Lee
Richard Peterson, P.E.
1506 West DeepCreek Rd
Morgan, UT 84050
(801) 829-6348
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Professional
Engineering (PE) Exam - April 2001
Utah - Passed
Fundamentals
of Engineering (FE) Exam - April
1995
Utah - Passed
Certified Public Manager (CPM) Graduate - December 2006
State of Utah, Department of Human Resource Management
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
M.S.
Civil & Environmental Engineering/Groundwater December 1999
Utah
State University Overall
GPA: 3.45
B.S.
Environmental Engineering/Water and Wastewater June 1996
Utah
State University Overall
GPA: 3.6 Cum Laude
Scholarships
1989-1996
Utah
State University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Environmental
Engineer
Utah
Division of Drinking Water
Feb
2001 – present
·
Program Manager for
the Division's loan program
·
Staff Engineer responsible
for the review of plans & specs of drinking water facility construction
projects
·
Oversee
construction of drinking water projects
·
Perform
sanitary surveys on public drinking water systems and inspect water treatment
plants throughout the state of Utah
·
Witness grout sealings
of drinking water wells throughout the state
Design
Engineer
Pinncale Engineering
Jan 2007 to July 2007 (part time)
·
Design & draft subdivisions for various clients (land developers) using AutoCAD Civil 3D
· Prepare Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans for various clients (land developers)
Environmental
Engineer
ThermoRetec
Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb
2000 – Feb 2001
·
Field
Engineer responsible for construction oversight of Hanging Wall Barrier
installation at a former refinery in Wyoming
·
Responsible
for installation and O&M of hydrocarbon recovery system (Selective Oil
Skimmer) at a railroad yard in Idaho
·
Responsible
for managing lead contaminated soil sampling, removal, and disposal at a former
petroleum refinery in North Dakota
·
Staff
Engineer responsible for preparing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments at
several locations across Utah and Idaho
·
Prepared
Annual Reports for several Flying J and BP Amoco refineries involving site
assessment and data analysis
·
Responsible
for the Health and Safety issues at construction sites
·
Performed
network troubleshooting tasks
Research
Assistant
Utah
Water Research Lab/Utah State University
Jun
1995 – Dec 1999
·
Developed
a vapor transport model for simulating fate of degradable compounds in the
vadose zone
(published)
·
Performed
data analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of monitored natural attenuation
using multiple lines of evidence at former petroleum refinery in Wyoming
·
Submitted
post-closure groundwater monitoring program reports for former petroleum
refineries located in Wyoming and North Dakota
·
Significantly
modified aerobic and anaerobic fate and transport models for petroleum
hydrocarbon plumes
·
Developed
an interface for two groundwater models accessible through the Internet
·
Analyzed
integrated watershed models and presented results to committee
·
Developed
animated injection/recovery and capture zone simulation in Excel and Mathematica
Environmental
Engineering Internship
Geneva
Steel, Orem, Utah
Jun
1994 – Sept 1994
·
Prepared
portions of Geneva's renewal of the SPCC (Spill Prevention Control &
Countermeasure) Plan
·
Inspected
and monitored PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) spills
·
Performed
a solvent audit throughout the plant
·
Reviewed
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and updated Geneva's database
COMPUTER SKILLS
·
Highly Skilled
in Windows, DOS, Unix, and Macintosh environments
·
Expert in advanced
programming using MS Excel & Access
·
Competent
using AutoCAD, WaterCAD & ArcVIEW
·
Maintained
web server on a Mac and currently webmaster for the Division of Drinking Water
·
Proficient
in programming using Visual Basic, Fortran, and UserLand Frontier (web
scripting for Macintosh)
HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING
40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Training
8-hour OSHA Supervisor Training
American Red Cross CPR and First Aid
PUBLICATIONS
Peterson, L.R., 1999, "Numerical Simulation of
Oxygen and Hydrocarbon Coupled Biodegradation and Diffusion in the Vadose
Zone": Thesis (M.Sc.) Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 42 p.