Confined Space/Petroleum Storage/Service Expert Witness Testimony
Tony Rieck combines over 20 years experience in the petroleum service industry with years of experience instructing at high profile courses on petroleum storage and an extensive background on committees developing standards for the petroleum service industry. He is a nationally recognized expert on tank upgrade, confined spaces and petroleum safety/OSHA compliance.
T.R. Consulting, Inc.
Employee Profile
Tony Rieck - CEO/President
EMPLOYMENT
* Began work in petroleum industry 10/78 at Armor Shield
* Exec. VP of Armor Shield 12/89-92
* Exec. Dir. of National Leak Prev. Assn. 1989-97
* Pres./CEO of T.R. Consulting 1991-present
COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
* 1991 ANSI review committee on:
-API 1604 on tank (UST) removal
-API 1615 on UST installation
-API 1631 on UST lining
-API 1632 on cathodic protection of USTs
* API/NACE Joint Steering Committee to the EPA
-federal UST regulatory development
* NACE RP0285 cath. prot. of buried steel structures
* National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- NFPA 326 - safe entry into USTs
- NFPA 327 - cleaning of tanks
- NFPA 328 - sewers and manholes
- NFPA 329 - remedial investigation
* MI Ad Hoc Com. on Flammable & Combustible Liquids
* ASTM ES40 and G158 Committees - UST inspection
* EPA 9/93 Above Ground Storage Tank Forum
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE
* Colorado School of Mines 1989-91- USTs
* Ohio Fire Marshal Courses 1991, 93-95
* FL UST Inspector Seminar 1991
* MI Hazardous Materials Training Center 1991
* T.R. Consulting HAZWOPER 1991-present
* Riverside Community College (MN) 1995-98
* Univ. CA- Riverside 1997-98
* Univ. CA- Sacramento 1999
PUBLISHED MATERIALS
* NLPA Standard 631 - coauthor
* NLPA Standard 632 - coauthor
* NLPA Standard 635
* Air & Waste Mgmnt Assn - secondary containment
* Iowa study on video inspection
MISCELLANEOUS
* Speaker at MI UST Expo in 1990
* Expert Witness- FL Petroleum Marketers challenge of FL storage tank regulations
representing plaintiff the FL Petroleum Marketers
* Speaker at CA WRCB 1994 Annual Conference
* 1994 - EPAReg. 8 UST presentations to states
* Consulting Expert- Nowell, Amoroso & Mattia- Getty v. Natirar v. Lutz
representing defendant Lutz
* Speaker at 1995 ID Western Petr. Marketer Conference
* Expert Witness in Holden v. Mitchell Oil Co.
representing defendant Mitchell Oil
Rives & Peterson - Labella Alvis
US Dist Court for N District of AL - CV95-PT-2998-M
* Expert Witness in Mercer v. MDEQ
represented plaintiff Mercer
Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler - Tyler Tennent
* Expert Witness in Meeks v. C&T Tank Lining
represented defendent C&T
Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson - Bastiaan Coebergh
Dist Court of the 4th Judicial Dist - Utah County, UT
* Expert Witness Iowa Tank Fund Board v. Midwest Liquid Systems
represented defendant Midwest Liquid Systems
Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey - David Larson
Marshall County, IA - Docket # LA C 13283-0400
* Expert Witness in Taxpayer Case
represented IRS
Portland, OR Docket # 18301-96
* Expert Witness in Busby et al v. Toms Sierra et al
represented defendent Sessions Tank Liners
Thomas Kristoff
CA Superior Court County of Sacramento - Case# 98 AS 06071
* Consulting Expert in Armor Shield et al v. Corrpro et al
represented plaintiff Armor Shield
Dinsmore & Shohl - Vince Stamp
Cleveland District (OH)
* Expert Witness in Hamilton et al v. MVM et al
represented defendant MVM
Reminger & Reminger - Rick Weil
Hamilton County (OH) Common Pleas - Case # A0305058
* Expert Witness in Speedway SuperAmerica LLC v. Emery Transportation
represented defendant Emery Transportation
Freund, Freeze & Arnold
Clark County (OH) Court of Common Pleas - Case# 01-CV-0344
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