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BRAUN JAMES E. STEPHAN INTERTEC Senior Scientist EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts Degree,Chemistry,1985, Mr. Stephan has over twenty-five years of environmental consulting experience on University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, various projects relating to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, environmental Minnesota compliance audits, underground storage tank investigations, and industrial hygiene. CERTIFICATIONS Prior to his work as an environmental consultant, he spent four years as a research OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations chemist for an international chemical research and development corporation. Certification(29 CFR 1910.120) PROJECT EXPERIENCE National Radon Proficiency Program(NRPP) Radon Testing Certification Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Corridor(CCLRT), Minneapolis to St. Paul, Minnesota. Retained by the Metropolitan Council Metro Transit to perform a Phase I ESA of an approximate 9.8 mile locally preferred alignment of the CCLRT between downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul.The purpose of the Phase I was to identify,to the extent possible, any sources of contamination (based on present or former land use)on properties that could impact construction of the CCLRT.The project corridor included one alternative alignment between Oak Street and 29th Avenue SE in Minneapolis, and two between Cedar and Wacouta in St. Paul. Mr.Stephan was the project manager for the project. His specific responsibilities included client interaction and correspondence, managing the project schedule and budget, coordinating site access, and report review and quality control. Multi-state—Mr.Stephan has managed and/or completed several multi-site Phase I Environmental Site Assessment projects.Specific projects have included 25 multi-family apartment buildings located primarily in the southeastern United States; 18 multi-family apartment buildings located in California;23 bank branches located in the Western United States;45 motels in twenty different states; 30 fast food restaurants in six Midwestern states;and 48 apartments located in ten states.These multi-state projects were completed within 21 to 45 days of authorization and many required asbestos testing services. Commercial—He has managed and/or completed numerous Phase I and Phase I environmental site assessments of commercial properties including industrial, office,warehouse, manufacturing, and retail facilities.The projects were completed in strict accordance with the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process. Some of these projects required asbestos testing, underground storage tank evaluation, or property condition reports.