Charles E. “Eddie” Ball Jr.
Environmental Specialist
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Charles E. “Eddie” Ball Jr.
Environmental Specialist
Education:
Institute of Science Studies – Athens GA
Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston, SC
AB Technical College – Asheville, NC
Continuing Education:
40-hour OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 H&S
Indoor Air Quality
Professional Registration:
North Carolina Certified Asbestos Inspector
North Carolina Certified Lead Risk Assessor
North Carolina Certified Lead Inspector
Certified Radon Measurement/Mitigation
Certified Indoor Environmentalist
Indoor Air Quality Professional
Registered Industrial Hygienists
Professional Organization Memberships:
International Indoor Air Quality Professional
Assoc. of Professional Industrial Hygienists
Assoc. of Professional Health & Safety
American Red Cross Disaster Network
National Environmental Health Association
Employment History:
2002 – Present
Project Manager/IAQ/QA-QC - Mountain Environmental Services, Inc.
2001 – 2002
Environmental Health & Safety Engineer – Admunson – Scott Station, South Pole, Antarctica – Raytheon Corp. & NSF
1993 – 2001
Health & Safety Officer, Buncombe County Board of Education
1984 – 1993
Environmental Specialist/Geological Technician/QA-QC – S&ME Inc., Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Current Responsibilities:
As Project Manager with Mountain Environmental Services, Inc. Mr. Ball’s current responsibilities include project review and over site, Industrial Hygiene, Lead Based Paint, Radon & Asbestos, Construction QA-QC, coordination of field assessment activities, analytical data interpretation, UST and groundwater regulatory compliance, client/regulatory liaison. Perform final QA/QC review of reports and correspondence. Phase I, II, and III, Environmental Site Assessments, TSP’s, Real Estate Transfer’s.
Professional Qualifications:
Mr. Ball’s work experience spans 20+ years in the environmental/geosciences industry including management and professional staff positions in environmental/geotechnical consultation and state regulatory compliance. His range of project experience includes leaking underground storage tank (UST) assessment, real estate transaction environmental assessment, North Carolina Department of Transportation geotechnical investigation, soil and groundwater assessment, project health and safety oversight, State of North Carolina UST compliance regulation. Indoor air quality investigations, and quality assurance/quality control on many construction projects. He served as EH&S Engineer at South Pole Antarctica, and worked the disaster in New York on 9/11, as well as flood damage assessment ‘05.
Areas of Competence:
· Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment
· Soil and Groundwater Assessment
· UST and Groundwater Regulatory Compliance
· Project Health and Safety Coordination
· Asbestos Inspection
· Lead Paint Assessor/Inspector
· Indoor Air Quality
· Construction QA/QC
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Charles E. “Eddie” Ball Jr.
Environmental Specialist
Project Experience:
Buncombe County Solid Waste-US EPA XL Bio-reactor project – Asheville, NC
Oversee installation of new Bio-Reactor System at Buncombe county Landfill. Construction QA/QC, and operations control. Monthly leachate monitoring of same program for regulatory compliance. Est. Project Cost: $5,000,000.00
Linn Cove Viaduct – Blue Ridge Parkway – Linville, NC
Worked with site investigation crews for placement of support pillars, and control damage to natural environment around work areas. QA/QC of project oversight. Est. Project Cost: $3,500,000.00
Shuford Mills – Hickory, NC
Performed soil and groundwater release assessment of leaking USTs, and Toluene release. Assessment and remediation included installation of monitoring ports and removal, installation and monitoring of air sparging and soil vapor extraction (AS/SVE) remediation system. Reporting used Standard Comprehensive Site Assessment protocol, including groundwater flow maps, contaminant isoconcentration maps, and chemical analytical results. Est. Project Cost: $2,800,000.00
Ocoee River – Olympic Kayak Course – Cherokee National Forest, TN.
Worked with placement of stones for computer-designed course for Olympic Kayak course. Completely unique experience of river design. QA/QC of placement project. Est. Project Cost:
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