J. Scott Armour, MS, CESM, RS

1997-2001
Creative Solutions and Environmental Response Systems
Senior Consultant/Trainer:
Lead Abatement Project Designer
Assist grant programs with project management, data collection and management, start-up, QA/QC, spec and strategy development, contractor compliance, and day-to-day operations. Including City of Springfield HUD Lead Abatement Grant ($2.8 million grant), Maumee Valley Planning Org. Lead Abatement Program ($1/2 million grant), Delaware County Dept. of Development ($100k grant).

Indoor Air Quality
Remediation and recovery project design for mold contamination in commercial and residential buildings; risk assessments; Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and Building Related Illness (BLR) project management; building inspections; exposure assessments; sampling strategies; lab result interpretations; ventilation.

OSHA Compliance Consulting
Regulatory Compliance, Program Preparation, Audits, Safety, Training.

Industrial Hygiene Consulting
Exposure assessments; sampling strategies; lab result interpretations; exposure reduction recommendations.

EPA Compliance Consulting
Air Permit Applications, EHS and Compliance Audits

1997-Present
University of Findlay
Adjunct Faculty:
Lead Abatement Certification Course Instructor (all five disciplines)
ISO 14000 Environmental Management Course Instructor (Since 1998)

Indoor Air Quality Course Instructor

Feb. 1996-1997
City of Cleveland, Division of Environment, Lead Program
Deputy Project Director:
HUD Lead Abatement Project / Neighborhood Project Coordinator ($9 million grants) (see also EHW below):

Developed three year project management schedule for implementation and completion of three inter-connected projects including:
site recruitment, inspection, spec writing, abatement, clearance, education, overall QA/QC, and research data collection and evaluation.

Mold Remediation Pilot Study:
Develop and coordinate original research project for residential toxic mold remediation designed to provide safe return to the home for an infant with potentially fatal bleeding lung disease. A risk assessment strategy for illness associated with the mold was developed as a result of this project. Worker safety and exposure potential and the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of several abatement/remediation strategies were measured. The results of the project identified a need for further development of affordable sampling strategies and identification of toxic mold

EPA Whole House Initiative Coordinator ($150k grant):
Coordinate research project for special residential IAQ project implementation and development.

Lead Abatement Contractor Environmental and Safety Compliance:
Development of program to monitor, track and enforce compliance.

Lead Abatement Construction QA/QC:
Development of program improving overall project quality.

Environmental Lead Lab Development:
Developed 3 year management plan and budget for 3-5 person lab with operating budget of $175,000/year.

July 1995-Feb. 1996
Environmental Health Watch (EHW), Cleveland, OH
Research Evaluation Manager:
HUD Lead Abatement Project (under contract to City, same project as above):
Strategy development team member, project implementation, and QA/QC review of inspections, risk assessments.

Research Project Manager:
Lead in Soil Research (under contract to Ohio Air Quality Development Authority):
Design, budget, and implementation of $50,000 project.

1994-1995
ENV Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA
Associate Technician, Lab Safety

1992
ARCO Alaska, Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, AK
Industrial Hygiene Associate

Bachelor of Arts Sociology (Pre-Law concentration).
Case Western Reserve University.
Including graduate studies during senior year for Masters of Arts in Sociology.