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John is the founder and president of EEC. John has more than 25 years' experience managing <br />water resource projects and more than 17 years' experience representing municipalities and <br />private industries, including forming stakeholder groups and business coalitions. <br />John leads the EEC FOG team that is nationally recognized as a leading FOG control expert and <br />has developed, implemented, and assessed more than 14 FOG control programs. Under his <br />direction, the EEC FOG team has conducted FOG characterization studies for 15 cities and <br />wastewater districts. When FOG was identified as a leading cause of sanitary sewer overflows <br />and consequential beach closures in California, John was at the forefront of efforts to curb FOG <br />discharges to the sewer system, serving as the program manager in the largest FOG control study <br />in the country conducted on behalf of Orange County Sanitation District and its 26 member <br />agencies. John holds a General Engineering Contractors License and is a member of the Water <br />Environment Federation, California Water Environment Association, and California Association of <br />Sewer Agencies. <br />Experience <br />Program Manager, Sanitary Sewer Overflow Study I National <br />Oversaw a $250,000 national research study for Orange County Sanitation District and County of Orange on the causes <br />and solutions to sewer system overflows (SSOs), in response to the growing problem of beach closures in Orange County, <br />California. <br />Evaluated the causes of grease blockages due to wastewater discharge from restaurants and residences, which create <br />sewer line blockages resulting in SSOs, and sewage flowing to storm drains, creeks, and eventually beaches. <br />Project Manager, 30 Industrial Storm Water Compliance Programs I Statewide <br />Managed 30 separate industrial storm water compliance programs throughout California and oversaw the following: <br />stormwater sampling, containment system design and installation, stormwater pollution prevention plans, stormwater <br />monitoring and reporting program preparation, and permitting with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. <br />Project Manager, Sewer System Characterization I Orange County, CA <br />Managed over $1 million of sewer system characterization projects for cities and wastewater agencies in Orange County <br />and oversaw CCTV inspections, sewer mapping using GIS, and structural and sewer blockage source identification. <br />Project Manager, Storm Drain Sampling & Characterization, City of Aliso Viejo I Aliso Viejo, CA <br />Managed the sampling and characterization of storm drains in the City of Aliso Viejo. <br />Oversaw sampling for total coliform, fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, and E. coli bacteria. <br />Determined sources of coliform and coliform total maximum daily load for Aliso Creek. <br />Project Manager, California Fats, Oils and Grease (CaIFOG) WorkgroupI CA <br />Represented CaIFOG in negotiations with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials concerning <br />critical Uniform Plumbing Code revisions that would affect every sewering agency in California. <br />CalFOG is a special workgroup within Tri -TAC that focuses on the development of FOG control tools that may be used <br />throughout the State. <br />Tri -TAC is a statewide technical advisory committee composed of members from public agencies and other professionals <br />responsible for wastewater treatment; Tri -TAC is jointly sponsored by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies, <br />the California Water Environment Association, and the League of California Cities. <br />The constituency base for Tri -TAC collects, treats, and reclaims more than 2 billion gallons of wastewater each day and <br />serves most of the sewered population of California. <br />Project Manager, Various Municipal Ordinance Negotiations with Stakeholders I National <br />Retained by numerous municipalities as a negotiator with multiple stakeholder groups to propose and finalize municipal <br />ordinances that directly affect businesses, environmental groups, and homeowners. <br />Negotiated issues, including wastewater discharge rates, sewer use ordinances, and environmental impacts. <br />25E -34 <br />