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Coleman Macuch

Senior Project Manager - Environmental Insurance, Claims, Disputes & Forensics

Mr. Macuch has a total of eight (8) years of experience in environmental consulting related to environmental insurance claim investigations, environmental insurance claim management, environmental insurance loss control and risk analysis, compliance with state and federal regulations, remediation, emergency response, environmental health and safety, site investigation, and underground storage tank (UST) removals.

Mr. Macuch has overseen emergency response remedial activities related to releases of oil and/or hazardous materials from oil-filled electrical equipment, vehicles, and natural gas regulators. He has also performed numerous Phase II Subsurface Site Investigations and site characterizations at a variety of commercial and industrial properties such as fuel stations, automobile repair shops, dry cleaners, and electrical substations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. His field work experience includes soil sampling, groundwater sampling, and hazardous building materials sampling. Mr. Macuch has provided air monitoring and health and safety oversight to construction contractors working within areas of known or likely contamination. Other areas of Mr. Macuch’s experience in environmental consulting involve UST removals/closures and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) remediation. Mr. Macuch has prepared numerous technical regulatory reports for state and federal agencies.

At VERTEX, Mr. Macuch serves as a Senior Project Manager in the Environmental Insurance Division and manages and oversees insurance claims on behalf of insurance carriers. Current responsibilities include the following: investigate the cause, origin, and timing of environmental incidents; manage environmental insurance claims undergoing remediation; evaluate remedial options to determine the most feasible and cost effective strategy; review proposed and invoiced costs for reasonableness and necessity; conduct loss control risk analysis for properties seeking insurance coverage.