Honors and Awards
- America Nuclear Society (ANS): Dr. Rowlands has been selected to serve on the ANS working group to prepare the industry standard guideline for the “Identification and Assessment of Capable Faults for Nuclear Facilities.” This guidance document will be used for site selection of nuclear facilities throughout the world.
- Senior Technical Leader, Shaw E&I: Dr. Rowlands was named senior technical leader within the Shaw Group of Companies. Shaw currently employs approximately 24,000 people worldwide, of which 150 are senior technical leaders.
- Outstanding Project Manager, Smith Technology: Dr. Rowlands was named the Outstanding Project Manager for Smith Technologies in 1997. Smith was listed as one of the 10 largest environmental companies in Engineering News Record. Smith typically executed 2500 to 3000 projects per year.
- Outstanding Technical Achievement, Smith Technology: Dr. Rowlands was recognized for outstanding technical achievement for my technical assessment, and allocation of environmental liabilities associated with adjoining chemical plants at a Superfund site in Pocatello, Idaho.
- Project Management Associate, IT Corporation: Dr. Rowlands was selected as one of the first 50 project management associates for IT Corporation in 1991. At the time, IT Corporation was ranked as the largest environmental services firm in the United State.
Employment History
1998 – 2008
Technical Manager-Deputy Program Manager, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Houston, Texas
Dr. Rowlands is the deputy program manager and technical manager for the Tulsa TERC Program, a $215 million contract, and the CEC Program, a $200 million contract, with the Army Corps of Engineers. As deputy program manger his daily responsibilities include review of project and program financial results and projections, assignment of project managers, and interaction with the client and representatives of various military installations. He was responsible for the entire program in the absence of the program manager. In addition,
As technical manager he was responsible for all technical work done on the programs, including, staffing, assignment of staff, review and approval of all documents including technical reports, contracts, designs and specifications, and subcontracting documents. He was responsible for the mentoring and development of a technical staff of 24 geologists, engineers, and scientists in Houston and Irving, TX.
1997 – 1998
Vice President, Locus Technologies, Newark, California
Dr. Rowlands was a Vice President and Partner for a small environmental company in California. He provided technical management and technical oversight for projects in northern California. Projects included a groundwater remediation project in Mountain View, and groundwater projects in Richmond and Newark that utilized monitored natural attenuation. Other duties included project management, business development, and marketing.
1995 – 1997
Senior Project Manager/Senior Geologist, Smith Technology Corporation (formerly Canonie Environmental Services Corporation), Pleasanton, California
Dr. Rowlands primary responsibilities included project management, business development, technical and financial oversight of other project managers, manager of geology, and management of our engineering office in Los Angeles. He was responsible for the management of a Master Service Agreement with Northrop-Grumman Corporation and management of a $5 million remediation project for FMC Corporation. He served as acting regional manager in the absence of the regional manager. Management of the Los Angeles office included profit and loss responsibility, business development, proposal preparation, staffing, and technical oversight of engineering and remediation projects. His responsibilities included renegotiation of a Record of Decision for a site in Fresno that significantly reduced the soil and groundwater remediation costs for the client. Dr. Rowlands successfully negotiated reduced technical requirements with the Dept. of Toxic Substance Control and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Dr. Rowlands left Smith Technology when they filed for bankruptcy.
1993 – 1995
Project Director, Roy F. Weston
The project director role included business development, proposal evaluation and preparation, client relations, and oversight and training of project managers. Dr. Rowlands provided program management for a $5 million IDO contract with the USACE – Tulsa District for projects within EPA Region VI, and program management of an IDO contract with Houston METRO. His client mix was approximately 60 percent industrial/commercial and 40 percent government.
1989 – 1993
Project Manager and Senior Project Manager, IT Corporation
Dr. Rowlands was responsible for execution of RCRA and CERCLA projects for government and private sector clients. Also responsible for business development, go-no go decisions, proposal preparation, project reviews, and contract and subcontract management. Program manager for two USACE $5 million IDO contracts with the Huntsville District, program manager for Chevron UST projects in Texas, LA, AL, MS, and AR, and UST projects for Southland Corporation (7-Eleven) in Texas and Arkansas.
1983 – 1989
Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama
Dr. Rowlands was an Assistant Professor of Structural Geology and Geophysics where he taught courses in structural geology, regional tectonics, earthquake seismology, introductory geophysics, seismic interpretation, physical and historical geology. He conducted research on the neotectonics of northwest Pakistan, geothermal gradients in the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico, and the relationship of oil and gas fields to gravity anomalies in south Alabama.
1982 – 1989
Consulting Geologist
Dr. Rowlands provided exploration consulting services to companies exploring and developing oil and gas resources in the central and southern Appalachian plateau and overthrust belt, the pinnacle reef trend in Michigan, and the Smackover/Norphlet trend in south Alabama and west Florida. Clients included Freeport – McMoRan, Sterling Drilling and Production Company, Delta Drilling, the Appalachian Company, and Discovery Oil.
1973 – 1982
Senior Staff Consultant, D’Appolonia Consulting Engineers
Dr. Rowlands specialized in structural geology and seismology investigations for nuclear power plants, nuclear processing facilities, and other critical facilities. H worked on projects throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Far East. He served as technical manager for geological and geotechnical site investigations, preparation of Preliminary Safety Analysis Reports, and other nuclear licensing documents. International projects were located in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the former Yugoslavia, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, and Korea.
1971 – Summer
Exxon Coal and Minerals (Monterey Coal Company), Evansville, IN
Dr. Rowlands conducted preliminary investigations and data collection for new coal ventures in central and southern West Virginia. The work involved the identification of areas with remaining coal reserves, the collection of preliminary subsurface information from oil and gas wells drilled through the coal, and the preparation of preliminary isopach maps, and preparing preliminary reserve estimates.
1970 – Summer
Columbia Gas System, Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Rowlands evaluated the natural gas potential for an area of the central Appalachian Overthrust Belt. My activities included geologic mapping, analysis and correlation of well logs, and the interpretation of 2-D seismic reflection data.
1969 – Summer
Exxon Coal and Minerals (Monterey Coal Company), Evansville, IN
Dr. Rowlands conducted coal exploration activities in central and southern Illinois. This included oversight of two drilling rigs, descriptions of samples and core, detailed descriptions of the roof rock, coal, and floor materials. He geophysically logged all borings and prepared isopach maps of the coal and roof rock.
1968 – Summer
Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Harrisburg, PA
Dr. Rowlands conducted structural and stratigraphic mapping in the Millerstown 7.5 Minute Quadrangle.
Additional information can be found on the following links:
Environmental Project Experience
Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Project Experience
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