Chief Operating Officer and Vice President – Envirogen Technologies, Inc.
Richard has held business development, marketing and general manager positions in environmental and water services companies through two decades including management roles driving organic growth, service and product line expansion, operations improvement and external growth via acquisition. He began his career in the offshore energy industry as an engineer for R.J. Brown and Associates of America and J.P. Kenny Offshore Engineering. He entered the environmental industry in 1990 as an Operations Manager for Browning Ferris Waste Management Systems, Inc., joined Mobley Environmental Services, Inc. serving in Business Development and Regional Vice President roles and later served as General Manager of the Recovery Services Southwest business unit of USFilter following the sale of Mobley’s assets to USFilter. From 2000 to 2007, Richard served as Vice President, Customer Service & Satisfaction for USFilter, as Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Services Group of USFilter/Veolia Water and as General Manager of Aftermarket for Siemens Water Technologies. He joined Basin Water in late 2007 and participated in turn-around efforts. Richard holds a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Texas.