Experience

Special Waste Associates

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • 2001 - Present

  New 100 page book entitled "The Chronicle of the HHW Corner" compiling the 30 "HHW Corner" monthly articles in Waste Advantage Magazine from January 200 through June 2022 . Topics include Household Hazardous Waste facility design, program case studies, staffing levels study, effectiveness metrics, luminary interviews, extended producer responsibility, equity (DEI), Lithium-Ion battery management and more. The book can be found here: https://www.specialwasteassoc.com/publications.html Published HHW Collection Facility Design Guide, available at www.hhwplus.com. The most informative guide to the development of HHW collection facilities. Provide Household Hazardous Waste collection facility programming and design review services and related consulting, training, and publishing. Assisted dozens of communities in developing or improving their HHW collection infrastructures including locations in Ohio, Florida, California, Colorado, Washington, Illinois, Oregon, Idaho, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Vermont, and Minnesota. Visited over 160 collection facilities in US and Canada. Since 1996 provided facility design workshops at regional and national conferences for SWANA, NAHMMA, and various states. Show less



WA Utilities & Transportation Commission

• Olympia, WA

• Senior Energy Engineering Specialist, Part-Time

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2021



WA Utilities & Transport. Commisssion

• Sr. Regulatory Engineering Specialist

  • Feb 2009 - Oct 2018

  Economic regulation of privately-owned gas and electrical utilities. Subject matter and policy expert for energy conservation and renewable energy. Recruit, train, and mentor junior staff. Work with companies, energy industry organizations, public, and other interested parties to craft practical and appropriate outcomes. Agency representative to regional energy-related organizations including the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Design and lead workshops, rule-making, formal proceedings and informational meetings to increase the use of cost-effective energy conservation and renewable energy resources. Prepare testimony and recommendations regarding: - integrated resource plans (IRPs), - new resource acquisition prudence review, - energy resources request for proposals (RFPs), - conservation plans and measures, - renewables portfolio (alternative energy) standards (RPS), and - greenhouse gas emission standards for new fossil-fuel generating plants. Show less



Western Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  Instructor for inter-disciplinary course, ENRG/ENVS 350 - Energy Policy and Politics, during Fall Quarter 2017 at WWU Institute for Energy Studies. Instructor for inter-disciplinary course, ENRG/ENVS 350 - Energy Policy and Politics, during Fall Quarter 2017 at WWU Institute for Energy Studies.



WA Dept. of Ecology

• Environmental Planner / Environmental Engineer

  • Oct 1991 - Jan 2009

  Statewide leader on hazardous waste and solid waste policy and technical issues often focusing on household hazardous waste (HHW) and very small quantity generators (VSQGs) of hazardous waste. Also worked on special projects regarding tire fires, electronics product stewardship and leftover paint product stewardship. While at Ecology served in the following national association capacities: - Director of SWANA's Special Waste Division from 1998-2001, recruited and lead peers to provide national trainings, creation of association policies, technical fact sheet series, and the first Special Waste Symposium. - NAHMMA Board of Directors from 2004-2007 where I developed the governance structure for regional chapters and then developed nine regional NAHMMA chapters covering 27 states containing over 90% of the national oranization's membership. - 2007-2008, recruited and lead a team to develop a new 24-hour health & safety course for HHW operations that was adopted by NAHMMA and SWANA. Show less



R.W. Beck

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solid Waste Engineer

  • 1987 - 1991

  Assisted communities in evaluating solid waste management options. This included an integration of various systems such as landfill disposal, energy recovery (incineration), recycling, composting, and long-haul of wastes. Also worked with communities and state agencies in development of local hazardous waste programs and design of collection systems for Household Hazardous Waste and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator wastes. These programs were designed to meet regulatory requirements, local and state policy waste goals and management hierarchies, with cost-effective solutions. Show less