Waseem A. Khan is a project and program manager with over 25 years of experience in environmental compliance, project management, contaminated soil and groundwater remediation, and operations management. He is seeking a senior position to assist an engineering or environmental consulting firm in supporting existing projects and expanding business. Khan has a diverse technical background across drinking water/wastewater infrastructure, environmental consulting, and oil and gas pipeline engineering. He has successfully grown business and secured contracts through proposal preparation, marketing, and client relationship building.
1. Waseem A. Khan, PG…………...
Houston TX • (480) 206-1246 • waseemkhan85268@gmail.com
Project and Program Manager, Technical Leader and Operations Manager who has delivered strong
and exceptional leadership and experience in successfully delivering environmental compliance,
project management, program management, contaminated soil and groundwater remediation
and operations management. With over a 25-year professional career, I am seeking a Senior
Professional position with engineering, water resources and/or environmental consulting firm that will
allow me to assist the firm in supporting existing backlog and building and expanding the practice. I
excel at fostering and growing existing client relationships and securing repeat business.
Diverse Professional Technical Experience: Through my career in drinking water / wastewater
infrastructure, environmental consulting and oil and gas pipeline and facilities engineering for my
clients, I have worked on a wide array of projects and scopes, managed individual and portfolio
based projects, authored numerous technical reports, acted as a liaison between clients and local,
state and federal regulatory agencies and mentored and trained junior staff.
Business Development Experience: Through my professional career, I have successfully grown and
fostered business relationships with potential and existing clients. Working with various professional
disciplines and clientele (oil and gas energy sector, municipal, state and federal governments, finance
and insurance, commercial and industrial real estate and rural water and wastewater infrastructure
development) allowed me to participate in numerous proposal and SOQ preparation, short list
interviews and presentations and continuous business development and marketing activities. As a
result, several State, Municipal and Private Sector contracts were secured ranging from individual
projects to multiyear renewable contracts to Strategic Alliance Partnerships.
Expertise and Core Competencies
Project /Program Management
Drinking water / wastewater infrastructure
Drinking water / wastewater Master Planning
Drinking water Treatment and System Evaluations
Hydrology Studies
Feasibility Studies
Treated Effluent Reuse
Production Wells / Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Wells
Infrastructure Needs Analysis (Technical and
Financial)
Environmental compliance
Construction Management
Familiar with SDWA, CWA and NEPA
Technical Report Writing / Quality Control
Subcontractor Selection and Management
Contractor Scope of Work
Business Acumen
P&L Management
Personnel and Operations Management
Staff Mentorship / training
Senior Leadership / Technical Lead
Outstanding Communication / Interpersonal Skills
Strategic Planning / Strategic Recruitment
Business Development / Client Development
Proposals / Bids / SOQs preparation
Relevant Professional Experience
RSH Energy, LLC. [A Subsidiary of gif Energy (Oakmark Capital)], Houston, TX 2013 – 2015
Field Survey, Construction Inspections and Engineering of Oil and Gas pipelines and Facilities; Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma and
Texas.
PROJECT MANAGER
As a Project Manager at RSH Energy, LLC, I was responsible for management of oil and gas pipeline and facilities
projects including but not limited to construction of new pipelines and facilities, improvements and expansions of
existing facilities and assist with new project feed / feasibility studies. In my role as a Project Manager, I am
responsible for overall project management, schedule management, budget management, client
communications, project reporting, resource management and ensure that client deliverables are on schedule
while meeting quality standards. My role includes interacting and working with various engineering and survey
disciplines and executing projects with project teams that include survey, engineering, inspection and drafting
personnel.
DELIVERING SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
LEADERSHIP THAT DRIVES YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS
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Managed Capital Improvement Projects from Planning through Completion
Managed delivery of cross country Oil and Gas pipelines and related facilities from project planning through
project closure. Oversaw and coordinated all aspects of field surveys (Boundary, Easement, Preliminary and
As-built), engineering (pipeline and facilities) and construction inspection at various locations in Oklahoma and
Texas. Responsible for project reporting, deliverables, budget management, change of scope management
and dynamic schedule and milestone maintenance.
Business Development Support
Assisted firm in authoring several proposals and SOQs for new Oil and Gas capital projects (cross country
pipeline and related facilities). Coordinated generating engineering (various disciplines), survey, construction
inspection and project management and operations costs to build comprehensive cost estimates and project
schedules.
4 PEAKS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC., Fountain Hills, AZ 2007 – 2013
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Firm Specializing in Small Rural Utilities throughout Arizona.
SENIOR CONSULTANT AND PRESIDENT
As a Senior Principal and founder of this small business, assisted small rural utilities throughout Arizona in project
planning, securing project funding / financing and project execution. Grew 4 Peaks Engineering Services, Inc., into
an engineering consulting firm specializing in addressing small rural communities’ drinking water and wastewater
environmental compliance and infrastructure issues and challenges. Created a niche market by assisting rural
impoverished communities in identifying viable project funding / financing sources and securing such funding to
successfully execute engineering and compliance corrective actions. 4 Peaks Engineering Services, Inc. was
recognized as the “go to” engineering firm by Rural Water Association of Arizona, Water Infrastructure Finance
Authority of Arizona and local office of USDA Rural Development.
Niche Marketing and Business Development
Mastered processes and successfully applied and secured project funding from various state and federal
infrastructure funding agencies for several impoverished and/or cash strapped rural utilities throughout Arizona.
Having this expertise, uniquely qualified 4 Peaks Engineering Services, Inc. to pursue and win projects that most
engineering firms couldn’t address because of lack of readily available project funding.
Transformed 4 Peaks Engineering Services, Inc. into a firm that specialized in understanding and providing
practical and cost effective solutions to rural drinking water and wastewater utilities. This specialty was widely
recognized by rural utilities and state and federal funding agencies likewise, resulting is several projects planned
and executed which otherwise would have been very difficult to address. Among various sources, 4 Peaks
successfully tapped into the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for construction of
improvements on various “shovel ready” projects.
TETRA TECH EM INC. (a Subsidiary of Tetra Tech Inc.), Phoenix, AZ 2006 – 2007
A leading provider of Consulting, Engineering, Program Management, Construction Management and Technical Services, Worldwide.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
As an Operations Manager, I was responsible for day to day operations and also served as a Senior Technical
Advisor and Client Manager. My responsibilities included business planning, measuring office growth against
business plan and various financial goals, personnel management and marketing and business development.
Under my role as Client Manager, I oversaw various projects for state government, private sector, small towns and
cities and rural water and wastewater districts and drinking water utilities.
Operations Management and Business Development
Managed startup office with very limited resources. Despite challenges, recruited and staffed office while
developing new business which exceeded first years’ goals within 6 months of office start up.
MILLER BROOKS ENVIRONMENTAL INC., Phoenix, AZ 1995 – 2006
Small California based Environmental Consulting and Remediation Firm; California and Arizona.
SENIOR PROJECT GEOLOGIST THROUGH OPERATIONS MANAGER & VICE PRESIDENT
Through my 11 year career at Miller Brooks Environmental, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, I was promoted from a Senior
Project Geologist going through four promotions to a corporate Vice President. During this time period, I served
several technical roles as a project manager, client manager and program manager for several regional and
national energy sector clients including several global energy producers. During my leadership tenure, I led efforts
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to and facilitated the development of new business within Southwest US and internationally and diversified services
and practices. Managed operations, personnel and recruited talent to expand and grow office capabilities and
revenues.
Transformational Leadership
As an Operations Manager and Vice President, diversified business revenue streams by adding drinking water
infrastructure engineering services to the existing environmental compliance and remediation practice. In
three years, addition of new water resources practice displaced approximately 25% of total office revenues.
Expanded firm services to new markets internationally by developing new business opportunities in Malaysia. As
a result, secured new projects from Petronas Research and Scientific Services as remediation consultant on
various Petronas projects in Peninsular Malaysia. Additional international projects included large scale soil and
groundwater remediation following decommissioning and demolishing of a legacy oil refinery (pre-World War II)
in East Malaysia for Shell Oil Global / Lutong Refining Corporation.
Expanded operations in Arizona by opening a southern Arizona office in Tucson to serve existing projects in
southern Arizona and allowing expansion of services for existing and new clients.
Marketed and successfully developed business resulting in increased revenues and backlog.
Attracted and recruited strategic hires resulting in expansion of business / clients.
Assisted corporate interests in potential Mergers and Acquisitions by identifying potential businesses and
evaluating such feasibilities.
Revenue Growth / Business Expansion
Spearheaded expansion of regional consulting services by securing Strategic Alliance Partnerships with
ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil Products US to expand environmental remediation consulting services throughout
Arizona and in Clark County, Nevada.
Opened satellite branch office in Tucson, Arizona to serve clients and projects in southern Arizona.
Career Experience
PROJECT MANAGER, RSH Energy, LLC, Houston, TX 2013 – 2015
SENIOR CONSULTANT AND PRESIDENT, 4 Peaks Engineering Services, Fountain Hills, AZ 2007 – 2013
OPERATIONS MANAGER, Tetra Tech EM Inc. (a Tetra Tech Company), Phoenix, AZ 2006 – 2007
OPERATIONS MANAGER AND VICE PRESIDENT, Miller Brooks Environmental, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 2003 – 2006
SENIOR PROJECT GEOLOGIST TO SENIOR GEOLOGIST, Miller Brooks Environmental, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 1995 – 2003
STAFF GEOLOGIST TO PROJECT GEOLOGIST, Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 1990 – 1995
Education
MS, Geology (1990), Bowling Green State University – Bowling Green, OH;
BS, Geology (1987), The University of Toledo – Toledo, OH
Credentials
Registered / Professional / Licensed Geologist
Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Washington and Wisconsin; Texas (pending 2016)
Project Management
PMP (pending 2015); PM Training, Tetra Tech, Inc. (2006); and Mobil Oil Corporation-TQM (1992)
Professional Membership
American Institute of Professional Geologists