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John Gonzales
Site Superintendent (IO Environmental)

and root balls, constructing a soil treatment pad, excavating
and staging 6,000 CY of contaminated soil, performing a
Years of Experience: 21 pilot study using innovative VEG methods, and transporting
and disposing 5,770 CY of soil as Cal-hazardous waste.
Years with Current Firm: 2
TOR Metro, San Diego, CA
Registration: John oversaw efforts to install and fill 102 chimney
California State Contractor’s License C-21 boreholes with graphite. He also oversaw installation of 102
pairs of sheet pile that were embedded to a depth of 46
Excavation 49 CFR192 Subpart N/195 Subpart G feet below ground surface. John provided health and safety
oversight confirming that all workers were appropriately
Competent Person Certified – Frame System, trained and that work was conducted according to the
Trenching and Excavation project Health and Safety Plan. He oversaw site preparation
activities, conducted subsurface utility clearance,
Status: completed entry pit excavation, conducted trenching,
Full-time employee segregation, and disposal of excavated materials. John also
constructed security fencing, parking and a staging area to
safely store materials, staged lighting for night operations,
and coordinated work crews.
What John brings to the project...
Tesoro Vinvale Terminal Facility (Former BP Facility), Long
• Experience managing complex construction Beach, CA
projects involving environmental compliance, Since October of 2015, IOEI has installed More than
regulatory agency oversight, and multiple field 1700 linear feet of above ground 2” to 8” steel welded
sites—help obtain accurate data and meet conveyance piping and more than 2000 liner feet of below
permitting requirements ground 2” to 6” diameter PVC piping . They also installed
more than 8000 linear feet of 1” to 1.5 inch sPVC air sparge
piping. As the Site Superintendent, John supervised the
John has more than 20 years of professional experience installation of more than 21 well boxes ranging from 24” to
managing complex construction operations for a range of 48”. Our team modified the natural gas service and installed
military, municipal and commercial clients. His experience new pressure regulators and seismic valves for new FlamOx
includes project scheduling, budget tracking, subcontractor 2 and FlamOx 4 Catalyic Oxidizers.
management, and equipment operation and maintenance.
He has managed numerous excavation and earthwork The construction effort included saw cutting more than
projects in Southern California, and is familiar with 7000 liner feet of 4” to 14” thick asphalt, removing more
applicable permitting, regulations, and safety requirements. than 500 tons of asphalt, and hand excavating more than
His experience on environmental remediation projects 500 cubic yards of impacted soil.
gives him and in-depth understanding of monitoring
equipment installation and its impact on accurate Airport Storm Channel Access Road, Orange County Flood
data collection. Additionally, John is certified for heavy Control District
equipment operation including backhoe, loader, excavator, John oversaw construction efforts to improve the access
forklift, and aerial lift. road and airport storm channel for the Orange County
Flood Control District. This project required site work,
Selected Project Experience installing temporary fencing and temporary gates, transition
railing, concrete barriers, and decomposed granite
Pilot Study of Organochlorine-Contaminated Soil, Marine according to approved project plans and specifications.
Corps Base Camp Pendleton
John served as Site Superintendent on a pilot study to
evaluate innovative remediation alternatives to treat Experience with Complex Projects
OCP-contaminated soil. This work was conducted as part
of a federal facilities agreement (FFA) with oversight from Environmental remediation projects often
involve very precise grading requirements
regulatory agencies including US Environmental Protection and complex instrumentation. John’s
Agency, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, experience is ideal for this project since
California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego his attention to detail and experience with
Region, California Air Resources Board, and San Diego instrumentation will help our team obtain
County Department of Environmental Health. accurate and reliable data—helping to
provide recommendations that accurately
This project required felling and chipping more than 1,500 reflect geological conditions
mature eucalyptus trees, removing and chipping stumps

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