Kris Thomas

Chief Executive Officer MAICD

Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Environmental Risk Management)

Kris Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer MAICD of EP Risk and a Principal Environmental Scientist with over 19 years of consulting experience in the areas of contaminated land management (CLM), asbestos in soil (ASBINS), assessment and site remediation. Kris has a proven track record of successful team leadership, business development, effective client relationship management and winning major tenders with large contract values. He has extensive project management skills with a solid reputation of successful project delivery with large scale budgets and multi-disciplinary teams.

Kris specialises in the following disciplines:

• Contaminated land site investigation and remediation
• ASBINS assessments
• NSW waste framework

Paul Simpson

Paul Simpson is Director of EP Risk Management and is based in the Hunter Office. He is a Principal Environmental Engineer with a Masters in Hydrogeology, and over 25 years’ experience in contaminated land assessment, remediation, management, hydrogeology and hazardous materials assessment. He has managed remediation works on portfolios of sites with yearly budgets of $40M working for both industrial and consulting companies. Paul has extensive experience in the assessment and remediation of industrial facilities, stakeholder and community consultation and hazardous materials assessment. His key strengths lie in his understanding of the needs of industrial clients and property owners and a track record of negotiations with regulators and other stakeholders. Paul has worked with private developers, utility service providers, industrial companies, landfill operators, local and state government.

Paul specialises in the following disciplines:

• Contaminated land assessment;
• Contaminated land remediation, validation and management;
• Environmental Due Diligence;
• Resource recovery and waste assessments;
• Hydrogeological Assessments; and
• Hazardous materials assessment and management.

David Gouge

Area Manager (QLD, NT) / Principal Environmental Scientist

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry & Geology)

• Contaminated land investigation and management;
• Site remediation (design, costing);
• Commercially focused advice relating to environmental risks (due diligence);
• Client relationship manager;
• Groundwater, surface water, soil gas/vapour investigation techniques; and
• HAZMAT assessments.

Dr Ismail Gulec

Principal Toxicologist and Risk Assessor

PhD, ME, BE

Dr Ismail Gulec is a Principal Toxicologist and Risk Assessor at EP Risk Management conducting Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRAs), environmental site assessment and remediation works for developers, environmental auditors and consulting companies. He has worked with a number of well-known environmental consulting firms specialising in the area of HHRAs.

Ismail has completed numerous HHRAs on sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, PAHs, pesticides and dioxins presenting risks through vapour exposure, groundwater migration and soil exposure. He also conducted HHRAs for remediation activities such as direct thermal desorption plant activity, land and bay excavations, contaminated stockpiles at the site and undisturbed contaminated fill. Ismail has made contributions pertaining to risk assessment to sites subject to audit in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, SA and WA under their respective accredited auditor schemes.

Ismail has several publications and extensive experience in environmental toxicology. He worked six years as a scientist for Chemwatch International Pty Ltd and collected and updated toxicological, hygienic and legislative information on chemicals for the company’s databases.

Ismail specialises in the following disciplines:

• Human Toxicology (HT)
• Environmental Toxicology (ET)
• Contaminant Transport and Assessment of Exposure Pathways and Risk (CT AEPR)
• Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA)
• Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (ERAM)

Terry Rodgers

Senior Associate Environmental Scientist

Terry has worked with a range of government and private sector clients including petrochemical, power and water utilities, pharmaceutical industries, civil contractors, developers, project management and engineering consultants and councils, in New South Wales, across Australia and in the United Kingdom.

Terry’s strengths are in site investigation, site remediation, site validation and project advisor experience. During five years as a remediation contractor, Terry also gained additional construction project management and delivery skills including tendering, procurement, resourcing and scheduling, risk assessment, hold point management and stakeholder communication.

Terry specialises in the following disciplines:

• Contaminated Land Assessment and Management.
• Contaminated Land Remediation and Validation.
• Environmental Management and Project Delivery Advisory Services.
• Asbestos Assessment, Management, Monitoring and Clearance.

Alex Thomson

Senior Associate Environmental Scientist

BSc (Marine and Environmental)
CEnvP (General Practice)
& SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor

Alex Thomson is a Senior Associate Environmental Scientist based in the Sydney office. He has over seven years’ experience in contaminated land, occupational hygiene and hazardous materials. Client sectors include Government and private, where Alex has continued to deliver professional technical solutions and advise on key Health, Safety and Environmental issues. Alex started his career as a hazardous materials consultant and occupational hygienist, working on a number of state significant state developments. He then transitioned into a multidisciplinary role, advancing skills and knowledge in contaminated land and remediation, where he has continued to deliver complex projects. His position includes management of key clients and stakeholders, delivery of technical projects, as well as being a mentor and trainer of junior staff.

Alex specialises in the following disciplines:

• Contaminated land assessment and remediation
• Occupational Hygiene
• Asbestos in soils
• Per-and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) assessment and remediation
• Environmental Due Diligence Assessments

James Young

Principal Geotechnical Scientist

Bachelor of Science (Geology)

James is a Principal Geotechnical Scientist with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical and environmental projects and has extensive experience in managing and coordinating investigation and testing required on major projects. He has experience in analysing site conditions from both a geotechnical and environmental perspective, advising clients on appropriate remediation strategies. James is the former owner of Geotech Solutions which he sold to Cardno in 2011 and continued as Business Unit Manager Newcastle until 2016. With a proven track record of successful team leadership and project delivery James has substantial experience in coordinating geotechnical and environmental investigations undertaken on projects. James has a good record of providing superior outcomes which meet or exceed client expectations.

James specialises in the following disciplines:

• Ground and Strata Risk Assessments;
• Principal Mine Hazard Management Plans
• Earthworks Management Advice;
• Pavement Design;
• Construction Material Evaluation;
• Quarry Development and Remediation;
• Urban Renewal and Site Remediation;
• Slope Stability

Luke Dal Lago

BSc Environmental

Luke specialises in the following disciplines:

• Contaminated Land Assessment.
• Contaminated Land Remediation and Validation.
• Environmental Due Diligence Assessment.
• Landfill Monitoring.
• Resource Recovery and Waste Assessment.

James Thompson

Senior Associate Occupational Hygienist, Laboratory Manager

BSc (Biotechnology), Post Grad Dip (Env Studies) and Master of Occupational Hygiene (UOW – in progress)
SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor

James’ responsibilities include team management, laboratory management, project management, a range of occupational hygiene services, fieldwork and preparation of:

• HAZMAT Assessments and Reports
• Asbestos Clearance Certificates
• Asbestos Management Plans
• Asbestos in Soils Investigations
• Review of Asbestos Removal Control Plans
• Mould Assessments
• Noise Assessments
• Site Investigations
• Due Diligence Assessments
• Validation Assessments
• Environmental Management Plans
• Remediation Actions Plans

James has held NATA accredited signatory status during both of his previous tenures.

James specialises in the following disciplines:

• Occupational Hygiene Services
• Hazardous Materials
• Laboratory Management and NATA Accreditation

Emma Davitt

Senior Environmental Scientist

Bachelor of Environmental Science (Chemistry)

Emma Strong is a Senior Environmental Scientist with six years of experience in contaminated land assessments, environmental investigations, landfill monitoring, site remediation and human health risk assessments. Emma is involved in conducting in-situ and ex-situ bulk soil and waste classifications, soil characterisation assessments, preliminary site investigations, detailed site investigations, due diligence environmental assessments, landfill assessments and human health risk assessments. Emma’s responsibilities include project management and fieldwork such as soil and groundwater monitoring and sampling, stockpile sampling, landfill gas monitoring, soil vapour sampling, air monitoring and hydrogeological testing.

Emma specialises in the following disciplines:

• Due Diligence Assessments
• Waste Classification and Beneficial Reuse Assessments
• Contaminated Land Assessments
• Landfill and Waste Management
• Human Health Risk Assessments

Emma is a member of Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA) and
Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA)

Kellie Guenther

Principal Environmental Scientist

Certified Environmental Practitioner (Site Contamination)

Kellie has worked within the Australian Contaminated Land Industry since 1999. In her role as one of Newcastle’s Principal Environmental Scientists she is responsible for project direction, environmental advice, client and auditor liaison, budgeting and scheduling. Additionally, as one of EP Risk’s Certified Environmental Practitioners (Site Contamination) she is also responsible for reviewing and approving project reports for both the Newcastle and Sydney team.

Kellie specialises in the development of resource and cost-effective contaminated land assessments and preparation and refinement of complex conceptual site models. She has also provided senior technical and management support to several NSW EPA accredited site auditors across her career. She understands the planning process in NSW and has extensive experience implementing contaminated land associated environmental legislation and instruments.

Kellie loves the challenge of finding pragmatic contaminated land assessment and remediation solutions for former industrial and agricultural land and urban infill sites to enable more suitable and beneficial land uses while reducing contamination within the environment. She has wide-ranging experience on landfills, Defence estates (including PFAS), paint and pesticide manufacturing plants, former quarry sites and former asphalt and munitions manufacturing facilities.

Catherine Blanco

Finance Manager

Oscar Godfrey

Senior Environmental Engineer

Bachelor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Honours) & Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Environmental Studies) University of Sydney (2019)

Oscar has an excellent track record of using his knowledge of the waste regulatory framework to significantly reduce waste disposal costs and provide sustainable solutions for clients. He is routinely involved in overseeing soil, water and vapour contamination investigations and preparing remediation and management strategies at a range of sites, including former gasworks, landfill sites, legacy contamination sites and State Significant Developments. He works closely with both public sector and private sector clients, utilising technical and theoretical experience in contaminated site assessment, remediation and management.

As a leader within the organisation, Oscar takes responsibility for the training, development and mentoring of a team of junior staff. He also takes his role as Social Secretary very seriously and aims to foster a culture of inclusiveness and optimism within the organisation through the organisation of various social events.

Sean Kelly

Senior Occupational Hygiene Consultant

Bachelor of Planning (Macquarie University) & SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor

Sean’s responsibilities include but are not limited to project management, team leader and mentoring roles, as well as fieldwork services that are inclusive of;

• Personal Exposure Assessments
• Environmental Monitoring Assessments
• Indoor Air Quality Assessments (inclusive of Mould Assessments)
• HAZMAT Assessments and Reports
• Asbestos Clearance Certificates
• Asbestos Management Plans
• Asbestos in Soils Investigations
• Review of Technical Reports
• Site Investigations
• Validation Assessments
• Environmental Management Plans
• Remediation Actions Plans

Troy Chatman

Environmental Scientist / WHS Manager

Bachelor of Environmental Science (Southern Cross University), Cert IV in WHS & SafeWork NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessor

Troy’s responsibilities include project management, training junior staff in the field, carrying out site safety inspections, maintaining WHS compliance and a range of contaminated land services, fieldwork and preparation of:

• Safe Work Method Statements
• Health and Safety Plans
• Detailed Site investigations
• Asbestos in Soils Investigations
• Environmental Due Diligence Inspections

Chris Kondou

Virtual CFO

25 years in senior finance & operational roles across manufacturing,wholesale & professional services.

My role is to communicate the numbers to senior management via monthly financial reporting & the board to enable them to make strategic decisions. I also communicate the numbers to all employees in the business. This is critical as the only way the business can go forward is if everyone is moving forward in the right direction.