Served as the Principal-in-Charge on over 300 successfully completed environmental projects, many of which have involved litigation support or regulatory negotiations with Federal and state agencies.

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Alberto A. Gutirrez, has served as the Principal-in-Charge on over 300 successfully completed environmental projects, many of which have involved litigation support or regulatory negotiations with Federal and state agencies. While founder and President of GCL/BDM Environmental, and continuing as President of Geolex, Mr. Gutirrez has managed the implementation of a major RCRA and CERCLA investigations, coordinated PRP groups, and directed technical support strategies for liability evaluation associated with facility acquisitions and for numerous litigation support projects. We have well-established in-house capabilities for contaminant transport modeling, aerial photographic interpretation, forensic geochemistry and CERCLA cost allocation. Partial Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION University of New Mexico, 1980 M.S. Cum Laude, Geology - Specializing in Hydrogeology/Geomorphology/Remote Sensing University of Maryland, 1977 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Geomorphology McGill University, 1973-1975 Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, Land Use PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS AIPG Certified Professional Geologist #6421 Registered Professional Geologist . State of Alabama #1023, State of Alaska #421, State of Arizona #18002, State of California #4373, State of Georgia #1305, State of Idaho #933, State of Illinois #196-001051, State of Kansas #544, State of Minnesota #30196, State of Mississippi #0648, State of Missouri #RG 0527, State of North Carolina #1561, State of South Carolina #525, State of Tennessee #TN4038, State of Virginia #PG-1023, State of Wyoming #PG-1391 Registered Environmental Assessor I - State of California #REA-00164, State of California #REA II-20095 HONORS AND AWARDS CEO of GCL on INC 500's List of America.s Fastest Growing Private Companies 1988 and 1989 Graduated Cum Laude, M.S. Geology, University of New Mexico, May 1980. Flesch Award and Scholarship for outstanding performance in sedimentology and soft rock geology, Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, January 1979 Sigma Gamma Epsilon Geology Honorary Society and Sigma Xi, January 1979 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Maryland 1977 Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maryland, 1977 Graduated Magna Cum Laude B.S. Geomorphology, University of Maryland, May 1977 Academic Scholarship awarded by McGill University, April 1975 Honors Geography/Geomorphology Program at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, GPA 3.9/4.0 ORGANIZATIONS American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Institute of Professional Geologists Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute New Mexico Hazardous Waste Society Albuquerque Geological Society New Mexico Geological Society Geological Society of America - Hydrogeology Division American Geological Institute OFFICES HELD President, CEO and Director, Geolex, Inc., 1996-Present President, CEO and Director, Geoscience Consultants, Ltd. and H+GCL, 1981-1996 Director, UNM Science and Technology Corporation, 1994-Present Director, University of New Mexico Foundation, 1992-1999 Director, New Mexico Natural History Museum Foundation, 1988-Present Director, Caswell Silver Foundation, 1995-Present Director, Frank C. Hibben Foundation, 1999-Present Member, American Geological Institute, Minority Scholarship Committee, 1988-1998 Albuquerque Petroleum Association - Board of Directors, Past President, 1986-1989 Commissioner, New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission, 1994-2000 Chairman, New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board, 1987-1994 EMPLOYMENT November 1996 - Present President, CEO Geolex, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Duties, Accomplishments, Responsibilities: 1. Founder. Overall corporate and executive management for Geolex, Inc. 2. Expert witness testimony for private clients in Federal and state courts and regulatory agencies in EPA Regions I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX and X on CERCLA cost allocation, plume differentiation, fate and transport analysis, hazardous waste industry practices, forensic geochemistry, remote sensing, hydrogeology and regulatory issues. 3. Manage and conduct large multi-site environmental due diligence for entire company or facility acquisitions. Consulting on strategies for limiting assumption of environmental liability associated with acquisitions. Estimate remedial costs and evaluate options for remediation of a wide variety of industrial and mining sites. 4. Strategic consulting in areas of environmental regulatory compliance and contamination assessment/remedial action in soil and groundwater. Management of major geohydrologic investigations for private and Federal clients in RCRA and CERCLA enforcement cases. Serve as an expert for Justice Dept. and a private contractor in a large Army ammunition manufacturing and testing facility in Texas. Involves complicated and extensive RCRA and CERCLA actions at the site integrated with ongoing civil litigation. 5. Preparation, reviews, submittal and obtaining approval of environmental permit documents for Federal and private clients. 6. Computer modeling and fate and transport analysis of saturated and unsaturated flow and contaminant transport in soil and Groundwater. 7. Determination and negotiation of cleanup standards for implementation of soil and groundwater remedial actions at RCRA and CERCLA sites including risk assessments for natural attenuation and containment zones.

Geology Environmental Environment Hydrogeology Environmental Litigation Hydrogeology Contaminant Fate Transport Modeling Hazardous Waste Management Site Investigation Remediation Superfund Cost Allocation Analysis Forensic Geochemistry Source Identification Soil Groundwater Contamination Historical Aerial Photography Interpretation Waste Management Practice Documentation Corporate Asset Evaluation Mergers Acquisitions Registered Professional Geologist Nationally Aipg

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