Tom Kady is a member of EPA’s Environmental Response Team (ERT). As the field support arm of the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, ERT provides first-responders to national and international incidents as well as technical field support to Remedial Project Managers and On-Scene Coordinators at Superfund sites and oil spills across all 10 EPA regions. Tom’s area of focus is advancing the state of the art in real-time, direct-sensing technologies to streamline crucial aspects of remedial investigations, remediation system designs and system performance monitoring. Tom also serves as a lead on organization reviews for mine sites and other Superfund sites in various phases of investigation and remediation. Prior to joining ERT, Tom served for 20+ years as a regional manager for several national consulting/engineering and remediation/construction firms. Tom has a B.S. in chemical engineering for the Pennsylvania State University.