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Environmental Manager Permit Compliance in Bakersfield CA Resume Roger Funston
Environmental Manager Permit Compliance in Bakersfield CA Resume Roger Funston
702-882-1931
rogerfunston@yahoo.com
Tehachapi, CA 93561
Environmental Permitting
Contaminated Site Investigation
Contaminated Site Remediation
Environmental Auditing
Incident Investigation
Environmental Training
P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KINROSS GOLD, ROUND MOUNTAIN, NV
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
Led a high performance team of eight professionals in exceeding environmental leading and lagging key
performance indicators, including mentoring/coaching.
Supported future growth through permitting of a major mine expansion.
Strategy development for mine closure planning.
Assessed environmental risk, effectiveness of current controls and developed action plans.
Developed a site-wide water management strategy.
Active involvement in management team inspections and incident investigations.
Mentored/coached environmental engineers.
Performed overseas audits of Kinross mining properties.
2012 2015
2007 2012
Developed and implemented strategies for obtaining permits for critical business expansion projects.
Owned the site ISO 14001 Environmental Management System including setting and achieving objectives and
targets, performance measurement and continuous improvement.
Lead efforts to identify environmental training gaps, develop SOPs and visual work instructions and delivered
environmental training to all organizational levels.
ROGER FUNSTON
702-882-1931
Tehachapi, CA 93561
rogerfunston@yahoo.com
Developed closure strategy for onsite legacy facilities and associated groundwater contamination.
Key participant in developing ground-up revision of the reclamation plan and closure cost estimate.
Managed 60-acre reclamation field plot study.
Active participation in numerous incident investigations and root cause analysis.
Performed audits of Rio Tinto facilities in the US and Canada.
Implemented the business plan for a new branch office including marketing professional services, day-to-day
operations management.
Developed strategy for redevelopment of a former military facility
2005 2006
GEOMATRIX, BAKERSFIELD , CA
SENIOR SCIENTIST
Performed environmental due diligence of large oilfield acquisitions for major financial firms
Performed environmental site investigations for a large oil refinery
KENNEDY/JENKS, BAKERSFIELD , CA
CLIENT MANAGER
1998 2005
Key team member in obtaining a DOE grant on behalf of a major California oil producer to conduct a pilot study to
evaluate feasibility of treatment oilfield produced water for beneficial reuse.
Successfully negotiated with California regulatory agencies on strategies for cost-effective strategies for risk-based
closures of brownfield sites that allowed for residential redevelopment in a timeframe acceptable to the developer
Assisted facilities in identifying environmental risks and in developing action plans to correct compliance concerns
Executed numerous site assessment and remediation of contaminated properties
Assisted clients in identifying environmental risks and developing permitting/compliance action plans
2006 2007
1988 1997
Developed and implemented a strategy for controlling air emissions from cyclically steamed oil wells that increased
production and reduced operating costs while meeting regulatory requirements.
Worked with regulators to develop a compliance plan and schedule for an alternative method for disposing of
oilfield wastewater that avoided being named in a Cleanup and Abatement Order.
Negotiated with regulators on a method for reusing crude oil impacted soil onsite as road base, saving the
company $500,000 in cleanup costs while meeting regulatory requirements.
Performed environmental due diligence for potential oilfield property acquisitions
Managed cleanup and redevelopment of oilfield properties
ROGER FUNSTON
702-882-1931
rogerfunston@yahoo.com
Tehachapi, CA 93561