THOMAS J. MUELLER

Mr. Mueller is a co-founder of TEMCO and has in excess of 25 years of senior management experience in the environmental, financial, petroleum, chemicals and related services industry. Mr. Mueller has directed and participated in the redevelopment and remediation of Brownfield sites in both the public and private sector. He has successfully prepared Brownfields and CDBG, Blight Elimination and Brownfields Remediation and Site Assessment Grant applications for clients seeking assistance with the redevelopment and remediation of Brownfield sites. He has facilitated the redevelopment of contaminated sites by working with owners, developers, potential purchasers, federal, state and local governments, economic development corporations, housing authorities, banks and other private finance resources. Mr. Mueller is the Brownfields Chairmen for the Alliance for Environmental Regulatory Communication, a member of the State of Wisconsin Brownfield Study Group, the National Brownfield Association, and the External Advisory Committee for the Site Assessment Grant Program.

During the last ten years he has participated as founder and President of T. J. MUELLER & Associates, a professional services firm specializing in the project management of environmental remediation projects. Mr. Mueller has assisted owners and/or operators involved in remediation projects with source financing loans, preparation and analysis of consultant and contracting firm and laboratory bids, prepared remediation site expense projections and cash flow modeling and acted as liaison with State and Federal regulatory agencies. He has served as an expert witness in environmental litigation. In addition, Mr. Mueller brings his experience in operational and financial auditing to the review and management of remediation projects. Mr. Mueller participated in the industry review with the State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce (DCOMM), formerly the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (DILHR), of the Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Act (PECFA) fund administrative rule ILHR-47. Mr. Mueller has participated in review of the new emergency rule changes affecting the PECFA program as an alternate on the PECFA Code Committee in 1998 and 1999.

Mr. Mueller has established the ability to work with difficult or "problem" projects by assessing the "state of the project" and putting together a team to efficiently move the redevelopment and remediation project toward site closure. He has reviewed projects for banks to determine financial risk and adherence to regulations. Mr. Mueller has also developed document controls to insure that appropriate files are maintained to support the redevelopment and remediation work and its related costs for future review by the regulatory agencies or other third parties. He has managed the acquisition/divestiture of contaminated properties, including developing remediation agreements.

EDUCATION:
B.S., Accounting, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1970
Beta Alpha Psi, national accounting honorary, president

REGISTRATION:
Registered PECFA Consultant

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Alliance for Environmental Regulatory Communications (Founding Member, Officer and Member of Central Committee, Brownfield Chairman)
National Brownfields Association
Brownfield Study Group, State of Wisconsin
External Advisory Committee for the Brownfields Site Assessment Grant Program, DNR State of Wisconsin
Brownfields Green Space Grant Advisory Committee, DNR/ Wisconsin Advisory Group for Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (VPLE) Insurance Requirements, DNR State of Wisconsin
Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Act Code Committee (Alternate)
Wisconsin Economic Development Association - Environmental, Brownfields & Land Use Committee
Brownfields & Land Use Committee
Member of Build Wisconsin, Governor’s strategic planning initiative for economic development in Wisconsin

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
American Planning Association - Upper Midwest Conference
"Financing Strategies for Brownfields"
Wisconsin Department of Commerce Brownfields Grant Workshop "Opening Remarks and Case History"
14th Conference for Small Cities and Regional Communities
Brownfield Redevelopment in Smaller Communities

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
1996 to Date
The Environmental Management Company LLC, Principal

1990 to Date
T. J. Mueller & Associates, Founder and President. Provides and manages the administrative project management of remediation projects in the State of Wisconsin. Source finances millions of dollars of PECFA interim finance loans. Provides administrative audits of remediation projects for perspective lending institutions. Prepares rulings on site specific topics for owner/operators with regulatory agencies. Provide suggestions for correcting "problem" sites for owners/operators and banks providing PECFA interim financing. Prepares PECFA claims and supporting documentation for submittal to regulatory agency for review and reimbursement. Structured real estate transfers of properties involved in remediation, including estimating financial risk and liability, projected remediation expenses and potential project timing for all parties involved.

1988 to 1990
ZECOL, Inc. (Subsidiary of The Milsolv Companies), Vice President, General Manager and Director. Managed manufacturing, blending and packaging operations for automotive and industrial chemicals inclusive of all support operations with profit and loss accountability.

1985 to 1988
The Milsolv Companies, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Managed all financial, acquisition, MIS and government reporting for multi-state/plant distribution, manufacture and reclamation of solvents and chemicals.

1982 to 1985
TEXPAR Energy Inc., Vice President Finance, Treasurer and Director. Co-owned and worked with partners in developing wholesale of petroleum products in Canada and North Central U.S.

1972 to 1983
Center Fuel Company, Vice President Finance, Secretary and Treasurer, Vice President Supply and Distribution, Member Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Managed the distribution of refined petroleum products through six terminals and eight major pipeline systems.

1970 to 1973
Ernst & Young, a big six international accounting firm formerly Arthur Young & Company, Consultant and Auditor. Participated in financial planning and control consulting for industrial, retail and public sector clients.