Tom Jenkins, CPG-07892, is licensed in Pennsylvania (PG) and West Virginia (LRS). Tom retired in January 2020 from a 42-year career as a geologist. Tom received a BS in Geology from Kent State University in 1978. He then worked for NL Baroid for seven years conducting mineral exploration in Northeast Nevada. Tom left NL Baroid in 1985 to pursue a Master’s degree in Hydrogeology at Ohio University. He sought and obtained geologic consulting contracts to finance his education. After completing graduate studies, he worked for Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. (2 years) and Burgess & Niple, Inc. (12 years), principally in hydrogeologic consulting for solid waste facilities, but also working on water supply projects, groundwater modeling and underground storage tank investigations. In 2001 Tom took a position with Waste Management managing environmental compliance in Ohio and West Virginia. In 2003 Tom left Waste Management and went to work for Eagon & Associates, Inc. At Eagon, Tom principally worked on solid waste projects, completing assessment investigations, landfill expansion studies and maintaining groundwater monitoring programs. He has been a member of AIPG since 1991, and has served as newsletter editor, member-at-large, and president.