Andrea Hulnick Ciminello

Vice-President

andrea@ecosystemsstrategies.com

 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

 

$                    20 years experience in administration and management in private sector, government organizations and non-profits.

$                    10 years experience writing grants and publications in higher education

$                    9 years experience in community/economic development assisting municipalities and non-profit agencies in the development and implementation of housing, public works and economic development projects.

$                    4 years experience writing, editing and managing publication for college alumnae constituency

$                    9 years experience as management consultant to private environmental consulting company

$                    Extensive volunteer work in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County revolving around education, social welfare and Jewish agencies

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President/Managing Partner

 

Ecosystems Strategies Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY (2001-present)

·         Oversee all financial operations of business

·         Manage human resources/personnel including job descriptions, hiring, salary reviews and recruitment

·         Coordinate marketing materials including website, outside advertising and proposal development

·         Coordinate ongoing development of computer network and oversee computer consultants

 

Director Corporate and Foundation Giving

 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Home Office, White Plains, NY (2003-present)

·         Responsible for cultivation and solicitation of corporate and foundation donors

·         Coordinate pharmaceutical funding and program sponsorships

·         Provide technical support for foundation and corporate funding to Chapter offices

 

Waterfront Coordinator

 

City of Beacon (2002-2003)

·         Coordinated the implementation of several grant-funded projects on Beacon Waterfront in collaboration with Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc.

·         Communication and Coordination with NYS Department of State, Department of Transportation and Parks Department

 

 

Fund Development Consultant

 

City of Poughkeepsie School District, Poughkeepsie, NY (2001-2002)

·         Coordinate development of funding proposals to government and private agencies

·         Work with Superintendent on special funding initiatives

 

Senior Associate Director, Foundation and Corporate Relations

 

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (1996-2001)

$                    Wrote foundation, corporate and government grant applications, individual proposals and solicitations for major capital projects including: Observatory- $3 million; Science Visualization Laboratory - $ 1 million; Athletics Facility - $5 million; Library - $20 million; Psychology Laboratories - $5 million

$                    Wrote grant applications, developed projects and individual solicitations for new programmatic initiatives including: Environmental Studies - $ 3 million; Jewish Studies - $200,000; Science Outreach and Biovisualization (Howard Hughes Medical Institute - $1.3 million); Academic Internships in the Science and the Humanities - $5 million, Minority Scholar-in-Residence - $2 million

$                    Coordinated researched and wrote program reports on all major grants including: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation; Sherman Fairchild Foundation; Merck Company Foundation, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation, Hearst Foundation

$                    Wrote background reports for capital and programmatic initiatives that are included with reports to individual donors

$                    Identify and research new funding opportunities using on-line search resources, trade journals, newspapers and other data sources

$                    Coordinate and prepare background briefing materials for corporate and foundation visits by President, Dean of Faculty, and Vice President for Development. 

$                    Host development visits with foundation and corporate donors

$                    Wrote, edited and coordinated the production of a major development publication for alumnae constituency with a circulation of over 40,000

$                    Wrote, edited and coordinated the production of Annual Report of Gifts

$                    Wrote and coordinated quarterly full page announcements for development initiatives in alumnae magazine

 

Management Consultant

 

Ecosystems Strategies Inc, Poughkeepsie, NY (1992-2001)

$                    Provide guidance on management and personnel issues for private environmental consulting company from start-up phase to current setting with 10 employees and annual sales of more than $1 million

$                    Review financial reports and assist in designing short and long-term financial plans

$                    Review all job appointments and position descriptions

 

 

Assistant Director, Academic Program Support

 

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (1991-1996)

$                    Wrote and managed publications and background papers for $200 million Campaign for Vassar College

$                    Assisted faculty in identifying foundation, corporate and government funding sources for individual research projects

$                    Assisted faculty in budget development for grant proposals

$                    Researched and identified grant opportunities for institutional and faculty research projects

$                    Wrote annual narrative and financial reports on existing grants

 

Director of Community Development

 

Matthew D. Rudikoff Associates Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY (1986-1991)

$                    Private consultant for community development projects with municipalities and non-profit agencies.

$                    Secured funding for: Town of New Paltz - $425,000 for economic development; Town of Shawangunk  - $900,000 for housing, public works and economic development; Town of Shandaken - $1.2 million for economic development, public works and housing; Town of Rosendale - $1.2 million for public works; Town of Wawarsing - $ 1 million for housing, public works and economic development; Town of Prattsville - $1.3 million for public works; Village of Fleishmanns - $400,000 for public works; Village of Millbrook - $85,000 for public works

$                    Wrote grant applications and designed implementation plans. 

$                    Coordinated administration and management of successful projects

$                    Researched and wrote affordable housing plans for municipal comprehensive master plans

$                    Supervised staff including research assistants, clerical support and student interns

 

Economic Development Specialist, Department of Natural Resources and Community Development State of North Carolina (1984-1986)

 

$                    Statewide program officer for economic development program

$                    Evaluated competing proposals and recommended statewide allocation of $8 million

$                    Provided technical assistance for municipalities for Community Development Block Grant Program

$                    Developed and presented statewide application workshops for municipalities

 

Research Assistant, Institute of Government

 

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1984)

$                    Coordinated data collection and analysis for statewide juvenile justice research project.  Worked with legislative committee to incorporate findings into legislation.

 

Director, Amazon Child Care Center

 

Eugene, OR  (1980-82)

$                    Administrative director for cooperative day care center serving 40 children

$                    Responsibilities included hiring, training, and supervising staff of 12 full and part-time employees

$                    Prepared taxes and annual budgets

 

Consultant, Oregon Children’s Services Division

 

Eugene, OR (1980-81)

$                    Provided technical assistance for developing and maintaining cooperative day care centers

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

$                    Trustee, Jewish Community Center (1999 to present)

$                    Co-President, Poughkeepsie Crew Club (1999-2001)

$                    President, W. W. Smith School PTA (1994-1996)

$                    Trustee, Vassar Temple (1995-1998)

$                    Volunteer at Lunchbox and Mid Hudson Children’s Museum

 

EDUCATION

 

1983    MPA, with honors, focus in Public and Private Financial Management and Policy Analysis, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

 

1980    BA, Child Study, cum laude, Tufts University, Medford, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KATHERINE J. BEINKAFNER, Ph.D., CPG

Senior Hydrogeologist

rockdoctor@optonline.net

 

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Arts (Geology), Master of Arts (Geology) 1961‑1965

S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York

 

Geophysics, 1965‑1966

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

 

Master of Science (Physics), 1968‑1969

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Ph.D. (Geology), 1977‑1980

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

 

• Petroleum Geologist Number 2683 by American Association of Petroleum Geologists

 

• Professional Geological Scientist Number 6611 by American Institute of Professional Geologists

 

• Environmental Regulatory Compliance, HazMat

 

• QA, Senior Review, Expert Testimony

 

• Surface and Borehole Geophysics

 

• Groundwater, Hydrology, and Wetland Studies

 

• Computer Modeling of Groundwater Systems

 

• Risk Assessment of Subsurface Contaminants

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Sr. Hydrogeologist - 1994-present

Ecosystems Strategies, Inc., Poughkeepsie, New York

 

Sr. Hydrogeologist - 1991‑1993

EA Engineering, Newburgh, New York

 

Sr. Hydrogeologist - 1989‑1991

Dames & Moore, Pearl River, New York

 

Senior Consulting Hydrogeologist - 1986‑1987

Milton Chazen Engineering Assoc., Poughkeepsie, NY

 

Senior Reservoir Geologist - 1984‑198

Lawrence‑Allison West, Casper, Wyoming

 

Dipmeter Consultant - 1985

Terrasciences, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado

 

Senior Development Geologist - 1980‑1984

Sohio Petroleum Company, San Francisco, California

 

Summer Geologist - 1979

ARCO Oil and Gas Company, Midland, Texas

 

Consulting Petroleum Geologist - 1979

Kirby Exploration Co., Houston, Texas

 

Adjunct Teaching Geologist - 1975

College of St. Rose, Albany, New York

 

Scientist (Oil & Gas Geology), Geological Survey - 1972-1979

New York State Museum & Science Service State Education Dept., Albany, New York

 

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

 

LANDFILLS

 

• Youmans Flats Landfill, Bear Mountain State Park: Conducted hydrogeological investigation and prepared Closure Investigation Report. Field work involved installation of monitoring wells, aquifer testing, explosive gas survey, gas vent sampling, vector investigation, and sampling of monitoring wells, leachate seeps, and surface waters.

 

• Prepared maps and cross sections showing groundwater quality contravening New York State groundwater standards.

 

• Hydrogeologic Investigations for Town of New Paltz and Lumberland Landfills: Conducted similar investigations for compliance with Part 360 regulations.

 

• Town of New Windsor Landfill: Based on hydrogeologic data, prepared load calculations for leachate collection system for Part 360 closure of landfill with hazardous waste.

 

 

HAZARDOUS WASTE

 

• Senior review for Remedial Investigation of a chemical plant (Superfund Site) in Skaneatales Falls, New York. Hydrogeologic setting is carbonate bedrock with contaminants migrating offsite from a chemical waste landfill. Designed and reviewed seismic refraction survey to define buried valleys in bedrock surface. Researched literature for Feasibility Study and alternate remedial actions.

 

• Several NYS Superfund Sites including IBM, East Fishkill; Fair Rite Products, Wallkill; and InterCeram/Ceramix near Middletown: Supervising Field Geologist, drilling and installation of 40 monitoring wells at a manufacturing plant with volatile organics in the overburden and bedrock, C and D levels of protection. Aquifer testing and analysis.

 

• Preparation of Remedial Investigation Reports.

 

 

PETROLEUM SPILLS

 

• Expert witness, preparation of testimony for lawsuits involving oil spills and groundwater contamination, remediation of Superfund sites, and environmental reviews for construction projects.

 

• Senior review of remedial design of a combination air sparging and vacuum extraction system for removal of hydrocarbon contaminants at a large petroleum terminal in Brooklyn. Site is a demonstration project for EPA.

 

• For one gas station in a cluster of stations in proximity to MTBE contamination of public water supply wells in Liberty, NY; conducted hydrogeologic investigation and prepared testimony for public hearings and potential legal proceedings.

 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE

 

• West Valley Demonstration Project, DOE & NYS Radioactive Waste Storage Facilities: Sr. Project Geologist, development of groundwater monitoring plan for ten solid waste management units and three water‑bearing stratigraphic units for RCRA and DOE compliance. Also preparation of bid specification documents for monitoring well installation.

 

• For Martinsville, Illinois Proposed Site: Task Manager, preparation of site characterization chapters of license application for Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility encompassing topics of geomorphology, stratigraphy, structural geology, seismicity, groundwater, hydrology, and geotechnical evaluation.

 

 

COMPUTER MAPPING & GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELS

 

• Groundwater modeler, development of computer model of three dimensional groundwater flow system at Sharkey Landfill, New Jersey, a Superfund Site, for remedial design.

 

• Task Manager, groundwater modeling of radionuclide transport in support of pathway analysis and dose calculations for a Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, proposed Martinsville, Illinois site.

 

• IBM, East Fishkill: Project Manager, aquifer characterization and contaminant flow at a Research and Facility involving collection and compilation of stratigraphic, structural geology, water level, and water quality data (from borings, monitoring wells, supply wells, outcrops, and water samples) using dBASE 3. Software to allow input of database into AutoCAD for mapping, cross sections, and flow model development. Interpretation of flow systems in imbricate thrust sheets with fracture zones and incorporation into a 3‑D model of contaminant flow.

 

• Naval Petroleum Reserve #3 (Teapot Dome) Wyoming: Development of 3‑D numerical computer models for petroleum production in sandstone and fractured reservoirs.

 

• Integrated geophysical well log analysis and mapping packages with custom software to generate data arrays for porosity, permeability, net pay, geologic structures, fluids, and phases. Taught in-house courses in use of computer programs for interpretation and analysis of geophysical borehole logs and three-dimensional mapping of petroleum‑trapping geologic structures.

 

• New York State Geological Survey, Staff Geologist: Responsible for petroleum exploration well data. Conducted subsurface stratigraphic studies using well logs and computer mapping.

 

 

TEACHING

 

• Adjunct Professor, taught groundwater hydrology course at Rutgers University at Newark, for undergraduate and graduate students.

 

• Naval Petroleum Reserve #3: Taught in-house courses in use of computer programs for interpretation and analysis of geophysical borehole logs and three dimensional mapping of petroleum‑trapping geologic structures.

 

• Development of geologic software for computer processing and graphic interpretation of dipmeter well logs for exploratory wells. Training course development and presentation to groups of petroleum engineers and geologists (one and two week classes). Dipmeter allows the interpretation of three-dimensional structures by extrapolating changes in bedding orientation detected in microresistivity logging of boreholes.


• At EA Engineering, senior hydrogeologist in Waste Management Division. Taught in-house courses in slug testing, use of simple computer flow models, sampling at hazardous waste sites.

 

• Conducted seminars on landfill sitting and closure requirements for local governments.

 

 

WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

 

• Town of Wallkill: Senior review for geophysical investigation of potential municipal water supply along the Wallkill River in Orange County, NY. Supervised field installation, pump testing, and sampling of 12-inch diameter wells. Provided senior review for final report recommending usage of a one million gallon per day well with backup well.

 

• Field supervision, testing, reporting, quality assurance review for numerous water supply projects in Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange Counties. Familiar with several computer programs and analog techniques for aquifer analysis of pumping tests in confined and unconfined aquifers.

 

 

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS

 

• For two PCB contaminated sites at Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, NY: provided borehole geophysics logging services in monitoring wells and production wells.

 

• Log interpretation indicated the presence of several imbricate thrust sheets and hydraulic conductive fracture zones.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1984) Decollement Tectonics of the Allegheny Plateau in Southern New York State: Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstr. Programs, v. 16, no. 1, p. 2.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1984) Computer Processing of Dipmeter Log Data: Enhancement of a Subsurface Exploration Tool: Proceedings of the 27th International Geological Congress, Moscow, USSR, August 1984.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1984) Mapping of Seismic Reflectors in Southern New York: Compensation for Velocity Anomalies in Glacial Overburden: Amer. Assn. of Petrol. Geol. Bull., v. 68

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1983) Tracing the Sole of a Thrust through Thick and Thin of the Salina Group (Upper Silurian): Decollement Tectonics of the Southern Tier: New York: Amer. Assn. Petrol. Geol. Bull., v. 67, p. 1452.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1983) Deformation of the Silurian and Devonian Rocks of the Southern Tier, New York State: Syracuse University unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 333 pages, 12 plates.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1983) Terminal Expression of Decollement in Chautauqua County, New York: Northeastern Geology, v. 4, no. 3, p. 1‑12.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1983) Southern Tier, New York: Compendium of Subsurface Geology: edition, privately published and distributed, 350 pages, 12 plates, 30 tables, 127 figures.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1982) Structural Revelations from Seismic Interpretations, Southern Tier, New York: Amer. Assn. Petrol. Geol. Bull., v. 66, p. 1164‑1165.


• Beinkafner, K. J. (1981) Quantitative Analyses of the Herkimer Formation (Upper Silurian) in the Subsurface of Central New York State: New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin 437, 31

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1980) Quantitative Biostratigraphy of the Trenton Group (Middle Ordovician) using Conodont Occurrences in New York, Ontario, and Quebec: Proceedings of the Second Northeastern Women's Geoscientist Conference, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, p. 10‑31.

 

• Beinkafner, K. J. (1975) Statistical Probability of Finding Gas‑Bearing Reefs in the Onondaga Formation Edgecliff Member in New York State: Amer. Assn. Petrol. Geol. Bull., v. 59, no. 5, p. 1734.

 

• Connola, D. P. and Beinkafner, K. J. (1976) Large Outdoor Cage Tests with Eastern White Pine being Tested in Field Plots for White Pine Weevil Resistance: 23rd Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, p. 56‑64.

 

• Kreidler, W. L., Van Tyne, A. M., and Jorgensen, K. M. (1972) Deep Wells in New York State: New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin 418A, 335 p., 3 plates.

 

• Van Tyne, A. M., Beinkafner, K. J. and Knapp, S. M. (1980) Deep Wells of New York State: New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin 418B, 237 p., 3 plates.

 

 

Scott Spitzer

Senior Project Manager

scott@ecosystemsstrategies.com

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Project Manger, Ecosystems Strategies, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY          2001 - present

 

·                     Conducts Environmental Site Investigations and prepares final site assessment reports.

Over 300 Investigations and Final Reports completed to date.

·                     Investigates site histories.

·                     Conducts facility inspections.

·                     Reviews regulatory agency records.

·                     Documents facility compliance with relevant State and Federal regulations.

·                     Conducts Phase II Technical Environmental Investigations and prepares technical reports.

·                     Researches field and regulatory information.

·                     Manages tank removals.

·                     Coordinates subcontractors.

·                     Oversees fieldwork and handles collection of material, soil and water samples.

 

 

Independent Science Writer        1992 - 2001                                                                                                                     

 

·                     Writings in applied science and biology for a variety of science and trade publications.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Science from Department of Biology with honors in Environmental Science,

SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York      May 1992          

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

 

·                     OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Operations

·                     OSHA Emergency Response Training

·                     29 CRF 1910.120 (e) – 40 Hour Hazwoper