EP RISK MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Environmental Scientist
Alex Thomson is a Senior Environmental Scientist based in the Sydney office. He has over seven years' experience in contaminated land, occupational hygiene and hazardous materials. Client sectors include Government and private, where Alex has continued to deliver professional technical solutions and advise on key Health, Safety and Environmental issues. Alex started his career as a hazardous materials consultant and occupational hygienist, working on a number of state significant state developments. He then transitioned into a multidisciplinary role, advancing skills and knowledge in contaminated land and remediation, where he has continued to deliver complex projects. His position includes management of key clients and stakeholders, delivery of technical projects, as well as being a mentor and trainer of junior staff.
Alex specialises in the following disciplines:
Contaminated land assessment and remediation
Occupational Hygiene
Asbestos in soils
Per-and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) assessment and remediation
Environmental Due Diligence Assessments
Job Titles:
- Area Manager ( VIC, TAS, SA, WA ) / Principal Environmental Scientist
- Member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association
Craig has over 18 years of experience leading environmental investigations, with significant focus in groundwater and soil remediation, regulatory audits and site rehabilitation.
Craig is also a member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA)
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal Toxicologist and Risk Assessor
Dr Ismail Gulec is a Principal Toxicologist and Risk Assessor at EP Risk Management conducting Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRAs), environmental site assessment and remediation works for developers, environmental auditors and consulting companies. He has worked with a number of well-known environmental consulting firms specialising in the area of HHRAs.
Ismail has completed numerous HHRAs on sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, PAHs, pesticides and dioxins presenting risks through vapour exposure, groundwater migration and soil exposure. He also conducted HHRAs for remediation activities such as direct thermal desorption plant activity, land and bay excavations, contaminated stockpiles at the site and undisturbed contaminated fill. Ismail has made contributions pertaining to risk assessment to sites subject to audit in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and WA under their respective accredited auditor schemes.
Ismail has several publications and extensive experience in environmental toxicology. He worked six years as a scientist for Chemwatch International Pty Ltd and collected and updated toxicological, hygienic and legislative information on chemicals for the company's databases.
Ismail specialises in the following disciplines:
Human Toxicology (HT)
Environmental Toxicology (ET)
Contaminant Transport and Assessment of Exposure Pathways and Risk (CT AEPR)
Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA)
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (ERAM)
Emma Strong is an Environmental Scientist with two years of experience in contaminated land assessments, environmental investigations, landfill monitoring and site remediation.
Emma's responsibilities include fieldwork such as soil and groundwater monitoring and sampling, stockpile sampling, landfill gas monitoring, soil vapour and air monitoring and sampling, hydrogeological testing, and preparation of various contaminated land investigation reports. Emma is also is involved in conducting in-situ and ex-situ bulk soil and waste classifications, soil characterisation assessments, preliminary site investigations, detailed site investigations, due diligence environmental assessments and construction environmental management plans.
Emma specialises in the following disciplines:
Due Diligence Assessments
Waste Classification and Beneficial Reuse Assessments
Contaminated Land Assessments
Environmental Monitoring including groundwater and landfill gas
Hydrogeological testing
Emma is a member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA) and
Job Titles:
- Principal Geotechnical Scientist
James is a Principal Geotechnical Scientist with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical and environmental projects and has extensive experience in managing and coordinating investigation and testing required on major projects. He has experience in analysing site conditions from both a geotechnical and environmental perspective, advising clients on appropriate remediation strategies. James is the former owner of Geotech Solutions which he sold to Cardno in 2011 and continued as Business Unit Manager Newcastle until 2016. With a proven track record of successful team leadership and project delivery James has substantial experience in coordinating geotechnical and environmental investigations undertaken on projects. James has a good record of providing superior outcomes which meet or exceed client expectations.
James specialises in the following disciplines:
Ground and Strata Risk Assessments;
Principal Mine Hazard Management Plans
Earthworks Management Advice;
Pavement Design;
Construction Material Evaluation;
Quarry Development and Remediation;
Urban Renewal and Site Remediation;
Slope Stability
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Principal Environmental Scientist
Kris Thomas is the Managing Director of EP Risk and a Principal Environmental Scientist with over 19 years of consulting experience in the areas of contaminated land management (CLM), asbestos in soil (ASBINS), assessment and site remediation. Kris has a proven track record of successful team leadership, business development, effective client relationship management and winning major tenders with large contract values. He has extensive project management skills with a solid reputation of successful project delivery with large scale budgets and multi-disciplinary teams.
Kris specialises in the following disciplines:
Contaminated land site investigation and remediation
ASBINS assessments
NSW waste framework
Job Titles:
- Senior Environmental Scientist
Luke is a Senior Environmental Scientist with over ten years consulting experience in the areas of contaminated land including environmental site assessments for audit and site remediation. Client sectors include both government and private sectors, where Luke has continued to deliver professional technical solutions and advice on environmental issues.
Luke specialises in the following disciplines:
Preparation of project scopes of work, tendering and proposal submission.
Technical report writing including completion of preliminary and detailed site assessments, sampling and analysis plans, remedial action plans and associated reporting.
Project management, client/stakeholder and environmental auditor liaison
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Principal Environmental Engineer / Area Manager ( Northern NSW / QLD / NT )
Paul Simpson is General Manager of EP Risk Management and is based in the Hunter Office. He is an Environmental Engineer with a Masters in Hydrogeology, and over 22 years' experience in contaminated land assessment and remediation, hydrogeology and hazardous materials assessment. He has managed remediation works on portfolios of sites with yearly budgets of $30M working for both industrial and consulting companies. Paul has extensive experience in the assessment and remediation of industrial facilities, stakeholder and community consultation and hazardous materials assessment. His key strengths lie in his understanding of the needs of industrial clients and property owners and a track record of negotiations with regulators and other stakeholders. Paul has worked with private developers, utility service providers, industrial companies, landfill operators, Local and State Government.
Paul specialises in the following disciplines:
Contaminated land assessment and remediation
Hydrogeology
PFAS
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate Environmental Scientist
Terry is a Senior Associate Environmental Scientist with over 20 years' project management and project delivery experience in contaminated land environmental site investigation, environmental management, asbestos, demolition, remediation, landfill monitoring and acid sulfate soil management.
Terry has worked with a range of government and private sector clients including petrochemical, power and water utilities, pharmaceutical industries, civil contractors, developers, project management and engineering consultants and councils, in New South Wales, across Australia and in the United Kingdom.
Terry's strengths are in site investigation, site remediation, site validation and project advisor experience. During five years as a remediation contractor, Terry also gained additional construction project management and delivery skills including tendering, procurement, resourcing and scheduling, risk assessment, hold point management and stakeholder communication.
Terry specialises in the following disciplines:
Contaminated Land Assessment and Management.
Contaminated Land Remediation and Validation.
Environmental Management and Project Delivery Advisory Services.
Asbestos Assessment, Management, Monitoring and Clearance.