Solid Waste Engineering Services - Key Personnel

CHAD IRELAND, PE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Chad is senior geotechnical engineer responsible for the management and direction of the civil and ground engineering group within Texas and Louisiana. He has more than 25 years of experience in overall direction, delivery, and client interaction for major multidisciplinary projects related to permitting, design, and construction of facilities and environmental assessment and remediation in the waste, oil and gas, power, energy, and mining industries . PROJECT EXPERIENCE Veolia Environmental Services Solid Waste Inc, Asset Evaluation: Financial reviewer for 28 landfills to support asset evaluation prior to the sale in a form of bank offeing. Waste Corporation of America, Facility Assets Review: Financial reviewer for facility assets and operations. Chad aided in annual financial reporting and provided capital planning support. He was also involved with investigating property acquisitions and expansion feasibility studies. Various Municipal Solid Waste Sites, Texas: Geotechnical engineer for the development of construction drawings and specifications for numerous landfill cells. Chad developed numerous permit modification request documents for minor changes to these Texas landfills. He was the engineer of record for major landfill expansion applications. Chad’s work included geotechnical analyses (stability, settlement, etc.), analyses support for leachate and contaminated water plans, surface water analyses, land-use compatibility studies and geometric design. His responsibilities included reviewing existing permit conditions to ensure compliance and reviewing and evaluating generated drawings and specifications for accuracy, completeness and compliance with state requirements. Hazardous Waste, Lake Charles, Louisiana: Geotechnical engineer for the development of construction drawings and specifications for permit-level design of a new double-lined hazardous waste cell at an existing facility and numerous landfill cells. Chad performed engineering calculations in support of permit initiatives including leachate collection system design improvements and vertical and lateral landfill expansion. His responsibilities included reviewing and evaluating generated drawings for accuracy and completeness. Additionally, Chad performed on-site management for construction quality assurance projects. His responsibilities included testing soil during construction of compacted clay liners, documenting geosynthetic materials and leachate collection systems installation, managing field personnel and preparing certification documents for property owners and state agencies. Industrial Solid Waste, Anahuac, Texas: Geotechnical engineer for the development of construction drawings for industrial solid waste landfill cells. Chad’s responsibilities included reviewing and evaluating generated drawings for accuracy and completeness.

EDUCATION „ EMBA, Business

Administration, Colorado Technical University „ BS, Geological Engineering, University of Missouri LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS „ Professional Engineer: TX No. 99293 „ Professional Engineer and Land Surveying Board: LA No. PE.0044355 27 Years with WSP 27 Years of Experience