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Investigation and Remediation Data Management within the
Small Business ContextLacy Smith, P.G.
St. John – Mittelhauser & Associates, Inc.
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My Context• Began with SMA in 2009• Investigation and Remediation
Services• Annual Sales increased 80% in the
past 5 years• Company of ~40 people.• Tasked to develop a company wide
data management implementation beginning with one large remediation project
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Some Universal DataManagement Principles
• Ensure data accuracy through
Centralized data storage
Consistent quality assurance procedures
Logical and consistent data reporting
Lifetime data management
• Garbage In = Garbage Out
• Maximize efficiency while minimizing errors
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Latest Findings on National Air Quality: Status and Trends through 2006, EPA454/R-07-007
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Independent Data “Management”
Water Levels
Survey Data
Boring Logs
Soil Analytical
Figures &
Graphs
Groundwater Analytical
Well Construction
Details
• Project • Manager• Field
• Staff
• Lab• Analyst
• Client
• Regulators
• Community• Stakeholders
Water Levels
Soil AnalyticalGroundwater
Analytical
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Challenges in a Small Business
• Independent-Minded Colleagues
• Change is HARD!
• Limited Personnel• Small Overhead
Budgets
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The Path Forward
Teaching Myself Teaching Others
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The Path Forward
• Leveraging Cutting Edge Technology
• Clear, honest, patient communication
• Culture Shifts
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The Upside of the Small Business
• People are your biggest asset• Independence also brings freedom and
trust to try new ideas
• Note: Contamination identified by dark blue / purple and spreading to the light green / light blue
CPT / ROST OUTPUT
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The Upside of the Small Business
• Every person wears many hats• Willingness to open up the “black-box”
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Collaborative Data Management
EQuISDatabase
• Proj
ect
Man
ager
Client
•Lab
Analyst
Regulators
Fie
ld•
Sta
ff•
Com
munity
Stakeholders• Data In • Data Out
GISMaps
Excel / PDF
Reports
Boring Logs
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Lessons Learned• People are your best resource. A key individual is
essential• Culture of Data Management is powerful to
create buy-in• Leverage key technology• Unpack the “black-box”
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Questions?Comments?