Douglas W. Hamilton
Resume

Construction Quality Assurance
Geosynthetics Field Technician
Destructive Testing
Nondestructive Testing
CQA Instructor
Electrical Leak Surveys


SUMMARY
Over 10 years experience in geosynthetics Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Geosynthetics Consultant and Facilitator

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
1991-present
I-CORP INTERNATIONAL, INC., Site Superintendent, Construction Services Division, Ocean Ridge, FL, USA

1990-1991
GeoSyntec Consultants, Senior Engineering Technician, Field Services Division, Boynton Beach, FL, USA

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified, Geosynthetics CQA Monitor, GeoSyntec Consultants, 1990. OSHA, 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40 Hour Course

EXPERIENCE
Mr. Hamilton has been involved with the CQA of over 23,500,000 ft² of both smooth and textured High Density, Very Low Density, and Linear Low Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene (PP) geomembranes. In addition, Mr. Hamilton has also provided Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) monitoring services for the installation of geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geocomposites, and geosynthetic clay liners. He has experience with both single and double liner system construction as well as geosynthetic closure system installation. Mr. Hamilton has significant experience with the installation and monitoring of Leak Detection, Collection, and Removal Systems (LDCRS). Specifically, Mr. Hamilton has experience with LDCRSs consisting of geotextile filters, geonets, different combinations of HDPE and polyvinyl chloride pipe, and granular drainage systems. In addition, Mr. Hamilton has experience with the provision of electrical leak survey services on soil-covered, liquid-covered, and uncovered liners. He is I-CORP's first instructor of field CQA monitoring practices and has provided instruction to student CQA monitors and engineering staff in the US, Hong Kong, England and Venezuela.

SPECIFIC PROJECTS
The following projects are representative of those carried out by Mr. Hamilton for geosynthetic lining systems in municipal solid waste, industrial waste, and hazardous waste landfill, and liquid impoundments:

  • Hazardous Waste Facilities

    • Hazardous waste landfill, Wayne Disposal Inc., Site No. 2 Master Cell VI, Cell D, Belleville, Michigan, 1990-1991. 775,000 ft² of 80 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, and geotextiles and protective cover soil. Double liner system. Position-Senior Engineering Technician.
    • Containment ponds, MK-Ferguson Company, United States Department of Energy, Weldon Springs, Missouri, 1992 and 1993. CQA of 140,000 ft² of 60 mil smooth HDPE geomembrane. The lining system for two ponds consists of a single composite lining system, and a third pond consists of a secondary composite liner and a primary geosynthetic liner. The liners geomembranes were 60 mil thick HDPE. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, and GCL (Claymax). Position - Site Superintendent.
    • Hazardous waste landfill cover, MK-Ferguson Company of Oak Ridge, Bear Creek Burial Grounds and Walk-In Pits (B), Oak Ridge, TN 1993 and 1994. CQA of 400,000 ft² of 45 mil thick reinforced and laminated Polypropylene geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geotextiles, geonet/geotextile composite, and Fabriform. In-Plant monitoring of geomembrane panel/geotextile lamination. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Lynn Roddy (615)-576-2443.
    • Hazardous waste landfill, OHM Remediation Services Corp., Capping of Site 1 Old Landfill, Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD. CQA of 654,000 ft² of 60 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembrane. Single and double geocomposite gas vent and drainage layers. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Larry Stearns (412)-963-2300.
    • Hazardous waste landfill cover, OHM Remediation Services, Capping of Virginia Woods Preserving Site, Richmond, VA, 1999. CQA of 300,000 ft2 of 40 mil textured and smooth LLDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Bob Stolz (800) 985-0334

  • Municipal Solid Waste Facilities

    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of America Inc., Rochester, New Hampshire, 1990. 2,700,000 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, GCL (Claymax), and protective cover soil placement. Double liner. Position-Engineering Technician
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America, Inc., Woodside Landfill, Cells 3B and 3C, Walker, Louisiana, 1990. 435,112 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of soils, geomembrane, and geotextile. Single composite lining system. Position-Engineering Technician
    • Ash and solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America, Inc., Sandypines Landfill, Cells 2, 3, 4 and 5, Dorchester County, South Carolina, 1990. 80,000 yd3 of recompacted clay with a maximum permeability of 1.0 x 10-7 cm/sec and 770,000 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, and geotextiles and protective cover soil. Composite lining system. Position-Engineering Technician
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of Connecticut Inc., New Milford Landfill, North Slope, New Milford, Connecticut, 1990. 368,000 ft² of 60 mil textured HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembrane, geocomposite, and protective cover soil placement. Capping system. Position-Senior Engineering Technician.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America. Central Disposal Sanitary Landfill, Pompano Beach, Florida, 1990 and 1991. 600,000 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE smooth and textured geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, geocomposites, double liner system, and GCL (Claymax). Composite lining system. Position-CQA Site Manager.
    • Ash and solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America, Inc., Sandy Pines Landfill, Cells 2 and 3, Dorchester County, South Carolina, 1991. 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane water diversion flap installation. Position-CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America, Inc., United Sanitation Landfill, Cell 2, Medley, Florida, 1991. 1,100,000 ft² of 60 mil thick smooth and textured HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geocomposites, geotextiles, and protective cover soil placement. Double liner system. Position - CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill cap. Chester County Solid Waste Authority, Honeybrook Pennsylvania, 1991. 220,100 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and cover soils. Single layer cap. Position - CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management of North America, Inc. Piedmont Sanitary Landfill, Kernersville, North Carolina, 1991. Removal and installation of a leachate control flap and repairs to a 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes and cover soil. Position - CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc., Cell 2, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1991. 650,000 ft² of smooth and textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geotextiles, geocomposites, and cover soils. Position - CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. Carroll County Board of Supervisors, Carroll County Sanitary Landfill, Cell 4 Expansion, Hillsville, Virginia, 1991. 50,000 ft² of smooth and textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geotextiles, geocomposites, and granular cover materials. Position - CQA Site Manager.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc., Turnkey Landfill of Rochester, Rochester, New Hampshire, 1992. 1,100,000 ft² of 60 mil thick smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and GCL (Bentofix). Double liner system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Mercer County, Mercer County Sanitary Landfill, Princeton, West Virginia, 1992. CQA of 250,000 ft² of 60 mil thick smooth and textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geocomposites, geonets, and geotextiles. Single liner system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Russell County, Russell County Sanitary Landfill, Lebanon, Virginia, 1992. CQA of approximately 50,000 ft² of 60 mil thick smooth and textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, and geotextiles. Single liner system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich, England, 1993. CQA of 380,000 ft² of 80 mil thick smooth HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes and protective cover soil. Manufacturing plant and testing laboratory audits. Single liner system. Position - CQA Consultant/Independent Checker.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Atlantic Waste Disposal, Waverly, Virginia, 1996. CQA of 1,220,000 ft² of 60 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, GCL (Gundseal), and protective cover materials. Double liner system. Position - Senior Engineering Technician.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Earth Resource Engineering Group (ERG), Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1995, Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell 5. CQA of 900,000 ft² of 40 mil and 60 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. Double/Triple composite lining system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent/Instructor.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Earth Resource Engineering Group, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1996. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill, Cell 6. CQA of 600,000 ft² of 40 mil and 60 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and GCLs (Bentofix and Claymax). Double lining composite system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215)-230-4836.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, American Resource Consultants, 1997, Elizabethton, PA. Milton Grove Landfill/Waste Management Inc. CQA of 400,000 ft² of smooth HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geonet, geotextiles, GCL (Bentomat), and granular cover systems. Double lining composite system. Extremely tight deadline project. Position CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Tom Pullar (215)-348-0402.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Earth Resource Engineering Group, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1997/8. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill, Cell 7. CQA of 1,500,000 ft² of 40 mil and 60 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and GCLs (Bentomat and Claymax). Double lining composite system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215)-230-4836.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill cap - Cells 3, 4, 5, Earth Resource Engineering Group, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1998. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill. CQA of 215,000 ft² of 40 mil textured LLDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembrane, geotextile and geonet/geotextile composite. Position - Site Superintendent.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill cap, Earth Resource Engineering Group, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1998. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill CQA of 175,000 ft² of 40 mil textured LLDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembrane, geotextile and double geocomposite drainage layer. Position - Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215)-230-4836.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill cap, Earth Resource Engineering Group, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 1998. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell 8. CQA of 175,000 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and GCLs (Bentomat). Double lining composite system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215)-230-4836.
    • Temporary storage pond (for kiln dust), Earth Resource Engineering Group, Bath, Pennsylvania, 1998. Keystone cement. CQA of 87,000 ft² of 60 mil thick HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes. Position - Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215)-230-4836
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, American Resource Consultants, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1998. Bethlehem Landfill, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. CQA of 485,700 ft² of 60 mil HDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembrane and double geocomposite drainage layer. Position - Site Superintendent.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Earth Resource Group, Pen Argyl, PA, 1999. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell 8-B. CQA of 200,000 ft2 of 60 mil and 40 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles and GCLs (Bentomat) and granular cover material. Double lining composite system. Position - Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215) 766-1211.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Earth Resource Group, Pen Argyl, PA, 1999. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell 9-A. CQA of 300,000 ft2 of 60 mil and 40 mil thick textured and smooth HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles and GCLs (Bentomat). Double lining composite system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215) 766-1211.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill cap, Earth Resource Group, Pen Argyl, PA, 1999. Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell. CQA of 150,000 ft2 of 40 mil thick textured LLDPE geomembrane. CQA of geomembrane, geotextile and double geocomposite drainage layer. Position - Site Superintendent. Contact: Jan Hutwelker (215) 766-1211.

  • On-Site Instruction
    • Municipal solid waste landfill. American Resource Consultant, Pen Argyl, PA, 1993, Grand Central Sanitation Landfill, Cell 3. CQA of 900,000 ft² of 40 mil and 60 mil thick textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, GCL (Bentofix), and granular cover materials. Double/Triple composite lining system. 17 layers of geosynthetics in sumps. Position - CQA Site Superintendent/Instructor.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Aspinwall & Company/Environmental Protection Department, Government of Hong Kong, WENT Landfill, West New Territories, Hong Kong, 1993. Independent checking of CQA of 300,000 ft² of 80 mil thick HDPE textured geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geotextiles, GCL (Bentomat) and protective cover soil. Single liner system. Position - CQA Consultant/Independent Checker.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, Halcrow Asia Partnership, Environmental Protection Department, Government of Hong Kong, NENT Landfill, North East New Territories, Hong Kong, 1995. CQA of approximately 300,000 ft² 80 mil thick HDPE smooth geomembrane. CQA of geomembranes, geotextiles, geocomposites, GCL (Bentomat) and drainage stone on steep shotcrete slope/bench system; single liner system. Position - CQA Consultant/Independent Checker.
    • Municipal solid waste landfill, American Resource Consultant, Pen Argyl, PA, 1994, Grand Central Sanitation Landfill Cell 4. CQA of 1,000,000 ft² of 40 mil and 60 mil thick textured HDPE geomembranes. CQA of geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, GCL (Bentofix) and granular cover materials. Double/Triple composite lining system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent/Instructor.
    • Gypsum stack, Petroquimica de Venezuela, S.A., Moron, Venezuela, 1997. CQA of 3,200,000 ft² 60 mil thick HDPE geomembrane. Single liner system. Position - CQA Site Superintendent/Instructor.

  • Electrical Leak Surveys
  • Wastewater evaporation pond. Arizona Public Service Company, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Palo Verde, Arizona, 1992. Electrical Leak Survey of approximately 180,000 ft² of HDPE geomembrane. Position - Site Manager.
  • Fuel Storage secondary containment. Overland Construction, Hines Energy Complex, Bartow, FL. Water lance survey on 80,000 ft² of HDPE geomembrane.

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