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ROBERT J. GEARY

5410 Orangeport Road

Brewerton, New York 13029

(315) 668-6340

SUMMARY:

EXPERIENCE:

2008-Current Hach Company

Loveland, Colorado

Application Engineer

Responsible for providing technical support to sales staff in northeast U.Srelated to process applications in municipal and industrial water and wastewatertreatment. Work involves assisting the northeast U.S. sales staff in evaluatingpotential applications for use of process and laboratory testing equipment inwater and wastewater treatment, training internal staff and external customers inareas of process applications and water testing, and presenting at technicalconferences.

2004-2008 Hach CompanyLoveland, Colorado

Regional Training Manager

Responsible for managing and executing Hachs northeast regional trainingprogram for engineers, operators and other professionals in the analysis ofdrinking water, wastewater and environmental waters.

Selected associate member of the year by New York State Rural Water

Association in 2007 for outstanding support of their training program

Technical, administrative and supervisory experience in private industry andconsulting involving work in water and wastewater treatment, water qualitymonitoring and management, air emissions, solid and hazardous wastedisposal, chemical safety and management (OSHA HazardCommunication), environmental management systems (ISO 14001) andpaper process engineering.

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media types, (3) final process design and development of contractdocuments, (4) bidding of construction work and (5) constructioninspection.

Completed process design for and managed installation of a $ 0.5 MM

sludge dewatering system including sludge pumps, belt press and fullyautomated control system. Project was completed in-house.

Developed and negotiated a river temperature monitoring program toeliminate chronic noncompliance with SPDES permit.

Authored chemical handbook and labeling system to comply with OSHAHazard Communication Regulations.

Primary author of an environmental management system (EMS) thatreceived ISO 14001 certification in May 2000. Managed EMS since thistime.

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Calocerinos and Spina Consulting Engineers, Inc.Liverpool, New York

Project Engineer, Industrial Waste Department

Responsible for completion of engineering of projects in Industrial WasteDepartment. Projects addressed: wastewater treatment, solid and hazardouswaste disposal and water quality monitoring.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York

Research Assistant, Department of Paper Science and Engineering

Responsible for finishing construction and operation of $ 0.4 MMenvironmental pilot plant. Taught laboratory course in wastewater treatment.

CH2M Hill, Inc.Bellevue, Washington and Reston, Virginia

Engineer, Industrial Waste Department

Participated in projects addressing preliminary and detailed design ofwastewater treatment systems, and bench-scale wastewater treatability studies.

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PROFESSIONAL New YorkLICENSES:

PROFESSIONAL Water Environment FederationAFFILIATIONS: American Chemical Society

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Syracuse University. Emphasizing environmental(water and soil) chemistry.

M.E., Civil/Sanitary Engineering, Cornell University. Emphasizing water andwastewater treatment, and fluid mechanics.

B.S., Paper Science and Engineering, SUNY College of EnvironmentalScience and Forestry. Emphasizing chemical and engineering aspects of

wood pulping and papermaking.

PUBLICATIONS:Journal Articles

Geary, R.J., and C.T. Driscoll. 1996. Forest soil solutions: Acid/basechemistry and response to calcite treatment. Biogeochemistry. 32:195-220.

Danko, J.P., and R.J. Geary. 1992. Turbidity and BOD control at SchoellerTechnical Papers, Inc. TAPPI. 75: 127-134.

Williams, J.W., Kay, P.C. and Geary, R.J. 1991. Evaluation of remedialalternatives associated with closure of a paper mil sludge lagoon: A case study.TAPPI Environmental Conference Proceedings.

Doctoral Dissertation:

Syracuse University (2003). The Role of Aluminum in Regulating theRetention of Cations and Dissolved Organic Carbon in Organic Forest SoilHorizons.

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

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