John E. Conover, Jr., P.E.
Wholistic Environmental
Consulting
Post Office Box 246
Stony Brook, Long Island, New York
11790-0246
U.S.A.
Phone: (631) 428-6473
email: jconoverjr11790@yahoo.com
Please note that we cannot work in New
York State
Anyplace else in the world is OK!
Regional Enforcement
Coordinator, 1997- Present, Stony Brook, NY
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, Region 1
Coordination of Administrative enforcement efforts for the region. Assistance with
criminal enforcement cases. Liaison between legal and technical staff. Review of all case
referrals for technical completeness. Liaison with county health departments, district
attorneys, USEPA, attorney general’s office, U.S. Attorney, FBI. Maintenance of
enforcement database. Multimedia pollution prevention coordinator. Coordinator for the
review of the annual environmental audit for all state facilities in the region.
Environmental Engineer, Hazardous
Waste Remediation, 1989-1997, Stony Brook, NY
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, Region 1
Project manager for the investigation and remediation of hazardous waste sites, emergency
removal actions.
Environmental Engineer, Air
Quality 1987-1989, Warrensburg, NY
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, Region 5
Review of air permit applications, site inspections, stack test oversight, air enforcement
actions, modeling, complaint response.
Environmental Engineer, Solid
Waste 1985-1987, Stony Brook, NY
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, STONY BROOK, NY
Site inspections, complaint response, enforcement, permit application review, construction
oversight. Inspections of solid waste landfills, construction and demolition debris
landfills, transfer stations, recycling facilities, medical waste incinerators. Oversight
of the construction of landfill liners, capping systems, groundwater monitoring systems,
methane recovery systems.
CEO Long Island Pollution Services,
1982-1985, Hauppauge, NY
Manufacture of groundwater remediation treatment systems, groundwater sampling equipment.
Environmental consulting, methane relief systems, oil spill cleanups.
Sales Engineer - Oil Recovery
Systems, 1981- 1982 Needham, Massachusetts
Sales and service of equipment for the remediation of contaminated groundwater.
Foreman - Marine Pollution Control,
1980-1981 Long Island, NY
Investigation and remediation of contaminated sites in New York and New England.
Assistant Engineer - H2M
Consulting, 1979-1980 Melville, NY
Electrical engineering. Water quality laboratory work. Environmental Impact Study
field work. Industrial wastewater pilot plant. Biodegradability research project
Engineering Technician - Suffolk
County Dept. of Environmental Control, 1978-1979 Hauppauge, NY
Field work for storm water runoff project and for stream flow baseline study.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
YORK AT STONY BROOK, Environmental Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree, DOWLING COLLEGE, OAKDALE, NEW YORK, Science and
Math
JOB RELATED TRAINING COURSES
AIR POLLUTION
- EPA AI4I course 446, Inspection Procedures & Safety, Rutgers, 1988
- EPA APTI course 445, Baseline Source Inspection Techniques, Rutgers, 1988
- EPA APTI course 413, Control of Particulate Emission, Rutgers, 1988
- NYSDEC approved course-Environmental Dry Cleaning Technology, 2000
- Visible Emissions Evaluation Course, 1988, 1998
ENFORCEMENT
- USEPA NETI- Negotiations Skills Training(Advanced}, 1997
- Northeast Environmental Enforcement Project, Basic Environmental Crimes Investigations Training, 2001
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- NYSDEC Environmental Justice Fundamental Training, 2003
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
- 1-200 Basic Incident Command System, 1999
- 1-300 Intermediate Incident Command System, 1999
- 5-201 Supervisory Concepts and Techniques, 2000
- 1-400 Advanced incident Command, 2000
POLLUTION PREVENTION
- Pollution Prevention Workshop for Marinas, NYSDEC, 2002
REMEDIATION
- Confined Space Entry Awareness, Mid Hudson Health and Safety Institute, 1997
SOLID WASTE
- Sanitary Landfill Design, University of Wisconsin. 1986
- Geotextiles, Lehigh University, 1986
LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER EXPERIENCE
- New York State Professional Engineering License #72227
- New York State Teaching License for Biology, Chemistry, General Science and Math
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-Hour Safety Training (for hazardous waste sites) 1989
- OSHA 29 DFR 1910.120 8-Hour Refresher Training, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Visible Emission Evaluator Certification, 1988, 1999, 2000
- Expert Witness: Oakville Drum Site, Federal Grand Jury testimony, 1992
- Expert Witness: Suffolk County vs. Big Apple Leasing, 1990
- Expert Witness: NYS vs. Kings Park Enterprises, 1988
- Expert Witness: NYS vs. Steck & Philbin, 1987
- Expert Witness: NYS vs. Town of Smithtown, 1987
- Expert Witness: NYS vs Brookhaven Aggregates, 1986
- Expert Witness: NYS vs Liere Farms, in Suffolk County, 2004
- Expert Winess: NYS vs B & A Demolition, 2005
- Special Assignment: Inspection of the Garbage Barge Mobro in Key West, Florida, 1987
- Administrative Inspection Warrant, lead inspector, a manufacturing facility in Suffolk County, 2003
- Administrative Inspection Warrant, Liere Farms, Suffolk County, 2003
- Criminal Search Warrant, assisted FBI and EPA, a manufacturing facility in Suffolk County, 2003