Thomas R. Roberts, M. Envr. Eng.
CURRENT
EnviroPower Management, Inc. – Principal, Senior Project Professional, Operation of Solid Waste Management Facilities, including operation of landfills, Waste Gasification Facilities, C&D recycling facilities, writing of regulations, development of policies, government contracts, operation of transfer stations, and operation of Compost Plants.
Atlas-Transoil, Inc. – CEO & President, 13838 Harlee Road, Palmetto, Florida 34221 Office: 941-723-2700 FAX: 941-722-0590 Web Site: www.kleensoil.com Owns and operates two thermal treatment plants for petroleum contaminated soils. Florida largest recycler of petroleum contaminated soils. Locations in Palmetto and Moore Haven, Florida
JR Capital Corp.-Atlas Recycling – Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President, 1191 East Newport Drive, Suite 103 Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 Office: 954-543-9800 FAX: 954-570-6651, owns and/or operates five Construction & Demolition Debris MRFs/Landfill. Responsibilities: Operations, Environmental Compliance, Governmental Affairs, Corporate Development, Franchise Agreements, Business and Financial Modeling.
Consulting Services
• Roberts Environmental, Inc., Since 1998
• Genesis II, Inc., 1998 to 2004
Current Professional Service Positions
• Current National Past President of the Construction Materials Recycling Association
• A Past President and Founder of the Florida Recyclers Coalition, Inc.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Sanitary Landfill Operator, D.E.P. Rule #62-703.300 for Operators of Solid Waste Management Facilities, State of Florida (Certified 1994)
• TREEO Center/FDEP Training Classes - Certifications - University of Florida
- Waste Screening and Identification, 1995
- Hazardous Waste Regulations and Generators, 1997
- Wet Weather Operations for Landfills and MRFs, 1997
- Recycling Coordinators Training, 1997
- C&D Landfill Operator, 1997 to 2004
- Sanitary Landfill Operator, 1994
- Environmental Management Systems, 2000
FORMAL EDUCATION
Georgia State University - Bachelor of Music - 1967-71
Florida State University School of Music - Graduate Studies - 1971-72
Midland College - Business, Real Estate, Engineering and Marketing - 1982-85
University of Florida - Environmental Occupations - 1994-2004
ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
1. Recently appeared as a speaker on related Industry topics such as Permitting, Siting,
Processing, Operations, Economics, and other general topics dealing with Construction and
Demolition Debris Recycling & Landfilling and remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil
for the Florida Environmental Expo, 1994, 1995 and 1996; Florida Department of
Commerce-Recycling Marketing Advisory Committee, 1993-1994; FDEP C&D Landfill
Task Force, 1993, 1994, 1995; Recycle Florida Today, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998; FDEP
Future of Recycling Advisory Group, 1995, 1996; FLORA-Florida’s Organic Recyclers
Association, 1995-1996; SWANA - Solid Waste Association of North America, 1995 to
present; Key West Recycling Seminars, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and WasteExpo (Las
Vegas), 1996. Publication: Waste Age, July 1996, C&D Recycler 2001, Florida State House
of Representatives and Senate Committees on Natural Resources 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, and 2004.
2. Serves or has served on following State or Local Environmental Regulatory Committees or
Work Groups: Immediate Past President of Florida’s Recyclers Coalition, Inc. (established
1994), FDEP C&D Landfill Task Force, 1994, 1995, 1996; FDEP C&D-RSM Work Group,
1996, 1997, 1998; Dade County DERM-C&D Landfill Work Group, 1997 to present; FDEP
C&D Recyclers Work Group; Florida Recycles Day Executive Committee, 1998; University
of Florida Trace Metals Advisory Council, 1998 to present; FDEP Contaminated Soils
Committees, 1998 to present - Policy and Science Group, Current Sub-committee Chair:
FDEP CCA Operations 2003, 2004, and 2005.
3. Serves as an Instructor for the University of Florida TREEO Center for Training, Research
and Education for Environmental Occupations, co-sponsored by FDEP and SWANA from
1997 to present for the Operators Course for Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill
and Recycling Certifications; and the 1997 Recycling Coordinators Training Course.
4. Received the "Distinguished Service Award 1998" by the Solid Waste Association of North
Miami - The Florida Sunshine Chapter, for coordination of the Florida C&D Operators
Training Course.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., Environmental Manager and State Governmental Affairs for the
Star Services Group Companies in South Florida, July 1, 2001 to February 28, 2002, eight month
transitional period.
Star Services Group, Inc., Senior Vice President (NASDAQ-SSVC). Served as Environmental
Compliance Officer, Franchise Agreements, Corporate Development – Acquisitions and Florida
and EPA Governmental Affairs Officer of the Company and its solely owned subsidiaries from
1998 to 2001. Star Services Group, Inc. was purchased by Allied Waste Industries on July 1,
2001. Star Services Group, Inc. was a full service waste and recycling company with emphasis
in waste collection, disposal, recycling, thermal treatment plants, land and site development, portable toilets, compactors, storage containers, compost facilities, trucking
services, and landfill management. SSVC was the nations largest construction and
demolition debris recycling facility operator. Annual revenues over 40 million dollars.
Atlas Environmental, Inc., (NASDAQ-ATEV), Senior Vice President. Served as the
Environmental Compliance Officer of the Company's 11 solely owned subsidiaries, with
additional responsibilities in Corporate Development, financial modeling, franchise agreements,
interlocal agreements, union negotiations, including acquisitions of Landfills and Recycling
Facilities, Marketing, especially with Municipalities and General Contracts. Annual revenues
$15 to $25 million range. November 1994 to 1998. Atlas Environmental, Inc., through the subsidiaries which include Homestead Landfill; Naples Recyclers; Waste Magic Recyclers, Palm Beach, Lox and Central; KleenSoil International; South Florida Thermal; and TranSoil, operate Thermal Desorption Facilities to process petroleum-contaminated soil and coal tar, and was Florida’s largest recycler of Construction and Demolition Debris at the time of employment.
Cornett Bridge, Inc. - South Florida Recovery, Inc. - Co-owner (1992-94)
319 Bradford Street, P.O. Box 1822, Gainesville, Georgia 30503
(770) 536-9474; FAX: (770) 535-7927 (Partner - Jim Cornett)
Responsibilities: Develop Solid Waste Management (Landfill) Facility Resource Recovery
Facility (MRF) in South Florida; Research and Negotiate Land Acquisitions; Acquire Special
Use Zonings; Representative at Public Meetings; Oversee Environmental Permits with
Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and local county departments; Serve as
Governmental Liaison, Project Director – FEMA Contact, Temporary Emergency Dump
Sites, Truck Route Design, Research and Acquire Grants (Two-Million-Dollar Economic
Development Road Grant acquired from the State of Florida Commerce Department);
Developed Marketing Proformas; Financial Models; User-end Clients; Site Preparation and
Operations Budgets; Operational Procedures, and Negotiate all Contracts and Agreements;
Develop Business Plan; Negotiated Sale of Company to Atlas Environmental (closing
January 1995).
Environmental Management Consultant/Engineer (1988 to Present). Represented several
Landfills and Recycling Facilities in the Southeast to bring operations into Environmental
Compliance, to Develop MRFs and Landfill Permits, negotiate Enforcement and Consent
Order Actions; Develop Operational and Safety Plans; advise Corporate Development,
Acquisitions, Due Diligence; Contract Analysis, Financial Modeling, Business Plan
Development, Recycling Equipment Consultant, and Facility Design Coordinator; Develop
Recycled and User-end Markets; Hauling Contracts; Develop New Methods of Processing
Material; Public Relations; and Create Marketing Plans and Strategies to Expand Total
Revenues.
Retractable Systems Inc., and Roberts and Associates (1988-92), Gainesville, Georgia. Owner-
General Manager; Demolition Projects, General Contractor, Manufacturer of Sunrooms and
Pool Enclosures, Product Development, Plant Operations, Marketing and Personnel. (1988
to 1992)
John Stone and Associates, Inc. (1981-86). Midland, Texas. Vice President.
Manufacturer of Computreat Systems (computerized chemical feed system for
operating oil field plumbing rigs), with responsibilities in Product Development,
Engineering, Environmental Permitting and Compliance; Product Quality Assurance;
Funding and Marketing.