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Corporate Headquarters
500 S. Kraemer Blvd., Ste 180
Brea, CA 92821
Main Line: 714-582-3288
Fax: 714-653-9830
Dave Edwards
President
Areas of Expertise
Construction Management
Compliance
Experience
Extensive experience in the operations of solid waste facilities and securing entitlements for large and small projects involving complex political
and technical processes. Effective in managing large project teams including owners representatives and outside consultants. Following is a
list of current and completed projects:
Responsible for obtaining all entitlements and operating permits for a multi-billion dollar (in revenue) expansion of Sunshine Canyon
Landfill in Los Angeles County, CA. Sunshine Canyon Landfill is a 90 million ton landfill with a daily intake rate of 12,100 tons.
Solid waste and organic material market and material analysis for multiple projects in the Los Angeles area
Provide overall project management and support for the design and construction of a landfill gas collection and flare system at
Central Maui Landfill.
Received all necessary entitlements and permits for the expansion of Bradley Landfill in Los Angeles, CA
General Manager for a 12,100 ton per day landfill in Los Angeles County responsible for all phases of operation, construction,
compliance and financial performance
General Manager for a 10,000 ton per day landfill in Los Angeles County responsible for all phases of operation, construction,
compliance and financial performance
Permitted, designed and installed gas management and environmental equipment in Hong Kong
Responsible for obtaining all land use and operating permits for the development of a 4,200 ton per day transfer and material
recovery facility in Commerce, CA
Managed the permitting, design, and construction of a 6.6 megawatt electrical generation facility in Livermore, CA utilizing
landfill gas
Managed the permitting, design, and construction of an eight million cubic foot landfill gas compression station in Kearny,
New Jersey
Employment History
1999 to Present
D. Edwards, Inc. Brea, California
President, responsible for all aspects of the company including business development and management. Provide consulting and project
management services to the solid waste industry including process and facility design, permitting and environmental compliance, and
operations.
A list of projects include:
Provided a detailed solid waste analysis associated with a Los Angeles County waste by rail program
Conducted a solid waste and organic material waste analysis in California and specifically the greater Los Angeles County
area for a conversion technology project
Dave Edwards
Provide overall project management and support for the design and construction of a landfill gas collection and flare system at
Central Maui Landfill.
Overall project management for the installation of a landfill gas incineration system at the Green Valley Landfill in Hong Kong.
The project included detailed system engineering and design, equipment purchase in the USA and transportation to Hong
Kong, construction management and start up.
Completed a feasibility study for the conversion of landfill gas to Town Gas, the local utility gas in Hong Kong, for the Green
Valley Landfill in Hong Kong. The project included preparation of preliminary design documents, a detailed capital and
operating cost estimate, a financial pro forma, and a recommended joint venture structure involving several entities in Hong
Kong. The project work also included a field evaluation to determine the quantity and quality of the landfill gas to be used as
fuel and feed stock for the conversion facility.
Provided a field investigation to determine the quantity and quality of landfill gas to be used as fuel to generate electricity for
three landfills in China.
Project management and scheduling for the expansion of an industrial facility in Vernon, California.
Member of a project team providing design and operational review and input for an 8,000 ton per day transfer station located
near the Puente Hills Landfill in California.
Business development
Environmental compliance
Financial performance
1987 to 1999
Waste Management, Inc. (WMI), Los Angeles, California
District General Manager 1996 to 1999
Overall responsibility for obtaining all entitlements and operating permits for a $200 million (in revenue) expansion of Bradley Landfill and
Recycling Center (BLRC), in the City of Los Angeles. Additionally responsible for all phases of operations and profit and loss for BLRC.
BLRC was a $50,000,000 division of WMI that consisted of a 10,000 ton per day landfill, and a 1,000 ton per day green and wood waste
recycling operation, an eight million standard cubic foot per day gas recovery plant, a 500 ton per day construction and demolition
recycling operation, and 1,500 ton per day transfer station.
Responsible for the division's business development, community and political affairs, operations and maintenance, environmental
compliance, health and safety and financial performance. Managed a staff of 125 employees including site managers and supervisors,
administrative and accounting personnel, compliance and engineering professionals and the operations personnel.
1981 to 1987
GSF Energy, Inc., Signal Hill, California
Provided project management for the development, permit acquisition, design and construction of landfill gas collection systems and
recovery facilities. Completed the design and permitting of a $9 million facility in New Jersey, the relocation of a high Btu facility from
California to Texas, the tear town of a high Btu, pressure swing adsorption, plant in California and several other large and small projects
through out the United States for the Company.
Education
B. A. Science, California State University Fullerton, 1978
Chemical Engineering studies, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 1978-1981
Dave Edwards