JEFF AGUILAR

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

949 355-4397

rockboy@sbcglobal.net

Professional Geologist

Registered Professional Geologist with over 16 years’ experience with environmental site assessment of all types of properties and the investigation and remediation of impacted soil, groundwater and vapor. Demonstrated expertise with portfolio management, regulatory compliance, client and agency interaction, business development and subcontractor and staff oversight. Possess strong analytical and managerial skills and highly organized. Results-oriented geologist that’s experienced with using innovation to solve complex problems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Regulatory compliance

Client representation Agency interaction Scope development Budget creation and

tracking RFP submittals Subcontractor

oversight Staff

management/training

Field work oversight Technical writing

and reporting Feasibility testing Determining

remedial strategy Negotiating case

closure Business

development Data interpretation Risk assessment

Fate and transport modeling

Low threat closure System design Phase I ESA Phase II ESA Phase III ESA Safety training and

oversight

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CARDNO INC. , Lake Forest, CA 2006 – 2016

SENIOR PROJECT GEOLOGIST

Managed a portfolio of 38 sites under the jurisdiction of multiple agencies from Los Angeles to San Diego with an annual budget of 1.2 million. Acted as the professional geologist and client and regulatory liaison for all of the sites in the portfolio.

Managed a team of employees to ensure each site was compliant with all regulations, reporting requirements and field and safety protocols. Obtained an environmental case closure rate of over 50% within three years.

Collected and interpreted all analytical data and determined future scopes of work based on data interpretation and site budget.

Created annual budgets for each site and tracked profit and loss for each site and the portfolio. Maintained at least a 15% profit margin on a portfolio of up to 1.5M annually.

Created RFP submittals and assisted in building the business from a 20 person firm to over 200 employees with sales growing from $10MM to $40MM annually.

Supervised all subcontractors and provided field support to junior staff. Assisted in the hiring and mentoring of junior staff and maintained a perfect safety record. Modeled the fate and transport of contaminants and calculated estimated time of impact to known

sensitive receptors. Determined the remediation strategy for each site. Conducted feasibility testing of each remedial

strategy and oversaw the engineering of each remediation system. Created or reviewed every technical report for every site. Experienced with the creation of every

type of report from investigation work plans to case closure requests and everything in between. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experienced with evaluating human health risks through exposure pathways and the mitigation of risk.

Acted as sole regulatory and client liaison for each of the sites within my portfolio.

CAMBRIA ENVIRONMENTAL INC. (Currently GHD) 2000 -2006

PROJECT GEOLOGIST

Oversaw the day to day management of 53 sites throughout California and managed an office and all staff within the office.

Conducted day to day management of 53 sites for a fortune 500 client. Oversaw all field work and subcontractor selection and supervision. Created all technical reports and associated data interpretation. Responsible for the invoicing and profit and loss of each site and the portfolio. Acted as the office representative for the company and hired and managed all staff within the

southern California office. Acted as the sole regulatory contact for each site and responsible for knowledge of all regulatory

requirements. Acted as client liaison for each site and ensured responsive customer service. Oversaw the logging of soil samples, installation of monitoring wells and groundwater sampling

of all wells. Responsible for interpreting the geology beneath each site. Comfortable with having to work independently or as part of a team

EDUCATION

Bachelor degree in Geology, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Graduate Studies in the Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment, Cal Berkley

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Certification as a Registered Professional Geologist #8178 with the State of California

40 Hour HAZWOPER certified

First aid and CPR certified

Cal OSHA Supervisor certified

Loss Prevention System trained and certified

Proficient with Microsoft office, Adobe, Modflow and GINT