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RESUME
John B. Richardson - Senior Environmental Consnitant
ASARCO Incorporated Technical Services Center
3422 South 700 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-4191
EDUCATION MS - Environmental Health/Industrial Hygiene - 1973 - University of Minnesota BA - Political Science/Pre-med - 1970 - University ofUtah
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in 1976. Certificate No. 1037.
Certified as a Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals in 1978. Serial No. 5832.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Industrial Hygiene Association Air and Waste Management Association
EXPERIENCE
1997-Present Senior Environmental Consultant, Technical Services Center, ASARCO Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah
Consults with plant and upper management, plant environmental staff, corporate attorneys and regulatory affairs personnel on all matters related to environmental regulation.
1994-1996
Manager, ASARCO's Corporate Environmental Sciences Department, Salt Lake City, Utah
Managed a staff of six environmental professionals, three instrumentation technicians and two computer programmers. Under his guidance the department initiated regular environmental audits of Asarco mining, milling, smelting, refining and subsidiary operations. Personally led several of these audits. Also organized and conducted auditor training sessions.
1987-1993
Senior Corporate Environmental Scientist, ASARCO Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah
I, Air
Participated in air permit application preparation and negotiations in Arizona, Missouri, Illinois and Texas, including the $100 million ConTop project for the ASARCO-EI Paso plant.
Was instrumental in completing the Part B permit air addendum for a commercial hazardous waste recycling facility in Texas.
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Assisted in the development and implementation ofPM10 and lead State Implementation Plans (SIPs) in Texas, Arizona, Missouri, Montana and Nebraska.
Crafted air study and compliance sampling protocols for ASARCO operations located in Texas, Arizona, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Washington, Illinois and Matamoros, Mexico.
Prepared and reviewed air emission inventories for Texas and Missouri operations of ASARCO.
n. Water
Assisted in the preparation ofNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and also Texas Water Commission (TWO) discharge permit applications or renewals for ASARCO plants in Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.
UL Hazardous Waste
Prepared Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Pan A and Part B permit applications for ASARCO plants in Texas and Oklahoma.
Assisted in negotiations with the Texas Water Commission and the Texas Air Control Board which resulted in the issuance of a Pan B permit for a commercial hazardous waste recycling facility in Corpus Cbrisri, Texas.
Participated in a study team charged with evaluating rhe feasibility of constructing a greenfield secondary lead smelter in southeast U. S.
Advised ASARCO operations on changing aspects of RCRA regulations, particularly on die loss ofdie Bevill exemption for the nonferrous metals industry sector.
IV. Environmental Audits/Due Diligence Investigations
Participated as team member and team leader in pilot environmental audits at ASARCO and ASARCO subsidiary facilities, evaluating compliance with Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, TSCA, SARA and other applicable regulations.
Acted as environmental coordinator in due diligence investigations of a world class integrated copper complex in eastern Europe.
V. Supcrftmd (CERCLA/SARA)
Represented ASARCO at negotiating sessions with other potentially responsible parties (PRPs), the EPA and affected state agencies at several Superfimd meetings from 1984 to present
Assisted several ASARCO plants in Texas, Colorado and Missouri with the preparation of SARA 312 and 313 reports, as required under the Community Right-to-Know provisions.
VI. OSHA/MSHa
Consulted with ASARCO plants on compliance with applicable occupational health regulations.
1984-1987 1981-1984
1976-1981 1973-1976 1971-1972
Conducted several workplace studies to evaluate compliance status at ASARCO operations.
Manager, Technical Services, American Environmental Consultants, Salt Lake City, Utah (Part of ASaRCO's Environmental Department)
Co-founded an in-house consulting organization offering professional services in air pollution control, solid waste management, industrial hygiene, laboratory analysis and data processing.
Senior Environmental Scientist, ASARCO Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah
Supervised an air pollution source sampling group which conducted numerous compliance tests at cotporaie sites.
Negotiated air sampling protocols with government agencies which frequently resulted in significant savings to the company.
Represented the firm at trade association and government agency meetings where compliance strategies were formulated.
Provided frequent commentary to EPA on proposed regulations.
Designed numerous in-house sampling protocols for specialized environmental assessments.
Provided consultative services to plant managers and corporate officers.
Streamlined data reporting procedures.
Environmental Scientist; ASARCO Incorporated, El Paso, Texas
Established a comprehensive industrial hygiene program at ASARCO's El Paso smelter complex.
Conducted air pollution compliance tests.
Developed solid/hazardous waste and PCB management programs.
Environmental Specialist, ASARCO Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah
Performed comprehensive industrial hygiene and environmental surveys at numerous ASARCO facilities.
Advised plant and corporate management on compliance with current and pending government regulations.
Laboratory Technician/Chemist, ASARCO Incorporated, Sait Lake City, Utah
Performed sample preparation and laboratory analyses of industrial hygiene, air, water, waste and soil samples.
Participated in industrial hygiene and stack sampling surveys.
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