Neal Bolton

Neal Bolton

P.E. | President

Email: [email protected]

Neal Bolton is a Civil Engineer (California C48062) and a Licensed Contractor (California 482821). He attended Sacramento State University and Montana State University, majoring in construction engineering. Mr. Bolton has more than 38 years of experience in heavy construction and landfill and recycling operations. In 1988, Mr. Bolton formed his own consulting company – Blue Ridge Services. As principal of Blue Ridge, he has continued to provide operational consulting services for a wide range of private and municipal solid waste/recycling facilities, landfills, transfer stations, surface mine reclamation and construction projects. He has also worked on numerous mine development/reclamation projects. Mr. Bolton has worked on landfill siting, expansion and closure projects and has broad experience on projects where protection of sensitive habitat/environment was a key issue. He has performed consulting, speaking and training projects in virtually every state in the U.S., in Canada, and abroad. Mr. Bolton has authored numerous books and articles/papers, produced 130 training/safety videos, and pioneered the use of various industrial productivity improvement tools, such as Six Sigma and Lean to the area of heavy (construction) equipment operation in the waste/recycling industry. Based on his broad level of experience, knowledge and reputation, Mr. Bolton is often retained as an expert witness on cases involving solid waste operations. He has consulted on more than 30 expert witness cases in the United States.

Work Experience

1988 – Present – Principal – Blue Ridge Services (Atascadero, CA … formerly Bozeman, MT) 1987 – 1988 – Field Engineer – Waste Management, Inc. (San Jose, CA) 1983 – 1987 – Field Engineer – Oakland Scavenger Company (Oakland, CA) 1978-1983 – Laborer, Operator, Foreman – Bolton Construction and various other construction/development companies (Woodland, CA)

Publication History

Author: The Handbook of Landfill Operations – used as textbook for SWANA’s 1-day certification course entitled, “Operational Issues for Landfill Managers.” Also used for many years as the textbook for certification in the State of Virginia. Author: The Handbook of Landfill Safety Produced: 130 safety videos for the waste industry. Many translated to Spanish and Greek. Translations to Portuguese and Arabic in process. Author: 200+ landfill articles and technical papers, presented on three continents. Instructor: 200+ training classes (including ~50 for SWANA) across the U.S. Prepared training materials and training for the State of California, the State of Indiana, and State of Kansas. Produced: More than 1,300 PowerPoint® presentations Produced: Approximately 20,000 landfill photos Produced: 25+ webinars for landfills, transfer stations, green waste processing facilities, and recycling facilities