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Dr. Delaney is President of First Environment and has more than 40 years of experience providing a wide variety of environmental services, including site investigations; remedial design; environmental management systems; strategic planning; industrial audits; air pollution control; and the development of new control and treatment technologies for water, wastewater, and hazardous waste. His professional experience includes the design, development, and management of programs for investigation and control of contaminants in the air, water, and soil. Through his work in these fields, he has developed and executed extensive field data collection programs, remedial strategies for regulatory compliance, and preliminary and final designs of chosen control options. Cleanup efforts have included soil removal, building decontamination, and groundwater pumping and treatment. Over the course of his career, he has worked for and consulted to hundreds of clients; taught graduate and undergraduate college courses in chemical and environmental engineering; and authored dozens of reports, presentations, and publications. As president of First Environment since 1987, Dr. Delaney provides strategic oversight on the firm’s site investigation, litigation support, greenhouse gas management, renewable fuels, and climate change adaptation projects. In addition, Dr. Delaney has maintained active involvement in the international discussions of standards regarding greenhouse gas verification, life cycle analysis, carbon footprinting, and environmental management.