Dan Bell

Background

About Dan Bell

Provides critical leadership, knowledge and direction for the emissions monitoring and compliance program, up to and including development, deployment, and operation of emissions compliance assurance systems. • Plans and leads special projects, including consideration of the need for outside consultant services. Develops scopes and manages contracts for outside consultant services. Consults with peers on emissions monitoring projects.• Interfaces with industry, government agencies, environmental groups, and regulatory agencies as an environmental expert and company spokesperson. Negotiates successful outcomes on critical environmental requirements in construction and operating permits.• Anticipates customer needs and expectations and delivers high quality, innovative solutions. Proactively identifies and solves problems falling within assigned area and within area of expertise on a corporate wide basis.• Develops and delivers effective training and compliance assurance procedures to managers of the business to achieve compliance. Effectively utilizes technology to modernize and implement efficient approaches to ensure environmental compliance.• Provides thought leadership on the development of strategies on various environmental policy and compliance issues. Leads company efforts and administers company responses to emerging and on-going environmental issues, including expert technical analysis of impact on operations and the development and maintenance of company policies, procedures, practices, and programs.Applies in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address unprecedented, technically complex problems and nonstandard situations. Routinely makes sound decisions when faced with lack of readily available or vague information.• Contributes as an environmental expert on external committees, workings as liaison between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, industry groups (e.g. Edison Electric Institute), research providers (e.g. EPRI), and business units.• Demonstrates the ability and confidence to present alternatives and constructively influence the customer's decision making. Serves as a credible specialist in one or more environmental compliance areas. Applies judgment in the development of environmental management systems and programs to effectively manage emerging and on-going issues.