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Section Four 46 26 <br /> Qualifications of Key Personnel <br /> Resume — Harvey W. Gershman <br /> Harvey W. Gershman - GBB President <br /> Mr. Gershman has been active in the solid waste management field as an adviser to <br /> government and industry for over 40 years, specializing in strategic guidance and <br /> infrastructure and services development assistance to solid waste service/system <br /> v managers and owners. He has managed the preparation of many long-term plans, <br /> market studies, cost and independent feasibility analyses, technology reviews, <br /> contractor procurements, contracts development and negotiations, and project <br /> financing activities for a broad range of recycling, composting, solid waste management, <br /> waste-to-energy, and district energy projects. These projects have resulted in sustainable, efficient <br /> integrated waste management systems accepted by the community and its leadership. <br /> As a thought leader, Mr. Gershman is a sought-after presenter at national industry conferences such as <br /> WASTECON, Renewable Energy from Waste Conference, WasteExpo, North American Waste-to-Energy <br /> Conference, Municipal Solid Waste Association Conference, and many other regional conferences. He <br /> also regularly contributes articles to leading industry publications, including MSW Management, <br /> Renewable Energy from Waste,Waste Advantage, and Waste360. <br /> In 2013, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) presented him with the Robert L. <br /> Lawrence Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest honors in the solid waste industry, for his <br /> significant contribution to the solid waste management profession. In 1993, he was awarded SWANA's <br /> Professional Achievement Award. <br /> He has been instrumental in designing and conducting training and technical assistance programs for <br /> such organizations as the National Center for Resource Recovery, the U.S. Environmental Protection <br /> Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Solid Waste Association of North America <br /> (SWANA). Mr. Gershman is the lead author and instructor for SWANA's training course entitled <br /> "Economics, Costs, and Full Cost Accounting for Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems." Mr. <br /> Gershman has been a member of the International Board of SWANA and the Board of Directors for the <br /> National Recycling Coalition. He served as President of the Maryland Recyclers Coalition from 1995 to <br /> 1997. <br /> Education: B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1971 <br /> Selected Representative Experience <br /> For an assessment of Waste Processing Technologies for Orange County, NC, as a subcontractor to <br /> Olver, Inc., prepared a state-of-the art assessment of the technical maturity, economic feasibility, <br /> effectiveness and environmental issues, including permitting, of candidate waste processing <br /> technologies, including waste-to-energy, plasma arc, pyrolysis and biological fuel production. <br /> Office-in-Charge for GBB which has been appointed as Receiver for the Solid Waste Management <br /> Division of the Department of Public Works in Guam in a March 2008 Court Order issued by the United <br /> States District Court of Guam. As Receiver, GBB has full responsibility for bringing the Guam Solid Waste <br /> SOLID WASTE <br /> GBB MANAGEMENT 1 <br />