Foundry Site Remediation Project

A call came from the executive vice president of a client, a well known demolition contractor. A "rogue" subcontractor had, unknown to my client, contaminated a valuable 18 acre site with foundry chemicals, locomotive oils and lubricants and low-value steel scrap.

Worse yet, the facility owner was demanding immediate action - and threatening to sue for $20 million in damages in its absence.

As requested, I went to the site, mobilized a workforce imported to the project by the client, dealt with the local equipment dealers for excavating and grappling equipment, and, over the course of less than 90 days, successfully excavated, tested, and exported the contaminated materials and sold the recovered steel scrap.

Before the actual field work, however, I used my contacts in the consulting and legal community to help my client identify the appropriate local law firm with the sufficient prestige and knowledge of the industry to handle the legal defense.

Concurrently with the field operations, I provided technical support and document research to assist the attorney, who successfully extinguished the lawsuit.