With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Johnson is both a technical and business manager, having managed over 1,000 site assessments, including Phase I environmental assessments, subsurface investigations of chemicals in the vadose and groundwater zones (Phase II), and site remediation, including the selection of remedial alternatives for site clean-up.  Mr. Johnson has overseen diverse projects involving litigation support, expert witness testimony, regulatory compliance, and site characterization of soil and groundwater. Mr. Johnson is intimately acquainted with the current practice of environmental assessments and has spoken at or chaired numerous conferences on hazardous waste issues related to real estate transactions.  In addition, Mr. Johnson has managed numerous site assessment and subsurface investigation projects including soil boring and monitoring well programs, soil-gas and geophysical surveys, and projects where vapor extraction and bio-remediation technologies were utilized for the remediation of the soil and groundwater.

Mr. Johnson has presented and sponsored a number of sessions for local and national organizations such as the San Diego Bar Association, the North County Bar Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Topics at these meetings have centered on regulatory reform, such as Brownfields Initiatives, opportunities for environmentally challenged properties, and trends in environmental legislation. Mr. Johnson has also contributed as a speaker for a number of professional development seminars at the University of California (UC) Riverside and UC Santa Cruz.

Mr. Johnson regularly makes presentations for groups. In the past this has included the following:

• Women in Commercial Real Estate
   

• North County Bar Association of San Diego
   

• Building Owners and Managers Association
   

• San Diego Creative Investors Association
   

• Construction Financial Managers Association
   

• American Society of Civil Engineers
   

• State Bar of California
   

• Industrial Environmental Association
   

• Appraisers Institute

Education  

• M.S. - Environmental Studies, California State University, Fullerton, 1986
• B.A. - Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1982

Selected Publications  

•  “Brownfields Offer Hope as Housing Options Dissipate,” Daniel Johnson and Joseph Kesling, BIA Builder, 18 June 2005
   

• “New EPA Rules May Affect Real Estate Transactions," Daniel E. Johnson and Joseph L. Kesling, Development Magazine, Summer 2005
   

• “All Appropriate Inquiry:  New Phase I Environmental Standards to be Promulgated by EPA,” Dan Johnson and Joe Kesling, Right of Way, July / August 2004 
   

• “Pending Federal Rule for Environmental Property Inspections Could Affect Every Real Estate Transaction in U.S.,” Dan Johnson and Joe Kesling, California Real Estate Journal, June 1, 2004
   

• “The Cleanup Conundrum,” Dan Johnson, Commercial Investment Real Estate, March /April 2004 
   

• “Redevelopment of Urban Brownfields Key to Smart Growth, Sustainable Development,” Dan Johnson, The Daily Transcript, San Diego, March 25, 2004 
   

• “Contaminated Properties Becoming New investment Niche in Tight Real Estate Markets,” Dan Johnson, The Daily Transcript, San Diego, October 30, 2003 
   

• “Lawsuit Sets Precedent for Brownfield Remediation in City Areas,” Dan Johnson, The Daily Transcript, San Diego, July 10, 2003 
   

• “Affordable Housing and Smart Growth: Brownfields at Work in San Diego,” Dan Johnson, and Leah Gutheridge, Brownfield News, May/June 2003 
   

• “The Road to Brownfields Redevelopment,” Dan Johnson, and Leah Gutheridge, San Diego Daily Transcript, May 12, 2003 
   

•  “The Road to Brownfields Redevelopment: Affordable Housing and Smart Growth,” Dan Johnson, Right of Way, March/April 2003 

Professional Licenses and Affiliations  

• Board Member - Regional Water Quality Board (RWQCB) -
  San Diego Region
• American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), Committee on Environmental Assessment - E50. Subcommittees: Environmental Assessment for Commercial Real Estate and Underground Storage Tanks
• Air Pollution Control Association (later renamed Air and Hazardous Waste Association); Former Director of the San Diego Chapter Board
• Association of Environmental Professionals
• Association of Hazardous Materials Professionals, San Diego Chapter (Founding President and Member of the Board of Directors)
• Building Industry Association (Member of Commercial Industry Council and Program Committee)
• Certificate Program in Hazardous Materials Management, University of California, San Diego (Member of Advisory Board)
• National Academy of Science, Transportation Research Board (Former Member of the Transportation and Air Quality Committee)
• San Diego County, Hazardous Materials Management Division, Site Assessment / Mitigation Program, Technical Oversight Steering Committee (Member)