Shea Cofer, CHMM is a senior environmental consultant with nearly 20 years of experience supporting industrial facilities with environmental, health, and safety compliance. His work centers on complex permitting, regulatory strategy, and comprehensive waste management solutions, including waste‑to‑energy recovery, industrial waste stream optimization, and long‑term compliance planning. Shea is known for delivering practical strategies that reduce regulatory risk, improve waste system performance, and support sustainable operations.

Core Competencies

• Hazardous and solid waste program development
• RCRA waste determinations and waste characterization
• Generator status compliance (LQG/SQG/VSQG)
• Universal waste and used oil management
• Waste minimization and waste‑reduction planning
• Industrial waste stream optimization and recovery options
• Waste‑to‑energy and beneficial reuse evaluations
• Waste vendor qualification and disposal oversight
• Waste profile development, manifesting, and documentation systems
• Regulatory strategy, permitting, and variance acquisition
• Agency communication, enforcement support, and corrective action planning
• DOT hazardous materials compliance (49 CFR)

• Guided multiple facilities through ownership transitions, ensuring continuity of compliance during process and operational changes.
• Identified waste recovery outlets and implemented reduction strategies that lowered handling burdens, disposal costs, and long‑term liability.
• Supported clients in negotiations with regulatory agencies to reduce the financial and operational impact of violations and establish clear corrective action pathways.
• Secured a regulatory variance allowing a facility to process otherwise prohibited waste for the recovery of a valuable material.
• Developed and optimized waste management programs that improved efficiency, reduced risk, and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.