Meet the Team - Range Action Specialists

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AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc.

Scott Kranz, a senior project manager with AMEC Environment & Infrastructure in Portland, Ore., has more than 18 years of environmental and engineering consulting experience. For the past seven years, Scott has leveraged his knowledge of waste management, environmental compliance, land-use regulations and the shooting sports to develop practical solutions for small-arms range owners and operators and the active volunteers at member gun clubs and sportsman's clubs. His expertise in range safety and environmental Best Management Practices enables him to design ranges with lower operation and maintenance costs and reduce liability for his clients. In addition, Scott has provided expert witness testimony and is a recognized small-arms range expert. Scott can assist your range in the following areas:

• Outdoor-range lead-management plans, where he evaluates all aspects of the range (including storm-water drainage, water features, safety, bullet-impact berms, shot-outfall areas and lead-recovery efforts) and develops Best Management Practices (BMPs) to manage lead on the range. The BMPs are presented in an Environmental Stewardship Plan (ESP) that meets state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Outdoor-range design for new ranges and retrofitting of existing ranges, including all grading plans, geotechnical guidance and structural engineering as necessary. The plans and documents are developed for submittal to local government for project permitting.
• Land-use planning and permitting and wetland services.
• Indoor-range assessment and development of lead-management plans. The indoor-range assessment includes evaluating the ventilation system and detecting if lead is migrating out of the indoor range and into other portions of the building. The lead-management plan is developed to help the indoor-range manager document compliance with all applicable environmental and occupational-safety regulations.
• Indoor-range design for new ranges and retrofitting of existing ranges. The design elements range from complete architectural and engineering design drawings for new ranges to necessary drawings for ventilation and bullet-trap improvements.
• Investigation, cleanup, and risk management of closed or abandoned ranges.

Don Turner LLC

Don Turner provides innovative solutions for existing shooting ranges and those in the developmental stages. His experience with assisting the shooting range community began in college at Belmont Abbey, where he rebuilt and operated its indoor shooting range while shooting on the rifle team. From there, he worked for the Arizona Game & Fish department for 30 years. His roles included project leader for statewide shooting ranges and manager of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. As project leader for statewide shooting ranges, Don oversaw five state shooting facilities and administered a $100,000 state shooting range grant program. As the manager of Ben Avery Shooting Facility, he successfully redeveloped operations and the shooting range. In 2003, Clark County, Nev., hired Don to serve as a consultant while in the planning stages of the Clark County Shooting Park. Shortly thereafter Don began working full time for Clark County to develop the 2,900 acre Clark County Shooting Park, which became operational in the spring of 2010. Areas where Don can assist you include:

• Develop and review shooting range operations, including range setup, scheduling, personnel, site management, Best Management Practices and layout
• Develop and/or recommend shooting range public and member services
• Develop and/or review shooting range procedures.
• Develop and/or recommend customer-service programs for shooting ranges.
• Review existing shooting range operations, safety procedures, and services
• Provide expertise to engineering/design companies for range layout, management and safety processes.
• Provide input on safety videos and other range-safety practices
• Provide input for law enforcement and security procedures for use of ranges
• Provide grant-writing services for range grants and funding
• Provide procedures for personnel policies, range operation, Best Management Practices, management, administration, maintenance, operations, goods and services, etc.
• Review designs for new shooting ranges
• Develop comprehensive master plans for shooting ranges
• Don specializes in governmental interactions with shooting ranges, codes, etc.

Environmental Range Protection

Richard K. "Dick" Peddicord, Ph. D., helps ranges operate in an environmentally sound and sustainable way consistent with case law and regulatory guidance, while minimizing potential short- and long-term legal and financial liabilities of range owners and operators. He has provided environmental excellence to the shooting sports since 1986. During that time, he has become one of the most broadly experienced leaders in the country in environmental evaluation and management at outdoor shooting ranges.

Dr. Peddicord offers the proven capability to evaluate conditions, integrate understanding of complex environmental issues, develop practical environmental stewardship plans, help obtain permits and successfully minimize short- and long-term environmental liabilities at outdoor shooting ranges through design, planning, assessment, negotiation and management in ways compatible with the practical requirements of day-to-day range operations. His services regularly involve:

• Assistance to range designers, engineers, architects by:
• identifying the optimum range site from an environmental perspective
• orienting and configuring ranges on the property to optimize environmental management
• optimizing environmental aspects of range improvements, upgrades, expansions, etc.
• Technical support of counsel
• Expert testimony
• Analysis of applicable regulations and strategic/tactical advice about implications and compliance
• Scientific investigation and evaluation of implications of specific issues:
• sampling and analysis of water, soil, air and plants/animal tissue
• water-quality investigations
• ecological-risk assessment
• human-health-risk assessment
• Identification, contracting and oversight of scientific and engineering specialists as needed, including wetlands delineation and jurisdictional issues
• Identification of issues and management of asphalt pitch and biodegradable clay targets
• Selection, contracting and management of lead-reclamation/recycling companies
• Evaluation and implementation of soil stabilization and other non-routine management actions
• Environmental and regulatory aspects of range closure and property transfers
• Public hearing presentations, public communication
• Technical support in obtaining permits, zoning board approvals, etc.
• Environmental Assessments (EAs) for Pittman-Robertson funding
• Scientific evaluation and management of issues under the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• Environmental policies and procedures for range operation consistent with current case law, EPA and sate agency guidance, site-specific orders, regulatory decisions, etc.
• Preparation of site-specific Best Management Practices (Environmental Stewardship Plans) consistent with current case law and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state guidance

Tactical Services Group

Ed Santos is founder and president of Center Target Sports and the Tactical Services Group Inc. Ed is a threat management specialist. He serves as an expert witness on matters of shooting range operations, design and safety, and personal and industrial security.

Evaluating the potential of opening a shooting range and retail store can feel overwhelming at times. The consulting services provided by Tactical Services Group (TSG) are unique as a division of Center Target Sports, Inc. (CTS) an indoor sports shooting and training center. In 2010, CTS received the SHOT Business Magazine Range of the Year Award and was recognized as the "Best Indoor Range in the USA" by the Glock Corporation's Glock Sport Shooting Foundation. TSG gives you access to a team of professionals that are involved on a daily basis in the management, operations, marketing training, and logistics of one of the most successful shooting ranges in the country. Assessments and recommendations are based on the current historical status of commercial-range operations. The primary goal of Tactical Services Group is to ensure the development, understanding and verification of the ideal plan for the successful operation of a modern safe retail and range facility.

The complete package includes business-plan development and review, customizable employee manual and lead-management policy documentation, inventory selection, niche market value and development, business operations and Best Practices, proven printable custom business forms, QuickBooks specific chart of accounts, real-world financial analysis and much more. Additional services available include:

• Business location evaluation
• Demographic analysis to include competition analysis
• Governmental documentation and regulation needs assessment
• Planning and zoning process understanding and presentations
• Plan / design review
• Budget development and justification
• Trades negotiation and recommendations

National Protective Services

Ken Lewis is a range master, firearms instructor, NRA training counselor, and training area and range consultant with more than 24 years of active military and law enforcement experience. He is unique to the small-arms range marketplace because of his unprecedented work experience and relationship with almost every range equipment provider. Prior to leading the National Protective Services team, he was the range program manager at UXB International Inc. and Concept Planner with AMEC Earth and Environmental. His services include:

• Training in range operational capabilities and limitations, safety; operational and employee management, and management through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Range assessments to identify potential safety issues while reviewing your routine operations, the environmental impact and stewardship through Best Management Practices (BMPs), noise abatement and projectile containment (vertical and horizontal)
• Range planning and design from conception to delivery
• Assistance with writing BMPs, SOPs, policies, procedures, rules, the ten-year plan, etc. while not simply using cookie cutter templates. Each plan is uniquely designed and crafted to your unique business model
• Assistance with range maintenance