1. EDUCATION
MS, Environmental Engineering (Health
Physics), University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, 1986
BS, Environmental Engineering, University of
Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1984
AA, General Studies, Santa Fe Community
College, Gainesville, Florida, 1980
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Radioactively-contaminated site assessment,
remediation and verification
• Threat and Risk Assessments
• QA/QC
• Technical Curriculum Development and
Training
• Procedure Development
REGISTRATIONS/
AFFILIATIONS
2002, Professional Engineer, Tennessee
(License No. 103675/2002)
TRAINING/
CERTIFICATIONS
1996, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
(Certificate No. 7428/1996)
2002-2009, Numerous Risk Assessment
Methodologies including: RAM-W; RAM-D,
RAM-CF and RAM-C; CARVER; MSHARPP;
ALPHA
2013, Project Management Professional
Certification (PMP No. 1647185)
CONTACT
Home: (865) 481-0936
Cell: (865) 387-2655
Email Work: jwood@gengineeringworks.com
Email Personal: gatorwoodpile@comcast.net
Joseph Wood, Jr., CHMM, PE, PMP
Senior Engineer / Project Manager
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Mr. Wood has over 30 years of environmental engineering
and project management experience including: hazardous
and radioactive waste site investigations and feasibility
studies; remediation and verification of sites contaminated
with hazardous and radioactive wastes; nuclear material
control and accountability (NMC&A) assessments and
procedural development; vulnerability and anti-terrorism and
force protection assessments of critical infrastructure; and
emergency response training, coordination, and
participation. He also has extensive experience in project
management, subcontract development and management,
and business development. Mr. Wood is a skilled strategist
and has developed strategic planning white papers for
various initiatives, teaming arrangements, and significant
proposal activities.
Mr. Wood has functioned as the project engineer or quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC) officer on numerous
environmental characterization, remediation, and monitoring
projects as well as security-related projects and has
conducted numerous quality control reviews of project
deliverables to determine compliance with standards,
codes, contract requirements and regulations applicable to
the projects. He has been instrumental in resolving
numerous issues with program and project managers and
clients regarding quality issues associated with delivery
orders.
He has conducted pre-project training and instruction
sessions with numerous clients and regulators to build
support and increase understanding of the methodologies
being employed. He as extensive experience training
employees in the use of risk assessment methodologies,
procedures and processes. Has conducted training
sessions for emergency responders and inspectors, as well
as review courses for professional certification. Is
particularly skilled in the development of proposed
resolutions and consensus building with clients and
stakeholders prior to issuance of final contract deliverables.
Proven ability to interact positively with a wide range of
people (clients, management, regulators, and stakeholders).
He currently serves on the City of Oak Ridge Environmental Quality Advisor Board; the United Way of Anderson
County Board of Directors, and the Kern United Method Church’s Leadership Council.
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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), NNSA Albuquerque Complex Project (NACP),
Earned Value Management Plan (June 2016 – Present)
Drafted the Earned Value Management Plan (EVMP) for this major project that consists of new construction of an
administrative building to be located on vacant Department of Energy (DOE)-owned land adjacent to Kirtland Air
Force Base (KAFB) in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Decommissioning and Demolition (D&D) of the existing
facilities that are currently being used by NNSA. Also included is this project is disposal of the existing NNSA
Albuquerque Complex located on a combination of DOE- and Air Force-owned land within the perimeter of KAFB.
NACP provides a comprehensive explanation of processes and guidance for cost, schedule, and technical
performance management and reporting, as well as for effective execution of NACP using EVM.
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Acquisition and Project Management
(APM), Interagency Guide (May 2016 – Present)
Primary author for a draft guidance document developed to provide instruction to NNSA Federal Project Directors
(FPDs), Project Integrators (PIs), Integrated Project Team (IPT) members, and other staff planning to obtain
design, construction, and project support services from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The Guide
provides instruction, templates, and lessons learned that can be applied to the development and award of
Interagency Agreements (IA) to obtain pre-planning, planning, technical Subject Matter Experts (SME), and
execution support services for NNSA Capital Asset Line Item Projects. A secondary objective of the Guide is to
provide clear instruction at various points in the IA process to show where it differs from engaging a site
Maintenance and Operation (M&O) contractor to provide project services.
City of Oak Ridge Electric Department (ORED), Extreme Energy Makeover Project, Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) Grant Award (October 2015 – April 2016)
Negotiated a lead role for Tetra Tech on the ORED team (providing Contractor Management; Measurement &
Reporting; Application Evaluation & Selection; and QA/QC), and contributed significantly to the development of
the technical proposal that lead to the award of $2.9 million from TVA for investing in its Smart Communities
partnerships with eight local power companies across the service area. A key component of the application
process included assisting ORED in the develop a plan that will ensure TVA succeeds in meeting their objective
of reducing electricity consumption by at least 25% in the selected homes by using a multi-pronged approach that
includes marketing, education, a critical participant selection process, timely and cost-effective execution,
standardized measurement and validation processes, an installer-driven maintenance program, as well as
defensible documentation, data storage and reporting processes and outcomes. Developed the Communication
Plan, the Education and Outreach Plan, and was one of the primary authors of the Program Manual.
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Building Demolition Program - Supplemental Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (SPEA) (October 2015)
Provided support for the finalization of the SPEA to ensure energetics-contaminated facilities were adequately
addressed when used in concert with the methodology and approach described in the 2014 Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the U.S. AMC Building Demolition Program for programmatic environmental
impact analysis of the suite of conventional industrial base facilities across AMC. Support included evaluating
thermal treatment and thermal convection decontamination techniques appropriate for the structures and settings
included in the program, and development of decision logic and field implementable checklists to ensure
appropriate actions are taken to address buildings suspected to contain energetics. Also provided final review of
the SPEA prior to submission to the client to ensure all submitted comments had been adequately addressed in
the comment response matrix and incorporated in the document.
U.S. Army Engineering & Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH), Munitions Response Actions,
Former Fort McClellan (FTMC) (October 2015)
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Provided final review of the client produced Project Management Plan (PMP) to ensure it provided sufficient
details relative to project deliverables, management approach, project schedule, payment milestones/schedule,
and human resources (including roles and responsibilities) required for the planning, execution, monitoring and
control, and closeout of all task order (TO) components and activities. In addition, the review was conducted
against the objectives required by the TO Performance Work Statement (PWS), dated June 25, 2015 to ensure
the PMP established effective lines of communication among the members of the project delivery team (PDT) and
was adequate to meet the performance objectives.
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Infrastructure Assessment
Branch (May 2013)
Provided QA/QC review for Sustainable Infrastructure Assessments for the Nationwide Program (Region 2).
Reviews included an evaluation of the processes employed to develop the first sustainable infrastructure
assessment report under the program (for Joint Base San Antonio and Randolf Air Force Base) as well as
reviewing the final deliverable before transmittal to the client to ensure compliance with contract requirements,
completeness and accuracy. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center partnered with the United States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division, Fort Worth District, to perform Sustainable Infrastructure
Assessments (SIAs) at 68 United States Air Force (USAF) bases. The intent of the SIAs is to perform facility
condition and real property installed equipment assessments, real property inventory, facility space utilization, an
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers Level II energy audit and verify the
High Performance Sustainable Building criteria for selected buildings at each base.
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (2013 - 2014)
QA/QC reviewer for the 2013 and 2014 Annual Monitoring Reports for the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant
(VOAAP) located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The reviews included verification of analytical results, conformance
to published sampling and analysis plans, and validity of conclusions regarding trends observed in contaminant
plumes. This annual monitoring report was prepared to document the groundwater and surface water monitoring
results from site-wide sampling activities conducted in at the site and monitoring implementation of land use and
institutional controls associated with the former VOAAP after remediation activities were completed.
Los Alamos National Laboratory MC&A Support (March 2011–December 2012)
Provided leadership and technical support for the development of Functional Work Instructions (FWIs) and Local
Work Instructions (LWIs) for the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Nuclear Material Control and
Accountability (MC&A) Group. One of the primary objectives of this effort was to assist LANL in the development
of FWIs to direct MC&A-related activities performed by operational groups, as well as more streamlined LWIs to
direct MC&A-related activities performed internally by the MC&A group. As such, Tetra Tech first developed a
Programmatic Documentation Infrastructure Improvement Plan which provided specific guidance and
recommendations for improving the usefulness of work-directing documents within the control and management
of the MC&A Group consistent with LANL, Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) policies. This guidance also included a more efficient method for the preparation, review,
approval and control of FWIs and LWIs for all MC&A-related activities at LANL. Mr. Wood also conducted
research to identify the primary steps required to conduct MC&A activities and then guided the project team in the
development of generic flowcharts for each activity. These flowcharts were then used to capture LANL-specific
information from Subject Matter Experts at the lab prior to the development of the detailed LWIs and FWIs. In
addition, Mr. Wood’s responsibilities included the development and maintenance of the project milestone
schedules, final review of all project deliverables, development of monthly progress reports, as well as developing
scope descriptions for new tasks for the project manager to deliver to the client for contract modifications.
Feasibility Analysis and Conceptual Development of Alternatives for Sediment Removal from
Pacoima Reservoir, Los Angeles, California (January 2012 – May 2012)
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Mr. Wood functioned as the lead for developing a defensible ranking process, as well as conducting a feasibility
analysis of alternatives for sediment removal as part of a long-term sediment management strategy for the
reservoir. This project included evaluation of sediment removal and transport alternatives, as well as sites for
staging, stockpiling and processing of removed sediments, and sites for final placement of sediments. Multiple
alternatives were evaluated with regard to performance and implementability, impacts to water conservation
activities, environmental and social issues, construction and mitigation costs, stakeholder support, and long-term
versus short-term effectiveness. Based on the results of the feasibility analysis, preferred alternatives were
recommended and a project concept plan was developed.
Radiation Safety Training and Exercise Program Support, US Environmental Protection
Agency’s Special Teams (October 2011–December 2012)
Developed and delivered lectures on basic radiation safety and radiological emergency response based on the
objectives included in EPA’s Safety, Health & Environmental Management Program Guidelines, Guide 38,
Radiation Safety and Health Protection Programs. These sessions included presentations covering the nature and
characteristics of ionizing radiation, biological effects of ionizing radiation, protective measures to minimize
internal and external radiation exposure, as well as radiation detection and survey procedures for equipment
typically deployed by the response teams. The Radiation Safety and Radiation Detection and Survey training
modules were delivered as part of OSHA 8-Hour Refresher Training for the US EPA’s Environmental Response
Teams and Radiological Emergency Response Teams in Edison, New Jersey; Las Vegas, Nevada; and
Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Wood also assisted with the planning, execution and evaluation of field exercises
conducted at the conclusion of each course to allow participants to apply the radiation emergency response
techniques in a realistic setting.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) / Boston University National Emerging and Infectious
Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL), Threat and Risk Assessment (2008 – 2010)
Threat Assessment Team Lead / Project Engineer. This work, performed under a contract with the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, in support of the NIH, involved conducting a Risk Assessment (RA) to
supplement impact analyses previously completed for the site selection, construction, and operation of the NEIDL
at the Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Wood led the development of a unique
quantitative threat assessment (TA) methodology to address concerns associated with the internal and external
breaches of security as identified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blue Ribbon Panel. Specifically, the
TA’s primary objective was to identify and evaluate credible bounding scenarios that involved the internal or
external breach of the security systems (personnel, policy, procedure, etc.) that could result in a release or
exposure due to malevolent actions such as a disgruntled or deranged lab worker spreading an agent in the
community, or terrorist actions against high consequence critical assets at the facility.
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Iowa, Characterization and Remediation (2009)
Performed calculations using the Residual Radioactivity (RESRAD) code to determine the maximum dose (in
mrem/yr) that could be anticipated from exposure to residual cesium-137 (Cs137) contamination remaining at the
Iowa plant under reasonable future use scenarios. The modeling was conducted using site-specific information
(e.g., annual rainfall, hydraulic conductivity, watershed area, etc.) rather than default parameters within the
RESRAD code. Modeling runs were also conducted using varying cover thicknesses to determine worst case and
anticipated future uses of the property.
U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Strategic Risk Management Plan (SRMP) (2008–2010)
Developed a Port-Wide Strategic Risk Management Plan (SRMP) to build upon and compliment the Area
Maritime Security Plan (AMSP) and the Area Contingency Plan (ACP) for United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Sector Delaware Bay (Sector). The SRMP was designed to be a comprehensive strategy identifying risks, gaps,
vulnerabilities, and mitigation measures aimed at enhancing maritime domain awareness and addressing the
greater continuum of security and preparedness for the Sector for the next five years. The development of the
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SRMP was coordinated with the Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) and defined a desired future end
state for the Sector, as well as Sector-wide risk reduction measures and a forward-looking risk management
approach to accomplish this goal.
Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF),
Threat and Risk Assessment (2008–2009)
Led the threat and risk assessment (TRA) for the proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laboratory
being developed to carry out basic and applied research, diagnostics, and develop countermeasures for foreign
animal and zoonotic diseases. The goal of this TRA was to identify and evaluate the potential security risks (i.e.,
threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences) of the five candidate sites in order to aid DHS decision makers in the
site selection process.
Air Force (AF) Civil Engineer Support Agency, Real Property Inventory Requirements (RPIR), Air
Education and Training Command (2007 – 2008)
Supported field work (data collection and validation) and report generation (origination and QC of reports
generated by others) to comply with the Air Force (AF) Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) to provide data
collection and manual data entry support incompliance with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Fiscal
Year 2007 (FY07) Real Property Inventory Requirements (RPIR) at 13 Air Education and Training Command
(AETC) installations and subordinate installation. Field work included reviewing engineering records to determine
which data elements existed, performing a data gap analysis to identify missing or incomplete data elements,
determining the most efficient means to fill data gaps, locating or creating appropriate information to fill data gaps
based on research, calculations, and sound practices, inputing all appropriate located and created data into the
Automated Civil Engineering System (ACES) data base, and provide the results in a final report.
The RPIR Guidelines also specified the evaluation and input of grants and leases into ACES, which required a
thorough review of each record and the accurate input of data into the required FY07 data fields associated with
leases and grants. This required that data be gathered and populated for each grantee and grantor, the grant
termination period, as well as the purpose, renewal date, and base annual amount of each grant. Where the
annual amount was not specifically stated, the team calculated annual amounts based on total costs divided by
the term of the grant.
New Mexico Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Exercise (2007)
Exercise Controller. As a contractor to the New Mexico OEM, provided support during the design,
implementation, and evaluation of a full scale Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) exercise involving local, state,
federal, and nongovernmental partners. The multi-day exercise tested New Mexico’s overall emergency
preparedness and identified specific areas for improvement for preserving life and successfully implementing the
search and rescue capability. This exercise was also designed to test the integration of local resources
possessed by Las Cruces/Doña Ana County and the OEM’s ability to manage and track the incident from their
perspective at the New Mexico Emergency Operation Center (NMEOC).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District - Design Build/Construction of Primary
Border Fence (2007)
Design QC Manager. Established and maintained an effective quality control system (QCS) for the design-build
construction of a primary border barrier fence along the United States/Mexico border at and around Port of Entry,
Santa Teresa, New Mexico (designated as the J1/J3 Project) and a primary border barrier fence along the United
States/Mexico border east of Deming Station (designated as the I-A1 Project). The QCP was developed to
govern all design and construction operations, both onsite and offsite, and was linked to the milestone schedule
for the sequence of design and construction activities.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action
Program (FUSRAP) Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Investigation (1998–2001)
Project Manager. Lead investigator and technical consultant for the USACE St. Louis District Potentially
Responsible Party investigations of radioactively contaminated Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program
(FUSRAP) waste sites in the greater St. Louis area. Scope of this task included investigation of historic records
and characterization data, developing recommendations for additional characterization of facilities and process
areas, evaluation of processes for the identification of potential waste streams that could be attributed to specific
operations, and producing a final report appropriate for litigation.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Multiple Districts and Headquarters, Project Management Plan
Development (2001–2004)
Project Manager. Responsible for the development of Project Management Plans (PMPs) for USACE
Headquarters’ Homeland Defense Project; the Philippi, West Virginia and Belington, West Virginia Flood Damage
Control Projects; and The Mill Creek, Ohio General Reevaluation Report. Responsibilities included facilitating
work sessions for the USACE Program and Project Managers, Project Delivery Teams (PDT), resource
managers, and stakeholders to refine the scope of major characterization and construction projects; developing
detailed project schedules; and development of detailed task descriptions within the USACE Work Breakdown
Structure. Coordinated the completion of final PMPs as living documents for use by the PDTs to manage projects
(ranging from $20 million to $200 million) through their completion.
Multiple Confidential Clients, Critical Infrastructure Assessments (2002–2004)
Team Lead and Risk Analyst. After the events of September 11, 2001, became trained in the Sandia National
Laboratory’s Risk Assessment Methodologies for performing assessments at dams, water systems, chemical
facilities and communities and then lead teams performing numerous assessments throughout the United States.
These assessments were performed for Federally-owned dams, municipal water systems, military base water
systems, municipal facilities (e.g., courthouses, emergency operations centers, etc.) hospitals, and large public
venues.
US Department of Energy, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) (1997–
1998)
Area Manager/Project Manager. Responsible for technical and operational management and oversight of all
remediation activities at the St. Louis Downtown Site (Mallinckrodt Chemical Plant) in FUSRAP, located in
downtown St. Louis. Functioned as the primary contact with the client, regulators, stakeholders and St. Louis
Oversight Committee members for issues associated with the on-going D&D of radioactively contaminated
buildings and the remediation of subsurface soils at the site. Attended public meeting with the DOE site manager
to brief the public on the status of remedial actions at the St. Louis sites and answer stakeholder questions.
FUSRAP (1995–1997)
Project Engineer. Oversaw all environmental engineering and environmental science activities on FUSRAP,
including former uranium process building D&D, characterization of chemically and radioactively contaminated
hazardous waste sites, environmental surveillance, hazardous waste treatment, and verification and
documentation of all remedial actions. Served as the Technical Liaison between Bechtel FUSRAP Program
Management and DOE and its contractors for evaluation and implementation of cost-effective innovative
remediation technologies. Responsible for the management of analytical services and environmental support
services subcontracts. Designated as FUSRAP Radiological Expert for responding to client requests specific to
health physics and environmental radioactivity.
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FUSRAP (1991–1995)
Senior Engineer/Environmental Technologies Team Lead. Led a group of six engineers and scientists performing
activities associated with the characterization, operation, remediation, and environmental monitoring of eleven
FUSRAP sites in four states. Lead engineer on numerous tasks including post remedial action reports, remedial
investigation reports, hazard assessments, and work directing documents at three National Priorities Listed (NPL)
Superfund FUSRAP sites in New Jersey and two sites in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Performed numerous
field characterizations and radiological surveys of radioactively contaminated buildings and equipment.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
(NAREL); Montgomery, Alabama (1987–1991)
Senior Engineer responsible for conducting remedial investigations and treatability studies, and evaluating
remedial alternatives for radioactively contaminated NPL Superfund sites. During this time, also served in dual
roles as the USEPA Emergency Response Team Leader and as the NAREL Radiation Safety Officer. In the
former, assumed leadership roles during emergencies involving radioactive material, developed emergency
response procedures, provided training, participated in FRMAC radiation emergency exercises, and maintained
state of readiness of radiological emergency response equipment and staff. In the latter role, responsibilities
included the development and implementation of the laboratory radiation safety program, training employees on
basic radiation safety, and interfacing with state and federal regulators. Also responsible for the development and
implementation of radiation protection procedures for the joint FBI/EPA investigation of alleged violations of
environmental laws at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant.
Alabama Power Company; Dothan, Alabama (1986–1987)
Radiation (Health Physics) Engineer (1986-1987). Provided health physics guidance and review to various
disciplines including Health Physics, Waste and Decontamination, Operations, and Chemistry at the Farley
Nuclear Plant in order to insure worker and general public exposure to ionizing radiation resulting from plant
operations was maintained as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). Tasks included revision of the plant health
physics manual, design and configuration of shielding, and incorporation of the ALARA principles into plant
modification designs.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Gilmartin Engineering Works (5/2016 – Present) - Project Manager Environmental
Tetra Tech, Inc. (5/2004 – 4/2016) - Senior Project Manager and Security Risk Analyst
Science Applications International Corporation (8/1998 – 4/2004) - Project Manager and Technical Lead
Bechtel National, Inc. (12/1991 – 8/1998) – Project Engineer, Team Lead, Senior Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory (8/1987 –
12/1991) - Project Engineer, Emergency Response Team Leader, and Radiation Safety Officer
Alabama Power Company, Farley Nuclear Plant (7/1986 – 8/1987) - Radiation (Health Physics) Engineer
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