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WOODHOUSE GEOSCIENCES 1400 1st Avenue West, Unit 204 BRADENTON, FL 34205 941-773-8682 [email protected] EXPERIENCE SUMMARY David Woodhouse is a registered professional geologist currently retired and practicing as Woodhouse Geosciences which offers over 50 years of experience in hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, and construction/geological forensics. He is a court recognized expert on groundwater and contaminant flow through fractured bedrock. In that capacity, he has provided consultation and technical expertise to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), major architectural/engineering (A/E) firms, municipalities, and expert witness services to attorneys on cases involving the fate and transport of chemicals in the environment. He has also worked for major A/E firms such as ENSR, Weston, GCA Technology/Alliance Technology, and Camp Dresser McKee. For the USEPA, assignments included the following: Superfund Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) assignments; peer reviewer and consultant to develop siting criteria for landfills governed by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) (RCRA) and dioxin disposal at Times Beach; peer reviewer for EPA to develop time of travel criteria for fate and transport studies; and Department of Justice and EPA consultant on site remediation and cleanups including the Technical Assistance Team (TAT), Technical Environmental Support (TES), Alternative Remediation Contracting Strategy (ARCS), and Remediation Environmental Management (REM). For the US Military, consultant on investigations and remediation of military bases including contracts for the Corps of Engineers’ Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Plan (FUSRAP),NAVY CLEAN; United States Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency (USATHEMA); and the United States Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence(AFCEE) Installation Rehabilitation Program (IRP). Recent projects have included working as a member of the former Erin Brokavich Pacific Gas and Electric team of experts on a class action lawsuit involving 1 migration of chemicals from Bristol Myers Squibb in New Jersey (NJ) and their health effects on downgradient property owners; determining the source of poor indoor air quality at Wells Fargo office in Bradenton, FL; investigating the Unimin mine near Toronto as the cause of health issues of residents downwind; pro bono consultation to the Sarasota School Board on source of poor air quality at Lamarque School; consultation on the environmental and hydrogeological impact of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells in the Everglades and in St.Lucie,Fl.; consulting hydrogeologist on determining Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) for cancer cluster case in West Bradenton, FL. Pro bono consultant for environmental organizations including Suncoast Waterkeeper, Florida 67, Fight for Zero, and the Florida Connection. Consultation addresses the environmental effects on the bedrock fracture migration of contaminated groundwater caused by releases of hazardous chemicals. Cases include cancer clusters in Manatee, Polk, Brevard, and St. Lucie Counties; environmental effects of Mosaic mine expansion in Manatee, DeSoto, Hardee, and Polk Counties in Florida; Dupont (Chemours) mines in Georgia; causes of Red Tide. CREDENTIALS and TRAINING B.A. in Geology, Boston University M.A. in Geology, Boston University M.A. in Meteorology, Boston University Florida Certified Professional Geologist (inactive status) Registered Geologist, (currently inactive) in Georgia, Delaware, Oregon, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Professional Engineer (inactive) in New Hampshire and California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 40 Hour Health and Safety Training Unexploded Ordnance Training (UXO) USEPA Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Inspector Courses on migration and contaminant transport at MIT, National Water Well Association (NWWA), and University of Central Maine. 2 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association of Engineering Geologists American Institute of Professional Geologists MILITARY SERVICE USAF-2nd Lieutenant-66th Missile Squadron, Ellsworth AFB . Massachusetts Air National Guard-Captain Central Intelligence Agency -Air photo interpretation SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WITH ENGINEERING FIRMS David Woodhouse has worked for several engineering and geological firms in a consulting and senior manager capacity as discussed below. He has managed and developed large technical staffs, developed new business, and offered expertise on projects involving hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, and groundwater supplies. Former Principal and Owner of Quest Environmental The Cadmus Group, Inc. Watertown, MA Principal Hydrogeologist As Principal Hydrogeologist, provided technical expertise for attorneys and their clients on cases involving groundwater contamination. Expert witness testimony involving insurance litigation and mediation, migration of contamination through bedrock fractures. Conducted bedrock fracture/ fate and transport studies and provided expert witness testimony for class action lawsuits in New Jersey and for new landfill siting in Massachusetts. Consulted with Erin Brokavich on Dupont class action lawsuit in New Jersey. For the EPA, investigated feasibility of underground injection of hazardous waste at numerous sites in the United States. Other responsibilities included geotechnical engineering, water supply development, construction oversight and management, and remediation design. Gannett Fleming, Inc. Newton, MA Senior Client Manager Managed insurance clients involved in litigation of environmental claims. Provided technical expertise and acted as expert witness. Conducted numerous select Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) reviews for AIG. Responsible for firm’s geotechnical work. 3 Roux Associates, West Depford, NJ and Burlington, MA. Principal Provided technical oversight and mentorship to large technical staff in the New Jersey and Boston offices. Technical expert and expert witness on investigation and remediation of numerous polluted industrial sites. Determined pathway of contamination through fractured bedrock for electroplating company in Massachusetts (MA). Omni Environmental, Princeton, NJ Senior Associate and Office Manager Responsible for day-to-day operations of office in Boston. Transferred to corporate office in Princeton where focus was on business/client development and providing hydrogeological expertise to industrial and insurance companies. Atlantic Geoscience Corp., Gilford, New Hampshire (NH). Vice President Provided technical expertise on hazardous waste environmental cases and development of water supplies for bottled water industry. Consultant to World Bank on developing water supplies in foreign countries and to the Waste Policy Institute in developing bedrock fracture computer program for the Department of Energy (DOE) . ECT Inc., Bedford, NH Senior Vice President Responsible for technical operations and business development. Provided technical expertise to insurance companies. Conducted numerous site assessments throughout the Northeast including as a Licensed Site Professional in MA. Malcolm Pirnie, Paramus, NJ and White Plains, NY Corporate Manager Managed a large group of hydrogeologists assigned to 11 offices throughout the U.S. Major industrial clients included Fortune 100 firms with focus on CERCLA and RCRA site characterization and remediation. Responsible for numerous water supply projects in the Northeast, Florida and Arizona. Consultant to Donald Trump on development of proposed TV City building in New York City. 4 GZA Inc., Newton, MA Senior Geologist and Consultant In charge of engineering geology department and responsible for developing firm's successful penetration into the emerging environmental market. Weston Geophysical Corp., Westboro, MA Senior Geologist Major responsibilities included the Preliminary Safety and Analysis Report (PSAR) and Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) geological mapping and fault studies for several nuclear power plants (see list at end). Developed Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) field procedures to investigate nuclear power plants. Geotechnical Engineers Inc., Winchester, MA Senior Geologist Supervised field earthquake engineering studies for various proposed nuclear power plants. Detailed geologic mapping as required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's PSAR studies. Lead Geologist on the geotechnical investigations and Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for oil refineries, dams, highways, and other major engineered structures. Haley and Aldrich, Inc., Cambridge, MA Senior Geologist Primarily involved in the foundation design and instrumentation of major engineered structures such as high-rise buildings, dams, highways, and airports. Provided construction inspection and management on various foundation designs involving caissons, piles and earthwork. Part of investigation team to determine cause of shattered windows in the new John Hancock Tower in Boston.. EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY Expert witness before court magistrate at quasi-judicial hearing held by City of Fall River Board of Health. Testified regarding the likelihood that contamination from the proposed Phase 3 landfill would migrate through bedrock fractures to the City’s public water supply. 5 DuPont Pompton Lakes Works, New Jersey class action law suit. Expert hydrogeologist and witness for plaintiffs in lawsuit contending that contamination had migrated through fractured bedrock from DuPont to residential and municipal