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Ralph J. Russell, P.E. Chief Executive Officer - Green Companies,Inc.
	Ralph has been with Howard R. Green Company since 1966, when he started as a summer employee while earning his civil engineering degree at Iowa State University. In addition to his responsibilities as CEO of Green Companies, Inc and past-President of Howard R. Green Company, he has served in numerous leadership capacities for industry and civic concerns. He currently serves on the boards of Wells Fargo Bank; Erdmann Anthony, a New England based engineering firm; and GovPartner, a leading e-government company. In addition, he has provided leadership in the engineering industry through his work with the American Council of Engineering Companies, Iowa Engineering Society and Iowa State University Engineering College Advisory Board.


Richard L. White, P.E. President, Howard R. Green Company
	Rick was appointed as Howard R. Green Company's President on August 1, 2008- only the 5th president in the company's 95 year history. He has been with the company since 1996 and has served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) since January 2007. He is also a member of the board of directors of Green Companies, Inc. Prior to his role as COO of Howard R. Green Company, he was the company's Transportation Business Unit Leader and served as Senior Project Manager on major transportation infrastructure projects with a focus on State Departments of Transportation led projects. White is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University.


Michael G. Daniel, CPA Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	Mike is responsible for maintaining the company’s capitalization, managing cash flow, securing credit, and financial and tax reporting. He also supervises the company’s finance and accounting department as well as the information technology staff. Mike is an active member of the company’s executive management team, strategic planning team and acquisition team. He has over 14 years experience in public accounting. Prior to joining Howard R. Green Company, Mike worked for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, located in Davenport, Iowa. Some of his consulting time was spent working with Swiss Valley Farms, Nomura Enterprise, Alter Grain and Barge Line, and Ron Buysse Dodge, all manufacturing facilities in the Davenport/Quad Cities area.

R. Dan Lovett, P.E. Vice President, Continuous Improvement
	Dan has been involved with many of HR Green's major waterworks projects, which have included supply, treatment, storage and distribution projects. Dan has been involved in the design of several innovative water treatment facilities from the preliminary planning stages through design and startup. He currently serves as the company’s Vice President of Continuous Improvement and is responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s project execution and quality control processes.

Michael G. Fisher Vice President, Environmental Business Unit Leader
	Mike leads Howard R. Green Company's Environmental Business Unit and is knowledgeable in a host of environmental services that fall within the realm of environmental planning, investigation and cleanup, and compliance. He is a National Environmental Policy Act expert having worked on environmental impact statements and environmental assessments for the duration of his career for over ten different Federal agencies. Mike has also been acknowledged in the Midwest for his expertise in brownfields redevelopment in Iowa communities. His compliance expertise for both government and private sector includes both EPA as well as OSHA-related regulatory matters with considerable Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) experience. Mike has presented technical discussions on environmental topics to The National Association of Environmental Professionals, American Water Works Association, Iowa Rural Water Association, Upper Midwest American Planning Association, North American Housing and Redevelopment Organization, Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Environmental Professionals of Iowa, Council for Urban and Economic Development and National EPA Brownfield Conference.

Steven R. Heyer, P.E. Vice President, Buildings Business Unit Leader
	Steve leads Howard R. Green Company’s Buildings Business Unit. He is responsible for such services as architecture, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as roofing and building exteriors. His responsibilities also include reviewing building designs, technical specifications, building code requirements, contract and construction documents. Steve has been involved with a variety of Building Design and Construction projects including airport facilities, commercial buildings, correctional facilities, educational facilities, municipal facilities, federal buildings, industrial buildings and structures, libraries, medical facilities, wastewater treatment facilities and water treatment facilities. Steve also serves as President of Windsor Manor Assisted Living Communities.

Bill Moran, P.E. Vice President, Municipal Business Unit Leader
	Bill serves as Municipal Business Unit Leader for Howard R. Green Company. He is responsible for assessing client needs and assigning appropriate staff and company resources to meet their requirements. Bill’s responsibilities also include project scheduling and management, construction management, and design review of civil projects. He has been involved in the civil engineering design of utilities, roadways, airports and site improvement projects. Bill has extensive experience in the municipal market having provided public works and city engineering consulting services to communities across the Midwest for more than 25 years.

David L. Raby, P.E. Vice President, Water Business Unit Leader
	Dave leads Howard R. Green Company’s Water Business Unit. He has more than 30 years of experience including planning, designing and constructing projects in water treatment; wastewater conveyance and reclamation; and wastewater residuals management. Dave has been responsible for completing municipal wastewater conveyance and treatment plant facility plans and designs, municipal reuse projects, potable water treatment facility designs, and industrial treatment and contaminant cleanup projects. He has been involved with projects located in ten states and five Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions.

Richard J. Cammarata, P.E. Vice President, Transportation Business Unit Leader
	Rick leads the Transportation Business Unit for Howard R. Green Company. His duties include project staffing, growth and development of company-wide transportation services, improvement of project delivery models, and most importantly, client satisfaction. He also serves as Area Manager for Howard R. Green Company's St. Louis, Missouri office. Rick has more than 30 years of experience, including bridge, highway and aviation engineering, transit planning and engineering, and site development work.