Mr. Hsieh has over 14 years of experience in soil and groundwater remediation and environmental compliance, including the design, construction, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of treatment, containment, and mitigation systems for environmental remediation projects throughout the US. He has led the preparation of feasibility studies, cleanup action plans, engineering design reports, and managed construction sites. He has aided clients in negotiations with regulators and third-party groups. He has hands-on experience in multiple industries, including waste management, recycling, lumber manufacturing, terminal, and intermodal transport facilities, aerospace facilities, food processing/manufacturing, plastics manufacturing, fuel cell research and development (R&D), and hydrogen storage R&D.
Technical Specialties
- Soil and groundwater remediation * In-situ (Bioremediation, Chemical oxidation/reduction, PRBs, containment, etc.) * Ex-situ (Soil vapor extraction, groundwater pump and treatment, water treatment, etc.)
- NPDES (wastewater and stormwater) permitting and treatment
- Environmental compliance, (Stormwater, Spill Planning, Hazardous and Universal Waste, Air Emissions, Ash/Fertilizer Management)
- Process control, including programmable logic controller (PLC) programming and data acquisition/recording.
Education
- M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, cum laude
Registration/Certifications
- Registered Professional Engineer – WA (45361), OR (80809), AK (116003), NV (024277)
- HAZWOPER Certification
- TWIC Certified
- Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certified
- ITRC Stormwater BMP Team
Publications
Patrick Hsieh, PE, The Effectiveness of Sodium Borohydride as a Hydrogen Carrier., Master’s Thesis, April 2003
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, “Lessons Learned: In Situ Bioremediation in a Heterogeneous Aquifer using Recirculation Wells Inside Hydraulic Containment ”, Battelle International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies, April 2018
Speaker, “In Situ Remediation of a 1,4-Dioxane Plume in a Heterogeneous Aquifer, Pilot Study ISB with Bioaugmentation ”, Battelle International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies, April 2018
Speaker, “Washington Industrial Stormwater Regulatory Overlap: Lessons Learned ”, StormCon, Augist 2016
Speaker, “Incorporating Sustainability to Develop, Advance, and Improve Remediation Technologies”, Chlor-Con Session Chair, May 2016
Speaker and Co-organizer, “A Permit Holder’s Guide to Stormwater Regulation”, Industrial Stormwater Seminar at Perkins Coie, February 2016 & Fall 2014.
Speaker, “Lessons Learned: Electrocoagulation Treatment of Dredge Return Water to Acute and Chronic Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Metals, Total PCBs, pH, and Turbidity ”, WEDA 2015 Dredging Summit, June 2016
Speaker, “Design, Construction, and Monitoring of a Field-Scale Discontinuous Permeable Reactive Barrier for Chromium Removal ”, Contaminated Site Management, 11/2014, Battelle Chlor-Con Platform Presentation, May 2014