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Section Four <br />Qualifications of Key Personnel <br />26 <br />Resume – Harvey W. Gershman <br /> <br /> <br />1 <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 />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 confere nces. 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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 09434BEC-1F7E-41E5-A9D1-4CA5D7ECE339DocuSign Envelope ID: 730B0EA2-D934-4504-B42A-928DAE22F3FBDocuSign Envelope ID: C1C843D1-0612-4ACA-B0CC-D3438AF3B3FA