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General Engineering and Environmental Management Services <br />Doug DeCesare, PE - Landfill Services/ Regulatory Liaison <br />Mr. DeCesare is a Project Manager with 15 years experience in solid waste and environmental <br />projects including landfill permitting and design, leachate collection system design and treatment, <br />landfill closure design, leachate recirculation system design, landfill gas collection system design, <br />transfer station permitting, stormwater management design, construction administration, and <br />construction quality assurance. Mr. DeCesare's responsibilities include oversight of the HDR <br />project team. <br />Thomas Yanoschak, PE - Landfill Services <br />Mr. Yanoschak is a registered professional engineer with more than 20 years of experience. His <br />areas of expertise include geotechnical engineering, hydrogeological studies, MSW, C &D and <br />industrial landfill permitting, engineering design and construction, civil site design, environmental <br />projects, and water resources engineering. Mr. Yanoschak has been responsible for client <br />management and project oversight of many solid waste projects for both public and private <br />clients. He has been involved with the permitting, design, and construction of over 50 landfills in <br />eight states, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. <br />Ruth Abbe, VP - Waste Reduction / Recycling <br />Ms. Abbe is a recycling and solid waste management specialist and project manager with more <br />than 18 years of experience in facility and collection procurement, contract negotiation, program <br />planning, and financial analysis. She is HDR's national practice leader in zero waste planning <br />and heads up the sustainability services group which focuses on zero waste planning, toxics <br />reduction, long -term energy management and energy efficiency, renewable energy, green house <br />gas accounting, water conservation, green building, and sustainable urban planning. Ms. Abbe <br />will assist in the evaluation of the potential for increased diversion and recycling alternatives. <br />Ed Shuffler, PE - Materials Recovery / Convenience Centers / Facility Planning / Design <br />Mr. Shuffler brings more than 30 years of experience dedicated to the planning, development and <br />implementation of local and regional solid waste management projects. He is one of the most <br />experienced solid waste professionals in North Carolina, with work dating back to the late 1970s. <br />As a founding member and past President of the North Carolina Chapter of SWANA, he has been <br />actively involved in the extensive changes in solid waste across the state. His design experience <br />includes the preparation of technical reports, permit applications, engineering drawings, <br />specifications, contract documents and construction cost estimates. He has also conducted studies on collection, waste <br />quantities and composition, energy and materials markets, and the feasibility of energy and resource recovery from solid <br />waste. Mr. Shuffler's demonstrated performance includes the successful completion of numerous solid waste <br />management projects. <br />Page 45 I-ELI <br />