Owner and Founder, Ground Zone Environmental Services

Sam Brathwaite began his environmental consulting career in 1989 and has served as a staff geologist, project geologist, senior hydro-geologist, project manager and program director on numerous high profile private and public sector projects. He founded Ground Zone Environmental Services in February 2008.

Sam's experience includes managing the complexities of a diverse range of projects and services including the following: Environmental Litigation; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Title 27 Landfill Closure Investigation; Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act (CERCLA); Brownfields; Phase I, II and III Environmental Site Assessments; National Contingency Plan (NCP); Stormwater Compliance; Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST); Engineering Geology; Construction; and NEPA and CEQA clearance studies for numerous sites.

Sam holds a Master of Science degree in geology and is a professional geologist, certified hydro-geologist and engineering geologist in the State of California. In addition, he is a certified construction project manager, qualified SWPPP developer and practitioner as well as a qualified industrial stormwater practitioner.