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KEVIN J. KAVANAUGH, L.S.P., CHMM
Principal Environmental Engineer
Prior to co-founding ECMS, Kevin was the National Accounts Director for Hygienetics Environmental Services, Inc. (Hygienetics) in Boston, Massachusetts. As the National Account Director he managed the nationwide environmental due diligence and consulting services for Hygienetics National Accounts including GE Capital Real Estate, Archon Group LP, Finova Realty Capital, American General Realty Advisors, Metropolitan Life Insurance and State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio for all of Hygienetics 14 Offices throughout the Continental United States.
Kevin is a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP) since May 1994 and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) since 1998 with extensive experience with preparation and submission of every aspect of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) 310 CMR 40.0000 including; Phase I through Phase V reports, Downgradient Property Status (DPS), Activity and Use Limitations (AULs), Method 1 and 3 Risk Characterizations, Class A, B and C Response Action Outcome (RAO), Numerical Site Ranking, Immediate Response Action (IRA) Plans and Release Abatement Measure (RAM) Plans, status and completion reports, Tier I Permit Applications and Major Permit Modifications. He also provided LSP technical report review and provided cost estimates for various lending institutions, insurance companies, law offices and other property acquisition/development corporations. In addition to his extensive experience in Massachusetts, he has personally performed either environmental site assessments and/or site remediation in New Hampshire, Georgia, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Texas, Kansas, California, Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Hygienetics in 1996, Kevin worked as a Site Operation’s Manager/Senior Environmental Engineer responsible for all technical and business activities for a 13-person branch office for Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (a full-service environmental consulting/remediation firm).
Some of his accomplishments include:
- National Account Director as the primary contact for the Hygienetics National Account’s Program. A partial client list includes: GE Capital Real Estate, Archon Group LP, Finova Realty Capital, American General Realty Advisors, Storage USA, Metropolitan Life Insurance and State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio.
- Performed and/or supervised the performance of over 800 due diligence environmental assessment reports throughout the country. A partial list of local and nationwide client includes: Princeton Properties Management, Jones Lang LaSalle, John Hancock, Trammell Crow Company, Starwood Lodging, Equitable Real Estate, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Insignia/ESG, Cornerstone Properties, Equity Office Properties, Prudential Real Estate and Marriott/Claris Corporation.
- Supervised a technical staff of 13 and was New England Regional Account Manager for a $1 million/year major oil corporation client.
- Designed or redesigned and directed the installation of over 30 remedial treatment systems including dual phase extraction (high vacuum extraction), soil vacuum extraction, air sparging and product/ groundwater recovery and treatment.
- Developed New England regional LSP risk-based closure program for existing client base.
- Performed all phases of environmental project development and management including: groundwater modeling, hydrogeologic studies, physical and chemical interpretation of field data, preparation and review of initial and complex site assessments, and remedial action reports in accordance with MGL21E, MCP, RCRA and other regulations.
- Performed other technical activities including a variety of pilot tests (aquifer, hydraulic conductivity, vacuum extraction and air sparging), the preparing of Wetlands Notice of Intents, air and groundwater discharge permitting and supervision of UST removals/closures.
- Directed the operation and maintenance of over 50 active soil and groundwater organic contamination recovery and treatment systems. Remedial treatment systems included soil vacuum extraction, air sparging, UV peroxidation and product/groundwater recovery and treatment.
- Completed over 30 MCP Method 1 and Method 3 Risk Characterizations and Class A and B Response Action Outcomes (RAOs)/Site Closures.
- Successfully completed a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) approved Class-A RAO for a Massachusetts Tier IA disposal site in a very sensitive sole source aquifer regional on Cape Cod for major oil company.
- Managed and completed
a 40 property real estate due diligence Phase I ESA nationwide portfolio
for a large National Account Real Estate Client in an expedited timeframe.
Technical
Specialties:
Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments
Soil and Groundwater Investigations
Risk-Based Closure Assessments
UST Management/Closure
Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Education:
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Maine at Orono, 1985
Certifications:
Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP) License No. 7610
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) License No. 9287
OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1920 and SARA Section 126(d) (HAZWOPER)
Professional Memberships:
Massachusetts Licensed Site Professionals Association (LSPA)
National Groundwater Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce