2013 Yearbook - Alaska Clean Seas

Eastern Operations - EOA
Heath Wilds
Lead Spill Technician
ACS Start Date: 2006
Heath was contracted to ACS as a mechanic through CCI
from 2003 to 2006. He is experienced in various types of
hazardous material cleanup including lead, asbestos and
PCB’s. Heath has participated in several spills such as the
Flow Station 2 Transit Leak, GC2, Drill Site 13 and
Kuparuk 2H spills.
Cory Settle
Lead Spill Technician
ACS Start Date: 2011
Cory has over 10 years of spill response experience. He
has worked with ACS as a contractor for 8 years and has
been involved in numerous spill cleanups throughout the
North Slope. Cory was hired back with ACS in April
2011.
Steve Hays
Support Technician
ACS Start Date: 2001
Since joining ACS in 2001, Steve has been involved in
numerous spill responses, including the Gulf of Mexico
oil spill. He has filled a variety of roles in all of them.
Steve has had the opportunity to work the start-ups of the
Badami, NorthStar, Oooguruk and Nikaitchuq fields as
both a spill technician and a lead spill technician.
Eastern Operations - Endicott
Lance Douglas
Lead Spill Technician
ACS Start Date: 1994
Lance has supported the Chukchi Sea project, worked
at Base and Kuparuk, and has overseen the design and
construction of many of the ACS vessels; as well as supported
many other special projects.
Vince Volpe
Lead Spill Technician
ACS Start Date: 1995
Vince worked as a spill technician with Veco
Environmental before joining ACS and has been involved
in a long list of spills.
Communications Specialist - ACS Base
Thomas Engeberg
Communications Specialist
ACS Start Date: 2007
Tom began working on the north slope in 1990 as a
contractor for Arco Communications. Tom joined the
EOA spill response team in 1994 and has participated in
several spill responses.
Jim White
Communications Specialist
ACS Start Date: 2008
Jim brings a diverse skill set to ACS having served in the
U.S. Air Force for 21 years. Jim worked on a JP8 fuel spill
in Anchorage in 1989.
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