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® Relevant Experience, Cont. Brenda W es t h o r p, RE ® South Dade Landfill (SDLF) Cell 6 Feasibility Study, Miami -Dade County, FL — Principal -in- Charge for this feasibility study for the Miami -Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management. The project objective was to identify options for the lateral expansion of % the South Dade Landfill. This would provide additional capacity in the northern portion of the SDLF. The project team evaluated various % landfill configurations on the basis of cost and other factors. The recommended alternative will provide the most cost - effective increase ® in capacity for the SDLF. ® North Dade Landfill West Cell Closure Construction, Miami -Dade County, FL —As project engineer, was the resident engineer ® during the construction of this S4.5 million project which included a compacted limerock cap, new landfill gas wells, and stormwater system improvements for a 70 -acre area of the North Dade Landfill in Miami -Dade County. Provided support services to the Miami- Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management including construction inspection, review of submittals, attendance at weekly ® meetings, and certification of project completion ® Miami Dade Aviation Department, Miami -Dade County, FL — Principal -in- Charge of a St million miscellaneous environmental and ® civil engineering services contract with the Miami -Dade Aviation Department in Florida. Responsible for the execution of Phase I and ® Phase II environmental assessments, miscellaneous baseline audits, and environmental oversight during construction of a S4.8 billion ® capital improvement program. Services provided under this contract included the characterization of tens of thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soils for disposal or reuse. ® Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport: Building a Green Airport, Fort Lauderdale, FL — Served as project manager for this study to broadly define the types and estimate the volume of solid waste generated at the Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International ® Airport (FLL). Activities included reviewing existing information and current recycling practices, conducted discrete sampling events, ® and calculated waste volumes by type in order to quantity FLL's current environmental footprint. Recommendations were made for changes to operating practices and waste management technologies that could cost effectively reduce the waste stream from the airport. ® Solid Waste Master Plan, Miami -Dade Department of Solid Waste, Miami -Dade County, FL — Project Manager. Served as a ® subconsultant on this multi -year master planning project. The team will assess the conditions of the largest government operated waste management collection and disposal provider in the Southeastern United States. Handling nearly 2- million tons of municipal solid waste ® per year, the Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) provides waste collection and recycling services to more than 300,000 ® households in Miami -Dade County. Maintaining a system that serves the largest county in Florida with a rapidly growing population, aging facilities and limited disposal capacity requires strategic planning for today through the next 50 years. Therefore, the DSWM has ® launched a process to prepare long -term solid waste management solutions through development of a Solid Waste Master Plan. The ® Master Plan will identify new activities, programs, facilities and technologies to provide sustainable solid waste services that will ensure ® public health and environmental protection for Miami -Dade County residents for the next 50 years. ® South Dade County C &D Debris Landfill Capacity Analysis, Miami -Dade County, FL — As project manager, prepared a report ® for a private client to quantity the amount of disposal capacity available in construction and demolition debris landfills in Miami -Dade ® County. Services included presentations of this report as an expert witness to both the Zoning Appeals Board and the Board of County Commissioners. N.W. 58th Street Landfill Closure, Miami -Dade County, FL — Lead Design Engineer. This project involved the closure of a one - square -mile EPA Superfund site for Metropolitan Miami -Dade County. Participated in all aspects of the closure process, including a data acquisition program that was designed to define the water quality leaving the site. Developed various closure alternatives ® for groundwater modeling and utilized the modeling results to screen the alternatives; estimated probable cost of alternatives and ® prepared a closures alternatives evaluation report and technical memorandums for final design of closure for the site including landfill gas control, cover alternatives, leachate mass balance analysis, and project summary narrative. Also prepared final construction ® documents, including plans and specifications for site grading and placement of a synthetic cover system on a portion of the site. OD OD OD ® Kimley> ))Horn ® X38