Leigh Finn
Oakland,NJ
Summary
Strategic-thinking Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in budgeting and forecasting and risk management. Observant and resourceful professional dedicated to delivering project objectives within stipulated time, resource and budget constraints. Outstanding collaborator comfortable working with others in executing projects to achieve company objectives, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Preliminary Assessments, Site Investigations, Remedial Investigation Workplans and Investigations, Remedial Action Workplans, and Remedial Actions. Managing all facets of environmental projects including supervising fieldwork during site and remedial investigations and remedial actions, serving as client and regulatory liaison, developing appropriate remedial actions, preparing technical reports.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Viridian Environmental
Montclair, NJ
05.2014 - Current
- Conducted focused remedial investigation that identified geologic controls on contaminant migration, enabling design of an innovative in situ remedial solutions
- Completed intensive soil sampling program within the water table to delineate identified DNAPL pool
- Supervised installation of both shallow and deep monitoring wells designed to identify magnitude of the dissolved chlorinated solvent plume in both the upper and lower aquifers
- Assisted in the preparation of the Remedial Investigation Report and Remedial Action Workplan that included the development of innovative remedial plan of installing a continuous permeable reactive barrier
- Obtained agency approval in less than four months to implement the excavation of DNAPL and installation of the wall.
- Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
- Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
- Reviewed budget and subcontractor estimates in detail and analyzed for accuracy with scope of work relevancy in mind.
- Furnished project updates to various stakeholders, informing on strategy, adjustments and progress.
- Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
- Conducted periodic inspections of job sites for quality and progress.
- Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
Project Manager
TRC Environmental (Vectre)
Millburn, NJ
08.1997 - 11.2009
- Assisted in obtaining offsite access and road opening permits to install well clusters to determine lateral and vertical extent of a large dissolved chlorinated solvent plume
- Coordinated drilling and disposal contractors during well installation and sampling of over 38 monitoring wells associated with the site
- Prepared numerous NJDEP-required reports
- Collaborated in discussions for the project, detailing the revised groundwater model, location of the extraction well, and construction of the remediation system
- Supervised the installation of the extraction well and logging of rock cores to determine geologic features of the affected bedrock aquifer
- Coordinated and performed 48-hour pump test of the extraction well pumping at 120 gmp.
Case Manager
Groundwater & Environmental Services Inc.
Wall, NJ
08.1994 - 08.1997
- Soil Investigation and Vapor Intrusion Investigation/Mitigation, Former Dry Cleaner,
- Assisted Case Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in managing the site/remedial investigation of chlorinated organic contaminated soil and the groundwater investigation
- Aided in reporting the installation, operation and management of an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) system for mitigating indoor air chlorinated compound concentrations
- Coordinated onoing investigation work on and off-site, including negotiating off-site property access
- Prepared required NJDEP submittals including regulatory timeframe extension
- ISRA Compliance and PA/SI Project, Northern NJ - Project Manager
- Assisted LSRP with ISRA compliance for three multi-tenant commercial properties
- Prepared initial site evaluations to identify potential environmental issues in advance of Owner’s sale
- Work included site visits and interviews with site personnel; review of historical files at sites and public agencies, including health department, state regulatory agencies and USEPA; research of EDR, ERIS and CERCLIS information data bases; review of Sanborn Maps and aerial photographs; preparation of General Information Notices, Preliminary Assessment Reports, and Site Investigation Work Plans for investigation of environmental areas of concern (AOCs)
- Prepared Remediation Agreement and Remediation Funding Source documents and submittals
- Assisted client in review and summary of environmental issues for prospective buyers
- Also completed Site Investigation and required reporting.
Field Scientist
Rust Environment & Infrastructure
Parsippany, NJ
09.1993 - 07.1994
Education
BA - Geology
Colgate University
Skills
- Technical Presentations
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Cost Analysis
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Requirements Writing
- Team Collaboration
- Project Management
- Documentation and Reporting
Accomplishments
- Improved delivery of reports by required regulatory time frames realizing overall increase in customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.
- Consistently maintained strong working relationships with client, lawyers and regulatory agencies
- Negotiated with subcontractors, saving client's money annually.
Certification
- OSHA 40-hour Health and Safety Training and Annual 8-hour Refresher
- OSHA 8-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Supervisor Course
- UST Certification course, NJDEP
Timeline
Project Manager
Viridian Environmental
05.2014 - Current
Project Manager
TRC Environmental (Vectre)
08.1997 - 11.2009
Case Manager
Groundwater & Environmental Services Inc.
08.1994 - 08.1997
Field Scientist
Rust Environment & Infrastructure
09.1993 - 07.1994
BA - Geology
Colgate University