Erik Groenendijk - Resume
12526 Leatherleaf Drive, Tampa, FL 33626 USA
Tel:(813) 929-8965

e-mail: egroen@art-engineering.com

 

 

 

 

Mr. Erik Groenendijk holds the position of Vice-President and Senior Process Engineer at ART Engineering, LLC.  In this position, Mr. Groenendijk is responsible for determination of project feasibility including performance of bench-scale treatability studies, project design, process development, design of treatment plants, preparation of specifications and work plans, operating procedures, procurements and regulatory compliance. Mr. Groenendijk has worked at multiple sites across the country and is experienced in handling and testing of radioactive soils.

 

Previously, Mr. Groenendijk was Senior Process Engineer with Surbec-ART Environmental for two years. Before that, Mr. Groenendijk was Senior Process Engineer for the ART Division of ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller (formerly Alternative Remedial Technologies Inc.). Prior to joining the ART Division of ARCADIS, Mr. Groenendijk worked for ARCADIS Heidemij Realisatie of The Netherlands and was a member of the Research and Development team. Mr. Groenendijk has extensive experience in waste characterization, process development, soil washing, solid waste recycling and water treatment. Prior experience includes research on waste characterization, waste recycling and application of mineral processing technology for waste decontamination and waste recycling/reduction at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. His relevant project experience includes:

Environmental Plant Design, Plant Construction, Soil Remediation, Soil Washing (1993 – Present)

AG Ambiental Lezo Project, Spain

Manager for project feasibility study and lead design engineer for hydrocarbon soil washing plant for AG Ambiental, Madrid, Spain. Responsible for plant inspections and technical assistance in plant start-up/commissioning and ongoing project support.

 

Vineland Chemical Company Superfund Site, Vineland, New Jersey

Manager for project feasibility study, technology development and scale-up studies for treatment of 350,000 tons of high level Arsenic contaminated soils at Vineland Chemical Superfund Site. Responsible for preparation of plant design including PFD, mass balances, detailed P&ID diagrams, preparation of equipment specifications and project work plans. Supervised and inspected the fabrication of key components of the plant.  Provided plant operator training and plant startup and commissioning services.

 

Dupont Lordship Point, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Manager for project feasibility study for treatment of 60,000 tons of lead contaminated sediments at a former skeet shooting range in Bridgeport, CT. Designed 100 tph treatment process, provided specifications for major plant components and plant start-up support.

 

DaimlerChrysler Springfield Superfund Site, Davisburg, Michigan

Manager of a soil washing process development study for treatment of PCB-contaminated soils. Designed treatment process. Provided plant start-up support, project operations support, waste management and regulatory compliance.

 

Maywood NJ - DOE (Envirocare, UTAH)

Manager of a soil washing pilot study on 1,500 tons of FUSRAP soils contaminated with radium and thorium from the Maywood, NJ site. Designed treatment process, performed construction and operation of plant, and evaluated and interpreted resulting data for effectiveness of process. Pilot study was performed at the Envirocare of Utah, Inc. low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.

 

RMI Titanium Company, Ashtabula, Ohio

Lead design engineer for the design of a $3 M soil processing plant to extract uranium from contaminated soils for the RMI Titanium Company Site in Ashtabula, Ohio on behalf of the Department of Energy. Mr. Groenendijk was responsible for performance of feasibility studies leading to development of an innovative cost-effective approach for removal of Uranium from clayey soils. Mr. Groenendijk was responsible for design of the plant flowsheet, including reactor vessels, clarification, soil dewatering systems including belt filter press, ion exchange system for uranium recovery, salt regeneration and reuse systems, and development of plant control and operations procedures.

 

DOE- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Company

Co-author of “Evaluation of Technologies - Uranium Soils Integrated Demonstration Soil Decontamination Technology Evaluation/Demonstration” report prepared for Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation (FERMCO). This report presented the evaluation of five uranium decontamination technology proposals for their potential for full-scale soil remediation at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fernald Site and other DOE sites.

 

The Monsanto Company, Everett, Massachusetts

Process Engineer for Brownfield's remediation project for Monsanto Company, Everett, Massachusetts. Designed an innovative treatment train incorporating operational units for treatment of contaminated fines and contaminated oversize. Responsible for on-site process optimization, data interpretation and field equipment adjustments.

 

City of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Process Engineer for a full-scale soil washing project for the City of Montreal. Responsible for design of the soil washing process, on-site process engineering support, process optimization, data interpretation, and preparation of final report.

 

The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington

Process Engineer for a soil washing pilot study of radioactively-contaminated soil at the DOE Hanford Site, WA. Responsibilities included design of the pilot study, design of the pilot system, process optimization, data interpretation, and preparation of report

 

King of Prussia Superfund Site, Winslow, New Jersey

Project Manager for the soil washing feasibility studies leading to the final decision to move forward with this project. Process Engineer responsible for the design of the soil washing plant for the King of Prussia Technical Corporation Superfund site in New Jersey.

Other Experience (1988-1993)

Delft University, Netherlands 1988-1991

 

Performed research on waste characterization and application of mineral processing techniques for recycling and recovery of waste materials.

 

Heidemij, Netherlands (1991 - 1993)

 

Process Engineer involved in the development and building of the Heidemij fixed-facility soil washing plant at Moerdijk in The Netherlands. Responsible for the development of the soil washing treatment processes for many large projects in The Netherlands.

 

Expert Services

 

           Consulting Engineer providing litigation support for Conor Pacific Environmental Technologies, Inc., to evaluate engineering and performance at the Gould Site remediation project in Portland, Oregon.  The client won the $3.5 M arbitration.

 

           Consulting services for HLA Environmental Services of Michigan, Inc., to evaluate the failure of a full-scale ex-situ remediation system at the Buckeye Oil Field Project, Michigan.

 

           Consulting Engineer for the Gould Site PRP Group for evaluation of design flaws and failed operations of the Gould Battery Superfund Site remediation project in Portland, Oregon.  Responsibilities included review and analysis of the technical design and design basis for a lead recycling/soil separation system, including water treatment circuits and assistance in the development of litigation strategies.  This case resulted in a $10 M settlement in favor of the Gould Site PRP Group.

 

 

Erik Groenendijk

Vice-President and

Senior Process Engineer

ART Engineering, LLC

Tampa, Florida

www.art-engineering.com

 

 

Education

MSc. Mining Engineering,

Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, 1988

 

Professional

Registrations/Training

Radiological Worker Level II

Training

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120

40-Hour Site Supervisor Training

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Eight-Hour Site Supervisor Training

 

Professional Associations

Royal Institution of Engineers, The Netherlands

American Institute of Mining Engineers