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R. Leland Davis, QEP, CCM |
| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Davis, Executive Vice President of O’Brien & Gere, leads the Firm’s sustainability program and developed the Firm’s I-Define™ process to help organizations define and connect sustainability to their strategic business plans. As a skilled facilitator, Mr. Davis works with executive leadership teams in Industrial, Higher Education and Public sectors. Once a business case has been established for sustainability through the I-Define™ process, Mr. Davis assists organizations in developing implementation strategies and tracking performance through the Firm’s I-Evaluate™ process. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Davis has helped clients address energy and environmental issues, and more recently undertake carbon management -- key components of our I-Achieve™ process. Mr. Davis currently serves as Chairman of the Syracuse Center of Excellence for Environmental and Energy Systems, a non-for-profit academic-industry collaborative research center focused on creating sustainable technologies and innovations. Mr. Davis is also research professor at the College of Engineering at Syracuse University. |
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Page Partain, PE I-Define™ - Facilitator Phone: (215) 628-9107 Ext. 266 Email: PartaiCP@obg.com BS/Civil Engineering; Washington University |
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Areas of Expertise: Ms. Partain serves as a facilitator for O’Brien & Gere’s I-Define™ process, which includes working with senior managers in a series of meetings to develop a sustainability vision, principles and goals, and implementation strategies. Ms. Partain served as the Project Manager for Keystone Foods’s KeySTAR™ Sustainability Planning Process and continues to provide tasks related to the ongoing implementation of the program including preparation and distribution of program materials to 47 Keystone Foods facilities worldwide, development a customized, interactive key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard, collection and assimilation of KPI data from worldwide locations, and continuing facilitation of steering committee meetings to achieve KeySTAR™ goals. She received a Client Service Award for her responsiveness to Keystone Foods in meeting their goals for this program.
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Robert M. Neimeier I-Evaluate™ - KPI Footprint Phone: (315) 437-6100 Ext. 2321 Email: NeimerRM@obg.com BA/Environmental Science, Minor/Planning; SUNY at Plattsburgh AS/Business; Onondaga Community College |
| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Neimeier leads the Firm's I-Evaluate™ and I-Achieve™ process for higher education programs. He currently manages O’Brien & Gere’s environmental program for The City University of New York. In this role, he is engaged in climate neutrality planning efforts for City College of New York (CCNY), a signatory of the Presidents’ Climate Commitment. He is the facilitator of O’Brien & Gere’s Higher Education Sustainability Group, a monthly teleconference that brings together representatives from several academic institutions for the transfer of information on sustainability issues. Teleconference topics have included carbon footprinting, recycling, wind power, laboratory hood retrofitting (energy reductions), and water and wastewater management practices. |
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Parikhit (Ricky) Sinha, PhD I-Evaluate™ - Greenhouse Gas Phone: (215) 628-9107 Ext. 237 Email: SinhaP@obg.com PhD/Atmospheric Sciences; University of Washington BA/Engineering Sciences, Environmental; Harvard University |
| Areas of Expertise: Dr. Parikhit (Ricky) Sinha leads the Firm's greenhouse gas (GHG) program and GHG projects for industrial and institutional clients, development of baseline carbon footprints, estimation of project-specific GHG emission reductions, and forecasting of future GHG emissions from the operation of new facilities. As a former study director at the National Research Council’s Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Dr. Sinha has led studies relating the science of climate change to federal policies for carbon mitigation and management. He has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Climate Change Roadmap Working Group and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Carbon Management Advisory Group. Dr. Sinha has authored numerous technical papers in the areas of climate change policy, air pollution, environmental statistics, and risk assessment. He is a board member and former chair of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association. He has a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a B.A. in environmental engineering from Harvard University. |
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Stuart J. Spiegel I-Evaluate™ - KPI Footprint Phone: (315) 437-6100 Ext. 2297 Fax: (315) 463-7554 Email: SpiegeSJ@obg.com MS/Sanitary Science; Syracuse University BS/Biology; Syracuse University |
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Mr. Stuart J. Spiegel has more than 35 years of professional experience in the areas of environmental management planning, audits, corporate due diligence, and EHS compliance assistance to 1000 facilities over that period. As Director of O’Brien & Gere’s College/University Program Group, he has worked with numerous colleges and universities, and regulatory agencies, as well as industrial and municipal clients. Mr. Spiegel is an expert on state and regulatory issues, and has been involved with the development of regulatory strategies since their inception in the early 1970s. He has advised clients on environmental management planning and procedures for operations, and as part of corporate mergers and acquisitions, and prepared environmental needs surveys and gap analyses, and assisted clients in the municipal, industrial and higher education sectors with the assessment of planning priorities for implementation according to criteria developed on a client-specific basis.
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Frank J. Carleo, LEED I-Achieve™ - LEED Phone: (315) 437-6100
Email: CarleoFJ@obg.com
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| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Carleo leads the Firm's I-Achieve™ process for LEED projects. Mr. Carleo is a LEED Accredited professional and has been the LEED administrator and consultant on many LEED projects and has also performed many LEED charrettes. Mr. Carleo has been involved with renovations, alterations, additions and new building design for schools, offices and medical facilities. Mr. Carleo has a solid understanding of mechanical and electrical disciplines. Mr. Carleo has coordinated construction administration activities for many design projects. Construction administration activities included addressing contractor issues, meeting with contractors, owners and architects, observing MEP installations, reviewing payment requisitions and trouble shooting of systems. Mr. Carleo has also earned his Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP) certification from the Association of Energy Engineers. This program has a dual purpose of recognizing the most qualified professionals in the energy industry and raising the overall professional standards within the building commissioning field. |
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Douglas M. Crawford, PE I-Achieve™ - Remediation Phone: (315) 437-6100
Email: CrawfoDM@obg.com
MS/Civil Engineering; University of CincinnatiBS/Environmental Studies – Civil Engineering; Union College |
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Areas of Expertise: Mr. Crawford leads the Firm's I-Achieve™ Process for sustainable remediation for industrial, municipal, state, and federal clients. His areas of expertise include investigation and remediation of hazardous waste sites under a variety of regulatory programs, including Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action, TSCA, Brownfields, and state programs. Throughout his career, Mr. Crawford has employed sustainable practices and principles such as environmental/carbon footprint evaluation of remedial strategies, natural treatment systems, waste reuse/recycling, and Brownfield redevelopment in the development, evaluation, design, and implementation of remedial programs. He has participated in and led consensus-driven partnering programs to capture and address the needs of multiple stakeholders. Examples of Sustainable Remediation solutions focusing on triple bottom line performance provided by Mr. Crawford include:
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Thomas E. Dumm, PE I-Achieve™ - Water-Industrial Phone: (301) 731-5622 Ext. 160
Email: DummTE@obg.com MS/Water Resources Engineering; George Washington University |
| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Dumm leads many of the Firm's planning assignments for water resources, water/wastewater infrastructure, and water reuse for municipal and industrial clients. His water resources planning projects have included water reuse studies; extensive investigations of existing and proposed surface and ground water supply sources; complex hydrologic modeling of yields/synergistic operation of river and reservoir systems; water supply permitting; water quality sampling and modeling; water demand projections; consolidation of treatment facilities; pumping station siting, sizing, and condition assessments; hydraulic modeling of water and wastewater systems; cost estimating; and prioritizing capital projects. Mr. Dumm presents papers at numerous conferences each year and is a recognized leader in water planning having authored the chapter “Use and Conservation of Water” for American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) “Water Sources” publication (2003) and serving as Vice-Chair of AWWA's Water Resources Planning & Management Committee and Chair of AWWA's sub-committee on Water Allocation and Regulations. He has a M.S. in Water Resources Engineering from George Washington University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. |
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John H. Boneberg, PE I-Achieve™ - Energy-Buildings Phone: 770-205-4788 Ext. 47 Email: BonebeJH@obg.com Bachelors/Mechanical Engineering |
| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Boneberg leads the implementation of sustainable projects for industrial and institutional clients, including energy infrastructure improvement projects and developing detailed designs of projects using LEED building criteria. Mr. Boneberg is a LEED Certified professional that has also completed energy audits and energy program development for industrial and institutional clients. Mr. Boneberg lead the development of User Friendly Water Conservation and Energy Conservation Kits to provide clients with the tools to track water and energy usage and identify potential Best Management Practice improvements. In addition, Mr. Boneberg has developed sustainable building renovations and improvements using LEED Criteria for the Department of Defense. Mr. Boneberg is a professional engineer registered in the States of George, North Carolina. Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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James H. Kyles I-Achieve™ - Environment Phone: (716) 352-7386 Email: KylesJH@obg.com Graduate/Advanced Management Program; The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
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Mr. Kyles leads the Firm’s sustainable remediation program, and directs or advises on environmental remediation projects that incorporate sustainability as a key feature of the remedial design. He has led habitat restoration programs as part of remediation projects on the Niagara and Hackensack Rivers, and led businesses in Ontario, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Georgia to help government agencies reduce automobile emissions. For that business, Mr. Kyles worked closely with clients, USEPA, and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and equivalent Canadian regulations. He has been the project officer for the design and construction of LEED certified facilities, including a $150 million data center for the manager of California’s power grid. Mr. Kyles has authored or co-authored over 20 papers on innovative environmental remediation techniques, including those on sustainable remediation and habitat restoration. Mr. Kyles is a recipient of two American Institute of Chemical Engineers Professional Development Recognition Certificates, and is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Water Environment Federation. He has a M.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kyles is a Six Sigma Greenbelt, and was awarded the “Quest for Excellence Award” by Honeywell International in 2002 for his team’s work in reinventing the way environmental remediation projects were conducted by that firm.
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Darek Letkiewicz, PE I-Achieve™ - Energy-Utility Phone: (315) 437-6100 Ext. 2821 Email: LetkieD@obg.com MS/Electrical Engineering; Gdansk Polytechnic (Poland) |
| Areas of Expertise: Mr. Letkiewicz leads the Firm’s I-Achieve process for Energy Infrastructure and has managed projects for multiple industrial clients within pharmaceutical, biotech, food and beverage, metals, chemicals, electronics, water, wastewater industries. Mr. Letkiewicz is experienced across multiple market sectors in energy options from combined heat and power (CHP) to biodiesel, digestor methane capture and reuse to mechanical system upgrades and rehabilitation.
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William A. Schew, PhD I-Achieve™ - Ecologic Restoration
Phone: (215) 628-9107 Ext. 225
Email: SchewWA@obg.comPhD/Biology; University of Pennsylvania MS/Biology; California State University BS/Biology; University of Connecticut |
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Areas of Expertise: Dr. William A. Schew leads the Firm's I-Achieve™ Process for the Firm’s Eco-Sciences™ group, which focuses it’s sustainability practice on the design and implementation of green solutions for increasing water quality, habitat restoration, management of biodiversity, and responsible management of natural resources. Dr. Schew has more than 21 years of experience in physiological ecology in applied consulting, in both industrial and academic settings. He has served as an industry liaison to state and federal agencies in situations involving endangered and threatened species and species of special concern. Dr. Schew has conducted studies that evaluated the impact of oil spills on wetlands and wetlands restoration efforts. He also has significant experience in assessing mitigation alternatives for situations involving endangered species. In addition, Dr. Schew has taught ecology and both human and animal physiology at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and West Chester University and was awarded an NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship for his research at the UCLA Medical Center.
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George B. Rest, PE I-Achieve™ - Water-Municpal Phone: (301) 731-5622 Ext. 162 Email: RestGB@obg.com MS/Sanitary Engineering: Syracuse University BS/Civil Engineering: Union College |
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Areas of Expertise: Mr. Rest leads the Firm's I-Achieve™ Process for Municipal Water Infrastructure. He specializes in sustainable water solutions that address source of supply constraints, use of non-potable supplies, water reuse, advanced water treatment technologies, and integration of energy saving approaches into municipal water facilities. Mr. Rest currently serves as a National Director for the American Water Works Association, and is active in AWWA Research Foundation programs, the Water Environment Federation, and the WateReuse Association. He is a frequent presenter to regional and national water association conferences. He recently completed a Master Plan for the first Municipal-wide Non Potable Water System in New Jersey. This innovative program integrates wastewater mining, non-potable groundwater and a 200 million gallon off-line reservoir to provide over 6 MGD of irrigation demands. Mr. Rest also led an award winning regional water supply program for 16 communities in Central Kentucky, that ended 20 years of failed attempts by reaching unanimous consensus on the technical solution (indirect reuse), organizational structure, and financing approach. Mr. Rest is a licensed Professional Engineer in 10 states. |
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Peter J. Capponi I-Define™ - Program Facilitator Phone: (770) 205-4788 Ext. 25 Email: CapponPJ@obg.com MS/Civil (Environmental) Engineering; University of Pennsylvania BS/Science General – Environmental Science; Villanova University BA/Geography – Environmental Planning; Villanova University |
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Areas of Expertise: As Senior Vice President of O’Brien & Gere and Project Officer for many of the Firm’s largest clients, Mr. Capponi helps senior management develop and achieve their sustainability goals through our I-Define Process™. In his role as Project Officer, Mr. Capponi has successfully developed and managed the formulation and implementation of sustainability programs for clients such as Coca-Cola Enterprises that have implemented water and energy sustainability and conservation programs through our I-Achieve™ process. He has also led land conservation projects for higher education facilities, local government, and state agencies that have blended sustainability concepts into green development. These projects have involved conservation areas, wetland mitigation banking, storm water collection/re-use, surface water use/treatment/re-use, pollution prevention, and brownfield redevelopment. As a member of Visitor Boards for Berry College and GA Tech Graduate Building Program, and the Technology Advisory Council for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Capponi recognizes the importance of community and NGO relationships in seeking sustainable solutions that balance economic, environmental and community issues. |
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Mark Wenclawiak I-Evaluate™ - KPI Footprint Phone: (770) 205-4788 Ext. 18 Email: WenclaMD@obg.com MS/1997/Environmental Science; Drexel University BS/1994/Meteorology; Pennsylvania State University |
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Areas of Expertise: Mr. Wenclawiak leads O'Brien & Gere’s sustainability programs in the Southeast related to the I-Evaluate™ process. This involves the development of KPIs, carbon footprints, environmental management systems and emissions trading programs in support of our I-Evaluate™ process. Many of Mr. Wenclawiak projects involve the development of carbon footprints, water and energy use, along with other material use. Examples of these services include greenhouse gas emissions inventories and evaluations of air pollution control systems, particularly as related to the evaluation of alternative energy strategies to reduce GHG emissions. |
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