About Harry Allen
Seasoned, nationally recognized, award winning leader, teacher and speaker with over 20 years operations experience.
Harry Allen is a seasoned, nationally recognized, award winning leader, teacher and speaker with over 20 years operations experience in large scale, interagency responses to major environmental disasters, hazardous waste sites, oil spills, radiological contamination cases and many other types of pollution events.
Areas of expertise include environmental study design, contamination and exposure estimation, including characterizing plastic particle pollution in marine environments, unique application of technology solutions to oil spill monitoring, and soil remediation. Research interests include identifying and quantifying particulate pollution in soils and water.
Selected Experience
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
21 years
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LA Team Lead
Signal Hill, CA
•2018 – Present
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Emergency Response Section Chief
Nationwide
•2009 – 2018
As Section Chief, lead team of 14 Federal On-Scene Coordinators in conducting investigations, directing cleanup actions, and leading emergency responses at 40+ sites annually in AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, American Samoa, Guam and the Marianas Islands.
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Environmental Scientist, OSC
Nationwide
•2002 – 2009
As an On-Scene Coordinator conducted many Superfund and Oil Pollution Act time-critical Removal Actions, assessments, and emergency responses in AZ, CA, NM, and NV. I specialized in mine site remediation and residential yard cleanup.
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University of San Francisco
12 years
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Part-Time Faculty
San Francisco, CA
•2006 – 2018
Presented courses in environmental statistics/data analysis and assessment and treatment of contaminated soils and co-presented environmental emergency management for the Masters of Science program in Environmental Management.
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Weston Solutions
3 years
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Project Scientist
Edison, NJ
•1998-2002
Managed environmental assessment and remediation projects for US EPA and provate clientel.
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