20 years of experience in oil spill preparedness and response;
Extensive expertise in contingency planning, shoreline mapping, tactical plans, shoreline cleanup, SCAT Management, training and exercise development, stakeholder engagement, and strategic aspects of inland, marine and offshore response;
Attended numerous small and large-scale incidents within North America;
Recognized expert in the conduct of shoreline assessment using SCAT (ground, aerial, and canine);
Recognized trainer and examiner for Transport Canada certified marine courses;
Volunteer trainer and examiner for Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons marine courses.

Personal Biography - Bob Dundas
A.S. Geology - Casper College
B.S. Geology - Utah State University
Registered Professional Geologist - State of Wyoming
Bob has over 35 years of diverse experience working in the oil and gas, regulatory and environmental fields. For the past 23 years he has worked for the True companies a family owned group of businesses serving the oil and gas, pipeline, trucking and agriculture sectors. As Environmental Coordinator he has responsibility for all environmental related matters including air permitting, spill reporting and response, planning and preparedness, regulatory interpretation and compliance, remediation, stormwater construction, SPCC and preparation of miscellaneous environmental related permits. Bob serves as the environmental regulatory liaison with multiple local state and federal agencies. He has also served as the Environmental Unit Leader on two major oil spills.

TJ Engstrom presently works as Director of Emergency Services for Clean Harbors. Since joining in 2010, TJ has held a multitude of roles supporting corporate preparedness and response, compliance and business development. Currently TJ is responsible for North America's Response Preparedness Programs, which includes emergency event management, OSRO compliance and strategic response partnerships. TJ has a B.S. from Montana State University-Department of Engineering, and 15 years of professional experience in Emergency Response Management within the Public and Private Sector.

Andrew Hess is the President of Olympus Technical Services in Helena, Montana. He has an undergraduate degree in Geology and Environmental Studies from Whitman College and an MBA from the University of Montana. Andrew grew up in Colorado and has spent his life living and playing in the Rocky Mountains. When not working, he enjoys skiing, playing hockey, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, and rafting, or at least that's what he likes to tell himself while he's chasing around his 3 and 5-year-old.

Nick is a coastal engineer at GHD where he provides coastal inundation, modeling, and design services to public and private clients throughout the US and abroad. Typical projects include coastal hydro dynamic and wave modeling, port planning, mooring analysis, and the design of flooding defense structures. He holds a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. in Civil/Coastal Engineering from Old Dominion University.

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Ron Cantin is the President of Emergency Management Services International, Inc. (EMSI). Ron is a 27 year Coast Guard veteran who has over 25 years experience in major incident and event management, and served two tours of duty as a senior member of the Coast Guard's National Strike Force. From 2005 - 2007, he served as the Commanding Officer of the Gulf Strike Team. He has extensive experience in a wide range of local, regional, and national level incidents including COVID response, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, John F. Kennedy Jr. Search and Recovery, Capitol Hill Anthrax, Typhoons in the Western Pacific, numerous other natural disasters, major maritime incidents, oil spills, National Security Special Events, and chemical releases. Ron served as the Incident Specific Federal On Scene Coordinator and Incident Commander following the impact of hurricane Katrina, leading 2000+ responders in mitigating the effects of over 8 million gallons of spilled crude oil from nine simultaneous medium and major spills, and recovering tens of thousands of hazardous materials containers from the highly environmentally sensitive areas of coastal Louisiana.

Ron has taught ICS around the world and has coached thousands of personnel on response teams in carrying out their ICS responsibilities during incidents and exercises, and advised the Unified Commands at ICP Mobile, ICP Houma, as well as the Area Command during the Deepwater Horizon response. He has served as Incident Commander on both of the Coast Guard's (Pacific Area and Atlantic Area) Incident Management Assist Teams (IMAT), and holds certifications for numerous Type I, and Type II ICS positions. He is the first person in the history of the Coast Guard to certify as a Type I Incident Commander.

Oil Team Leader and On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 6, Superfund Dvision

Chris Ruhl began his career at EPA as a compliance inspector in Region 6. He has conducted and overseen hundreds of compliance inspections throughout the years. He now oversees the cleanup of oil spills and implements the region's oil spill prevention program within the Emergency Response group.

Nicholas Nigro, Product Manager - PFAS
B.S., 1992, Marquette University, Civil/Environmental Engineering

As Product Manager - PFAS, Mr. Nigro is responsible for the oversight of the product life-cycle for all Pace Analytical PFAS operations, currently delivered in 6 emerging contaminant centers of excellence within Pace's nationwide network of environmental testing laboratories. In addition, Mr. Nigro oversees the industry's first and only certified PFAS mobile laboratory operation (PFAST®).

Mr. Nigro is charged with leading the discussion for new product development with senior leadership to include operations, marketing, sales, and legal/compliance, and serves as the liaison between technical development teams and business audiences to ensure understanding and alignment of technical and business requirements.

Lastly, Mr. Nigro acts as the national point of contact and subject matter expert for the product line and works closely with internal and external stakeholders to assess and anticipate current and future product line requirements.

AnnieLu DeWitt is the National Product Line Director for the Emerging Contaminant and Water Treatment Program for the Clean Harbors Environmental Services group. AnnieLu brings her 25 years of experience in the environmental laboratory and remediation fields to Clean Harbors to assist clients in interpreting their analytical results to evaluate their options for treatment utilizing varied medias and pre-treatment equipment to achieve project objectives. Having worked as a GC/MS and also most recently as a LC-MS/MS chemist for PFAS compounds she believes in the importance of evaluating the project as a whole, from suggesting the most valuable testing methods at the beginning of the project that help determine the best treatment trains and medias for complex waste streams to informing clients on their options for final deposition of their spent media and solids. AnnieLu DeWitt holds a BS in Chemistry-Geology from Bridgewater State University.

Mr. Joel Block has worked for over 10 years in the oil and gas industry in Canada. He has held a variety of Emergency Management and Environmental positions with oil and gas companies and private consulting firms. He has worked extensively in all areas of spill response management and planning.

Ken McLernon currently holds the position of Manager of Emergency Management with Trans Mountain Pipeline based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Within his role Ken ensures implementation of the operational Emergency Management Program including training & exercises, liaison & continuing education and Emergency Response Plans.
Prior to Trans Mountain Ken worked within the upstream oil & gas sector assisting clients with their emergency response planning and exercise programs. Ken hold an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and has completed post-graduate studies in Emergency Management and Business Continuity. Ken firmly believes in the need for industry collaboration when it comes to emergency management and is supportive of open dialogue and the sharing of lessons learned in order to benefit the industry as a whole.

For over 20 years, Miles Roden has been focused on the technical side of inland and offshore industry. Starting with IT for large vessel based service company, he pushed into marine IOT including video, positional, and emergency response capabilities. He has worked closely with industry partners and governmental entities for emergency response needs.

Mr. Stageberg has a B.S. Degree in Meteorology from St. Cloud State University with a focus on Meteorological modeling and Synoptic forecasting. Mr. Stageberg also has a M.S. in Geography from Michigan State University specializing in Wildland Fire Meteorology. He is also one of the lead contacts for Business Intelligence and Data Management at Antea Group.

Dan Frazen is the Managing Director of the Colorado Preparedness & Response Network (CPRN). He has been in this role since April of 2022, he previously worked as a municipal emergency manager and police supervisor in Northern Colorado. He began his career in emergency and incident management after the 2013 Colorado Floods. Dan assists both government and industry partners with emergency preparedness and response. He is a member of the Type 3 All-Hazards Eastern Colorado Incident Management Team (ECIMT). Dan has a Master of Science Degree in Emergency Services Management, he is a Colorado Certified Emergency Manager (CO-CEM), and he is a graduate of FEMA's National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA). Dan also teaches and leads drills/exercises across North America for The Response Group-TRG.

Mr. Merritt has served as a Federal On-Scene Coordinator in the Emergency Response Unit for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 in Denver, CO for the past 7 years. During this time he has managed numerous oil spill removal actions and directed several responses to hazardous materials incidents using the authority of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan. Mr. Merritt actively contributes to the work of the EPA Region 8 Oil Team, conducting unannounced oil spill response exercises and inspecting dozens of bulk petroleum storage facilities subject to the Facility Response Plan Rule . He was also the EPA incident commander during both the Red Butte Creek Oil Spill in Salt Lake City, UT and the Silvertip Pipeline Oil Spill in Billings, MT. Since these incidents and in response to the explosive growth of oil and gas exploration and production within the Bakken and Niobrara formations, he has worked extensively with first responders and industry partners to develop geographic oil spill contingency plans and conduct oil spill response training exercises to enhance preparedness for future oil spills in the region.

Prior to joining EPA, Mr. Merritt worked with Ecology and Environment, Inc. for 4 years as an emergency response technical adviser to EPA Region 10 in Seattle, Washington. His career began in the U.S. Army, where he trained and equipped units to counter the threats posed by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons as a CBRN Staff Officer, Platoon Leader, and Company Commander in South Korea, Washington, and Iraq. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Health Physics degree in Radiation Health Physics from Oregon State University. He recently became a Certified Industrial Hygienist and is currently pursuing a commission as an Environmental Health Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. He is a Colorado native and a resident of Colorado Springs, where he lives with his wife, Shannon, and three children.

Brian Meier is a Senior Exercise and Response Advisor for The Response Group (TRG). Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he has been representing TRG and its clients in the Pacific Northwest since 2019. During the pandemic, he responded to six actual incidents, and facilitated or participated in twenty-four exercises. Brian served 27 years in the US Coast Guard, where his career areas of emphasis included pollution response, law enforcement, search and rescue, crisis management, and human performance technology. He is a Qualified Type I Incident Commander and is currently a Master Exercise Practitioner Candidate. He has earned a MS in Environmental Health from the University of Cincinnati and a BS in Marine & Environmental Science from the US Coast Guard Academy.

Bradley is an experienced program director with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental engineering industry. With strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor focused in Water Resources Engineering from University of Guelph, Bradley is the leader of the USA GHD FIRST Emergency Spill Response Team which provides emergency response and preparedness services throughout North America for insurance clients, trucking clients, and class I railroad clients, among others. Bradley focus is on developing key client relationships and delivering exceptional service and leads multiple multidisciplinary team of professionals with extensive spill response and preparedness experience. Bradley has significant experience managing environmental due diligence projects, site remediation, risk assessment and toxicology, industrial hygiene and air monitoring, storm water and wastewater, wildlife management, site restoration, and environmental litigation support projects.