Mr. Merrick brings over 30 years of experience managing environmental investigations and remediation programs across Atlantic Canada. He has supervised more than 2,500 commercial, residential and industrial sites and conducted over 500 Phase I environmental site assessments across Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Northwest Territories. His expertise includes complex site remediation, fuel storage system assessments, regulatory compliance and risk reduction. He coordinates contractors, budgets and remedial strategies to address soil and groundwater contamination while managing project costs and timelines. He holds certifications in Building Technology from NS Community College, and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University.

• Contamination Remediation (Commercial, Residential, Industrial) Management/Oversight
• Phased Environmental Site Assessments
• Hydrocarbon Remediation, including Emergency Response - Small Releases to Catastrophic
• Heavy Metals & PAHs
• Assessment and Remedial Objectives
• Estimating and Reserve Budgeting Confirmation
• Building Material and Envelope Assessment
• Asbestos Testing & Remediation
• Mould Testing & Remediation
• Environmental Surveys

• Building Technology, NS Community College, Akerley Campus, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1985.
• Bachelor of Arts, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1988.
• Bachelor of Commerce, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1991.

• VP Operations, ECCO Environmental
• Project Manager, Strum Environmental Services Ltd.
• Field Coordinator, CBCL Ltd.

• Environmental Professional (EP) certification (ECO Canada) specializing in Soil Reclamation, 2006.
• Certified Engineering Technician (CTech) TechNova 2001.
• Petroleum Storage Tank Installer - Class III - Nova Scotia Environment, 2006.