Dr. Olivier Maurer, PhD in Engineering Geology from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France), is a senior remediation expert with more than 20 years of experience servicing the industry as a consultant in various geographies. His career as a remediation expert started in California and continued in Europe. After joining CH2M HILL in 2003 he led for 4 years the environmental team in Madrid, Spain ( www.ch2m.com ) and then moved to France. He manages since 2006 a global program for a world leading US based chemical company, with teams executing projects throughout Europe, Latin America and in the US. Dr. Maurer is a Vice President with CH2M HILL Environmental Services Business Group; is Site Remediation market segment leader for Europe; since 2008 is Vice Chairman of NicoleÕs Service Providers Group ( www.nicole.org) and leads Nicole's Sustainable Remediation work group.