The ERFS professional staff consists of the environmental remediation industry’s most experienced and accomplished professional engineers, environmental chemists, environmental scientists, geologists and financial experts. ERFS designs, builds and applies new soil and groundwater technologies based on the needs of market trends, regulations and economics. Our team of professionals offers the highest cumulative direct experience of applying in situ chemical and biological remediation systems in the United States.

ERFS’ management system, profiled in the January 2006 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, empowers Business Development and Client Services teams to quickly and accurately quote fixed-cost solutions to clients and to place highly-skilled field crews on site. Each sub-group responsible for a task has the support, experience and training to make independent changes on proposals through field operations to serve the best interests of the customer.

In-Field Technicians: ERFS’ Best Resource

Photo taken during a two-day, in-house technician training program at our Lakewood, New Jersey facility in July 2006

Below are brief professional profiles of our senior management team. Additional information on our staff is available by client request.

Mr. Adams has 17 years environmental engineering experience and previously held positions at Pan American World Airways, ICF Kaiser Engineers, ManTech Environmental Corporation and other environmental consulting firms. Mr. Adams previously served as a US Naval officer on nuclear submarines. He has designed and implemented cleanup solutions at hundreds of sites across the country, including more than 200 in situ chemical oxidation, system augmentation and biological projects. Mr. Adams is responsible for the ERFS Client Services network, a customer-driven process to understand and support our clients’ needs and objectives. This process involves assigning resources from a matrix of ERFS expertise-technical, management, financial, legal and regulatory professionals - to produce remedial solutions that meet our clients’ objectives. Mr. Adams has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and is a registered professional engineer in Florida, New Jersey, and New York

Mr. Boska is ERFS’ most experienced team leader in field operations. Having served in multiple field service positions over the past six years, Mr. Boska is now the primary field trainer for ERFS. Mr. Boska gained previous field experience while working for Roy F. Weston and Envirogenics. Mr. Boska has a B.S. in Marine Safety and Environmental Protection from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Mr. Leard has 17 years environmental industry experience in remediation project performance using biological and chemical treatment methods. Mr. Leard holds certifications from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, USEPA, OSHA, HUD and is a U.S. Coast Guard Marine Chemist. Mr. Leard is a graduate of Lehigh University with degrees in Engineering and Business Management. Mr. Leard is also the founder of Ecology Contractors, a regional company engaged in UST removal and remediation services for private landowners and developers. Mr. Leard is also part of the ERFS executive committee for customer service and field training.

Mr. Munro is the leader of ERFS EndPoint financial programs. As a highly-successful investor in business and real estate development, Mr. Munro understands the need for financial solutions to make many remediation projects even possible. Mr. Munro is originally from the telecom industry with experience in work at NYEX and as the CEO of a public telecom, BTC. Mr. Munro owns positions in many technology companies and is CEO of the investment firm Munro Capital. His main business development focus and home office is ERFS’ administrative office in Sea Girt, NJ

Mr. Rogalski worked for more than 34 years at AT&T as senior manager for the worldwide deployment of marine cable communication networks. As a result, he has extensive business development and project execution experience in over 30 countries. Mr. Rogalski is directing ERFS’ International Operations, including directing the training for ERFS’ Japanese affiliate in 2003. Mr. Rogalski has engineering degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New York University.

Dr. Scrudato is the former Director of Environmental Research at the University of New York at Oswego, and also has served on the New York Superfund Management Board. He has over three decades of experience with environmental site characterization and remediation; is widely published, and has completed environmental projects in twelve countries. Dr. Scrudato is a contributing developer to the On-Contact treatment technologies in the area of electrochemical systems and automated in situ technologies and specialty systems for the destruction of PCBs and geophysical methods for evaluating remediation progress. Dr. Scrudato holds Geology degrees from Clemson, Tulane and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina.

Mr. Shelton manages the Lakewood, New Jersey field service facility while specializing in new business development initiatives. Matt earned a B.S. in Environmental Health from Salisbury State University and has been working in the field of environmental remediation and consulting for the past nine years. Matt has experience with the design and implementation of chemical oxidation, bioaugmentation, soil vapor extraction, multiphase recovery and vapor receptor mitigation systems. He has worked with large oil companies, commercial and industrial property owners, developers, consultants and insurance companies to provide cost-effective remedial strategies to meet the clients’ end goals.

As a trained geologist with over 17 years of industry experience, Mr. Spader manages environmental services based out of the Riverdale, New Jersey Service Center. Nationally, Mr. Spader is responsible for technical management of project teams, business development, proposal preparation training and senior review of large scope projects. Mr. Spader is the former Environmental Division Manager of ATC in New York City, where he oversaw a staff of 15 environmental professionals and was responsible for national client management. Mr. Spader has geology degrees from the University of New Hampshire and the State University of New York at Oswego.

Mr. Steele is a senior environmental manager who has over 25 years experience in the environmental consulting and remediation industry, serving in a variety of technical, project and program management, operations, marketing and executive positions. He has worked for several large consulting companies including Parsons, ICF Kaiser, ManTech, and Tetra Tech. His experience includes managing sites and programs for the assessment and remediation of sites with organic contamination using chemical oxidation and bioaugmentation technologies. He is the co-founder of BioAug LLC, a bioaugmentation product and services company, and a joint-venture partner of ERFS. Mr. Steele has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Old Dominion University.

Mr. Vigneri founded ERFS and led the development of the On-Contact family of technologies and customer service business concepts. With hands-on experience on over 130 site remediation projects, he developed the “integrated solutions approach” to match in situ treatment technologies to the business solutions needed to meet our clients’ objectives. Mr. Vigneri participates with all management groups within ERFS, including field operations. Mr. Vigneri is viewed internally as a resource to best deliver client requests matched to ERFS business solutions by tailoring ERFS business solutions to their specific project needs.

Mr. Vigneri was at the forefront of commercializing in situ oxidation technologies dating back to 1993. He has been a guest speaker at universities and conferences on innovative technology and commerce. Prior to his work in the environmental industry, Mr. Vigneri held positions at Harris Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation in systems analysis and technical marketing management.