Joe Sturza

EDUCATION

B.S., Forest Engineering, 1990, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington U.S. Army Armor Officer’s Basic Course, Ft. Knox, Kentucky

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Joe Sturza, as a Senior Project Manager for Thermal Remediation Services, Inc. (TRS), is responsible for providing management and support to the operations group Project Managers.  He also directs, manages and trains ERH remediation project field crews working throughout the United States.  Mr. Sturza has over 16 years of experience with environmental remediation projects. His experiences include environmental assessment, remediation system engineering, project management and field oversight of various remediation projects.

Mr. Sturza’s most notable recent assignment is that of project manager and superfund site manager for the East Gate Disposal Yard, at the Ft. Lewis Military Base.  This project represents the world’s most difficult and complex full-scale application of ERH and multi-phase extraction.  Contaminants of concern include TCE DNAPL and fuel based LNAPL.  Vapor and groundwater contaminant monitoring, as well as groundwater elevation and temperature observations are included in the routine data collection process at this site.

At the Fort Lewis site, Mr. Sturza managed the development of the most extensive baseline data set and operational data parameters ever gathered on an ERH project for the evaluation of the impact of heat enhanced biotic and abiotic mechanisms for the remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Application of these technologies resulted in cost effective removal of source area contaminants of concern.  The project was completed realizing an overall 50% savings to the Army.  The original contract award was $25M.  By implementing lessons learned throughout the project, combined with the performance of his project team and TRS specialty equipment, he was able to complete the project for half the original contract amount, or $12M.

CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

80-hr Hazwoper Certified, Hazardous Waste Site Supervisor Qualified, International Fire Code Institute Registered Environmental Assessor, Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality Soil Matrix Supervisor, U.S. Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance, First Aid, CPR, Society of American Military Engineers.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

R. Smith,  E. Davis, T. Powell, J. Sturza, et al. (2006) In Situ Thermal Treatment System Performance and Mass Removal Metrics at Ft. Lewis. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 22-25, 2006, Monterey, CA.

K. Lynch, E. Davis, J. Sturza, et al. (2006) Lessons Learned from In Situ Resistive Heating of TCE at Ft. Lewis. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, May 22-25, 2006, Monterey, CA.

H. Bullock, B. Johnson, J. Sturza, K. Lynch. (2006) Effective Information Management Optimizes Monitoring for DNAPL Remediation Project. Proceedings of the First International Conference on DNAPL Characterization and Remediation, September 25-28, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA.

T. Powell, G. Smith, J. Sturza, K. Lynch, M. Truex.  2007. New Advancements for In Situ Treatment Using Electrical Resistance Heating.  Remediation Journal, Vol 17, No 2.