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.