Mr. Harwood is a Senior Geologist, Project Director and Vice President
with over 15 years of experience in environmental consulting working
with private and public sector clients. Mr. Harwood's experience includes
planning and implementing environmental investigations, including Preliminary
Assessments (PAs), Site Investigations (SIs), UST closures, and Remedial
Investigations (RIs), and remediation projects at a variety of sites
involving the redevelopment of contaminated properties for residential,
commercial, and industrial future uses. His responsibilities include
the management of technical staff and project management and development
of the technical and regulatory approaches for characterization of soil
and groundwater quality at properties in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Mr. Harwood is highly skilled in the development of effective and cost-efficient
technical and cost proposals and investigation work plans. He reviews
and interprets environmental data, coordinates with clients and regulatory
agencies, manages subcontractors, supervises the implementation of environmental
investigations, and produces final reports. Mr. Harwood provides effective
management and technical consulting through his hands-on experience
in a wide variety of field investigation and remediation activities,
including installation of monitoring wells (overburden and bedrock)
and test borings, collection of soil and water samples (including direct
push and low-flow purging/sampling techniques), closure of underground
storage tanks, field screening surveys (immunoassay and soil vapor assessments),
hot-spot soil excavation, construction of Engineering Controls, and
a wide range of groundwater remediation techniques.
Mr. Harwood is responsible for providing overall technical and strategic
support for ongoing environmental compliance and remediation projects,
including management of field investigations as well as the reduction
and interpretation of geologic, hydrogeologic, and environmental data.
His responsibilities also include management of project staff and proposal
development, client and agency interaction, and preparation of final
reports. Mr. Harwood provides consultation to clients in order to resolve
complex environmental issues associated with property transactions and
development of contaminated properties.