Experience

Potesta & Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • 1997 - Present

  President of Potesta & Associates, Inc., a full-service engineering, design, and environmental consulting company with offices in Charleston and Morgantown, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia. In this position, I guide the professional staff of skilled engineers and scientists with his knowledge of federal and environmental regulatory and statutory schemes. President of Potesta & Associates, Inc., a full-service engineering, design, and environmental consulting company with offices in Charleston and Morgantown, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia. In this position, I guide the professional staff of skilled engineers and scientists with his knowledge of federal and environmental regulatory and statutory schemes.



TERRADON Corporation

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • 1989 - 1997

  President of an environmental and engineering consulting company, which I formed in 1989. Under my guidance, the company grew into a full-service environmental consulting, design, and construction company with a staff of over 50 professional and support personnel. President of an environmental and engineering consulting company, which I formed in 1989. Under my guidance, the company grew into a full-service environmental consulting, design, and construction company with a staff of over 50 professional and support personnel.



West Virginia Department of Natural Resources

• Director

  • 1985 - 1988

  Director of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, an agency with an annual budget of $23 million and 700 full-time employees. The office of Director included supervision of Water Resource and Waste Management Division, Land and Real Estate Office, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Conservation, Education, and Litter Control, Public Information Office, and Wonderful West Virginia Magazine. I also served as Chairman on the State Emergency Response Commission and the Title III organization mandated by the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. Show less

• Deputy Director

  • 1984 - 1985

  Deputy Director of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, responsible for overseeing environmental regulatory programs described under Director’s position and for the supervision of programs associated with the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act.



West Virginia Coal Development Authority

• Marketing Director

  • 1981 - 1984

  Marketing Director of the West Virginia Coal Development Authority, responsible for promotion of West Virginia coal in both domestic and export markets requiring expertise in coal reserves, coal quality, transportation networks, and market demands. Marketing Director of the West Virginia Coal Development Authority, responsible for promotion of West Virginia coal in both domestic and export markets requiring expertise in coal reserves, coal quality, transportation networks, and market demands.