Topic:

Cleaning Up Groundwater Contamination

Plumes at the MMR

Speaker:

,Jon Davis P.E., Remediation Program Manager

 Mr. Davis serves as the Remediation Program Manager (RPM) for one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) largest and most visible Superfund cleanup programs: The Massachusetts Military Reservation. His employer, the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment, serves as the lead agent for the DoD. As the RPM, Mr. Davis is responsible for the successful execution of the cleanup program while addressing the full spectrum of remedial activities including investigations, feasibility studies, remedy selections, remedial actions, operations and maintenance, and long term monitoring. Annual budgets for the program have ranged from $20M to $70M with government and contract staff requirements ranging between 50 and 180 personnel positions. Mr. Davis has served as the RPM at MMR since 2003. He previously held the position of Team Chief for the cleanup program. Mr. Davis served as an Air Force engineering officer from 1986 to 1996 and worked in various engineering positions at bases in Louisiana, Ohio, and Florida. Mr. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Idaho and a Master’s Degree in Engineering and Environmental Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Florida.