JAMES C. VARNELL, P.E. 

EDUCATION:
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1970
Graduate Studies, Civil/Environmental Engineering, UT Austin

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Varnell is a registered professional engineer and consultant responsible for the fiscal and technical conduct of engineering and environmental projects conducted throughout the United States and internationally.  Mr. Varnell has over 30 years of experience, including 15 years of experience with planning, design and construction administration of civil/environmental engineering projects, and an additional 15 years of experience with conduct of environmental programs and analyses.  Mr. Varnell is experienced with engineering design and construction projects involving: water supply, treatment and distribution facilities; wastewater collection, treatment and effluent disposal facilities; municipal utilities; streets and thoroughfares;  commercial and industrial site developments including apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, and factories; surface mine planning, construction, and reclamation;  underground storage tanks (USTs), above-ground storage tanks (ASTs), and repair / replacement of leaking storage tanks (LSTs); hazardous site assessments, remedial designs, and remedial construction management; subdivisions and commercial developments; airport runways and taxiways; and solid and hazardous waste landfills.  Mr. Varnell also is experienced with environmental engineering programs involving: infiltration/inflow (I/I) analyses, sewer system evaluation surveys (SSES), financial Property Condition Surveys (PCSs), Phase 1 and Phase 2 site assessments, UST and LST site investigations, lead-based paint and lead-in-water investigations, hazardous and toxic waste assessments, asbestos assessments, groundwater monitoring programs, stormwater and sanitary sewage flow modeling and analyses, surface and groundwater modeling, noise modeling, air pollution modeling and contaminant plume tracing and modeling, as well as preparation of complex environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs).   In addition, Mr. Varnell is experienced with the conduct of cost-effectiveness analyses and value engineering studies for large water treatment, wastewater treatment and transportation construction projects.

Mr. Varnell has recently served as program manager and chief inspector for over 20 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and over 75 Property Condition Surveys conducted throughout the United States.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Mr. Varnell recently served as project manager and chief inspector for Property Condition Surveys conducted at large apartment complexes and motels (i.e., 150 - 490 units) in Houston, Dumas, Dallas, Carrollton, Edinburg, and Fort Worth, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada.  Mr. Varnell conducted all site investigations, made cost estimates for required immediate repairs and repairs needed over the term of the loan period, and prepared detailed reports describing the condition of the properties and the corrective actions needed to place the properties back in a “like-new” condition.  Elements of the investigation included all site improvements, structures, building exteriors and interiors, roofs, mechanical systems, appliances, elevators, HVAC and boiler systems, laundry facilities, swimming pools, pumping systems, irrigation systems, and other ammenities.  

Mr. Varnell served as project manager for the conduct of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments at seven (7) microwave communication tower sites in Texas, and one 90-acre tower and transmission building site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Mr. Varnell conducted the site investigations, obtained and analyzed information contained in a Federal and state environmental database records search for each site, investigated former property owners and site uses as listed in county records and City Directories for each site, analyzed topographic and aerial photographs of each site, and prepared a detailed report listing the potential for environmental hazards and liabilities at the sites.

Mr. Varnell recently served as project manager and chief inspector for Property Condition Surveys conducted at office complexes, shopping centers and warehouse terminal facilities located in Waxahatchie, Bryan, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas.  Mr. Varnell conducted site investigations at these 10 to 90-acre developments to determine site conditions as well as conditions of the structures, building exteriors and interiors, site lighting, mechanical and HVAC systems, drainage and plumbing systems, and waste disposal systems.  Mr. Varnell also conducted a city and county Code Violation database search for each property.  A detailed report listing items to be immediately repaired and items needing repair over the term of the loan period, as well as the estimated cost of each repair item, was prepared and submitted.

Mr. Varnell served as project manager and chief inspector for a Property Condition Survey at Arena Pharmaceuticals in San Diego CA.  This project involved an inspection of the building site, parking area, and amenities.  Special investigations were required for the research laboratory, biochemical rooms, and the hazardous materials handling and storage areas.  The general building inspection included a determination of conditions for the building structure, exterior and interior, site lighting, mechanical and HVAC systems, drainage and plumbing systems, and waste disposal systems.  A detailed report listing items to be immediately repaired and items needing repair over the term of the loan period, as well as the estimated cost of each repair item, was prepared and submitted.

Mr. Varnell served as chief inspector for a Property Condition Survey of the Galleria Mall, Hotel, Twin Office Buildings, and the associated Oryx Office Building in Dallas Texas.  This survey and inspection placed special emphasis on the parking structures, fire safety and other safety systems in the hotel, mall, and office buildings, and in the abnormally large central HVAC and utilities plants located in the center of the complex.  A complete and detailed report listing items to be immediately repaired and items needing repair over the term of the loan period, as well as the estimated cost of each repair item, was prepared and submitted.  Based primarily on this report, a large property sale and transfer was successfully completed.

Mr. Varnell recently served as project manager and chief inspector for Property Condition Surveys at the PRC-DeSoto Manufacturing Facility in Glendale CA, and the World Savings Center in Oakland CA.  The survey of the manufacturing facility placed special emphasis on building structural integrity, fire and safety systems, adaptability of the manufacturing facility to other commercial uses, and the condition of unused office shell space in the main office building.  Emphasis at the World Savings Center survey involved the condition and potential resurfacing of the building exterior.  A complete report listing immediate and long-term repairs needed at both facilities was prepared and submitted.
  
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Property Condition Surveys:
10,000 Old Katy Road Shopping Center, Houston TX
Bentworth Apartments, Houston TX
Harmony Ricks I and II Apartments, Dumas TX
HEB Grocery No. 24 and 34, San Antonio TX
Holiday Inn Motel, Edinburg TX
Ingram Festival Shopping Center, San Antonio TX
Ist American Bank Office Building, Bryan TX
Metric Place Shopping Center, Austin TX
Mountain Valley Apartments, Dallas TX
National Freight Terminal, Waxahatchie TX
Northwood Hills Apartments, Dallas TX
Oaks at Centreport Apartments, Fort Worth TX
Sunrise Suites Luxury Motel, Las Vegas NV
Tidwell Apartments, Houston TX
Tiffanywood Apartments, Dumas TX
Villas of Josey Ranch Apartments, Carrollton TX
Carriage Village Mobile Home Community, Tulsa OK
Brentwood Point Apartments, Norman OK
Greentree Apartments, Norman OK
St. Louis Airpark, St. Louis MO
Village at Timmaron Apartments, Southlake TX
Winchester Hills Apartments, Willoughby OH
Bay Club Apartments, Willowick OH
Williamsburg Townhomes, Sagamore Hills OH
Residence at Barrington Apartments, Aurora OH
Edgewood Apartments, Lewisville TX
Royal Pines Mobile Home Park, Clinton IA
Harwood Crossing Apartments, Euless TX
Pivot Mini Storage Facility, Austin TX
Greentree Apartments, Houston TX
Holiday Inn Express Motel, Clute TX
360 N. Michigan Office Tower, Chicago IL
59 E. Van Buren Office Tower, Chicago IL
Dixie Plaza Shopping Center, Vicksburg MS
Northgate Plaza Shopping Center, Sessner FL
Kings Bay Plaza Shopping Center, Crystal City FL
The Encore Apartments, Houston TX
Ravencrest Apartments, Houston TX
Oakwood Gardens Apartments, Houston TX
Evergreen Forrest Apartments, Houston TX
Woodlands of Plano Apartments, Plano TX
Toscanna on Skillman Apartments, Dallas TX
Property Condition Surveys (cont’d):
Turtle Creek Apartments, Arlington TX
McKinney Lemon Retail Shopping Center, Dallas TX
Roadway Inn Motel, Bossier City LA

Engineering Design and Construction Administration Projects:
Arlington TX 302-Acre Waterway Park Design	
Arlington TX Cooper Street Design	
Belton TX Sewage Lift Station Design	
Brownwood TX STP Improvements	
Calhoun County TX Airport Expansion Design	
Carrollton TX 220-Ac Floodplain Reclamation Design	
City of Austin TX Storm Drainage Criteria Manual	
Dallas TX Cole Avenue Office Drainage Analysis	
Dallas TX Kaiser Medical Center Drainage Study	
Dallas TX Chain of Lakes Feasibility Study	
Dallas TX Cottonwood Creek Erosion Control	
Dallas TX Water Utilities 54" Water Line Design	
Dallas TX Trinity Park Floodplain Analysis	
Dallas TX Denton Drive Roadway Design	
Denton TX 384-Acre Subdivision Design	
DeSoto TX 220-Acre Subdivision Design	
Elevated Water Storage Facility Design, Belton TX	
Farmers Branch TX Valwood Parkway Design	
Flow Monitoring for Fort Worth TX Sewage System	
Flow Monitoring for Garland TX Sewage System	
Fort Worth TX 193-Acre Subdivision Design	
Garland TX 45-Acre Subdivision Design	
Garland TX Springpark Floodplain Reclamation Design	
Houston Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) Analysis	
Houston TX Sewer System Evaluation Survey	
Lakeview State Park TX Floodplain Analysis	
Lufkin TX Sewage Clarifier Flow Study	
McKinney TX El Dorado Roadway Design	
McKinney TX 220-Acre Subdivision Design	
Mesquite TX 64-Ac Floodplain Reclamation Design	
Plano TX 141-Acre Subdivision Design	
Sachse TX 12" Water Line Design	
San Marcos TX 120" Storm Sewer Design	
Taylor TX Loop 427 Roadway Design	
Temple TX Regional Water System Design	
Texas Instruments Sewage Flow Metering	
TTA North Tollway Design, Dallas TX	
Valwood Parkway Design, Farmers Branch TX	
Engineering Design and Construction Administration Projects (cont’d):
Waco TX Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES)	
Waco TX Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) Analysis	
Waller Creek Floodplain Delineation, Austin TX	
Wichita Falls TX Short Circuit Flow Study

Environmental Projects:
Albuquerque NM Cesium-127 Sludge Irradiation EIS	
Aurora IL Wastewater Treatment EIS	
Barksdale AFB LA Classified EA	
Bergstrom AFB TX Flight Activity EA	
Bushkill PA Wastewater Treatment EIS	
Camp Bullis, TX Sewage Treatment Plant EA	
Dare County NC Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Study	
EA for 34 Radar Sites in TX, NM, AZ	
EPA Ore Mining and Dressing Facility EA Guidelines	
Fort Sam Houston TX Commissary EA	
Fort Worth TX Village Creek STP EIS
Gettysburg PA Wastewater Treatment EIS	
Grand Isle NE STP Effluent Analysis	
Greenville TX Wetlands Assessment	
Hill AFB UT Sonic Boom EA	
HLP Limestone EGS/Jewitt Mine EIS, Jewitt TX	
Holloman AFB NM Flight Activity EA	
Holloman AFB NM Classified EA	
Housing Market Analysis at Goodfellow AFB, TX.	
JTF-6 Programmatic EIS in TX, NM, AZ, CA	
Lake Charles LA Refining Co. Site Assessment	
Laredo TX Border Station EIS	
Luke AFB AZ Realignment EA	
Luke AFB AZ Sonic Boom EA	
McConnell AFB KS Classified EA	
Nellis AFB NV Sewer Line EA	
Nellis AFB NV Aircraft Movement EA	
Nellis AFB NV Realignment EA	
Onondaga County NY Wastewater Treatment EIS	
Randolph AFB TX Flying K Recreation EA	
Valentine TX / Reserve AZ  MOA Flight Activity EA	
Texas Utilities Twin Oak EGS/Lignite Mine EIS	
USAF WIMS-ES Training Program	
WSMR NM SRAM and AMRAAM Missile Test EAs	
WVANG STORM Military Exercises EA

Hazardous Materials Analyses:
Asbestos Investigation at Langley AFB, VA.	
Dallas TX Fishtrap Lake Lead Contamination Study	
Del Rio TX Site Assessment	
Ennis TX Hazardous Product Spill Assessment	
Fort Hood Munitions Burn Pit Site Analysis, Killeen TX
Fort Sam Houston TX UST/Site Assessment	
JB Properties 90-acre Phase I ESA, Oklahoma City OK
Killeen Airport TX Site Assessment	
Mesquite TX Landfill Assessment	
MicroNet Tower Survey Sites Phase I ESA, Texas
Rocky Mountain National Labs Analysis, Hamilton MT

Planning Projects:
Chain of Lakes Master Plan, Dallas TX	
Dallas TX Arboretum Utility Master Plan	
DISD Crockett School Expansion Plan, Dallas TX	
Lubbock TX General Hospital Site Plan	
Plano TX Bob Woodruff Park Design	
Sam Houston Stadium Design, Huntsville TX	
TPWD Purtis Creek State Park Design	
TPWD Cedar Hill TX State Park Design	
TPWD Rusk TX Railroad Maintenance Plan/Design	

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
Registered Professional Engineer, Texas #39017
Registered LPST Corrective Action Project Manager, TNRCC #01399

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National Society of Professional Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Engineers 
American Society of Civil Engineers

SECURITY CLEARANCE:  DoD Secret (inactive)