Jeff Patterson is a technical specialist at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with the Remediation Division Superfund Program where he reviews work plans, field sampling plans, and other deliverables. Jeff serves as a resource to the Superfund Section on a variety of topics including: investigation planning and organization; data collection and assessment; field techniques; statistics; groundwater classification; PCL selection; enforcement negotiations; and community relations. Jeff is the program coordinator for the State Superfund Program. He was pleased to participate in the development of the ITRC Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) guidance document and has been speaking in support of the ISM approach since 2008. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. He began his environmental career in 1987 with a consultant to EPA and joined the TCEQ in 1992 where he has spent 16 years as a project manager and the last 4 years as a technical specialist for the Superfund Program.