Kris is one of the leaders of CEC’s environmental practice area, with particular emphasis on environmental compliance and sustainability. Mr. Macoskey has over 23 years of experience managing environmental regulatory compliance projects for industrial facilities. He has expertise in identifying compliance gaps, filling those gaps, developing programs, and providing training aimed at maintaining ongoing compliance. Mr. Macoskey is knowledgeable in the core federal regulatory programs affecting industry and has special expertise in the area of air quality compliance and permitting having managed projects ranging from simple construction permit applications to major source Prevention of Significant Deterioration evaluations. Recent project experience includes clients in the following industrial sectors: coal-to-liquids, electricity distribution, coal preparation and distribution, steel coil coating, powdered metals, lithographic printing, plastic, chemicals, heavy machinery manufacturing, and paint/coatings manufacturing. Mr. Macoskey has been a Qualified Environmental Professional with the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice since 1996. Mr. Macoskey can be contacted at 800-365-2324 or kmacoskey@cecinc.com.
William K. Graham, P.E., C.P.E.A.
Mr. Graham is a registered professional engineer in Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey, and a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor. He has a Masters in Management from Kellogg, a Masters in Civil Engineering from NJIT and from SUNY at Stony Brook, New Jersey, a BA in Environmental Studies, and a BE in Engineering.
Paul W. Tomiczek III, REM, P.E.
Mr. Tomiczek has nearly 30 years of experience managing environmental engineering projects, including remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial designs, and construction monitoring projects. Compliance support projects include environmental regulatory compliance audits, environmental plan preparation (SWPPP, SPCC, PPC), environmental regulatory submittals (EPCRA Tier Two, Form R, and biennial hazardous waste reports), and permit acquisition for industrial clients. He managed environmental programs at a large integrated steelmaking facility and has completed over 50 projects evaluating the environmental liabilities and environmental compliance issues at a wide variety of heavy manufacturing and industrial facilities.
Mr. Tomiczek is a Registered Environmental Manager, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Cornell University, and M.S. degree in civil engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. Mr. Tomiczek is an ISO 14001 lead auditor and certified industrial storm water operator in Michigan. Mr. Tomiczek serves a Vice President and Environmental Practice Lead for CEC. Mr. Tomiczek can be contacted at 800-365-2324 and by email at ptomiczek3@cecinc.com.
Andrew G. McCorkle, P.G.
Andrew McCorkle, P.G.
Mr. McCorkle is a Certified Professional Geologist and a Principal in CEC’s Environmental Practice. As the Practice Lead for CEC’s Columbus office, he is responsible for overall project delivery and quality assurance within the group. His expertise focuses on core regulatory and technical matters relating to the manufacturing industry, and more specifically contaminant hydrogeology. Mr. McCorkle has more than 20 years leadership experience in the environmental industry, including six years environmental liability management for a major oil company, and more than 14 years project/program management for international consulting firms. As a project manager, Mr. McCorkle has managed literally hundreds of concurrent underground storage tank investigations and cleanups, conducted Phase I/Phase II environmental site assessments at brownfield sites, and assisted a major research university with stormwater compliance matters. He routinely conducts compliance audits, and advises buyers, sellers, and lenders on environmental considerations for real estate transactions. He has expertise in federal and state (Ohio) environmental regulations, subsurface contaminant investigation and remediation, hydrogeologic data interpretation, large-scale environmental project management, environmental/risk communication, and issues related to transfer or redevelopment of contaminated property.
Robert Valli, P.G.
Mr. Valli, a Principal with CEC, has over 20 years of diverse experience in managing, planning and implementing environmental investigations and cleanups. He holds Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from Edinboro State University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Science Degree in Geology from Akron University in Akron Ohio. Mr. Valli’s experience had been nvolved with the assessment and cleanup of a wide variety of facilities including coal and asbestos processing facilities; hot and cold work steel mills; electrocoating and electronic component manufacturers; wood treating facilities; power stations; petrochemical manufacturing and storage facilities; bulk chemical and fuel storage facilities; textile mills; dry cleaners; scrap metal facilities; automotive and truck maintenance facilities and greenfield sites being considered for future development. More recently, he has become a leader in providing environmental support to the oil & gas industry. His oil & gas related experience includes performing pre- and post-drill sampling; installing leak detection monitoring systems; evaluating suitability of water withdrawal locations, developing water quality monitoring plans, preparing SPCC and water management plans, providing third party independent analysis for allegations of water quality impacts, and designing water treatment systems for homes affected by O&G releases. He has developed, secured state approval for, and implemented assessment and clean-up plans to address drilling and pipeline releases of fuel oil, lubricants, hydraulic oil, drilling muds, frack fluids, condensate, and production fluids in the Appalachian and Piceance Basins. In performing these projects, he is able to provide value-added benefit due to his strong background in contaminant fate and transport analysis and his knowledge of traditional and non-traditional remediation technologies.
Thomas Maher, P.G.
Mr. Maher is a Principal with over 25 years of experience performing and managing diverse environmental and geotechnical projects. Mr. Maher’s diverse environmental experience includes Marcellus Shale exploration waste management and release remediation projects; state and federally lead Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) projects; state and federally lead Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) projects; assessment, investigation, and remediation of electric utility properties including coal-fired power plants, ash disposal facilities, electric substations, transmission facilities, and office/storage facilities; assessment, investigation, and remediation of natural gas utility properties including transmission pipelines, compressor stations, mercury metering stations, office/storage facilities; landfill gas and leachate extraction and beneficial use projects; underground storage tank assessments, remediation projects and closures; Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments for various commercial and industrial properties to be sold and/or redeveloped; groundwater remediation and monitoring projects for residual, municipal, and hazardous waste landfills; assessment of the impact of previous deep and surface mining including handling and treatment of acid mine drainage; and permitting of processed waste materials for beneficial co-product use. Mr. Maher’s geotechnical experience includes design and monitoring subsurface investigations for residential, commercial, and industrial developments; geotechnical report preparation including conclusions and recommendations for shallow and deep foundations, earthwork, floor slabs, pavement, retaining walls, mine subsidence risk reduction, groundwater and surface water control, cut and fill slopes, infiltration basins, sedimentation basins, cement-bentonite slurry, and other barrier walls.
Jason Mibroda
Mr. Mibroda has been a engineer in CEC’s Environmental Practice for five years and is currently a Project Manager. His experience touches many industries including electric utilities, chemical, mining, manufacturing, and oil and gas utilities. Some of his more prominent work includes several RCRA Corrective Action investigation and remediation projects, the cleanup of a former industrial site under the Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program, drafting work execution packages (procedures) for the decommissioning and decontamination of a former NASA reactor facility, water-quality modeling support, and coal-fired power plant operations analysis support. Prior to coming to CEC, Mr. Mibroda completed a six-year enlistment in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear program as an Electronics Technician. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) qualifying as a nuclear reactor operator and reactor technician. Mr. Mibroda completed one Mediterranean tour and completed his enlistment in the shipyards while the Carrier underwent a four-year refueling and complex overhaul. Mr. Mibroda holds a BS in Environmental Systems Engineering and a minor in Watersheds & Water Resources from The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Mibroda can be contacted at 800-365-2324 or jmibroda@cecinc.com.
Paul Kanouff
Mr. Kanouff has over 10 years of experience conducting ecological surveys and preparing various federal and state permits for stream and wetland impacts. His main focus is on the energy sector, specifically the natural gas industry. Mr. Kanouff’s expertise includes wetland and stream delineation and permitting, Marcellus Shale water source management planning, and threatened and endangered species reviews. His project experience includes pipelines, access roads, well locations, and water sources. Mr. Kanouff is an active member of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania (IOGA of PA) and the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association (POGAM). Mr. Kanouff can be reached at 724-327-5200 or pkanouff@cecinc.com.
Chris Dawdy
Ms. Ewing specializes in the preparation of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) of multi-unit residential, industrial, and commercial properties, and tracts of vacant land. She has prepared several hundred Phase I ESAs, transaction screens, and other ESAs in numerous states for major banks, attorneys, and private clients. Many of the due diligence services are performed on highly aggressive schedules associated with property transactions and development. Her other key areas of technical experience include Phase II ESAs, underground storage tanks, waste management, and asbestos surveys. As a project manager she develops cost estimates and schedules; coordinates with clients, subcontractors, attorneys, regulatory personnel; and prepares written reports. Ms. Ewing has a B.S. in Environmental Science / Geology from Edinboro University. You can reach her at 800-365-2324, or jewing@cecinc.com.
Mary Guinee
Ms. Guinee is a Principal and Due Diligence Services Manager with CEC. Mary has over 25 years experience in environmental consulting, including 20 years of conducting and managing Environmental Assessments of commercial and industrial real estate. Served as Project Manager or Senior Reviewer of over 1000 environmental assessments where clients required assistance in identifying environmental liabilities and satisfying due diligence requirements. Sites assessed included former/active industrial facilities (steel, chemical and specialty products manufacturing, railcar fabrication etc.), landfill/waste management facilities, gasoline stations, various commercial office/retail establishments, among others. She also is responsible for creating multi-discipline team approaches to addressing clients due diligence concerns during real estate transactions (e.g., Property Condition Assessments, ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, Ecological Evaluations, Compliance Evaluations, Geotechnical Evaluations, Engineering Due Diligence, etc.). Mary has a B.S. in Environmental Health from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a Past President of the Pittsburgh chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW – Pittsburgh). You can contact her at (800) 365-2324 or mguinee@cecinc.com.
James Zentmeyer, P.E.
Mr. Zentmeyer is a Principal Engineer at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. with over 20 years of diversified environmental and geotechnical experience at sites throughout the United States. Mr. Zentmeyer’s primary focus is assessing and remediating contaminated soil and groundwater, permitting, and regulatory interface for commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and federal entities. As a Certified Professional under Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program, Mr. Zentmeyer is experienced with brownfield redevelopment, regulatory implications, and the acquisition/use of state and federal grant monies. He also has experience with environmental compliance and permitting, asbestos and lead-based paint, jurisdictional waters delineation and permitting, and storm water regulations, as well as geotechnical exploration and design. Mr. Zentmeyer has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He can be reached at 800 759 5614 or jzentmeyer@cecinc.com.
Doug Clark, P.E.
Jeffrey Woodcock, P.E.
Rick Celender
Michael Sheleheda, P.E.
Ryan Dunning
Micah Sayles
Mr. Sayles is a Project Manager at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. with over twelve years of diverse geotechnical and construction testing and monitoring experience. He has worked on a wide range of subsurface investigations (including geophysical) relative to the design of building foundations, slope stability, retaining walls, seismic response, and mining. Deep foundation experience includes determination of pile driving programs, and design and analysis of micropiles, caissons, and auger cast-in-place piles. He has also performed numerous forensic investigations including retaining wall failures, slope failures, foundation settlements and heaves. Micah has over ten years of experience managing International Building Code mandated Special Inspections. For almost 6 years with his former company in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mr. Sayles gained experience as a project manager for special inspections projects during, and subsequent to, North Carolina’s adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) in 2000. Mr. Sayles has managed numerous special inspections projects for various private, commercial, industrial, and institutional clients in the Carolinas and in Pennsylvania. Through the years, Mr. Sayles has developed a comprehensive understanding of the IBC and its requirements regarding special inspections. Mr. Sayles has a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University where he also completed a number of graduate school courses and performed research in geotechnical engineering. Contact him at 800-365-2324 or msayles@cecinc.com.
Dustin Kuhlman, P.E.
Timothy Miller, P.E.
Mr. Miller, a Project Manager with CEC, has over 8 years of geotechnical engineering experience, including foundation and earthwork analyses, slope stability analysis and landslide remediation, retaining wall design, mining investigations/stabilizations, and inspection and permitting of earth dams and impoundments. Tim has been working with oil and gas industry clients for several years and has managed multi-disciplinary projects for development of compressor sites, pipeline construction, gas processing facilities, and impoundment construction. Most of these projects include geotechnical engineering components associated with creating stable pad areas for equipment or structures or stable slopes for earthen impoundments. Natural gas industry projects that he has managed have included stream and wetland assessments/delineation, surveying services, site grading and layout plans, erosion and sedimentation control plans and permitting, stormwater management plans, subsurface investigations and geotechnical reports, mining investigations, and construction quality assurance observation during earthwork construction. He is currently preparing dam permits for centralized impoundment dams for Marcellus shale gas wells, but is also generally familiar with the ESCGP-1 permit and water withdrawal and water management plans. Mr. Miller can be reached at 800-365-2324 or tmiller@cecinc.com.
Beth Chesson
Ralph Hirshberg, P.E.
Andy McCorkle
Beth Chesson, CPESC, CPSWQ
William K. Graham, P.E., C.P.E.A.
Christopher Dawdy
Douglas M. Clark, P.E.
Dustin Kuhlman, P.E.
Jeffrey Woodcock
Jennifer A. Ewing, P.G.
Kristian Macoskey, QEP
Mark Orzechowski, P.G.
Mary J. Guinee
Paul A. Kanouff
Paul W. Tomiczek III, REM, P.E.
Richard Celender, C.E.T., CPESC, CPSWQ
Ralph Hirshberg, P.E.
Thomas L. Maher, Jr., P.G.
