Mr. Mertz has extensive experience in civil and environmental engineering. He was involved in and/or prepared project planning documents, basis of design and design analysis reports, permit applications, construction drawings, technical specifications, bid procurement packages, and construction quality assurance/quality control (CQA/QC) plans. Recent experience includes projects in Ohio and New Jersey for closure of CCR ash piles and ponds and remediation of CERCLA sites using low permeability and geomembrane caps and vertical containment barriers (SB slurry wall).