Become recognized as an expert in the field!
The CEC Step Up Your Game Conference provides our staff with an opportunity to prepare fresh content and work with a senior mentor to develop and polish a presentation, culminating in an opportunity to present in front of an audience of their peers in preparation for regional and national conferences.
Date and Time
May 10, 2022
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location
Foster Plaza Bldg. 10
Lower Level Training Room
680 Andersen Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Hotel Information
Those who are also attending the Environmental Practice meeting in Pittsburgh may already have hotel arrangements made. For those who are attending the Step Up Your Game Conference only, please consider the following options for your hotel stay. All arrangements must be made by the attendees.
Near Foster Plaza (Site of Step Up Your Game Conference):
DoubleTree Green Tree
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh Green Tree
Near the Pittsburgh office (700 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108):
Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Airport (block rate available for reservations made before April 28)
DoubleTree Pittsburgh Airport
Event Information
The CEC Step Up Your Game Conference will:
- Promote the use of innovative technologies, techniques, and best practices to better serve CEC clients.
- Expand CEC’s knowledge and understanding of the most challenging technical matters that our clients face.
- Provide staff (PM III and below) with opportunities to present in front of and interact with peers in a conference setting to prepare for presenting at future external conferences.
Conference Vendors
TerraTherm
Provectus Environmental Products, Inc.
Microbial Insights
GEOKON
COVID-19 information
Please do not attend the event if you are feeling sick or have symptoms of COVID-19. Masks will be available for attendees who wish to wear one during the conference.
| Time | Topic | Presenting |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30am – 8:15 | Registration / Coffee / Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:15 – 8:30 | Introductions | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Vapor Mitigation at a Residential Apartment Complex | Natalie Betts, Monroeville |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Brine Release Investigation and the Impacts of Road Salt | Kristen Robertson, Pittsburgh |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Avoiding Waste Over-Classification: Case Studies | David Robinson, Austin |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break #1 – Lower Level Training Room | Poster Presenters and Vendors |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Developing a Conceptual Site Model for Industrial Landfill Compliance Well Network Using OpenGround | Baylee Kushner, Pittsburgh |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Utilizing Survey123 and Python Script to Standardize the Production of Project Deliverables | Matthew Kramer, Columbus |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Vendor Introductions and Brief Presentations | Frank Phillips, Microbial Insights & Shawn Dedeker, GEOKON |
| 12:00pm – 1:15 | Lunch | Poster Presenters and Vendors |
| 1:15 – 1:45 | Vendor Introductions and Brief Presentations | Troy Lizer, Provectus & John Haas, TerraTherm |
| 1:45 – 2:15 | Prospecting for C&D Landfill Gas and Groundwater Migration Pathways | Tommy Goodwin, St. Louis |
| 2:15 – 2:45 | Corrective Action for Methane Recovery at an Active Multi-Family Residential Property Constructed on Uncontrolled Fill | David Follett, Columbus |
| 2:45 – 3:15 | Break #2 – Lower Level Training Room | Poster Presenters and Vendors |
| 3:15 – 3:45 | PFAS in New England: Ubiquitous or Not? An Assessment of Data from Known Sites | Dylan Lundgren, Boston |
| 3:45 – 4:30 | CEC Moderated PFAS Round Table Discussion | Tomiczek, Maher, Kitchen, Cooper, et. al. |
| 4:30 – 5:30 | Networking/Happy Hour in the Lower Level Training Room |
POSTER PRESENTERS:
Landfill Solar Design & Permitting of Solar Power on Closed Disposal Facilities – Abigail Wallace, Pittsburgh
Complex Wastewater Evaluation and Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants – Mehar Patel, Charlotte
In-situ Bioaugmentation for Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents – Laura Campbell, Pittsburgh
Remediation of Fractured Bedrock in Linden, NJ – Sean Cava, Philadelphia
Historical Dig: Uncovering the Past During Environmental Due Diligence – Nate Hyde, Indianapolis and Hayley Glaze, Columbus
Common Ground: How Rare Species and Proposed Pipelines Can Coexist – Kyle Filicky and Jenni Spang, Pittsburgh and Rob Schwarz, Athens