Neal Bolton, P.E. Resume

Education:

Attended Sacramento State University - Construction Engineering
Attended Montana State University - Construction Engineering

Registration:

Registered Civil Engineer - California (C48062)
Licensed General Engineering Class A Contractor - California (482821)

Work Experience:

General
Mr. Bolton is a registered civil engineer with over 20-years experience in heavy construction and landfill operations. His background in heavy construction includes work in excavating, grading, paving, and underground projects where he worked as a laborer, equipment operator, foreman, superintendent, and estimator.

In 1988, Mr. Bolton formed his own consulting company, Blue Ridge Services. As principal of Blue Ridge, he has continued to provide operational consulting services for a wide range of private and municipal landfills and transfer stations.

Landfill Development
Mr. Bolton has worked on landfill siting, expansion and closure projects. He has prepared dozens of landfill development plans which included: site layout, access roads, waste footprint placement, base grade and final grade design. He has worked on several projects involving airspace enhancement or maximization. Mr. Bolton was involved with dozens of landfills in Montana and Idaho which were impacted by the EPA's subtitle D rules.

Landfill & Transfer Station Training Programs
Mr. Bolton has presented training programs for hundreds of people through the dozens of training programs he has taught. These training programs range from generic 1-4 hour sessions, to custom 1-2 day sessions that deal with site-specific operational issues.

As an example, one training program focused directly on maximizing scraper productivity at a 6,000 ton/day landfill where they used three 637 scrapers. Another focused on landfill managers and administrative staff. Other sessions have had a broader scope, addressing the needs of municipalities that operated a variety of landfills. At landfills which were nearing closure, or where airspace was very expensive, other training programs have concentrated on cell construction and efficient cover placement techniques.

Landfill Sequence Plans
Mr. Bolton has prepared scores of landfill sequence plans and/or excavation plans for landfills. These sequence plans have ranged from simple seasonal plans showing how a landfill will prepare for the wet season, to longterm sequence plans taking the site from start-up through closure. Most sequence plans are based on a combination of economics, aesthetics, and practical judgment in regards to access, drainage, leachate control, and minimized soil handling.

Research and Development
Mr. Bolton has designed and implemented various testing procedures landfill equipment and operating methods including soil use minimization studies, compaction tests, and productivity analysis. Many of these landfill tests were done in cooperation with Caterpillar, Ingersoll-Rand, Caron Compactor, and Waste Management Inc.

Operational Planning
Mr. Bolton has provided operational planning for dozens of landfills in several states. These projects include reparation of operating procedures for excavation , refuse placement, load checking, surveying, compaction and other day-to-day landfill tasks. He has also performed compaction/density tests, operational audits and efficiency studies.

Landfill Equipment Planning
Mr. Bolton has worked with numerous landfills, providing recommendations on equipment selection and utilization. He has developed and performed various equipment productivity analyses for dozers, scrapers, compactors and other landfill equipment.

Employment History:

1988 - Present
Principal - Blue Ridge Services (Atascadero, CA ...formerly Bozeman, MT)
As principal of Blue Ridge Services, and landfill consulting company, Mr. Bolton has personally supervised hundreds of solid waste projects. With a focus on landfill operations, Blue Ridge projects include landfill training programs, fill sequence planning, site budgeting, equipment selection, operations planning, operational audits, compaction/density studies and a wide range of landfill consulting services.

1987 - 1988
Field Engineer - Waste Management, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
As a field engineer for Waste Management, Inc., Mr. Bolton was involved in the performance of landfill sequence plans, construction planning, operational audits, compaction/density testing, operator training and budgeting projects. Additionally, he prepared cost estimates for use in competitive bidding for landfill operations.

1983 - 1987
Field Engineer - Oakland Scavenger Company (Oakland, CA)
As the field engineer for Oakland Scavenger Company/Waste Management from 1983 to 1987, he managed landfill development and construction projects for several sites ranging in size from 200 to 7,000 tons per day. During his employment with Oakland Scavenger/Waste Management, Mr. Bolton supervised the in-house preparation of operations plans for all of Oakland Scavenger Company's landfills. Additionally, he played a key role in the training of landfill equipment operators to perform all on-site landfill construction projects - virtually eliminating the need to subcontract out heavy construction projects. These projects included liner, leachate collection systems and final cover construction, installation of methane venting systems, road, pond, and ditch construction. These projects were performed in addition to the day-to-day excavation and landfilling at the sites.

1978-1983
Laborer, Operator, Foreman - Bolton Construction (Woodland, CA)
Bolton Construction is a grading and paving company. During the 5 years he was there, Mr. Bolton worked as a laborer, operator, estimator and foreman. His duties included the various positions on a grading, paving and underground crew. Additionally he supervised numerous construction projects, did bidding & estimating, and drove dump trucks. His equipment operating experience includes; dozers, backhoes, rollers, motor graders, loaders, water trucks, scrapers and trenching machines.

Technical Writing & Conference Presentations:

Mr. Bolton writes a weekly column in Solid Waste Online < www.solidwasteonline.com >. It is entitled, "Bolton on Landfill Management," verticalnet.com .

Mr. Bolton writes a regular column in MSW Management Magazine. It is entitled, "The Landfill Manager's Notebook," Forester Communications.

"Using Compactors for Optimum Density," Solid Waste Technologies magazine, Adams Publishing, May/June, 1997.

"Landfill Equipment - Choosing the Right Machines," Solid Waste Technologies magazine, Adams Publishing, March/April, 1997.

"How to Remain King of the Hill," World Waste Magazine, Intertec Publishing, December, 1996.

"Equipment - Repair vs. Replace," a technical presentation given at the Western Regional Symposium. Sponsored by SWANA. Lake Tahoe, Nevada, May, 1996.

"The Handbook of Landfill Operations," a 500+ page text, published by Blue Ridge Services, 1995.

"Landfill Equipment Selection, Operation, Safety and Preventative Maintenance Training Course," A two day course covering the essentials of landfill operations. Sponsored by Montana State University Extension Services, SWANA, and Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences. Billings, June, 1995.

"Alternative Daily Cover - What are the Benefits?" A technical paper prepared for Evan Edgar of the California Refuse Removal Council, January, 1995.

"Survival of Subtitle D." Presentation of Panel Discussion, given at the 43rd Annual Environmental Health Educational Conference, sponsored by the Montana Environmental Health Assn., Big Sky, Montana, October 1994.

"Landfill Operations Seminar," A One Day Short Course, Sponsored by Blue Ridge Services, Bozeman, MT, September, 1992.

"Optimizing Your Landfill Operation," Waste Age Magazine, National Solid Wastes Management Association, September, 1991.

"Landfill Operations, Closure and Optimization," Mountain/Plains States Solid Waste Training, sponsored by Midwest Assistance Program and Region VIII EPA, Cody, Wyoming, December, 1990.

"Landfill Closure - Options and Costs," Mountain/Plains States Solid Waste Training, sponsored by Midwest Assistance Program and Region VIII EPA, Cody, Wyoming, November, 1990.

"Landfill Closure - Options and Costs," Mountain/Plains States Solid Waste Training, sponsored by Midwest Assistance Program and Region VIII EPA, Cody, Wyoming, October, 1990.

"Day-To-Day Landfill Operations," North Dakota Solid Waste Symposium, sponsored by North Dakota Department of Health, Bismarck, North Dakota, October, 1990.

"Landfill Operations and Equipment Selection," Montana Landfill Short Course, sponsored by Blue Ridge Services and Schafer and Associates, Havre, June, 1989.