Robert J. Baer
Senior Engineer/Field Project Manager

Experience Profile

Years with META: 17
Years of Environmental Experience: 20
Years of Related Experience: 21

Education
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota, 1986
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Management, University of North Dakota, 1987

Certifications
"AHERA Asbestos Abatement Contractor/Supervisor Training" May, 1990
"Sampling for Airborne Asbestos Dust, NIOSH 582 Equivalent" June, 1990
"AHERA Asbestos Project Designer Training" July, 1990
"Deleader-Contractor Training Course" March, 1993
"EPA Model Curriculum Lead Inspector Training" May, 1996
"OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response" September, 1992
All EPA AHERA and OSHA Refreshers to Present Mayhew Environmental Training Associates
"AHERA Asbestos Management Planner Training"
"AHERA Asbestos Inspector Training" The University of Illinois at Chicago, March, 1988
"Air Sampling Professional" MDNR, September, 1994
"Project Designer" MDNR, June, 1995 Missouri Department of Natural Resources
"Toxicology & Risk Assessment" January 1994 National Environmental Health Association

Project Experience

Air Monitoring/Project Design & Management:

Project Date Duration of Design Services
Leavenworth Junior High School, Leavenworth, KS 1991 2 Weeks
Wyandotte County Courthouse Asbestos Abatement, Wyandotte, Kansas 1991 - 92 1 Month
Washburn University Law Building Asbestos Abatement, Topeka, KS  1991 - 92 1 Month
Kansas City Symphony Lease House, Kansas City, Kansas  1991 - 92 1 Month
Red River Army Depot Boiler Plant, Texarkana, Texas  1993 1 Week
Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri: 1993 1 Week
Kansas City Power & Light Power Plant, Lacygne, KS (Lead Abatement)  1993 1 Week
Misc. Abatements 1993 - 95 1 Month
Red River Army Depot Boiler Plant, Texarkana, Texas 1993 1 Week
Kansas City Power & Light Power Plant, Lacygne, KS (Lead Abatement) 1993 1 Week
Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri: Misc. Abatements 1993 - 95 1 Month
City of Lawrence Community Building, Lawrence KS 1995 2 Weeks
St. Joseph Medical Center, Cooling Tower Abatement, Wichita, Kansas 1995 2 Weeks
Meat Locker, Lawrence, KS 1996 2 Days

Asbestos Inspections:

City of Waterloo, Planning and Zoning Department, IA · City of Waterloo, Community Development, IA
Kansas City Symphony Lease House, Kansas City, Kansas · Tonganoxie USD #464, Tonganoxie, Kansas
Great Bend USD #428, Great Bend, Kansas · Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE (5 million sf.)
Lawrence Public Schools, Lawrence, KS (1.5 million sf.) · Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Atlanta, GA
Miscellaneous School Districts Throughout Kansas · Printing, Inc., Wichita, Kansas
FMC Plant, Lawrence, KS · Brewster Place Retirement and Primary Care Facility, Topeka, KS
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, KS · St. Francis Medical Center, Topeka, KS
Security Benefit Group Building, Topeka, KS

Construction Quality Control:

Walmart/Hy-Vee, Waverly, Iowa · Office/Classroom, The University of North Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Menards Lumber, Dubuque, Iowa · Minnesota DOT Building, Crookston, MN
Fosston Incinerator, Fosston, MN · City of Grand Forks Sewer Project, ND

Monitoring Well Installation:

Waterloo Waterworks, Waterloo, Iowa

Underground Storage Tank Removal Monitoring and Closure:

Waterloo, Iowa (20 Tanks) · Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (25 tanks)
Former Service Station, Andover, KS (5 tanks) · Former Service Station ( 3 tanks, 1930's), Kansas City, MO
Former Meat Locker, Lawrence, KS (1 tank)

Phase I Environmental Assessments:

Large Commercial Business Center, Independence, Missouri (New RTC Scope of Work)
Two Large Industrial Parks, Hutchinson, Kansas (ASTM Scope of Work)
Miscellaneous Sites Throughout Kansas & Missouri (40+ sites)

Remediation and Phase II Investigations:

Heat Plant, Whiteman Air Force Base · Former Landfill Site, Whiteman Air Force Base
Industrial Area, Blue River, City of Kansas City, MO · Bioremediation of Soils, Whiteman AFB, Missouri
Miscellaneous UST and LUST Sites, Commercial Clients, KS & MO

Narrative

Robert Baer brings to META years of practical experience in Environmental Engineering and strong academic achievement in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management. His background in business management, budgeting, and planning add business acumen to his technical and academic abilities. Since coming to META, Mr. Baer has performed asbestos audits, environmental assessments and follow-up materials testing, project design and management during asbestos lead, UST, and contaminated soils abatement in both occupied and unoccupied facilities, as well as air monitoring during abatement projects. Bob also brings his environmental experience and expertise to META’s training clients in presenting environmental training. Mr. Baer's education, training, practical experience, and business acumen combine to create an efficient and effective project manager.

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