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 tagged with: Pollution prevention

Albrecht, Terry

Albrecht, Terry

Work Experience:

23 years

Work History:

Director of the Waste Reduction Partners (WRP), a technical consulting group of the Land of Sky Regional Council, which works in a partnership with NC DENR and the State Energy Program. The innovative team of volunteer and staff engineers provides waste reduction and energy efficiency assistance to businesses and public institutions throughout North Carolina. Since 2000, WRP has provided over 116,000 hours of technical assistance, helping businesses and municipal clients save over $22 million in utility costs - while improving their environmental performance.

Education:

Certified Energy Manager, a Professional Engineer in North Carolina, and holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from NCSU.

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, Pollution prevention, Program development, Water efficiency
Carter, Robert

Carter, Robert

Work Experience:

56 years

Work History:

Twenty-three years as an Army officer and student; 8 years with Texas and North Carolina state governments;  9 years in industry; 16 years as a contractor for North Carolina and the EPA.

Education:

BS-USMA; BS/MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona; MA- Fairleigh Dickinson University, 36 hours post-graduate studies in Environmental Engineering; 60+ months military studies including U.S. and Australian Army Staff Colleges.

Keywords:

Energy efficiency, Pollution prevention, Solid waste reduction, Waste reduction training, Water quality
Goers, Marshall

Goers, Marshall

Work Experience:

27 years

Work History:

Worked in consulting engineering the majority of career.  Consulted with industries, municipalities and government on variety of projects.  Spent time as an environmental health and safety manager for a small chemical company.  Areas of expertise include pollution prevention, industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment processes and air pollution control technology.

Education:

Masters of Engineering, University of Louisville Speed Scientific School, 1985,  Bachelor of Science, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville Speed Scientific School, 1982

Keywords:

Air pollution control, Environmental engineering, Pollution prevention, Regulatory compliance, Water - wastewater treatment
Rhodes, Tom

Rhodes, Tom

Work Experience:

34 years

Work History:

Tom Rhodes has 34 years of experience in waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.  He served as manager for Burke County’s BERT Recycling Program, and Iredell County’s Recycling Program. As Program Manager for the Department of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, he developed the NC GreenTravel Initiative Partnership with WRP, East Carolina University’s Center for
Sustainable Tourism, and EDPNC’s Visit NC program. NC GreenTravel Initiative is a sustainability program focusing on waste reduction, water conservation, and energy conservation for North Carolina’s travel and tourism industry.

Education:

Tom holds a diploma in Energy Management from North Carolina State University and a recycling coordinator certification from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Keywords:

Pollution prevention, Recyclables Marketing_, Solid waste reduction
Soderberg, Eric

Soderberg, Eric

Work Experience:

25 years

Work History:

Worked as an Energy Engineer for NCSU Energy Solutions, NC Energy Management Program and the NC Energy Office

Education:

MS - Mechanical Engineering, NC State University

Keywords:

Air pollution control, Energy efficiency, Pollution prevention, Regulatory compliance, Water - wastewater treatment
Webster, Bob

Webster, Bob

Work Experience:

38 years

Work History:

Assistant Professor of Genetics, The Rockefeller University; Professor of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center; Alexander von Humbolt Research Scholar, Germany; Visiting Researcher at Max Plank Instititute Biophysical Chemistry, Germany

Education:

B.A. Biology, Amherst College; Ph.D. Microbiology, Duke University

Keywords:

Pollution prevention, Solid waste reduction

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