Shahid Mahmud is the Team Leader for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Abandoned Mine Lands Team and the co-chairperson of EPA's National Mining Team and National Lead Sites Workgroup. He has over 18 years of experience with EPA in developing regulations and policies on environmental control and remediation of waste sites in EPA's Solid Waste and Superfund programs. Mr. Mahmud's areas of expertise include developing policies and guidance on mining and lead contaminated sites, Superfund remedy selection process, managing and implementing regulatory programs, and coordinating large projects between federal, state, and industry stakeholders.