President and Owner
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
MBA, Webster University - 2005
Graduate Study in Physical Geography University of Georgia - 1988
B.S., Geography/Environmental and Natural Resources, Geology Minor, Southwest Missouri State University -1988, Summa Cum Laude
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers - 1991
Licensed AHERA Inspector in Missouri
Chair, Advisory Committee, Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund
Registered Environmental Manager, National Registry of Environmental Professionals - 1998 Registered Environmental Property Assessor, National Registry of Environmental Professionals - 1998
OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER Certification
OSHA 8 hr Annual Refresher
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Emergency
Response Management
Environmental
Construction and Remediation
Waste Management
Site Investigation
QA/QC Oversight
and Planning
Regulatory
Agency Negotiations
Technical
Writings
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Ms. Melton has over 15 years of experience managing environmental projects in southwest Missouri and across the United States. As President and Owner of Environmental Works, Inc., Ms. Melton is responsible for the management of over 30 technical and administrative staff members. In recent years, her focus has shifted to overall management of business operations and marketing; however, Ms. Melton acts as the principal scientist for certain special projects in the office, including RCRA compliance, NPDES permitting, UST closure and compliance, hazardous waste management/disposal, Phase I and II environmental assessments, subsurface investigations, site characterization and development of remedial alternatives for petroleum, hazardous waste and PCB impacted sites.KEY PROJECT SUMMARY:
Ms. Melton
has managed and conducted Phase I and II environmental site assessments
for numerous industrial and commercial properties,
and was responsible for ensuring that the assessments were conducted
under ASTM guidelines and for generating recommendations and conclusions
regarding these properties. As a licensed AHERA inspector, Ms.
Melton also inspected properties for suspect asbestos-containing materials
and provided a discussion of the materials. When necessitated
by site conditions, Ms. Melton developed and implemented Phase II work
plans, which were designed to cost-effectively obtain the data needed
to fully evaluate the site. Upon completion of the Phase II investigation,
Ms. Melton interpreted the data and developed conclusions based on
her extensive understanding of technical and regulatory issues. In
addition, many of these projects were completed under an accelerated
schedule in order to meet the client’s needs.
Ms.
Melton has overall responsibility for multiple environmental projects
being conducted across the United States for a major rail carrier. These
projects include subsurface investigations, stormwater compliance
and permitting, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, development
of remedial alternatives for contaminated sites, and limited emergency
response. As project manager, Ms. Melton is responsible for
the coordination of technical staff and multiple subcontractors,
cost and schedule tracking, and regulatory agency negotiation. Because
these projects are located across the United States, Ms. Melton
is also familiar with relevant applicable local, state and federal
environmental regulations, which in turn allows her to provide
comprehensive regulatory support to the client.