Thomas Samarco has 12 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production, natural gas storage and transmission, and steel, adhesives and coating manufacturing. He has particular expertise in air quality management for the pipeline, chemical and petrochemical industries, including federal and state permitting, auditing, regulatory compliance (NSPS, NESHAP, MACT and Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule) and emissions development and tracking. Thomasalso has experience developing environmental emergency response, erosion, sediment control and stormwater pollution prevention plans, site characterization and investigation, and storage tank and NPDES permitting. He earned an MS in biological sciences from Florida Institute of Technology.