Stacy Hastie has 19 years of experience in the environmental industry. Mr. Hastie joined EOI in 1992 as the in-house industrial hygiene and safety manager. Six years later he was part of an investor group that purchased a majority interest in the company from its founder and, in 2002, Hastie bought out the other members of the group and assumed control of EOI.

Under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, EOI has experienced significant growth. Since 2002, staff count has more than doubled—from 60 in 2002 to more than 100 full-time employees today. Revenues have soared. The company recently relocated to its new, state-of-the-art headquarters in downtown St. Louis. Mr. Hastie’s expertise includes the strategic use of risk transfer tools—among them the purchase of environmental insurance to cap project-related environmental cleanup costs and transfer environmental liability to facilitate complex property transactions.

Born and raised in Cave in Rock, Ill., Mr. Hastie attended college at Murray State University, receiving his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1990 and his master’s in occupational safety and health, with an emphasis in industrial hygiene and environmental studies, in 1992.

As a founding partner of EOI in 1986, Matt Robinson’s original responsibilities included the identification and management of environmental concerns noted during the acquisition or ownership of property. And his experience in this background continues today as Mr. Robinson focuses on assisting private developers, financial institutions and public agencies in identifying and resolving environmental concerns that arise during the transfer or development of challenging properties.From former aluminum and transformer manufacturing plants to blighted residential neighborhoods and corner gas stations, Mr. Robinson has assessed or managed the remediation of more than 3,000 such sites, including three projects that received Phoenix Awards, a national recognition for exemplary Brownfield redevelopment.

Mr. Robinson received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Tulane University.

With 29 years of experience in environmental compliance and consulting, Bill Witts leads EOI’s efforts in compliance and site remediation services for the electric and gas utility industries. He is also involved in Brownfield redevelopment, demolition, abatement, site assessment and remediation projects for EOI. EOI’s staff of environmental technicians and geologists report to Mr. Witts and he is responsible for the hiring, training, development and utilization of technical personnel.

Prior to joining EOI, Mr. Witts worked for 18 years in the electric utility industry working in various environmental compliance related fields, including former manufactured gas plant investigations and cleanups, solid waste management, groundwater and surface water sampling and analysis, and compliance auditing. Mr. Witts is an active member of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers and the Gateway Society of Hazardous Materials Managers.

Mr. Witts received his bachelor’s degrees in zoology and chemistry from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and his master’s degree in business administration from Webster University in St. Louis.

Rick Cwiklowski oversees EOI’s contracting services, including Environmental Abatement, Remediation and Demolition. He also provides coordination and management of EOI’s bid preparation for contracting projects. Cwiklowski has extensive experience with environmental demolition consulting and provides technical review for EOI’s asbestos, lead and demolition consulting services. He has more than 20 years of consulting and contracting experience with a wide range of environmental services, which has helped EOI grow as a professional contracting company.

Mr. Cwiklowski received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla and has been a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Illinois for more than 10 years.

Eric Page oversees EOI’s remediation group, which performs investigations and site remediation primarily for the Missouri and Illinois Voluntary Cleanup Programs. These services include hazardous waste site assessment and remediation; UST compliance, closure, and remediation; and real estate-driven assessments.

Mr. Page also performs compliance audits on existing facilities for conformance with SPCC, SWPPP, UST, and waste regulations. He joined EOI in 2004 and has more than 25 years of experience providing environmental consulting services.

Mr. Page received his bachelor’s degree in Geology and master’s degree in hydrogeology from the University of Nebraska. He is a Registered Geologist in Missouri and a licensed Professional Geologist in Illinois, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Marty Thomas is an accomplished construction professional with more than 30 years of experience in planning, leading, managing, and expediting major construction projects, ranging from $1 million to $4+ billion. Mr. Thomas provides effective interface for clients, regulators, municipalities, architects, engineers, contractors, trades, and EOI project managers to ensure the safe and timely completion of projects, within or under budget.

As the founder of Shively Geotechnical in 1994, John Shively now manages the Geotechnical division since its acquisition by Environmental Operations in 2009. In this role, Mr. Shively remains EOI’s premier authority on geotechnical investigations, engineering analyses, design, planning and construction.

In addition to leading one of the Midwest region’s most talented teams of geotechnical engineers for more than 15 years, Mr. Shively previously served in leadership roles on a range of projects that honed his industry expertise. These positions included project manager of the $450 million construction of Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in Waxahachie, Texas, and general manager of geotechnical services at Burlington Environmental, formerly John Mathes & Associates.

With more than 25 years of professional experience, Mr. Shively has conducted subsurface investigations for commercial, institutional, governmental and industrial developments in metro St. Louis, including foundation studies for two natural gas lines across the Missouri River, a water tower and embankment, and bridge structures for the Interstate 255 expansion. Additionally, he has developed his expertise in coal
mine subsidence and subsurface investigations for off-shore oil platforms, mobile jack-up rigs, tank farms for oil refineries, mass transit tunnels, retail and residential developments.

Mr. Shively holds a Bachelors and Masters of Science in civil engineering from the University of Illinois.

As Chief Geotechnical Engineer, Mr. Kottemann serves as a primary project manager overseeing engineering designs and geotechnical studies. Having worked for more than 20 years throughout the Midwest and southern regions of the United States, Mr. Kottemann has played an active, top-tier role in numerous commercial, industrial and transportation projects.

Mr. Kottemann has extensive experience in designing and project managing transportation projects, wastewater collection and treatment facilities, water-treatment facilities and pipelines. His geotechnical engineering experience includes power plants and related facilities, including transmission and distribution structures.

As former principal geotechnical engineer for the power industry, Mr. Kottemann was responsible for all geotechnical aspects of the Old Dominion Power Generating Station near Clover, Va. In addition, he provided foundation studies, geologic mapping of a proposed 138-kilovolt line in the Rocky Mountains, evaluation of dewatering requirements for a hydroelectric power-house and coal-unloading hopper, and vibration analyses to estimate damage potential prior to blasting rock. Steeped in practical field and laboratory work, Mr. Kottemann’s field investigations and construction monitoring include logging borehole rock and soil samples, piezometer installations, inclinometer monitoring, footing excavations and fill placement.

Relying on his more than 18 years of experience in the field of industrial hygiene and health and safety, Donn Haines is responsible for EOI’s industrial hygiene surveys for evaluation of mechanical systems, employee chemical exposures, physical hazards and biological hazards in a variety of properties and settings. He has extensive experience in chemical exposure assessments, indoor air quality studies, and IH/health and safety program development. Mr. Haines manages a field office of 11 employees. He also has experience in air permitting and ambient air quality monitoring for compliance with the national ambient air quality standards. He is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, American Board of Industrial Hygiene and the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene.

Mr. Haines received is bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Truman State University and his master’s in industrial hygiene from Central Missouri State University.