Environmental & Analytical Management, Inc.

eamlabs

www.eamlabs.com

 E-mail: sven@eamlabs.com

C.V. of Sven R. Pavlovics, B.Sc., CMC

 SYNOPSIS

 Sven R. Pavlovics  has accumulated over 31 years of experience in the environmental and analytical sciences.  Mr. Pavlovics provided environmental microbiology and chemistry expertise and analytical services to numerous applications throughout his career. He designed, operated and managed environmental analytical and microbiological laboratories and systems, both fixed-base and mobile, for the analysis of bioaerosols, herbicides, pesticides, volatile organics, metals, radioactives and inorganics. He designed and operated analytical systems monitoring ground and surface water quality and conducted numerous geochemical studies. He has designed and operated water treatment systems, chemical feed systems, remote sampling systems and remote analytical systems and laboratories for environmental applications. His goals have always been rooted in understanding the true interpretation and limitation on environmental sampling and analysis systems. His experience ranged from conducting and managing industrial hygiene surveys and unknown chemical mixture compatability testing to contamination assessments, remediation and wastewater treatment of most major groups of contaminants.  Mr. Pavlovics has developed through the years into a project manager managing environmental compliance for industrial/governmental clients and real estate transactions totaling more than $1 million in gross revenues per year.  He has managed engineers, geologists, biologists, microbiologists, chemists and technicians while responsible for managing growth, creating backlog and improving P/L statements. He designs and implements marketing programs using the client-centered marketing approach. He has extensive experience in client management and has vehemently believed in team-work and perpetually demonstrates team-building skills. Mr. Pavlovics served as project manager and senior scientist conducting assessments, air/soil and groundwater quality studies, remedial treatability studies, remediation system monitoring and analytical system design and operation. Mr. Pavlovics installed remedial systems, supervised removal and construction of petroleum storage tank facilities, concrete slab installation and inspection. Mr. Pavlovics conducted projects ranging from waste chemical characterization, drum inventory and disposal, waste classification, environmental auditing, industrial hygiene surveys, indoor air quality assessments, risk assessments and intrinsic bioremediation studies to industrial fuel distribution system management, health and safety training, HAZWOPER training and administrative hearing technical advisor. Mr. Pavlovics has conducted numerous building envelope science investigations, bioaerosol studies and building envelope retrofits. As group manager, Mr. Pavlovics integrated a variety of professional resources to provide expertise to the group in continuously providing cost effective, up-to-date solutions for environmental improvements. Mr. Pavlovics is the Director of the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Chapter of the Indoor Air Quality Association. Mr. Pavlovics is an instructor of IAQA classes (CMI, CMC, CMR, CMRS) at Florida Atlantic University and served on the American Indoor Air Quality Council CMC Board and the IAQA Chapter Relations Committee. He is a member of ASHRAE, ASSE, ACS and the ASM. He has collected environmental data of buildings to evaluate the building envelope. The data collected includes temperature, humidity and dew point logging, bioaerosol sampling and analysis, HVAC and Duct system evaluations, infra-red camera thermographic studies, water intrusion data, and relative pressure data to formulate the characteristics of the buildings operations.

 REGISTRATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS 

·         American Society of Safety Engineers

·         American Chemical Society, Environmental Division

·         American Society for Microbiology, Environmental Division

·         American Indoor Air Quality Council, Certified Microbial Consultant

·         American Industrial Hygiene Association

·         American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers

·         Florida Green Building Coalition

·         OSHA-40 hour training, HAZWOPER Training

·         EPA Emergency Response Contract Training

·         OSHA-8 hour supervisory training

·         Fraternitas Livonica

EDUCATION

·         Graduate studies in Microbiology, DNA sequencing and taxonomy of bacteria and fungi, Florida Atlantic University,

·         Graduate studies in Environmental Engineering/Geology (groundwater modeling), Florida Atlantic University,

·         Graduate Studies in Chemistry, University of Illinois in Chicago,

·         BS/Chemistry, University of Illinois in Chicago,

·         Undergraduate Studies in Engineering, Wright College,

·         Undergraduate Studies in microbiology, William Rainey Junior Harper College,

CAREER HISTORY

1978-1984            Clean Air Engineering, Inc. Palatine, IL - Field Technician - Conducted USEPA stack testing methods (USEPA Methods 1-25A).

1984-1986 Clean Air Engineering, Inc. Palatine, IL - Business Development - Conducted market analyses, identified market segments and implemented target market access plans to create sales for USEPA Method 25 and 25A VOC testing. Conducted industrial hygiene sampling and analysis surveys, radon sampling and analysis, asbestos sampling and analysis and point source and non-point source sampling and analysis.

1986 - 1988          OHM, Corporation, Findlay, Ohio - Field Chemist - Completed training for USEPA Emergency Response Contract Services program and Superfund. First responder to acid spills, caustic spills, chemical plant releases, abandoned plating facilities, chemical warehouse fires, PCB and asbestos building decontamination and assessments, uncontrolled mercury releases and emergency hazardous wastewater treatment system operation and optimization. Mr. Pavlovics was promoted to Senior Regional Field Chemist, Atlanta, GA in 1987. He managed numerous field sampling and analysis projects for contaminants ranging from herbicides, asbestos, radioactives, pesticides, fertilizers and solvents to metals, petroleum constituents and inorganic compounds. Mr. Pavlovics developed and implemented health and safety program for an office of 50 environmental professionals.  He has completed health and safety training for USEPA ERCS projects.  Mr. Pavlovics, serving as health and safety officer and field chemist, was responsible for health and safety, and toxicological evaluations and subsequent health and safety level and equipment specifications at numerous hazardous chemical contamination assessment and remediation projects.

Mr. Pavlovics served as senior field chemist and hazardous materials specialist on numerous USEPA Emergency Response Contract Services projects. These projects included hydrofluoric, hydrochloric and sulfuric acid releases, sodium hydroxide and peroxide releases, boron trifluoride tank leaks, mercury releases, abandoned plating facility assessments, pesticide and herbicide releases and several PCB releases.

1988 – 1990         Metcalf & Eddy/PEICO, Miami, Florida - Environmental Scientist/Chemist - Provided technical support to geologists and engineers conducting petroleum contamination assessments and remediation projects. Developed sampling plans, QA plans, HASP’s and wrote a Comprehensive Quality Assurance Plan for sampling and analysis projects approved by the State of Florida DEP. Managed several sampling technicians and conducted large scale sampling and analysis programs for major oil companies.  Designed, implemented and managed a profitable environmental laboratory conducting petroleum constituent analyses of groundwater samples.

1990 - 1992          Savannah Laboratories & Environmental Services, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida - Project Manager - Responsible for the determination of sampling protocols, QA levels and analytical methods for a variety of sampling and analysis projects including herbicides and pesticides, petroleum compounds, metals, radiologicals and daughter products in groundwater, soil, sludge, drinking water and wastewater.  Developed and managed a client base.  Provided analytical consulting services to clients which included industrial hygiene studies, remediation system optimization, RCRA and CERCLA investigations, OSHA investigations, drinking, surface water and wetlands studies, hazardous waste treatment system monitoring, facility decommissioning sampling and analysis work-plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans and implementation of the Data Quality Objectives Process. Conducted presentations and trade show exhibits.

1992 – 1997         Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Boca Raton, Florida - Senior Project Scientist II - Developed environmental compliance program for a fortune 500 industrial client. Designed and implemented an UST management program for over 90 facilities.  Conducted industrial hygiene surveys, employee 8-hour and HAZWOPER training, real estate inspections/BEA's/Audits, LUST program assessments and remedial operations and provided technical support and at administrative hearings.  Project Manager of $1 - million worth of environmental projects.  Managed and planned a $750,000 soil removal and incineration project at an international airport.  Managed investigations of 5 miles of underground jet fuel pipelines. Project and Client Manager for Phase I, II, III, Facility Assessment Reports, Asbestos and Radon Inspections, Risk Assessments and Corrective Action Plans at eight automotive plants located in New York, Michigan, California and Florida.  He conducted environmental compliance audits at several industrial facilities. He prepared environmental compliance budgets and managed them. Mr. Pavlovics was responsible for client and project management of a large agricultural and industrial corporation. He conducted HAZWOPER and right-to-know training and completed source operating permits for a boiler equipped with a CEM. Mr. Pavlovics conducted QA/QC audits and integrated environmental management with business management systems. Designed and authored project work plans, QA/QC plans, Health & Safety Plans, Sampling Plans, Chemical Hygiene Plans and proposals to conduct remediation by natural attenuation studies at three sites in Michigan. Completed QA plans for an intrinsic bioremediation study conducted at a Superfund site.

Mr. Pavlovics developed and implemented health and safety program for an office of 50 environmental professionals.  He has completed health and safety training for USEPA ERCS projects.  He has conducted industrial hygiene studies in hospitals and industrial facilities, designing and implementing indoor air quality chemical and microbiological assessments.  He has participated in OSHA inspections and past responsibilities included OSHA compliance pertaining to a variety of hazardous waste, construction and industrial operations. Mr. Pavlovics participated as an expert witness in several mold litigation and indoor air quality cases.

1997 - Present - Environmental & Analytical Management, Inc., Chicago, IL and Wellington, FL - President, Environmental Scientist - Designed and managed environmental testing firm specializing in intrinsic bioremediation studies and analyses.  Studied the current methods and protocols developed by the USEPA Roger S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory and the US Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence protocols written by Kampbell, Wilson et. al. and the methods reported by Chapelle, et. al. and implemented them into EAM.s operating procedures. EAM conducts mobile laboratory analyses for dissolved gases, terminal electron acceptors, donors and breakdown products. EAM completed numerous mobile laboratory projects at DOD sites, dry cleaning solvent sites, petroleum sites, mixed contaminant plume and sewage sites. EAM designs data management programs using databases and distributes data electronically.

Designed, managed and implemented an indoor air quality laboratory. EAM conducts Indoor Air Quality and Building Envelope Science research. EAM conducts analysis of indoor and ambient air for bioaerosols, VOC’s, bacteria and fungi. In the past 12 years, EAM has completed 10,000’s of bioaerosol taxonomy projects. EAM participates in an interlaboratory QA/QC program and maintains AIHA proficiency in viable and non-viable taxonomy.

Presented at several Indoor Air Quality Association meetings and seminars on topics such as IAQ sampling and analysis, QA/QC and H&S of indoor air quality assessments and remediation projects, MRSA – Know the Facts and IAQA Conference Summaries, Chinese DryWall, IICRC S520, Mold Remediation Procedures and Guidelines and IAQ Data Interpretation. He has evaluated the complete building envelope and collected data before and after remediation and upgrades to document project success.

Provides expert witness testimony and consulting services on IAQ issues. Provided consulting and project management services on numerous homes, offices and industrial facilities analyzing the IAQ of the buildings, the HVAC system, structure and the dynamics of structures to determine IAQ impact sources, remedies and maintenance programs.