Mr. Wiley has over 25 years of environmental experience, including nationwide program development for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), State level management of New Jersey’s programs for solid waste, hazardous waste and water quality, consulting services to public and private clients, and overseas agricultural management services.
Mr. Wiley is an expert in landfill remediation and redevelopment, having worked on seven major projects that have been completed. These projects serve a variety of uses, ranging from recreational to commercial, with real estate investment valued at over one billion dollars, and involving over 400 acres of land.
Dr. Chibani is a senior hydraulic and system design engineer with over 25 years of experience in the field of environmental engineering. He has directed and/or managed a variety of projects involving solid waste, hazardous waste, underground storage tanks, water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, bioremediation, maritime pollution, environmental impact statements, and site planning and redevelopment. Dr. Chibani has extensive experience in computer modeling of civil and environmental engineering processes, solid, medical and hazardous material management, groundwater remediation, system optimal design, risk assessment, financial, and institutional studies.
Ms. Ferguson has 23 years of experience in the field of environmental science. She is responsible for senior technical review and oversight of solid and hazardous waste projects. She has managed a wide variety of projects involving the oversight, evaluation, coordination and/or performance of soil and groundwater remedial investigations and actions. In addition, she has experience in many aspects of geological science as well as in environmental sampling procedures, soil boring and monitoring well installation, and the collection of geological data for the characterization of underlying soils and geology of project sites. Ms. Ferguson has testified as an expert in geology and has performed extensive research for use by attorneys in support of expert witness testimony by others in the firm.
Dr. Fahim is a senior project manager at SAI. As such, she is responsible for the preparation of geotechnical reports for different projects including multistory buildings, bridges, highways, earth dams, brownfields redevelopments, landfill liners and cover systems, and transmission towers. Dr. Fahim has a strong background in geotechnical engineering and its applications in the transportation and environmental fields. She has been employed by universities, research institutes and consulting firms, which provided her with the opportunity to combine theory with practice.
Mr. Ferguson has more than 25 years experience in the environmental and analytical chemistry disciplines, of which the past eighteen years have included general environmental consulting. At SAI, Mr. Ferguson’s project management responsibilities have included Underground Storage Tanks, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Industrial Site Remediation Act cases, Phase I/II/III Environmental Audits, Hazardous Waste Disposal, NPDES permit compliance, Clean Air Act permitting, and Safe Drinking Water Act compliance. He has also managed and performed asbestos, lead-based paint, and Indoor Air Quality surveys, developed management plans, and implemented site-specific Health & Safety Plans. Mr. Ferguson serves as the health and safety officer for the firm and has developed a modular health and safety procedure system that is based on job hazard analyses and has minimized the effort required to prepare effective site-specific plans. Mr. Ferguson has testified in legal proceedings in a variety of formats. Trained as an analytical chemist, Mr. Ferguson has extensive instrumental and wet chemistry experience in environmental applications and has conducted third-party data reviews and validations. Mr. Ferguson serves as the in-house authority on sampling protocol and laboratory data quality.
Mr. Kertes has 20 years of professional experience in the environmental consulting and land development fields. His expertise is managing and directing technical assessments during the due diligence process for real estate transactions. In addition, he has provided testimony relating to environmental remediation and the minimization of adverse impacts for residential and commercial developments. Mr. Kertes is also an Adjunct Instructor at Rider University in the Geological, Environmental & Marine Sciences Department.