excavation (soil) and enhanced bioremediation (groundwater) applications were the most technically practicable and economic solution for the site. Served as Program Manager for multi-disciplinary, multi-media compliance audits performed for Aviall. Audit activities included detailed environmental investigations at nine Aviall locations, nationally. SCS has successfully equipped the Aviall for their corporate audit involving issues that included RCRA, HSWA, the Clean Water Act, Title V air permitting, petroleum, OSHA and associated State and County regulatory programs. Mr. Mizerany served as Project Manager a Northrop Grumman RCRA Facility Assessment (RFA) and Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation (PA/SI) at their fuselage manufacturing facility in Milledgeville, Georgia. Activities included EPA negotiations to exclude selected areas as SWMUs from further corrective action activities. Served as Project Director and Manager for Aviall/Boeing s role as a PRP at the Superfund site at Miami International Airport (MIA). SCS performed an in-depth analysis of Aviall s history at the airport, and represented Aviall at steering committee and technical advisory committee meetings to refute claims of Aviall s contribution to an extensive groundwater contamination plume at MIA. The results of our work delisted Aviall as a PRP and financially liable for any of the past or potential future work at MIA. Resume 2 of 5

3 Served as Program Manager for multiple RCRA corrective action and permitting activities at NASA. The projects involved characterizing DNAPL plumes while implementing innovative risk assessment and remedial alternatives that to reduced the liability associated with corrective action at SWMUs, while assuring protection to human health and the environment. Program Manager for a multi-disciplinary, multi-media compliance audit performed for Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles. The project included a detailed environmental investigation of RCRA disposal areas at ordnance and munitions test ranges. Mr. Mizerany successfully equipped the Lockheed Martin for their corporate audit involving issues that included RCRA, HSWA, the Clean Water Act, Title V air permitting, petroleum, OSHA and associated State and County regulatory programs. Project Director and Manager for Airtran Airlines environmental compliance audits. Audits we completed at Boston (Logan) International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Ft. Lauderdale International Airport, and Orlando International Airport. The audits focused on regulatory compliance with RCRA, CWA, CAA and location-specific aviation authority requirements. Since 2004, served as sole due diligence consultant for all CEMEX (formerly Rinker Materials) facilities and acquisitions in Florida and the southeast U.S Program Manager for Aviall Corporate industrial hygiene services at their Product Repair Station (PRS) facilities, nationally. Industrial hygiene services include indoor air quality and noise exposure assessments, medical surveillance and pre-osha audit assessments. Mr. Mizerany completed a three year project that characterized subsurface conditions for a 250- acre DOE contractor site. Responsibilities include evaluation potential chemical and radiological impacts resulting from historical ordnance and other explosive ballistic equipment manufacturing operations. Mr. Mizerany serves on the ASTM E50.04 Subcommittee developing the provisional standard for Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA) for Chemical Releases. He also is a selected member assisting in training industry how to implement RBCA during corrective action activities. Served as a technical advisor for the Florida HSWA Industry Committee, a multi-industry group dedicated to influencing regulation changes associated with RCRA and HSWA corrective action. Primary responsibilities included day-to-day communication (on behalf of Florida Industry HSWA Committee members) with EPA headquarters, EPA Region IV, and FDEP to develop streamlined RCRA and HSWA corrective action strategies. Mr. Mizerany prepared issue specific white papers that follow RCRA dockets for rulemaking changes that include the proposed corrective action rule (Subpart S), the proposed Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (HWIR) and changes to Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs). Designed and prepared a RCRA, Part B Modification, Section E, Ground-Water Monitoring Program for a Solutia who operated interim corrective measure units. Provided the technical and regulatory support for successfully redefining SWMU boundaries and implementing the CAMU rule during the corrective action process. Prepared RFI Work Plans for various Foundry and Furnace Coke manufacturing facilities in EPA Region IV. The RFIs were designed as multi-media programs to evaluate potential Resume 3 of 5

4 contamination in the air, surface water, soil and groundwater. The projects required the coordination of disciplines as an effective project team to produce a comprehensive work plan. Served as Project manager for CERCLA RI/FS activities at military installations involved in the Military Installation Restoration Program. The RI/FS was developed to satisfy regulatory obligations of EPA Region IV and the FDEP. A multi-media program was designed to evaluate potential contamination in the air, soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater at an Operable Unit with 41 PSCs. Project Manager for DOD contractor that has an aggressive groundwater remediation system operation as part of RCRA corrective action. Successfully incorporated a risk-based approach that implemented source control that minimized remediation liabilities and costs. Assisted in the design and installation of the 300 g.p.m. groundwater recovery and treatment system installed to remediate RCRA and non-rcra areas. Developed RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Groundwater Monitoring Program for a municipality at a hazardous waste landfill. The project called for an aggressive and comprehensive hydrogeologic investigation and interim corrective measure implementation because the municipal water supply well was less than 150 feet away and hydraulically downgradient from the landfill. Project Manager for Phase I, II and III Environmental Site Assessments for large investment firm buying and selling real estate properties in the Southeast United States. Designed and implemented SVE as an interim corrective action measure for remediating soil impacted with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Performed detailed hydrogeologic investigations to characterize groundwater quality in coastal environments that are influenced by tidal fluctuations. Evaluated the upconing effects of salt water encroachment in the shallow Surficial Aquifer. Served as Project Manager for Sabreliner during an environmental site assessment (ESA) and PCB corrective action project for at their hangar at the Orlando International Airport. The ESA required an in-depth, technical liability analysis of jet fuel releases from USTs at the hangar. Amoco and BP Oil Project Account Manager. Served as an oil and gas exploration geologist developing prospects in the mid continent region. Concentrated exploration efforts in deep gas exploration in the Anadarko and Arkoma basins of western and southeastern Oklahoma. Publications and Presentations J. Mizerany and P. Fierro, Utilization of Cone Penetrometer Technology as a Rapid, Cost- Effective Investigative Technique, Proceedings of the 1993 Outdoor Action Conference, National Water Well Association/Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, Resume 4 of 5

5 J. Mizerany and A. Davis, Groundwater Remediation; Modular Approach Using Multiple Technologies, Environmental Management and Technology Conference South, 1994 (Haz Mat South, 1994). J. Mizerany and K. Tumlin, HWIR-Media Rekindles the CAMU, Florida Specifier and Georgia Environmental News, February J. Mizerany, New Legislation is Needed for True Risk-Based Corrective Action, Florida Specifier (February 1999), Georgia Specifier (March 1999), SCS Webpage. J. Mizerany, True Risk-Based Corrective Action, an Opportunity for Change, Horizons Magazine, March J. Mizerany, Florida Approach to Risk-Based Corrective Action, An Opportunity for Change, Florida Horizons (March 2000). J. Mizerany, Successful Alternate Source Demonstrations for LFG-Related Impacts to Groundwater, SWANA North America, (February 2006). Resume 5 of 5