WRP Volunteers and Staff

Waste Reduction Partners is uniquely staffed with retired engineers, scientists, and staff who share their expertise with businesses and communities across North Carolina. As a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental, and chemical engineers, scientists, and architects, they have had distinguished careers in a variety of industries, such as automotive, food, textile, utility, chemical, paper, construction, aerospace, electronics, and government. This remarkable group has more than 2,200 years of cumulative experience.

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Assessors’ names starting with W

Waites, John

Waites, John

Work Experience:

40+ years

Work History:

John Waites amassed over 40 years of experience in Environmental Engineering. His career encompasses involvement in Wastewater Treatment for manufacturing and public facilities, providing consultancy as an engineer for small businesses, and serving as an environmental manager for a large global manufacturer, overseeing groundwater and soil remediation projects.

Education:

John holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy.

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, Environmental engineering, Solid waste reduction
Watkins, Tammie

Watkins, Tammie

Work Experience:

33 years

Work History:

Tammie Watkin's expertise is in environmental engineering. She has worked for the NC Division of Air Quality and various engineering consulting firms. Her mastery areas include natural gas pipeline design, environmental compliance audits, Phase I environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater remediation, greenhouse gas emission inventories, and HVAC load analysis. Tammie is a licensed PE in North Carolina and California, dedicated to environmental stewardship.

Education:

MS in Civil Engineering with a focus on Environmental studies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia. BS in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University,Raleigh, North Carolina.

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, Environmental engineering, Greenhouse gas emissions, HVAC
Wiggins, Kent

Wiggins, Kent

Work Experience:

35 years

Work History:

Kent has worked for 35 years with the Division of Water Quality.  Positions ranged from  chemical analyst to Environmental Program Supervisor.  Most recently managed a chemical laboratory retrofit for energy efficiency.

Education:

Kent holds a BS in Biology from NC State University.

Keywords:

Energy conservation, Recycling, Water Pollution Control

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