Key Personnel
Name: Hironori Kamemoto
Education:
• M.Sc., Soil and Aquatic Environmental Studies - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 1986
• Ph.D., Forestry and Environmental Studies – Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1997
Work experience:
Dr. Kamemoto has more than 25 years of experience in environmental management and regulatory consulting. His public and private sector project experience includes: construction of waste disposal facilities, sewage treatment facilities and chemical plants; urban redevelopment; municipal redistricting; recreational development; investigations/decontamination consulting for chemical plants, semiconductor plants, machine factories; pharmaceutical factories; commercial property transactions, and; microanalysis of dioxin.
Dr. Kamemoto acted in an advisory role to the Japan Ministry of the Environment in establishing environmental standards for the Japan Soil Contamination Countermeasure Law (2002) and he lead the technical team responsible for the introduction and acceptance of U.S. EPA dioxin analytical methods in Japan .
In April 2003, Dr. Kamemoto started Earth-Appraisal Co., Ltd. (EA), to provide consulting services to the real estate and financial markets. He developed and refined the proprietary EA PPSI™ Mapping program in Japan and directs ongoing improvements to the program.
Dr. Kamemoto established the Japan Branch of International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) in 1997 and he participated in re-establishing IAIA as Japan Society for Impact Assessment in 2000. In the same year, he coordinated the activities of the Japan Environmental Measurement and Chemical Analysis Association and the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) with the goal of introducing U.S. EPA environmental analytical methods to Japanese ministries and laboratories.
Dr. Kamemoto is a member of The Japanese Society of Limnology and The Geo-Environmental Protection Center. He is an instructor in the Environmental Program in the Master's Course of Environmental Assessment at Wales University (U.K.).
Dr. Kamemoto is an Executive Director of Earth-Appraisal Company, Ltd.
Articles and books:
• Environmental Assessment: Citizen Participation ; Japan Society on Water & Environment, 2000.
• Incorporation of Participatory Development into Japanese Foreign Aid Policies and Projects: Organizational Changes and Inertia ; Yale University Doctoral Thesis, 1997.
- Introduction to Environmental Auditing; Nihon Keisai Shinbun, 1991
(Contributing author)
Name: Kevin M. Carroll
Education:
- B.Sc., Environmental Biology, Manhattan College , 1974
Qualifications/Licenses:
- Registered Environmental Assessor, California , (#192)
Work experience:
Mr. Carroll is an environmental risk professional with thirty two years experience in technical, managerial and financial aspects of international environmental assessments and compliance. He possesses a strong background in interpretation of environmental liabilities in corporate transactions, mergers/acquisitions and structured financing.
Mr. Carroll is responsible for management of investigation and remedial services, financial analysis of environmental risks and advisory services in environmental risk management. He directs operations in Japan , Asia and the United States . He directs EA strategic planning activities for technical and geographic business expansion in support of the financial markets sector. Mr. Carroll is the Client Manager for key commercial clients, primarily in the financial and real estate development sectors, as well as Project Manager for large-scale environmental risk management projects and real estate development negotiations. He is a member of the senior technical review/signatory team for all EA projects.
Relevant Projects:
• Directed environmental due diligence & compliance audits at more than 1,000 locations throughout Japan , Korea , Thailand and China from 2004 - 2006. Facility types included manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, commercial office/retail and multi-family.
• Project manager for more than 5 major M&A transactions is Japan . (Confidential)
• Managed environmental due diligence for a $4B acquisition of a U.K.-based multi-national manufacturing company. Due diligence activities included physical inspections of more than 500 manufacturing and distribution locations in thirteen countries; review of environmental compliance activities in 15 manufacturing operations in the U.S., Mexico, Spain, Columbia, Canada and Portugal; prepared environmental risk analyses for outcome of pending litigation in three states and developed a financial risk model based on historic and existing environmental exposures.
• Negotiated terms and conditions of an environmental insurance instrument designed to protect originators, partners and bondholders in CMBS offerings. The policy provided protection from environmental liabilities, including costs of defense, remedial actions and third party actions using coverage triggered by both financial default and discovery of specific environmental conditions. The form of policy was subsequently introduced by the provider as a new product for the CMBS market.
Mr. Carroll is an Executive Director of Earth-Appraisal Company, Ltd.
Name: Michio Nisida
Education:
• B.Sc., Resource Engineering - Waseda University , 1968
Qualifications/Licenses:
- Japan - Licensed Geologic & Construction Engineer
Work experience:
Mr. Nisida has more than 38 years experience as a professional geological engineer specializing in the geologic investigations for civil engineering and environmental projects. Representative projects include: Tohoku Shinkansen/Dai-ni Yuheki Tunnel (between Kurikoma Plateau and Ichinoseki); Joetsu Shinkansen/Nakayama Tunnel (between Takasaki and Jomo Plateau), and; Chuo Honsen/Enrei Tunnel (between Okaya and Shiojiri). He was also the Chief Hydrological Engineer for development of the underground dam in Miyakojima Okinawa.
He worked on the problem of contaminated underground water in Kumamoto-shi as groundwater contamination issues emerged in Japan in 1990s. He has successively held positions including Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee at Geo-Environmental Protection Center; Representative Chairman of the Soil Environmental Rehabilitation Association in Japan (JASERA); Director of Geo-Environment Technology Research Center (GETReC). Mr. Nisida is an ASTM-certified trainer for Phase I/II environmental site assessments and risk-based corrective actions.
Mr. Nisida is a Director with Earth Appraisal Co., Ltd.
Publications:
• Current Situation of Soil/Groundwater Contamination and its Countermeasures ; (collective writings) JASERA, 2000
• Ideas for Geological Investigation of Soil/Groundwater Contamination ; Japan Geotechnical Consultants Association (JGCA), 2004
Other activities:
• Member of Advisory Group: “Environmental Impact Assessment Schemes for Air, Water and Other Effected Environments” (Japan Ministry of the Environment)
• Instructor, “Workshop for Investigating Soil Contamination Situation” (Japan Ministry of the Environment)
Auditor, Geological Investigation Engineer/Soil Groundwater Contamination Division (JGCA)
Name: Hiroaki Nakamura
Education:
• B.Sc., Civil Engineering; Chuo University School of Science and Engineering, 1975
Qualifications/Licenses:
• Japan - Licensed Civil Engineer
• Japan - Licensed Land Surveyor
• Japan - Licensed Construction Management Engineer
Work experience:
Mr. Nakamura has more than 31 years of experience as a geo-consultant in the environmental and construction fields. He is a Senior Engineer for soil/groundwater investigations, geo-environmental projects and geo-disaster prevention studies. Mr. Nakamura's project experience includes:
• Historic land-use investigation for risk assessment of soil contamination on a 900 ha Site in Saitama.
• Groundwater/geo-environment conservation projects involving deep aquifers
• Groundwater conservation projects in the northern Kanto Plain
• Sustaining and promoting multi-function (flood prevention/climate change) modifications of agricultural areas in the Kanto Plain
He is a leading member of several committees in the Japan Ministry of the Environment, Japan Geotechnical Consultants Association (JGCA) and The Japanese Geotechnical Society.
Mr. Nakamura is a part-time faculty member of both Nihon and Okayama Universities in “Engineer Ethics”, “Applied Earth Science II (Geo-Environment)” and “Geo-Environmental Disaster Prevention” courses.
Mr. Nakamura is a Chief Engineer in the Environmental Risk Management Department with Earth Appraisal Co., Ltd.
Name: Kouichi Sakaidani
Education:
• M.Sc., Soil and Aquatic Environmental Studies - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 1983
Qualifications/Licenses:
• Licensed Water Pollution Control Manager (Category I) - Japan Ministry of Environment
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager - Japan Ministry of Health & Labor
• Licensed Environmental Professional - Japan Ministry of Environment
Work experience:
Mr. Sakaidani has more than 20 years experience in the field of soil/aquatic environments and environmental assessment & control. He played a significant role as an advisor to the Japan Ministry of Environment in developing investigative techniques, risk-based assessments of soil/groundwater contamination and relevant remedial technologies included in the Soil Contamination Countermeasure Law (2002).
Mr. Sakaidani is experienced in soil/groundwater investigations and remediation; investigation and identification of environmental liabilities in property transactions; asbestos investigation, analysis, management and abatement strategies; and, compliance auditing in industrial environments.
Mr. Sakaidani is the Group Manager of the Environmental Risk Management Department in Earth Appraisal Co., Ltd., specializing in investigations, analysis and assessment of environmental risks in real estate and mergers/acquisitions. He is also a Group Manager in EA's asbestos risk specialty sector and is a licensed asbestos inspector in Japan .
Publications:
Introduction to Environmental Auditing- rev.1 ; Nihon Keisai Shinbun, 1992
(Contributing author)