Mr. Peter M. Mesard is a Principal Engineer in Exponent's Environmental Sciences practice. Mr. Mesard has over 25 years experience as a hydrogeologist engineering geologist and civil engineer. His expertise includes design and implementation of environmental investigations; remediation system design evaluation and failure analysis; geologic hazard analysis; and construction defect assessment. His principal area of specialization is environmental release reconstruction and source identification (environmental forensics) including chemical-characteristic analysis (chemical fingerprinting) the dating of chemical releases and chemical fate and transport. Mr. Mesard�s areas of interest include risk management and decision analysis in assisting financial legal insurance and commercial clients in assessing the risks and costs associated with environmentally distressed properties and in allocating environmental responsibilities and costs among responsible parties in cost-contribution and cost-recovery efforts. |