Paul Schafer

Staff Scientist
paul@tracer-est.com
760-744-9611 ext.111
B.S. Chemical Engineering

Mr. Paul Schafer is a staff engineer at Tracer Environmental Science & Technologies, Inc. He is involved with maintaining ambient air systems and assisting with data analysis. Beyond those duties, Mr. Schafer has provided support for a variety of projects. He has:

• Worked with pre-flight calculations and modeling, field data acquisition, and data interpretation for the RPATS program, including modeling plume characteristics under varius meteorological conditions and source parameters, done through the use of ISC modeling software and varius graphing programs.
• Developed Storm Water Pollution Prevention Programs (SWPPPs) by conducting site inspections to identify all sources of pollution that have the potential to enter a storm drain; developing and implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will prevent the pollutants from reaching storm drains; and developing a Monitoring Plan (MP) based upon visual observations and sampling of the facility's storm water discharges that are associated with industrial activities.
• Organized data collection and organization, and clientel communications for the analysis of airborne toxic compounds at the Mole Pier Site in San Diego for Foster Wheeler.
• Conducted audits to establish level of compliance with 40 CFR part 112 and preparation of a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan.

Prior to joining Tracer, Mr. Schafer worked at a specialty silicone research and development company while earning his degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was responsible for the formulation of new products to attain specific mechanical properties before and after the materials vulcanization. He also tested the materials mechanical, rheological and chemical properties. Paul developed several products with extreme mechanical properties that are now sold by his previous company. Prior to this, he worked as a research assistant at the Ocean Engineering lab at UCSB. Here he designed, constructed, and maintained a tantalum oxide wave wire array. These wave wires are used as wave height indicators in a state of the art wave pool. The array was designed for maximum data collection capabilities, accuracy, precision, and durability.