Education:

• Institute of Science Studies – Athens GA
• Medical University of South Carolina –   Charleston , SC
• AB Technical College – Asheville , NC

Continuing Education:
40-hour OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 H&S

Professional Registration:

North Carolina Certified Asbestos Inspector
North Carolina Certified Lead Risk Assessor
North Carolina Certified Lead Inspector
Indoor Air Quality Professional
Registered Industrial Hygienists

Professional Organization Memberships:

• International Indoor Air Quality Professional
• Assoc. of Professional Industrial Hygienists
• Assoc. of Professional Health & Safety
• American Red Cross Disaster Network

Employment History:

 2002 – Present
Project Manager/IAQ/QA-QC - Mountain Environmental Services, Inc.

2001 – 2002
Environmental Health & Safety Engineer – Amundsen – Scott Station, South Pole, Antarctica – Raytheon Corp.

 1993 – 2001
Health & Safety Officer, Buncombe County Board of Education

1984 – 1993
Environmental Specialist/Geological Technician/QA-QC – S&ME Inc., Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Current Responsibilities:

As Project Manager with Mountain Environmental Services, Inc. Mr. Ball's current responsibilities include project review and over site, Industrial Hygiene, Lead Paint & Asbestos, Construction QA-QC, coordination of field assessment activities, analytical data interpretation, UST and groundwater regulatory compliance, client/regulatory liaison. Perform final QA/QC review of reports and correspondence.

Professional Qualifications:

Mr. Ball's work experience spans 20+ years in the environmental/geosciences industry including management and professional staff positions in environmental/geotechnical consultation and state regulatory compliance. His range of project experience includes leaking underground storage tank (UST) assessment, real estate transaction environmental assessment, North Carolina Department of Transportation geotechnical investigation, soil and groundwater assessment, project health and safety oversight, State of North Carolina UST compliance regulation. Indoor air quality investigations, and quality assurance/quality control on many construction projects. He served as EH&S Engineer at South Pole Antarctica, and worked the disaster in New York on 9/11.

Areas of Competence:

•  Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment
•  Soil and Groundwater Assessment
•  UST and Groundwater Regulatory Compliance
•  Project Health and Safety Coordination
•  Asbestos Inspection
•  Lead Paint Assessor/Inspector|
•  Indoor Air Quality

Project Experience:

ATC Associates of North Carolina , P.C. – Raleigh , NC

Performed soil and groundwater release assessments of leaking USTs from commercial petroleum facilities across the state of North Carolina and South Carolina. Assessment and remediation activities included supervision of monitoring well and soil boring installation, UST removal, soil and groundwater sampling, air sparge and soil vapor extraction (AS/SVE) pilot testing, remediation system design and testing, free-product abatement. Reports submitted to regulatory agencies included Phase I/II Limited Site Assessments (LSAs), Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSAs), Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), UST Removal Reports, groundwater monitoring reports, and project invoicing.

Project Experience:

  • Buncombe County Solid Waste – Asheville , NC
     Oversee installation of new Bio-Reactor System at      Buncombe county Landfill. Construction QA/QC, and      operations control. Monthly leachate monitoring of same      program for regulatory compliance.

  • Linn Cove Viaduct – Blue Ridge Parkway – Linville , NC
     Worked with site investigation crews for placement of      support pillars, and control damage to natural environment      around work areas.

  • Shuford Mills – Hickory , NC
     Performed soil and groundwater release assessment of      leaking USTs, and Toluene release. Assessment and      remediation included installation of monitoring ports and      removal, installation and monitoring of air sparging and soil      vapor extraction (AS/SVE) remediation system. Reporting      used Standard Comprehensive Site Assessment protocol,      including groundwater flow maps, contaminant      isoconcentration maps, and chemical analytical results.

  • Ocoee River – Olympic Kayak Course – Cherokee National
      Forest , TN.
     Worked with placement of stones for computer-designed      course for Olympic Kayak course. Completely unique      experience of river design.

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