Ms. Taylor has nearly a decade of both regulatory and consulting experience, including air permitting and compliance, ambient air dispersion modeling analysis, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) compliance, environmental auditing and reporting, greenhouse gas reporting, annual emission inventories, and groundwater monitoring reporting. She served as the Chair for the Air & Waste Management Association Midwest Section until April 2021.
Ms. Taylor has nearly a decade of both regulatory and consulting experience, including air permitting and compliance, ambient air dispersion modeling analysis, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) compliance, environmental auditing and reporting, greenhouse gas reporting, annual emission inventories, and groundwater monitoring reporting. She served as the Chair for the Air & Waste Management Association Midwest Section until April 2021.
Jennifer Taylor, PE, is experienced with many different types of projects, including landfills, wetlands, environmental site assessments, research, report writing, site design, rail yard development, underground stormwater drainage system design, ponds, erosion controls and other environmental solutions.
Ms. Taylor has a diverse background and experience with many different types of projects including landfills, wetlands, environmental site assessments, research, report writing, site design, rail yard development, underground stormwater drainage system design, ponds, erosion controls and other environmental solutions.
Prior to joining SCS Engineers, Jennifer led a team of nine civil engineers and designers on a $4 billion project that included all aspects of site design. She built this team which produced creative quality designs under very demanding timelines. This team extended to the Mumbai, India, office, where Jennifer traveled to train and unify the groups and fostered clear communication.
Jennifer also served as the Stormwater Management Coordinator for several years for a municipality where she was hired following an audit and consent decree by the EPA. She led them to compliance with their NPDES permit and the city received no fines from the EPA. The Stormwater Program she established was used as an example for other Phase II Municipalities.
Kerim Temel, PE, is a Project Director with over 14 years of experience in municipal and industrial wastewater, leachate treatment, groundwater remediation, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M). He has significant experience treating complex wastewater such as those from landfill leachate (including removal of Perfluoroalkyl Substances [PFAS]), pharmaceuticals, and chemicals industries. His expertise includes alternative evaluations, planning and design, troubleshooting, characterization, treatability testing, confirmation testing, system evaluations, startup and training, and process design.
Kerim Temel, PE, is a Project Director with over 14 years of experience in municipal and industrial wastewater, leachate treatment, groundwater remediation, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M). He has significant experience treating complex wastewater such as those from landfill leachate (including removal of Perfluoroalkyl Substances [PFAS]), pharmaceuticals, and chemicals industries. His expertise includes alternative evaluations, planning and design, troubleshooting, characterization, treatability testing, confirmation testing, system evaluations, startup and training, and process design.
Additionally, he has managed numerous biological and physical/chemical wastewater treatability and process design projects for pharmaceuticals and landfills.
Ms. Thompson is a Project Professional in our Madison, Wisconsin office, specializing in landfill gas (LFG). She provides support services including NSPS regulations, design, Tier 2 landfill gas sampling, Greenhouse Gas reporting, Title V air permitting, annual and semi-annual compliance reporting, and construction quality assurance.
Ms. Thompson is a Project Professional in our Madison, Wisconsin office, specializing in landfill gas (LFG). She provides support services including NSPS regulations, design, Tier 2 landfill gas sampling, Greenhouse Gas reporting, Title V air permitting, annual and semi-annual compliance reporting, and construction quality assurance.
Ms. Thompson also served as the Assistant Project Manager for the Manatee County, Florida Debris Monitoring Services Contract. Her educational background focused on water treatment design processes.
Mr. Thompson is a Project Manager providing geologic consulting and mapping for both environmental documents and petroleum industry compliance and permitting.
Mr. Thompson is a Project Manager providing geologic consulting and mapping for both environmental documents and petroleum industry compliance and permitting. He has four years of geologic experience working in the oil and gas industry which afforded him a wide array of geologic mapping experience and knowledge of the software used to display and analyze geologic features. Mr. Thompson previously worked as a production geologist for Area Energy, LLC for three years and following that he worked in the state of Kansas mapping oil prospects as well as being a well site geologist. His technical skills and capabilities include: Geologic Interpretation; Well Log Interpretation; Preparing documents related to Storm-water compliance; Conducting Environmental Site Assessments; Preparing environmental analyses related to geologic features and site conditions; Constructing isogeochemical maps for groundwater assessment; and Geologic Mapping, preparing maps, and preparing displays using: ArcGIS (Geographic Information System) software, EarthVision (3D Subsurface Modeling), Openworks/Decision Space Desktop software (structure contour maps, isopach maps, cross-section construction, etc.),
Petra (geologic mapping) software, Corel-Technical Drawing software, and
Google Sketchup software.
During his employment as a Production Geologist for Area Energy LLC, Mr. Thompson was responsible for maintaining and enhancing oil production within the Midway Sunset Oilfield in San Joaquin Valley, California. Parts of his tasks were to develop 3D subsurface models, structure contour maps, isopach maps, cross sections, and geophysical models for reservoir characterization. He was also responsible for evaluating geophysical logs during drilling operations, and making decisions on well completions. Creating net reservoir thickness maps, property maps, and production maps were more of his job duties. He also acted as the daily reporting geologist on exploration wells in the San Joaquin Valley.
During his employment as a well site geologist in Kansas, Mr. Thompson was responsible for examining rock cuttings during drilling of production wells. In the process he was responsible for creating a mud-log and characterizing the reservoir. While working in Kansas, he also mapped potential prospects for drilling new wildcat and production wells.
Ray Tierney, PG, CEEP, is a Vice President of SCS Engineers. He is a Professional Geologist with over 30 years of experience in environmental and sustainability engineering and has helped a wide range of organizations control and reduce their legacy environmental impacts and liabilities, lower their costs, obtain grants and permits to expand, and implement cost-saving practices.
Ray Tierney, PG, CEEP, is a Vice President of SCS Engineers. He has 30 years of experience in environmental and sustainability engineering and has helped a wide range of organizations control and reduce their legacy environmental impacts and liabilities, lower their costs, obtain grants and permits to expand, and implement cost-saving practices. He has given talks around the country on sustainability. He holds a Master’s Degree in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology and Geophysics from Boston College. He is a Wisconsin Professional Geologist, a Certified Energy Efficiency Professional, and a Certified Ground Water Professional.
Contact Ray at 608-216-7332 or
Mr. Timmons is a Project Professional in our Charlotte, North Carolina, office.
Ms. Tober is a Senior Project Professional in SCS’s Tracer division. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
Mr. Townsend provides Title V and other compliance reporting services for landfills throughout Florida. He has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering.
Ms. Trenshaw is a registered professional engineer experienced in the environmental and civil engineering fields. Her project experience includes landfill design and permitting, landfill and landfill gas well construction, storm water and environmental plans, and air compliance.
Mr. Triscari is an expert on renewable natural gas (RNG) with more than a decade of experience. He is experienced in all phases of project development, engineering, construction, and commissioning at waste to energy facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Rhode Island and Utah, and works to produce renewable energy from waste materials. He is currently developing a RNG facility to be located at the Ridge Landfill in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Triscari is an expert on renewable natural gas (RNG) with more than a decade of experience. He is experienced in all phases of project development, engineering, construction, and commissioning at waste to energy facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Rhode Island and Utah, and works to produce renewable energy from waste materials. He is currently developing a RNG facility to be located at the Ridge Landfill in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Valenzuela is an Air Quality Monitoring Technician for SCS’s Tracer division. With expertise in various types of air quality instrumentation, he performs operation and maintenance of SCS’s expansive list of air monitoring projects . He is also knowledgeable about local, state and federal regulations governing the collection of air monitoring data and quality control requirements. Mr. Valenzuela performs the maintenance, adjustments and/or operations of ambient particle monitors.
Mr. Valenzuela is an Air Quality Monitoring Technician for SCS’s Tracer division. With expertise in various types of air quality instrumentation, he performs operation and maintenance of SCS’s expansive list of air monitoring projects . He is also knowledgeable about local, state and federal regulations governing the collection of air monitoring data and quality control requirements. Mr. Valenzuela performs the maintenance, adjustments and/or operations of ambient particle monitors.
Mr. Valenzuela currently manages the field requirements for the Imperial Irrigation District’s (IID) Salton Sea Air Monitoring Project, which consist of a network of ambient air and meteorological stations, and he is a key respondent to the various IID Field-Scale Pilot studies.
Mr. Vancil is a geologist with decades of experience in longwall, CM, and surface coal mining operations. His geological experience includes mine planning, mine management, hazard identification, mapping, drilling, permitting, refuse disposal, quality control and electrical/mechanical troubleshooting. His qualifications include a Master of Science in Geology with the following core competencies: Due Diligence , AutoCAD/Carlson, Project Management, Reserve Analysis, Drilling/logging, Environmental Compliance, Permitting, Underground Mapping, Mine Planning, and Impoundments
Mr. Vancil is a geologist with decades of experience in longwall, CM, and surface coal mining operations. His geological experience includes mine planning, mine management, hazard identification, mapping, drilling, permitting, refuse disposal, quality control and electrical/mechanical troubleshooting. His qualifications include a Master of Science in Geology with the following core competencies: Due Diligence , AutoCAD/Carlson, Project Management, Reserve Analysis, Drilling/logging, Environmental Compliance, Permitting, Underground Mapping, Mine Planning, and Impoundments
Ms. VanDussen has extensive background in environmental engineering. She has experience in solid waste regulatory compliance and management, Clean Air Act permitting, environmental data analysis and management, assessment and remediation, projects cost management and finance.
Ms. VanDussen has extensive background in environmental engineering. She has experience in solid waste regulatory compliance and management, Clean Air Act permitting, environmental data analysis and management, assessment and remediation, projects cost management and finance. Ms. VanDussen has performed air quality services, including preparation of permit applications, evaluation of permitting requirements and exemptions, performance of compliance assessments, preparation of emission inventories, annual compliance certifications, and semiannual reports. Ms. VanDussen performed air dispersion modeling using AERMOD View software by applying applicable state modeling requirements. Her practice encompasses environmental compliance and reporting for small and Title V, both publicly and privately owned landfills.
Mr. VanGennip has worked on various solid waste projects as a project manager. He has over 30 years of experience in design, permitting, and construction of solid waste facilities, water distribution systems, sewer collection systems, subdivisions, commercial and residential structures, FDOT, FDEP and SFWMD projects. He also has significant experience in construction cost estimating, proposal preparation, construction scheduling, bid document preparation, environmental feasibility studies, preparation of specifications and CQA plans, CQA report preparation, review conformance testing, leachate recirculation pilot test planning and implementation, remedial action plan preparation, quantity takeoff, construction material procurement, and volumetric analysis.
Mr. VanGennip has worked on various solid waste projects as a project manager. He has over 30 years of experience in design, permitting, and construction of solid waste facilities, water distribution systems, sewer collection systems, subdivisions, commercial and residential structures, FDOT, FDEP and SFWMD projects. He also has significant experience in construction cost estimating, proposal preparation, construction scheduling, bid document preparation, environmental feasibility studies, preparation of specifications and CQA plans, CQA report preparation, review conformance testing, leachate recirculation pilot test planning and implementation, remedial action plan preparation, quantity takeoff, construction material procurement, and volumetric analysis.
Ms. Vasquez has experience working on a wide variety of environmental compliance and remediation projects. Her experience includes construction oversight, subsurface soil characterization, soil, surface water and groundwater monitoring, groundwater remediation system operation and maintenance, well installation management, preparing reports, including tabular and graphical presentation of environmental data, as well as, preparing groundwater contour maps and borehole logs.
Ms. Vasquez has experience working on a wide variety of environmental compliance and remediation projects. Her experience includes construction oversight, subsurface soil characterization, soil, surface water and groundwater monitoring, groundwater remediation system operation and maintenance, well installation management, preparing reports, including tabular and graphical presentation of environmental data, as well as, preparing groundwater contour maps and borehole logs.
Mr. Venchiarutti, RG, is a Project Director in our Northwest region. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the design and management of environmental investigations, and the implementation of soil, soil vapor, sediment and groundwater sampling programs.
Mr. Venchiarutti, RG, is a Project Director in our Northwest region. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the design and management of environmental investigations, and the implementation of soil, soil vapor, sediment and groundwater sampling programs. He also has extensive experience with the characterization of site hydrogeology, underground tank removal, storm water management, and hazardous waste minimization and spill plan preparation.
He has acted as the senior environmental scientist on three recent hazardous waste investigation projects under multiple concurrent task orders that included hazardous waste compliance and industrial discharge audits for facilities ranging from small businesses to large military bases.
Mr. Venchiarutti’s primary focus is on soil, sediment and surface water hazardous waste investigations, and groundwater monitoring projects. He is experienced with modeling and tracking contaminant plumes through a variety of media, and evaluating their impacts on human health and the environment.
Mr. Vento coordinates and performs site assessment activities, including groundwater sampling and monitoring, gas sampling, solid waste management, and soil sampling and monitoring. His experience includes gas management systems, landfill redevelopment, gas management system construction oversight, groundwater monitoring and remediation systems, and soil assessment.
Mr. Vento coordinates and performs site assessment activities, including groundwater sampling and monitoring, gas sampling, solid waste management, and soil sampling and monitoring. His experience includes gas management systems, landfill redevelopment, gas management system construction oversight, groundwater monitoring and remediation systems, and soil assessment. Projects include agricultural and landfill redevelopment, solid waste assessment, groundwater remediation operation and maintenance, well installation, and preparing reports including tabular and graphical representation of environmental data.
Mr. Vera Nunez has over 16 years of experience managing environmental site assessment and remediation projects from initial due diligence through site closure. He has managed projects for commercial, government and industrial clients in the US and Latin America. He has a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Sciences from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.
Mr. Vera Nunez has over 16 years of experience managing environmental site assessment and remediation projects from initial due diligence through site closure. He has managed projects for commercial, government and industrial clients in the US and Latin America. He has a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Sciences from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.
Mr. Vidal has over three decades of experience in planning, permitting, development, and operation of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, with specific technical expertise in landfill gas (LFG) management and recovery systems. He has a broad background in facilities management and project/program management, including budgeting, control of overhead costs, operational efficiencies, engineering design, land use/entitlement, new business development, and contract negotiation. Mr. Vidal is a creative problem solver and decision-maker able to manage operations at multiple facilities. He is an effective coordinator of resources who contributes to the successful achievement of business goals and objectives.
Mr. Vidal has over three decades of experience in planning, permitting, development, and operation of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, with specific technical expertise in landfill gas (LFG) management and recovery systems. He has a broad background in facilities management and project/program management, including budgeting, control of overhead costs, operational efficiencies, engineering design, land use/entitlement, new business development, and contract negotiation. Mr. Vidal is a creative problem solver and decision-maker able to manage operations at multiple facilities. He is an effective coordinator of resources who contributes to the successful achievement of business goals and objectives.
Mateja Vidovic Klanac is a Senior Project Professional with experience in the environmental engineering field, currently focusing on solid waste management. Her experience in solid waste includes involvement in a diverse range of landfill design projects including lateral expansions, vertical expansions, permitting, stormwater management systems, geotechnical evaluations, modeling, and field experience in observing and documenting construction projects and verifying adherence to plans, specifications, and construction quality assurance plans. Mateja has Master’s Degrees in Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering.
Mateja Vidovic Klanac is a Senior Project Professional with experience in the environmental engineering field, currently focusing on solid waste management. Her experience in solid waste includes involvement in a diverse range of landfill design projects including lateral expansions, vertical expansions, permitting, stormwater management systems, geotechnical evaluations, modeling, and field experience in observing and documenting construction projects and verifying adherence to plans, specifications, and construction quality assurance plans. Mateja has Master’s Degrees in Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering.
Tyler Viers, EIT, is a Project Professional for our Energy Division.
Bob Viers, P.E. is a Senior Vice President and the Business Unit Director of our SCS Energy division. He is also our National Expert on Landfill Gas and Biogas to Energy. He is the Lead Design Engineer for many types of energy projects and supervises the design or design/construction of almost all of SCS Energy’s landfill gas power generation projects and renewable natural gas projects.
Bob Viers, P.E. is a Senior Vice President and the Business Unit Director of our SCS Energy division. He is also our National Expert on Landfill Gas and Biogas to Energy. He is the Lead Design Engineer for many types of energy projects and supervises the design or design/construction of almost all of SCS Energy’s landfill gas power generation projects and renewable natural gas projects.
His experience includes designing, manufacturing, and maintaining customized mechanical skids and mechanical packages for a wide range of industries. His responsibilities included review of proposals from bidders and subcontractor’s submittals for compliance with project specifications, codes and regulations, and company standards; equipment inspections during fabrication; management of personnel; preparation of project budgets; equipment commissioning; and technical support and specifications. Fabricated packages utilized positive displacement blowers, sliding vane compressors, multi-stage centrifugal blowers, pumps, liquid ring vacuum pumps, and other rotating equipment used in the environmental, power, water and wastewater treatment, flash-freezing, and commercial sectors. Bob is a Professional Engineer licensed in dozens of states.
Contact Bob at 562-426-9544 or
Nicholas (Niko) Villanueva, PE, provides engineering and drafting support for environmental and waste management solutions, including municipal solid waste landfills, coal combustion residual landfills, and composting facilities for compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. He performs engineering modeling and analyses for various landfill systems such as leachate and gas collection and control systems, leachate generation analyses, foundation analysis, pipe strength calculations, bearing capacity calculations, and storm water management. He is a Professional Engineer licensed in Illinois.
Nicholas (Niko) Villanueva, PE, provides engineering and drafting support for environmental and waste management solutions, including municipal solid waste landfills, coal combustion residual landfills, and composting facilities for compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. He is a Professional Engineer licensed in Illinois.
He performs engineering modeling and analyses for various landfill systems such as leachate and gas collection and control systems, leachate generation analyses, foundation analysis, pipe strength calculations, bearing capacity calculations, and storm water management. He also develops cost estimates and material quantities for construction and engineering projects.
Additionally, Mr. Villanueva performs field technician duties including CQA officer tasks and responsibilities, and field monitoring for landfill bottom liner systems, final cover systems, landfill gas management systems, leachate management systems, and groundwater sampling.
Mr. Violenta has over 23 years of professional engineering design and construction experience. He specializes in planning, surveying, design, and structural detailing of landfills; the preparation of road improvement plans; and road construction.
Mr. Violenta has over 23 years of professional engineering design and construction experience. He specializes in planning, surveying, design, and structural detailing of landfills; the preparation of road improvement plans; and road construction. He is skilled in the use of graphics and design programs such as AutoCAD 3D Civil, Photoshop, Canvas, Corel Draw, and various Microsoft software programs. His is experienced in landfill gas (LFG) system design and construction quality assurance (CQA) grading and design at closed and active landfills.
