STI Staff


  • Stephanie Runfola

  • William Gereny

  • Charles Lehman

  • James Oates

  • Damien Linton

Stephanie J. Runfola

Owner/President


Ms. Runfola has over 18 years experience generating architectural drawings using AutoCAD®, twelve years experience in fieldwork conducting comprehensive asbestos inspections.  She is certified as a radiation worker and is certified and licensed to conduct lead paint inspections.  She is licensed through the State of Maryland as a certified tank technician.  Ms. Runfola has performed comprehensive asbestos inspections for the Department of the Navy, Syracuse University, the National Institutes of Health, and the Naval Medical Center.  She has created CAD drawings for numerous embassies around the world, Sprint, AT&T, and numerous commercial facilities.


Education


  • A.A., Architectural Technologies, Montgomery Community College, Rockville, Maryland, Dec. 1992.

 

REGISTRATIONS/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS


  • MD EPA AHERA Inspector (kept current)
  • Radiation Worker Certified
  • Certified to use LPA-1 Lead Paint Inspection System
  • Certified Tank Technician through the State of Maryland (kept current)
  • OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker/Supervisor (kept current)

EXPERIENCE

 

1998 to Present   

Owner/President, Subsurface Technologies, Inc., Westminster, Maryland.  Responsible for the overall operations of the company, business development, technical operation, staff development, project management, and quality control.  Conducts asbestos and lead paint inspections, creates site drawings through computer aided drafting, conducts company marketing, and manages company accounting.  Supervises tank installations and removals.

      

1991 to 1998

CAD Manager, Apex Environmental, Inc., Rockville, Maryland.  Generated drawings from as-built drawings and site sketches using AutoCAD® Release 14, performed facilities management of existing and/or removed asbestos for various sites, managed time and scheduling of projects to ensure timely completion, conducted comprehensive asbestos and lead paint inspections, and completed numerous projects early and under budget.



SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

 

  • Conducted comprehensive asbestos and lead paint inspections for 50 U.S. Postal Service sites in the State of Maryland.  Generated AutoCAD® drawings from as-built plans and field mark-ups.  Scope of work included 865,765 s.f. of floor space.

  • Conducted comprehensive asbestos and lead paint inspections and generated CAD drawings for Syracuse University, NY from as-built plans for the entire campus that included 8,352,319 s.f.

  • Sampled monitoring well groundwater for contamination at the IBM headquarters building, Gaithersburg, MD.

  • Conducted soil sampling to screen for contamination during the removal of seven USTs for Taneytown Bank, Thurmont, MD.

  • Conducted soil sampling to screen for contamination during the removal of three USTs at the Maryland State Police Barracks, Frederick, MD.

  • Conducted soil sampling to screen for contamination during the removal of two USTs at Shikellamy State Park, Northumberland, PA and Allentown Mental Institute, Allentown, PA.

  • Performed comprehensive asbestos inspections and created CAD drawings for the following clients:  Patuxent River Naval Air Station; Henderson Hall Battalion Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.; National Naval Medical Center; Naval Air Facility, Andrews Air Force Base; Naval Medical Clinic; U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Air Station

  • Directed and managed the installation of a complete fueling station located at the Delaware Transit Corp. facility in Dover, DE.  The project entailed designing and installing two dispenser islands with three dispensers total.  Two of the dispensers were Gas-Boy twin diesel fuel dispensers and the third was a Gas-Boy gasoline dispenser.  One 12,000-gallon diesel AST and (1) 4,000-gallon gasoline AST was installed along with associated piping.  The tank system included electronic leak detection/inventory monitoring and a card reader.

  • Directed and managed the removal of (4) 2,000-gallon and (1) 500-gallon USTs and closed-in-place (2) 500-gallon USTs at the Maryland Port Authority-Dundalk Marine Terminal.  The project consisted of removing and disposing of 4,500-gallons of product in the USTs, removing and disposing of 5,000-gallons of petroleum and chromium contaminated groundwater, removing and disposing of 5,000-gallons of petroleum contaminated groundwater, and stockpiling and loading 50 tons of contaminated soil.

William C. Gereny

Program Manager


Mr. Gereny is a highly qualified remediation specialist and construction manager with over 19 years of direct experience in environmental consulting and remediation.  Mr. Gereny has participated and directed major, multi-million dollar projects.  He personally has been directly involved with hundreds of petroleum tank projects all in accordance with federal and state requirements.    Mr. Gereny is highly experienced in UST/AST system design, installation, upgrade, removal, and closure.  Sites, which he has been involved with, include residential property of all types; commercial and retail facilities; federal, state, and local government facilities; and light, medium, and heavy industrial and manufacturing sites.  Mr. Gereny has the ability to direct and supervise environmental investigations at hazardous waste sites and petroleum-contaminated sites.  He has designed, conducted, and supervised the performance of multi-media sampling of hazardous waste and contaminated sites.  He designs, conducts, and supervises the installation of subsurface remediation systems for RCRA and CERCLA sites.


REGISTRATIONS/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS


  • MD Certified UST Remover MD #MDIC 98-1584 (kept current)
  • OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker/Supervisor (kept current)
  • OSHA Confined Space Entry Training
  • XERXES Installation Certified
  • MTIA UST Installation, Removals & Safety Training
  • Certified Auto-Stik Installer
  • Certified to Install Total Containment Enviroflex and Omniflex Piping Products
  • Certified to Install Highland Tank Petroleum Equipment
  • Project Management Training

EXPERIENCE


1998 to Present

Program Manager, Subsurface Technologies, Inc., Westminster, Maryland.  Handles project estimating and senior support on projects.  Projects include: turnkey client support in environmental, health and safety consulting and remediation contracting such as petroleum storage tank removals, upgrades, and installs, site evaluation and cleanup, site remedial investigations and feasibility studies.  Provides support for cost estimating, site supervision, proposal writing, coordination of projects to ensure labor allocations, budgets and schedules are developed within the framework of budget and time constraints.


1996 to 1998

Program/Construction Manager, Apex Environmental, Inc., Rockville, Maryland.  Developed, organized, executed and coordinated projects and/or proposal efforts, of which included administrative and technical supervision of projects and proposals to ensure labor allocations, budgets and schedules were developed within the framework of budget and time constraints.  Coordinated four construction crews throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.  Was the incident commander for Giant Foods emergency response.


1994 to 1996

Construction Manager, EA Engineering, Science and Technologies, Sparks, Maryland.  Developed, organized, executed and coordinated projects and/or proposal efforts, of which included administrative and technical supervision of projects and proposals to ensure labor allocations, budgets and schedules were developed within the framework of budget and time constraints.  Coordinated (5) three-man crews throughout the United States.


1991 to 1994

Construction Manager, EA Remediation Technologies, Inc., Hunt Valley, Maryland.  Supported the construction and remediation operations of EA Engineering on a national level.  Was responsible for cost estimating, subcontract management and change orders for projects ranging from $50,000 to 2 million dollars.  Conducted field supervision with hands-on interaction.


1988 to 1991

Construction Foreman, Handex of Maryland, Inc., Odenton, Maryland.  Handled the installation of subsurface remediation systems for major oil companies.  Handled system operations and maintenance.


SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE


  • Managed hundreds of UST investigations including collection of soil samples around USTs for chemical analysis, installation of permanent external vapor monitor points around USTs, installation of soil borings and monitor wells to delineate petroleum contamination, and performance of soil gas studies (including both on-site and laboratory analysis) to identify and delineate contaminant boundaries.  Investigations were performed in accordance with RCRA UST regulations (40 CFR 280).  Also, have conducted numerous UST closures, site assessments and remediations in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  Closures included excavation, classification and disposal/treatment of contaminated soils as well as design implementation of in-situ remedial systems.

  • Directed and managed the location and removal of four USTs at an abandoned dry cleaning store in Baltimore, MD.  Two of the tanks contained water and PCE.  The immediate tank area and surrounding soils had a strong odor of PCE.  Worked in conjunction with Maryland Dept. of the Environment Oil Control division and the Hazardous Waste division to rectify the situation.  Water samples were collected and analyzed via flashpoint method, which exceeded the 150-degree threshold.  Soil samples were gathered from the tops of the tanks and analyzed for EPA Method 8260 VOC to determine if the soil was hazardous.  Field screening of the soil also confirmed that extensive soil contamination was present.  Groundwater samples were then taken to ensure contamination did not enter the groundwater.  All contaminated soils were excavated and removed to an approved facility.

  • Oversaw the Upgrading of fuel dispensers at the Hertz car rental facility located at Dulles Airport.  Four Bennett dispensers were removed and four Gas-Boy dispensers were installed.  All electric and plumbing associated with the Gas-Boy dispensers were hooked up and the old dispensers were disposed of.

  • Directed and managed the Upgrades of USTs at the National Institutes of Health building numbers 5, 29B, 45, 10A and 6B.  Upgrades entailed labeling the fills and monitoring wells, installing overfill protection, testing tanks, installing line leak detectors, repairing monitoring wells, installing over-spill protection, installing new supply and return piping, installing a new sump, performing confined space entry, and training of personnel.  Building 10A required the removal of contaminated soil and backfilling.

  • Directed and managed the installation of (2) 25,000-gallon USTs at Exodus Communications in Ashburn, VA.  Installation included the excavation of (1) tank field and the installation of 36’ x 36’ x 20’ slide rail system shoring.    Submersible pumps with line leak detectors, overfill protection valves, total containment piping and monitoring wells were all installed.

  • Directed and managed the installation of (1) 4,000-gallon heating oil UST and all associated piping at Morgan State University Fine Arts Building.

  • Co-directed and co-managed the removal of (4) 2,000-gallon and (1) 500-gallon USTs and closed-in-place (2) 500-gallon USTs at the Maryland Port Authority-Dundalk Marine Terminal.  The project consisted of removing and disposing of 4,500-gallons of product in the USTs, removing and disposing of 5,000-gallons of petroleum and chromium contaminated groundwater, removing and disposing of 5,000-gallons of petroleum contaminated groundwater, and stockpiling and loading 50 tons of contaminated soil.

  • Co-directed and co-managed the installation of a complete fueling station located at the Delaware Transit Corp. facility in Dover, DE.  The project entailed designing and installing two dispenser islands with three dispensers total.  Two of the dispensers were Gas-Boy twin diesel fuel dispensers and the third was a Gas-Boy gasoline dispenser.  One 12,000-gallon diesel AST and (1) 4,000-gallon gasoline AST was installed along with associated piping.  The tank system included electronic leak detection/inventory monitoring and a card reader.

Charles D. Lehman

Project Manager


Mr. Lehman has over 39 years of experience in underground storage tank removals and underground storage tank installations.  Mr. Lehman has conducted thousands of underground and aboveground storage tank installations and removals.  Mr. Lehman oversees the all of the pump and tank projects as well as all of the field crews.  He provides estimates and prepares bids.  Mr. Lehman is a qualified mechanic and has experience in repairing fuel pumps and service station related equipment.  He has experience with the installation of airport fueling systems and government fuel installations.  Mr. Lehman is able to quickly resolve problems and maintain friendly relations with clients.



REGISTRATIONS/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS


  • MD Certified UST Installer/Remover MD #MDIC 0284 (kept current)
  • OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker/Supervisor (kept current)
  • Certified in the District of Columbia for UST Installation and Removal (kept current)
  • Certified by the Steel Tank Institute to Inspect Aboveground Storage Tanks (5/07)
  • Certified to install Ameron LCX Piping (5/07)
  • Certified to install APT Flex Piping (5/07)
  • PA Certified UST Installer/Remover #2681 (kept current)

EXPERIENCE


2006 to Present

Estimator/Project Manager, Subsurface Technologies, Inc., Oversees all field crews, manages all pump and tank projects, and provides bid estimates


2003 to 2006

Estimator/Project Manager, Core Engineered Solutions, Inc.  Managed fuel tank and piping installations at various sites, including: trucking companies, airport fueling systems, emergency generator tank systems and government fuel installations


1998-2003

Owner, Tristate Contractors & Installers.  Contractor for the installation of tank and piping systems, canopy and concrete installations, and electrical wiring installations on fuel related equipment


1996-1998

Supervisor/Estimator, Atlantic Environmental.  Provided estimates and managed fuel tank and piping installations at various sites


1995-1996

Supervisor/Estimator, A & A Environmental.  Provided estimates and managed fuel tank and piping installations at various sites


1993-1995

Supervisor/Estimator, Jones & Frank Corp.  Managed crews for service station repairs, rebuilds and complete ground up installations


1984-1992

Supervisor/Estimator, Bar-Dick Construction.  Managed crews for service station repairs, rebuilds and complete ground up installations


1976-1984

Owner, D & L Associates.  Contractor for the installation of tanks and piping systems, canopy and concrete installs, electrical wiring installs on service station equipment, service and repair work


1970-1976

Maintenance Mechanic, Sun Refining & Marketing.  Repaired fuel pumps and service station related equipment such as air compressors, hydraulic lifts, lighting and tank piping



James J. Oates

Superintendent/Certified Tank Technician


Construction management professional with over eleven years experience in the petroleum and telecommunications (cellular) industries. Focused on project logistics and sub-contractor coordination in dealing with high volume and quality oriented clientele.  Ability to problem solve in both field and office situations.



AREAS OF EXPERTISE


  • Contract Administration
  • Material Purchasing/acquisition
  • Permitting and Licensing
  • Cellular Site Installation
  • Storm water management & design
  • Site remediation
  • Tank system design
  • Operation of heavy equipment


Education


  • Frostburg State University Bachelor of Science, Environmental Analysis and Planning
  • Frostburg State University Bachelor of Science, Earth Science / General Science


REGISTRATIONS/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

 

  • OSHA Health and Safety                      
  • OSHA HAZWOPER (kept current)
  • Confined Space Entry Training
  • Maryland Sediment and Erosion Control          
  • Maryland Installers Certification (kept current)
  • Delaware Installers Certification (kept current) 


EXPERIENCE


2005 to Present

Superintendent Subsurface Technologies, Inc., New Windsor, MD, Manage government and residential projects dealing with UST and AST installation and removal.  Delineation of soil and groundwater contamination from leaking and abandoned tanks.  Schedule and oversee sub-contractors and pre-construction mobilization and logistical support for large government contracts.  Assist with bid preparation and site closure documentation.


2002 to 2005

Forman/Superintendent, Petroleum Services, Inc., Baltimore, MD.  Managed short-term government projects dealing with UST and AST installation and removal.  Delineation of soil and groundwater contamination from leaking and abandoned tanks.  Scheduled and oversaw sub-contractors and pre-construction mobilization and logistical support for large GSA contracts.  Assisted with bid preparation and site closure documentation.

 

2001 to 2002

Civil Foreman / Estimator / P.M., SBA Network Services, Inc., Temple Hills, MD.  Contract administration and logistical support for up to 16 ongoing projects.  Managed telecommunication projects between $70,000 and $640,000.  Prepared tower construction estimates, schedules, progress reports and submitted change orders.  Increased job profitability by expanding sub-contractor work force and fostering competitive bidding for contracts.


1996 to 2001

Forman / Superintendent, Waste-Tron of MD, Inc., Baltimore, MD.  Managed short-term government projects dealing with UST and AST installation and removal.  Delineation of soil and groundwater contamination from leaking and abandoned tanks.  Scheduled and oversaw sub-contractors and pre-construction mobilization and logistical support for large GSA contracts.  Assisted with bid preparation and site closure documentation.


1993 to 1996

Environmental Service Technician / Tank Installer, ENSA Environmental, Inc., Baltimore, MD.  Installed and removed UST’s and AST’s.  Collected and processed soil and groundwater samples.  Assisted with Environmental Audits and Phase I Site assessments.  Obtained environmental and construction licenses and permits.  Coordinated projects with federal, state, and local governments.

 

1991 to 1992

Mine Engineering Assistant, Delta Mining, Grantsville, MD.  Drafted plans and specifications for strip mining operations.  Drafted and submitted water quality and annual progress reports.  Coordinated with federal and state agencies the permitting of open acreage limits.

 

1990 to 1991

Stream Monitoring Technician, Maryland Bureau of Mines, Frostburg, MD.  Measured stream parameters and discharge rates of Potomac River tributaries.  Analyzed stream grouting efficiency rates in areas disturbed by subsurface mining activities.  Submitted and entered analyzed data onto state wide database.


                       

 

Damien Linton

Foreman/Certified Tank Technician 

 

Mr. Linton has over 8 years of experience in underground storage tank removals and assisting in underground storage tank installations.  Mr. Linton has conducted hundreds of underground and aboveground storage tank removals.  Mr. Linton installs piping, dispensers and associated materials for various gas station clients.  He Troubleshoots and repairs leaks in piping and dispensers.  Mr. Linton coordinates with clients to recommend the best course of action for their particular project, which includes the most cost effective alternative for the client.  He communicates well with contractors, subcontractors and peers.  Mr. Linton is able to resolve problems and maintain friendly relations.



REGISTRATIONS/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS


  • MD Certified UST Technician MD #MDIC 1874 (kept current)
  • OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker/Supervisor (kept current)
  • OSHA Confined Space Entry Training


EXPERIENCE


2003 to Present

Certified Tank Remover / Technician, Subsurface Technologies, Inc., New Windsor, MD.


2001 to 2003

Technician, AEG Environmental Services, Westminster, MD



SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE


  • Greenbrier State Park:  Removed and replaced an existing aboveground motor fuel distribution system for the Department of General Services
  • Provided support for the removal and replacement of (1) 6,000-gallon underground storage tank at the Baltimore State Office Complex in Baltimore, the installation of (2) 10,000-gallon underground storage tanks and associated dispenser and piping at Long Beach Marina, and helped with the installation of a complete fueling system for a new Royal Farms store in Westminster, MD
  • Supervised and participated in the removal of 550-tons of contaminated soil at the former Easton Gas Plant in Easton, MD
  • Participated in providing a temporary fuel facility for the General Services Administration which included installing (1) 10,000-gallon Aboveground storage tank and all associated piping

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