Dr. Reinaldo A. González, Phd
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Résumé Dr. Reinaldo A. González, PhD Education • BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Zulia, 1978 • MS, Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1984 • PhD, Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1987 Professional Affiliations • Water Environment Federation (WEF) • Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA) • Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS) Professional Experience • Senior Project Manager, THE STOVER GROUP. Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2016 – Present. • Project Manager and Associate Environmental Engineer, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri, 1995 – 2016. • Senior Process Engineer, THE STOVER GROUP. Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1992 – 1995. • Senior Environmental Engineer and Section Manager, Petrochemical of Venezuela. Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1987 – 1992. • Instructor, University of Zulia, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program. Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1990 – 1992. • Instructor, Rafael Urdaneta University, Environmental Education Graduate Program. Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1991 – 1992. • Project Engineer, THE STOVER GROUP. Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1985 – 1987. • Plant Engineer, Chemicals ESAMAR. Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1981. • Maintenance Supervisor, National Institute of Sanitary Works (INOS-Torondoy System). Valera, Venezuela, 1980. • Plant Manager, National Institute of Sanitary Works (INOS-Torondoy System). Valera, Venezuela, 1979 – 1981. • Plant Engineer, National Institute of Sanitary Works (INOS-Torondoy System). Valera, Venezuela, 1978 – 1979. 41 Résumé Summary of Work Experience Dr. González has more than thirty-five (35) years of experience managing projects involving several aspects of water and wastewater treatment, including characterizations, flow monitoring, bench scale and pilot scale treatability studies, feasibility studies, concept design, facility start-ups, operations services, operator training, and troubleshooting. Dr. González has also been involved in site investigation/site remediation projects including design and operation of groundwater treatment systems. Dr. González specializes in concept design, feasibility studies, treatability studies, and operations of industrial and municipal wastewater treatment systems. He is experienced in biological and physical/chemical industrial wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, and hazardous waste management. He has been involved in projects in the food and consumer products processing, metal finishing, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, refinery, automotive, and paper coating industries. Dr. González has also been involved in several groundwater and site investigation/remediation projects. Treatability Studies Experience Dr. González has extensive experience in setting up and supervising bench-scale and pilot-scale treatability investigations for development of process design criteria in the areas of aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment, oil/water separation, dissolved air flotation (DAF), carbon adsorption, ozone disinfection, air/steam stripping, advance oxidation, neutralization, coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration for various types of industries/categories including: food processing, groundwater remediation, naval facilities, refining, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, plating shops, ammunitions, and municipal wastewater treatment. Odor Control Experience Dr. González has conducted numerous site investigations and wastewater treatment plant evaluations for odor control and control of organics employing scrubbing, chemical treatment, ozone, activated carbon, air stripping, and biological treatment for various types of industries including food processing, municipal wastewater treatment plants, and cruise ship liners. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Experience Dr. González has participated in numerous industrial wastewater treatment projects including: concept engineering design, final engineering design, wastewater treatment plant capacity and treatment process evaluations, wastewater pretreatment preliminary design, operations troubleshooting, final discharge permit applications, wastewater minimization, and treatment technologies feasibility analysis for both biological (aerobic and anaerobic) and physicochemical treatment for the following types of industries/categories: petrochemical, pharmaceutical, adhesives/coating, food and 42 Résumé consumer products processing, fertilizers, beverages, breweries, water/wastewater treatment plants, refining, aerospace, plating shops, groundwater remediation, ethanol production, meat packing, soy bean production, power plants, chemical plants, and product recovery facilities. Operations Experience Dr. González has been involved in numerous water and wastewater treatment plant day- to-day operations, start-up and commissioning, operator training, operations troubleshooting, and operations consultation for various types of industries including municipal, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food and consumer products, chemical, meat packing, and groundwater remediation. Wastewater Reuse Experience Dr. González has been involved in several water/wastewater reuse feasibility analysis for various clients including refining industry, alcohol production industry, food and consumer products processing, and beverage industry. TRE Experience Dr. González has been a project team member for several toxicity reduction evaluation (TRE) projects for both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants including aerospace, power plants, metal finishing, refining, and meat processing. His role as team member included data analysis and interpretation to determine potential causes of whole effluent toxicity (WET), plant evaluation of the wastewater treatment facilities to determine the treatment capacity, bottlenecks and limitations as well as operational practices that may contribute to WET, and project management. Water Treatment Experience Dr. González participated in the start-up and operations of a water treatment plant located in Venezuela, owned and operated by the National Institute of Public Works (INOS). He served as process engineer, plant manager, and maintenance supervisor of this facility for three years. He has also participated in water treatment plant evaluations including inspection of the mechanical equipment, recommendations for immediate operation modifications, and development of a sampling and process control program for both municipal and industrial clients. Dr. González served as project manager and process engineer for the evaluation of alternatives for disposal of alum sludge generated at water treatment plants. Dr. González served as a member of the design team for an Aquifer Recovery and Storage project water treatment system. His main role was the design of the primary clarifier including drawings and technical specifications. 43 Résumé Municipal Wastewater Treatment Experience Dr. González has participated in numerous municipal wastewater treatment plant projects including evaluation of the facilities to determine the existing capacity and potential modifications required to increase capacity, conceptual engineering and preliminary engineering designs, biosolids handling, rate studies, master planning, and energy audits to identify energy savings improvements. Miscellaneous Industrial Experience As manager of Environmental Affairs for Petrochemical of Venezuela Dr. González served as technical consultant and project manager for the following main projects: • Technical consultant for the inventory and classification of the industrial waste generated at the El Tablazo Complex. Review and approval of the conceptual engineering for the facilities for storage, treatment and disposal of the industrial wastes. • Technical consultant for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the following new production plants: Olefins, VCM, chlorine, styrene latex, styrene monomer, and lineal resins. • Project manager for the evaluation of the ambient air quality at the El Tablazo Complex. The project included installation and operation of automatic air sampling units for the following parameters: Particulates, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, NOx, SOx, total hydrocarbons, ozone, chlorine, VCM, EDC, benzene, and mercury. • Project manager for the evaluation of alternatives for reuse of spent sulfuric acid within the El Tablazo Complex plants. • Project manager for the preparation of the Health and Safety Plan for the clean-up of the El Tablazo north area. • Project manager for development/updating of procedures for solid and hazardous waste handling, including identification, segregation, recycling and reuse, temporary storage, and treatment. • Project manager for development of a specific plan of action to comply with the Air Quality and Air Pollution Control Regulations. Evaluation of the central industrial wastewater treatment plant. • Project manager for the Preliminary Evaluation and Site Investigation of the El Tablazo Petrochemical Complex North Area. The preliminary evaluation included the development of a Work Plan for a site characterization program of the Area Norte. The site characterization included the installation of new monitoring wells, groundwater sampling from the new and existing wells, soil (surface and subsurface) sampling, and surface water (northwest pond) sampling in order to identify potential areas of contamination through a multi-phased approach. The investigation was conducted with a phased approach. • Technical consultant for the conceptual engineering for