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Company
Profile
Principals
Stephen
Svete
Michael
Gialketsis
Walt
Hamann
Duane
Vander Pluym
Joseph
Power
John
Rickenbach
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Vice-President,
Environmental and Geological Services
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Mr.
Hamann is one of the founding partners of Rincon Consultants,
Inc. He is the principal environmental and engineering geologist
at Rincon. In this capacity, he is responsible for all aspects
of project management, including proposal preparation, client
contact, supervising staff, final report preparation or
technical review, and budget. His extensive experience includes
assessment and remediation of chlorinated solvent releases,
all aspects of underground storage tank assessment and remediation,
and design and implementation of bioremediation projects.
Mr. Hamann also conducts health risk assessments, modeling
for seismic risk and ground shaking, fault rupture potential,
Phase I site assessments, and as an expert witness for hazardous
waste sites. Mr. Hamann is the senior geologist/engineering
geologist for preparation and review of CEQA/NEPA projects.
His NEPA/CEQA experience includes the geologic appraisal
for landfill, residential development, commercial development,
infrastructure (roads, telecommunications, educational facilities)
and redevelopment projects.
TECHNICAL
CAPABILITIES
- Mr.
Hamann has been involved in all aspects of site characterization
and remediation projects. His underground tank experience
includes being onsite for over 500 tank removals, assessing
hundreds of tank sites, remediating numerous tank sites,
post remediation monitoring, and meeting with regulators
on behalf of the responsible parties. His tank experience
includes gasoline, diesel, waste oil, unused motor oil,
and solvent tank storage systems.
- Mr.
Hamann has designed and implemented soil and groundwater
remediation programs for chlorinated solvent releases.
These projects have included air sparging and soil vapor
extraction.
- Mr.
Hamann has designed and implemented enhanced bioremediation
for motor vehicle fuel and crude oil releases.
- Mr.
Hamann has experience in the preparation of geology, seismic,
and contamination related sections for EIR/EIS documents.
Sites analyzed include redevelopment, infrastructure,
residential, commercial, and educational institution projects.
- Mr.
Hamann has been designated as an expert in matters of
underground fuel storage tank and chlorinated solvent
related contaminants. He has provided in-court testimony
for both plaintiffs and defendants related to underground
tank related issues.
- Mr.
Hamann has extensive experience in the characterization
and remediation of oilfield-contaminated sites. He has
completed oil field audits for sites in California, Venezuela,
Ecuador, and Mexico.
- Mr.
Hamann has completed seismic ground acceleration modeling
for sites worldwide, including: California, Indonesia,
Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Trinidad, China, and Croatia.
- Mr.
Hamann has experience in the preparation of geology, seismic,
and contamination related sections of EIRs.
- Mr.
Hamann has provided environmental consulting related to
southern California Superfund projects, including the
regional Burbank-Glendale chlorinated solvent release
and MtBE contamination of the Santa Monica wellfield.
He also was a designated expert in the McFarland cancer
cluster evaluation.
- Mr.
Hamann is Rincon's senior geologist for PEA evaluations
related to new school facilities.
EDUCATION,
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
B.A.,
Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.S.,
Geology, University of California, Los Angeles
Registered Geologist, California (#4742)
C ertified
Engineering Geologist, California (#1635)
Certified
Hydrogeologist, California (#208)
Registered
Environmental Assessor, California (REA I- #02285; REA II-
#20063)
American
Institute of Professional Geologists, Registered Professional
Geologist
Registered
Geologist in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, and Oregon
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