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OUR PEOPLE
Bruce Carter Associates takes great
pride in the diverse experience of our personnel.
Meet a few of our people...
Bruce Carter, President
John Kilmer, Certified
Hazardous Materials Manager
David J. King, Licensed
Professional Geologist
David W. Scovel,
Geologist, Project Manager
Joel Markland,
Brownfields Coordinator, Environmental Scientist, Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill,
Senior Project Manager
Lauren Pecina, Project Manager
Scott Schneider,
Environmental Scientist
Please click on an
individual person to view a summary of his or her qualifications. For a
complete listing of all our personnel, refer to our Staff
Directory.
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Mr. Carter has worked as an
environmental professional for 30 years.
He began his career in 1971 working first in the Division of
Water Quality in
Muncie
,
Indiana
then as a consultant to
industry. In 1982 he moved
to
Elkhart
, where he worked for two years as Elkhart City Engineer and four
years as Director of Environmental Affairs for Miles Inc.
From 1986-1988, he served as State Representative for the Third
District. In 1987 he
established the consulting business he continues to head.
In his experiences, Mr.
Carter has served as both a consultant and in-house staff member to a
broad range of manufacturing and governmental entities.
In this capacity, Mr. Carter has advised numerous facilities on
a broad range of environmental issues including solid and hazardous
waste, ground water contamination, air emissions, and wastewater and
pretreatment concerns. Specifically,
Mr. Carter has been responsible for the following projects:
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Investigation,
design and construction of remedial measures for a major municipal well field groundwater contamination project in
Northern Indiana;
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Permitting,
construction and upgrade of a
18-MGD municipal wastewater treatment plant;
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Design, construction and startup of an interceptor well system that
protected a municipal well field from ground water contamination;
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Permitting, construction and startup of a $13 million
wastewater pretreatment plant for a pharmaceutical facility; and
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Permitting and construction of a sanitary landfill under
newly-promulgated landfill design standards.
Recently
Mr. Carter has advised numerous manufacturing facilities regarding air
emissions issues. Mr.
Carter has directed staff at BCA in providing Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) analysis, air emissions inventories,
air permitting, air permitting strategy development and air consulting
services to numerous manufacturing facilities.
In
addition, Mr. Carter has a broad background in professional training.
He has served on the staff of
Indiana
University
’s Division of Continuing Education and Indiana Vocational Technical
Institute’s Division of Continuing Education.
In addition, Mr. Carter has provided seminars on a broad range
of topics including hazardous waste, air permitting, Title V
permitting, FESOP permitting and operating agreements.
Born
in
South Bend
, Mr. Carter has a Bachelor of Science degree from
Ball
State
University
and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health Engineering
from the University of Notre Dame.
From 1987 to 1992, he served on the Indiana Environmental
Policy Commission. He is a
Registered Engineer in
Indiana
.
Mr. Carter can be
contacted at the Elkhart
office or via email at bcarter@bcaconsultants.com
Mr.
Kilmer has over 15 years experience in environmental consulting,
primarily in the areas of investigation and remediation of
contaminated soil and groundwater, as well as air permitting,
hazardous waste, water and regulatory compliance.
He has an M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from the
University
of
Illinois
, a B.A. (double major) in Chemistry and in Environmental Science from
the
University
of
Virginia. He
is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager - Master Level.
He is a member of the Association of Groundwater Scientists and
Engineers, and the Indiana Society of Hazardous Materials Managers.
Mr.
Kilmer is the manager of the
Indianapolis
office and is responsible for the technical oversight of all Phase I
and Phase II investigation and remediation work performed by BCA.
He has extensive experience in soil and groundwater contaminant
investigation and remediation, regulatory compliance for manufacturing
facilities and air emissions permitting.
Mr. Kilmer has managed most of BCA’s major site assessment
and remediation projects (see Representative Projects) for the last
eight years.
His projects have included groundwater flow and contaminant
transport modeling as well as design of several remediation systems.
In addition, he has performed hundreds of projects involving
Phase I and Phase II assessments, consulting for legal counsel,
environmental compliance audits, air permits air modeling, emissions
inventories, TRI Form R/A, Tier I/II, materials inventory software,
storm water pollution prevention plans and spill prevention control
and countermeasures plans.
Mr. Kilmer can be contacted at the
Indianapolis
office or via email at jkilmer@bcaconsultants.com
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Joel B. Markland, Brownfields Coordinator, Environmental Scientist, Project Manager |
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Mr. Markland has an
Environmental Science and Management degree from Indiana University
and a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs. He has over 14
years of experience in environmental consulting.
Mr. Markland’s experience
includes groundwater and soil sampling, landfill design and
construction oversight, data management, water well monitoring, and
construction quality assurance and quality control of environmental
construction projects. Mr. Markland has conducted numerous
Environmental Surveys, Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site
Assessments and has experience in remedial design as well as oversight
of remedial projects. In addition, Mr. Markland has prepared Emergency
Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 Form R and
Tier II Reports, Annual Compliance Certifications, Emissions
Inventories, Hazardous Waste reports, Hazardous Waste Contingency
Plans, and various other compliance reports as required by federal,
state and local regulators.
In addition to his technical
duties, Mr. Markland serves as BCA’s Brownfield Coordinator and
Government Affairs Specialist providing assistance in public
communications, government coordination and all brownfield
coordination matters as needed. As a part of these duties, Mr.
Markland assists client communities in communicating with regulators
and provides council regarding brownfield funding assistance including
outlining funding options (grants, loans, insurance recovery, etc.)
and writing grant and loan applications.
Mr. Markland also coordinates
new client development for industrial and commercial client
facilities.
Mr. Markland can be contacted at
the
Indianapolis
office or via email at
jmarkland@bcaconsultants.com
Technical
Specialty: Investigation
and Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater.
Mr.
King has over 18 years of environmental experience, including over 8
years of investigation and remediation of contaminated soil and
groundwater. Other areas
of experience have included geographic information systems (GIS),
landfill monitoring, wetland delineation, asbestos abatement, acid
mine drainage and geological exploration.
He has a B.S. degree in Geology from
Indiana
University
and is a Certified Professional Geologist in Indiana, a Certified
Professional Geologist in
Kentucky
, and a Registered Professional Geologist in
Pennsylvania
.
Mr.
King is a project manager in the
Indianapolis
office and is responsible for performing Phase I and Phase II site
investigations and Brownfield investigations and remediation.
He has considerable experience in designing, implementing, and
managing investigation and remediation projects.
Mr. King has experience in investigation and clean-up of
numerous petroleum sites including tank removals, site
characterizations, corrective action plans, remediation and
monitoring. Mr. King has
conducted numerous geological/hydrogeological studies of solid waste
landfills, including field operations leader for a CERCLA RI/FS at a
landfill on the Superfund list. He
has conducted contaminant, hydrogeologic and geotechnical
investigations of factories, abandoned mines and bedrock contamination
areas.
Mr. King can be contacted at the
Indianapolis
office or via email
at
dking@bcaconsultants.com
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David
W. Scovel, Licensed Professional Geologist, Project Manager |
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David W.
Scovel joined Bruce Carter Associates full time as an Environmental
Scientist in the Spring of 2005 after completing a two-year contract
with BCA conducting well surveys in 2004. Mr. Scovel graduated from
Ball State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Geology, and is a Licensed Professional Geologist. He had worked for three years as a field geologist for the
Indiana Geological Survey and the Indiana Department of Transportation
before joining BCA. His experience includes field sampling, data
management, and water well monitoring. He has conducted numerous
Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
and implementation of remediation systems.
Mr. Scovel can be contacted at
the
Indianapolis
office or via email at
dscovel@bcaconsultants.com
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Miss Hill graduated with
degrees in Environmental Administration and Political Science from the
University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. Since joining Bruce
Carter Associates in March of 2003, she has been extremely involved
with air monitoring and compliance projects. These projects have
included emission inventories, compliance certifications and emissions
recordkeeping and reporting. Miss Hill has also prepared Emergency
Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 Form R and
Tier II Reports. Miss Hill has experience with a broad range of
manufacturing operations including surface coatings, RV and mobile
homes, pianos, diesel engines, fiberglass, meat rendering, biodiesel,
steel mills, coke and coal handling facilities and foundries. She
has facilitated air permit modifications, renewals, amendments and
Plantwide Applicability Limits (PAL) for clients. Additionally, she
has experience with Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
compliance reports and Best Available Control Technology (BACT)
analysis. Miss Hill has also done extensive work with GAP analysis
for a variety of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP). Currently, she is assisting numerous clients with
NESHAP implementation, compliance programs and required reporting and
recordkeeping. Miss Hill also routinely conducts environmental
compliance auditing and work.
Since completing the ISO
14001 Lead Auditor Training in August 2006 Miss Hill has been highly
involved with Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Her duties have
included coordinating internal audits of the current EMS system
entailing tracking corrective action records, ranking and identifying
significant environmental aspects and reviewing and updating
environmental management plans and legal and other requirements. She
has also worked on third party surveillance audits.
Miss
Hill currently participates in the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
Environmental Council. She has completed “Environmental Managers
Training Series” offered through the Environmental Institute and Bruce
Carter Associates, L.L.C. Other training includes DOT 126F Hazardous
Materials for Safe Transportation per 49 CFR 173, ISO 14001 Lead
Auditor Training and Practical Compliance with EPA Regulations
sponsored by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the
Environmental Management Association of Northern Indiana until its
closure in 2006.
Ms. Hill can be contacted at the
Elkhart
office or via email
at
ehill@bcaconsultants.com
Ms. Pecina has an Environmental Management degree from Indiana
University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs. She has
strong communications skills and extensive experience dealing directly
with many local, state, and federal regulators.
Ms. Pecina has attended annual EPA and OSHA seminars to keep up with
changes in regulatory compliance, to receive certification as a
trainer and to actually perform the training in these areas. She has
been actively involved in the preparation of annual regulatory
reporting concerning both employees and facilities, which includes
preparing TIER II and Form R reports and maintaining OSHA 300 logs.
She also has experience dealing with proper hazardous waste management
and disposal practices. She has extensive knowledge of state and
federal regulations concerning OSHA, DOT, and EPA (RCRA). Ms. Pecina
has experience in authoring and maintaining a wide range of safety
programs. She has conducted training on these programs at a multitude
of facilities and is also responsible for conducting internal OSHA
audits to assure compliance with OSHA regulations.
Ms. Pecina is experienced in waste water sampling for multiple
facilities. She conducts sampling and completes the required reports
for each facility. In addition, she has also initiated and maintained
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Programs for a multitude of companies
who are subject to Rule 6 requirements. This includes drafting an
initial SWPPP Plan as well as conducting annual training to maintain
compliance.
Ms. Pecina has extensive knowledge of air permitting requirements to
assure compliance with IDEM regulations. Here experience with air
permitting regulations encompasses a broad range of manufacturing
operations including surface coating, RV and mobile home
manufacturing, fiberglass fabrication, brick manufacturing operations,
concrete manufacturing, wood and lumber manufacturing, and asphalt
manufacturing operations. Her responsibilities include quarterly
reporting, amendments, modifications, and renewals of state and
federally enforceable air permits. She has also been involved in the
initial permitting process for many facilities, this includes drafting
permit application forms, calculating potential to emit, and
conducting air modeling. She is also well versed in NESHAP
regulations and responsible for maintaining compliance with these
regulations for multiple facilities. This includes filing initial
notifications and calculating emissions to comply with semi-annual
reporting requirements.
Ms. Pecina possesses an ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification and has
conducted several Environmental Management Systems audits to determine
compliance with the ISO standard. She is also responsible for
conducting comprehensive environmental audits for multiple facilities
to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Ms. Pecina is a member of the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce
Environmental Council. Her certifications include ISO 14001 Lead
Auditor, 2008 and OSHA 10-hour General Industry, 2008.
Ms. Pecina can be contacted at
the
Elkhart
office or via email at
lpacina@bcaconsultants.com
Scott R. Schneider received a Bachelor
of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of
Detroit in 2003. Mr. Schneider joined BCA Consultants in September of
2008 as an Environmental Scientist. His environmental experience
includes monthly emission recordkeeping, quarterly emission reporting,
development of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC),
development of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP),
wastewater sampling and reporting.
Mr. Schneider can be contacted at
the
Elkhart
office or via email at
sschneider@bcaconsultants.com
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