Colorado Springs CO Phone: (719) 359-8467
Los Angeles CA Phone: (213) 787-6800
5351 Setters Way Central Facsimile Number: (310) 844-7240
Colorado Springs, CO 80919 http://www.trconsultinggroup.com
T.R.
Consulting, Inc.
Employee Profile
Tony Rieck - CEO/President
EMPLOYMENT
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Began work in petroleum industry 10/78 at Armor Shield
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Exec. VP of Armor Shield 12/89-92
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Exec. Dir. of National Leak Prevention Association 1989-97
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Pres./CEO of T.R. Consulting 1991-present
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Partner at Poly Lining Systems, Inc. 2012 - present
COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
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1991 ANSI review committee on:
-API
1604 on tank (UST) removal
-API
1615 on UST installation
-API
1631 on UST lining
-API
1632 on cathodic protection of USTs
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API/NACE Joint Steering Committee to the EPA -federal UST regulatory
development
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NACE RP0285 cathodic protection of buried steel structures 1989 - 1991
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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1990 - 1991
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NFPA 326 - safe entry into tanks
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NFPA 327 - cleaning of tanks
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NFPA 328 - sewers and manholes
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NFPA 329 - remedial investigation
* MI
Ad Hoc Com. on Flammable & Combustible Liquids 1989 - 1990
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ASTM ES40 and G158 Committees - tank inspection
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EPA 09/1993 Above Ground Storage Tank Forum
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Colorado School of Mines 1989-91
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Ohio Fire Marshal Courses 1991, 93-95
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Hocking College UST Course 1995
* FL
Tank Inspector Seminar 1991
* MI
Hazardous Materials Training Center 1991
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T.R. Consulting HAZWOPER 1991-present
- also
Confined Space Safety, Lock Out/Tag Out, and Excavation Safety
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NLPA Special Inspector UST/AST Evaluation Course 1992 - present
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Riverside Community College (MN) 1995-98
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Univ. CA- Riverside 1997-98
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Univ. CA – Fresno 1999
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Univ. CA- Sacramento 1999
PUBLISHED MATERIALS
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NLPA Standard 631 – coauthor, editor (1988)
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NLPA Standard 632 – coauthor, editor (1987)
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NLPA Standard 635 (1991)
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Air & Waste Management Association - secondary containment (1991)
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Iowa study on video inspection (1995)
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NLPA/KWA RP 1-2009, Recommended Practice
for Inspecting Buried Lined
Steel Tanks
Using a Video Camera, 2nd
Edition – coauthor, editor (2011)
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Various web-published safety articles
LITIGATION SUPPORT
* Expert Witness- FL
Petroleum Marketers challenge of FL storage tank regulations
retained
by plaintiff the FL Petroleum Marketers (1991)
* Consulting Expert- Getty v.
Natirar v. Lutz (1995)
retained
by defendant Lutz – report only
Nowell,
Amoroso & Mattia- Susan Lawless
* Expert Witness in Holden v.
Mitchell Oil Co. (1996)
retained
by defendant Mitchell Oil
Rives
& Peterson - Labella Alvis
US
Dist Court for N District of AL - CV95-PT-2998-M
* Expert Witness in Taxpayer
Case (1997)
retained
by plaintiff IRS
Portland,
OR Docket # 18301-96
* Expert Witness in Mercer v.
MDEQ (1998)
retained
by plaintiff Mercer
Dawda,
Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler - Tyler Tennent
* Expert Witness in Meeks v.
C&T Tank Lining (1999)
retained
by defendant C&T Tank Lining
Richards,
Brandt, Miller & Nelson - Bastiaan Coebergh
Dist
Court of the 4th Judicial Dist - Utah County, UT Civil # 980403769
* Expert Witness Iowa Tank
Fund Board v. Midwest Liquid Systems (2001)
retained
by defendant Midwest Liquid Systems
Bollinger,
Ruberry & Garvey - David Larson
Marshall
County, IA - Docket # LA C 13283-0400
* Expert Witness in Busby et
al v. Toms Sierra et al (2001)
retained
by defendant Sessions Tank Liners
Thomas
Kristoff
CA
Superior Court County of Sacramento – Case # 98 AS 06071
* Consulting Expert in Armor
Shield et al v. Corrpro et al (2001)
retained
by plaintiff Armor Shield
Dinsmore
& Shohl - Vince Stamp
Cleveland
District (OH)
* Expert Witness in Speedway
SuperAmerica LLC v. Emery Transportation
retained
by defendant Emery Transportation (2002)
Freund,
Freeze & Arnold
Clark
County (OH) Court of Common Pleas – Case # 01-CV-0344
* Expert Witness in Hamilton
et al v. MVM et al (2004)
retained
by defendant MVM
Reminger
& Reminger - Rick Weil
Hamilton
County (OH) Common Pleas - Case # A0305058
* Expert Witness in
Loudermilk, et al v. Marathon Petroleum Co., et al (2004 to 2009)
retained
by plaintiff Loudermilk
Goodwin
& Goodwin – Richard Rowe
Cunningham,
Brown, Crowder, Brown & Breedlove – Greg Breedlove
James
M. Cawley, Jr. PLLC – Jay Cawley
U.S.
District Court, WV Southern District – Civil Action # 3:04-0966
* Expert Witness in Sapp, et
al v. Morrison Brothers, et al (2005 to 2008)
retained
by plaintiff Sapp
Langdon
& Emison – J. Kent Emison
Steelman,
Gaunt & Horsefield – David L. Steelman
Circuit
Court of Jackson, MO 0516-CV22177, Div 2
* Expert Witness in Kuczka v.
Olin v. Walters (2006 – 2007)
retained
by defendant Olin
Husch
& Eppenberger, LLC – Daniel Jaffe
Third
Judicial Circuit, Madison County, IL Case # 05-L-274
* Expert Witness in Tank Tech
v. Lad Neal (2007)
retained
by plaintiff Tank Tech
Dement
& Dolan – Kenneth Dement, Jr.
US
District Court, Eastern District of MO, Southeastern Div. 1:07CV00020
* Expert Witness in Larry
Bowens, et al v. 7-Eleven, Inc, et al (2007 to 2008)
retained
by defendant 7-Eleven
Kirkland
& Ellis – Gabor Balassa
Elkhart,
IN Superior Court Civil Action # 20D3-0209-CT-48
* Expert Witness in Joyce
Marie Thomas Gatlin, et al v. Tnemec Co., Inc. (2007 to 2008)
retained
by plaintiff Gatlin
Pigott
Reeves & Johnson – J. Brad Pigott
U.S.
Dist. Court So. District MS Jackson Div. Civil Action #3:07cv651 TSL-JLS
* Expert Witness in Lazcano
v. Bonanza Creek Energy Company (2008 to 2009)
retained
by plaintiff Lazcano
The
Heller Law Firm – Stephen Heller
CA
Superior Court Kern County # S-1500-CV-264354
* Expert Witness in Lazcano
v. Bonanza Creek Energy Company (2008 to 2010)
retained
by plaintiff Gomez Brothers
Estey
& Bomberger – Ljubisa Kostic
CA
Superior Court Kern County # S-1500-CV-264354
* Expert Witness in Meneghin
v Exxon et al (2009 to 2011)
retained
by co-defendant Spark Electric
Connell
Foley LLP – Angela Iuso
NJ Docket No. OCN-L-002696-07
* Expert Witness in Thor
Grysko v Berry Petroleum (2010 to 2013)
retained
by plaintiff Grysco
Young
Wooldridge LLP – Scott Howry
Kern
County CA Case # S1500CV27665
* Expert Witness in Barber
Equipment Co v BuildExpress (2010 to present)
retained
by defendant BuildExpress
Paul
S. Weiner Attorney at Law
GA
Civil Action No. 09CV1250A
* Expert Witness in Min Ja Huh d/b/a Jack Rabbit Quick Stop v Spencer Distr. et al
(2011)
retained
by plaintiff Min Ja Huh
Tom
Jacks – Chalker Flores LLP
N
District of TX, Dallas Div., Civil No 3:10-CV-1494-L
* Expert Witness in Varis v.
Urbieta Oil (2010 to 2012)
retained
by defendant Urbieta Oil
Efrain
Carlos – Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC
11th
Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County Case No 2009-94574-CA-02
* Expert Witness in Duke
Beemer v. Palm Express (2011)
retained by plaintiff Beemer
Peter Diamond – Rudd and Diamond, PA
Broward
County Judicial Circuit Case N0 11-10621 02
* Expert Witness in Niemi Oil
Company v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2011- 2012)
retained by plaintiff Niemi
Allan Bakalian – Zeno Drake Bakalian P.S.
US Dist. Court, Oregon Dist., Portland Div. Case No.
3:11-cv-00214-MO
* Expert Witness in Tank
Tech, Inc. v. Bradley Petroleum, Inc. (2012)
Retained by plaintiff Tank Tech
Sarah Young - Miller & Cohen, P.C.
County Court, Arapaho County, CO, Case No. 2011C312876
* Expert Witness in State of
Colorado v. ConocoPhillips Company (2012 – 2013)
Retained by defendant ConocoPhillips Company
Greenberg Traurig
District Court, City and County of Denver, CO Case No.
12CV451
* Expert Witness in Fernandez
v. Del Mar Venture II et al (2013 to 2015)
Retained by defendant Cliff Berry
Heather Calhoun – Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones
Miami
Dade County FL Circuit Court Civil Div. Case No. 10-18121 CA 15
* Expert Witness Mosbrucker
and Doubek v. Halcon Resources et al (2013 to 2015)
Retained
by defendant Halcon Resources
Steven
Storeslee – Storeslee Law Firm
U.S.
District Court, North Dakota Northwestern District Case No. 4:13-CV-086
* Expert Witness MacPherson
Oil Company vs. Accelerated Environmental Services (2014)
Retained
by defendant Accelerated Environmental Services
Larry
Peake – Wall, Wall and Peak.
* Expert Witness in Fernandez
v. Del Mar Venture II et al (2015 to 2015)
Retained by plaintiff Fernandez
Ralph Patino – Patino and Associates
Miami
Dade County FL Circuit Court Civil Div. Case No. 10-18121 CA 15
* Expert Witness in Taylor v.
Michigan Petroleum Technologies (2015 to 2015)
Retained
by defendant Michigan Petroleum Technologies
Christopher
Terry
Rutledge,
Manion, Rabout, Terry, Thomas
Genesee
Circuit Court LC No. 12-098397-NI
* Expert Witness in Kacey
Hough v. Herzog Contracting (2015 to present)
Retained
by plaintiff Cacey Hough
Jeffery
Hanna – Hanna Law Offices
Lafayette
County, MO Circuit Court Case No. 15LF-CV00242
MISCELLANEOUS
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Speaker at MI UST Expo in 1990
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Speaker at CA WRCB 1994 Annual Conferences
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Speaker CA Environmental Health Symposium 1994
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1994 - EPA Region 8 UST presentations to states
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Speaker at 1995 ID Western Petroleum Marketer Conference
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NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) Level II Visual Testing
* NDT
Level III Ultrasonic Testing
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NDT Level II Liquid Penetrant Testing
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Speaker at MO Waste Control Coalition Conference June 2011
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Oversight of Sprint/Eriksson Non-point discharge elimination systems – 2011 to
present
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Presenter to National Work Group on Leak Detection March 2012
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Presenter to Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy Conference October 2012
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Consultant to Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Risk Management – Tokyo, Japan – 2013 to
present
* Provide
Technology Training for Total France, Caltex (Chevron) and Shell petroleum
companies – Cairo, Egypt – 2014
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Engaged by MICE Global to provide AST and UST inspection classes in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia – 2014
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Petroleum Safety Training in Taipei, Taiwan – 2015
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Presentation of Retrofit Secondary Containment Technologies to the Chinese
National Petroleum Company (CNPC) in Dalian, Nanjing and Shanghai, China – 2016