Wes Allen
Wes Allen is a Staff Scientist at Environmental 360. He attended Andrew College, the University of South Alabama, and Southern Wesleyan University on a baseball scholarship where he studied Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Science. Wes joined the Environmental 360 team in August 2021 and serves the Georgia region with EH&S and Natural Resource Services.
Previously, Wes had worked as a horticultural consultant managing nurseries and greenhouses while overseeing all operations and customer relations. Prior to that, he worked as an NDT (non-destructive testing) Technician. He traveled to power plants and paper mills in the area to perform this work in visual, radiologic, ultrasonic, and magnetic partial testing.
Wes was born in Macon, Georgia, where he still resides. He loves the outdoors, kayaking, working on cars, hiking, playing guitar, and watchmaking.
Jason Atkins
Jason Atkins is a Project Scientist with Environmental 360. Jason graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon focusing on Economics as well as Geology. Growing up in a small forest coastal town in Oregon, he has always had a passion for the forests and natural resource conservation.
Jason worked as a wildland firefighter throughout his undergraduate degree. He got to travel all over the Pacific Northwest as well as Alaska while working to protect the forests and property from wildfires. After college, Jason worked for Roseburg Forest Products, a plywood manufacturing company, where he started as a Quality Assurance Technician before being promoted to Supervisor where he managed over 30 people for 2 years.
At Environmental 360, Jason completes project work for the clients primarily in the Pacific Northwest in areas pertaining to SPCC, CEMS/COMS, and LDAR. He is also Method 9 certified for visible emissions and opacity.
Jason lives in the Pacific Northwest and enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, sports, and his Oregon Duck’s football team.
Ben Barnette
Ben Barnette is a Project Scientist at Environmental 360. He graduated from Auburn University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Economics. His career in Environmental Compliance began in 2017 with the Jackson County Utility Authority where he performed environmental sampling and testing as well as monthly compliance inspections.
At Environmental 360, Ben performs monthly and annual compliance inspections and projects within LDAR and SPCC service areas in the Gulf Coast region as well as assists with environmental compliance projects. When not working directly in the field, he reviews and develops compliance reports.
Ben was born and raised in Mobile, AL and currently resides a short distance away in Vancleave, MS. He enjoys spending time with his family, sampling his mother’s home baked goods, and watching any and every genre of film and television.
Mitch Berkey
Mitchell Berkey is the Vice President of Technical Services with Environmental 360. Mr. Berkey is a Licensed Professional Engineer in NY, VT, SC, GA, AL, FL, AR, LA, and TN and a Level II Certified Design Professional with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission and brings a diverse level of experience in planning, civil engineering, project management, environmental permitting and compliance, and construction management.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1989, Mr. Berkey was quickly promoted from engineer to senior engineer with a private consultant and was responsible for the successful planning, design, and permitting of some of the largest residential subdivisions, planned mixed use developments, and commercial site plans in the United States as well as several international projects in Peru and Puerto Rico.
Mr. Berkey then accepted a leadership position with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey as the team leader for the planning, design, permitting, and construction compliance of the Redevelopment of the Internal Roadway Network at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. This project included the redesign of the entire roadway network as well as the successful completion of the new monorail system which connects each terminal to long-term parking and other off-site mass transportation nodes.
Mr. Berkey advanced his career by owning and operating his own design/build engineering and construction firm. He successfully designed, obtained permits, and completed construction on many residential, commercial, and industrial projects as well as numerous public works infrastructure improvement projects. Several of the projects Mr. Berkey was involved with required design, successful permitting, and construction in and around sensitive state and federal jurisdictional streams and wetlands. These projects required permitting of stream crossings and wetland mitigation and required significant coordination with state regulators and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Berkey’s company also successfully obtained permits, owned, and operated their own stone quarry.
After selling his business’s assets in 2005, Mr. Berkey re-entered the private consulting industry where he again managed a regional civil engineering office responsible for the design and construction of residential subdivisions, commercial and industrial site plans, and various public works infrastructure improvement projects. In addition, he also diversified the firm’s practice areas in preparation of various studies including traffic impact studies, environmental impact statements and studies, stormwater studies, and flood studies.
Today Mr. Berkey is responsible for permitting and compliance work including preparation of spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plans, facility response plans, and stormwater pollution prevention plans for industrial clients including pulp and paper, trucking, and refinery uses. Mr. Berkey also is responsible for managing environmental permitting and compliance for industrial clients to include wastewater sampling, waste sampling and characterization, stormwater sampling, leak detection inspections, and testing.
Mr. Berkey currently resides in the Metro Atlanta area with his wife and three children.
Staci Bruce
Staci Bruce the Vice President of Compliance at Environmental 360. Staci began working at Environmental 360 in June of 2015 as an intern after graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and a concentration in Geology. During her time as an intern, Staci gained valuable knowledge in environmental consulting as she traveled to project sites and assisted her fellow Environmental 360 team members with LDAR drawings, site maps, process flow diagrams, developing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), editing Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC), developing a Greenhouse Gas Plan (GHG), and researching how current regulations affect certain facilities.
After such proven success with the team, Staci accepted a full-time position in September 2015 where she began to manage projects ranging from developing compliance plans to monthly LDAR and SPCC inspections at sites in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia. Staci was then promoted to a Project Scientist in 2018. Staci now manages the compliance plan division for the company including all SPCC, SWPPP, and MACT compliance plans, just to name a few, and works on-site for various special projects throughout the southeast. She is also Tennessee Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control Level 1 and Level 2 certified, Method 9 certified, and a certified STI SP001 Inspector.
Staci and her husband live in their hometown of Chattanooga, TN.
Elizabeth Bullen
Elizabeth Bullen is the Vice President of Operations at Environmental 360. Elizabeth began her career in hospitality sales and marketing with a small hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2005 after graduating from Auburn University. She started as a catering coordinator, but she quickly advanced to the senior catering sales manager at a large convention center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Elizabeth has achieved many accomplishments throughout her career including consistently meeting and exceeding her sales goals, growing her sales by 47%, creating and implementing standard operating procedures, work flows and processes, and playing an integral role in opening a 1.2 million square foot facility.
At the beginning of her career with Environmental 360, Elizabeth took on many roles. She became an extension of each project and project manager however she was needed. She played a major role performing quality control and standardization on all documents and reports in order to generate exceptional projects for the clients of Environmental 360. Her experience of detailing many large conventions helped her develop a skill of being very attentive to details on these projects and to know key elements to look for while reviewing them. Elizabeth has helped to brand the Environmental 360 name by creating new and exciting marketing materials and making a presence at local and regional trade shows and conferences and local community events. Elizabeth strives to create a rewarding and satisfying place to work for every team member each day. This includes listening to team member comments and suggestions and ensuring their company benefits are appropriately handled.
Elizabeth lives in Smyrna, TN with her husband and son.
Torry Gannon
Torry Gannon is the Programs Manager at Environmental 360. He has been with the company servicing industrial clients since 2012. After graduating from Bradley University in 2008, he began his career with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in their Air Pollution Control Program out of the St. Louis office. He gained a valuable knowledge base in air pollution and ozone attainment regulations.
After four years, he joined the Environmental 360 team. Starting out as a staff scientist, he began to service a base of pulp and paper clients while expanding his knowledge of the pulp and paper market. He gained valuable experience in the areas of leak detection and repair (LDAR), spill prevention, control, and countermeasures (SPCC), as well as natural resources and wildlife management. During this time, Mr. Gannon was promoted to project scientist and was responsible for management aspects of the LDAR program for over 10 pulp and paper facilities, including monthly and annual inspections, schematic drawing and checklist creation, recordkeeping, scheduling, and budgeting. Mr. Gannon also expanded his project knowledge into odor modeling and other air monitoring projects while also being responsible for SPCC Plan development and implementation for pulp and paper facilities. Because of the quality of his work and service he provided to his clients, he quickly expanded the LDAR program in his area to over 20 facilities. Torry then trained and developed new team members in his area to conduct these inspections.
Today, Mr. Gannon continues to assist in expanding the EH&S services provided by Environmental 360 by developing our team internally as the Programs Manager. Mr. Gannon’s ever expanding LDAR and SPCC knowledge base continues to improve the services we provide by first improving our team. He provides continual training of the regulations and best management practices and also audits our team on-site to ensure continuity across the company.
Mr. Gannon was born and raised in rural Illinois. After living in Louisiana for 7 years, Torry married and moved to Missouri. He, his wife and their dog enjoy spending as much of their free time as they can in the outdoors and visiting with family and friends.
Avinash Gudipati
Avinash is the Lead Software Developer at Environmental 360. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University with a degree in Network Science and Computer Science. He started his career as an Android Developer and eventually learned all the necessary tools to build apps on multiple platforms including iOS, Windows, and Web.
At Environmental 360, his primary role is redesigning the apps to enhance the look and feel and optimize the performance. He will be adding more features and tools to make the job in the field a bit easier.
Outside of work, he enjoys playing board games and traveling. He currently lives in Bolton, MA with his wife and daughter.
James Gunn
James Gunn is a Project Scientist with Environmental 360. James graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 2011. After graduation, he went to work as a Quality Assurance Technician for Hyundai Motor America in Montgomery, AL where he inspected newly manufactured vehicles to ensure quality standards.
James returned to Auburn in 2013 to pursue his Master of Science in Geology. During his time there, he served as a graduate teaching assistant and lab technician where he instructed undergraduate labs and conducted lab analysis projects.
After achieving his master’s degree in 2016, James began work as a geologist for Polaris Resource Engineering in Birmingham, AL, starting his career in environmental compliance. He worked primarily in groundwater remediation involving leaky underground storage tanks, as well as conducting Phase I and Phase II site assessments, and groundwater monitoring. Additionally, he routinely used AutoCAD to draft basic site maps, geologic cross-sections, and various chemical concentration maps.
James handles environmental compliance with LDAR and SPCC for several pulp and paper clients located in central and south Alabama, as well as environmental site assessments in Alabama. Additionally, he has helped to manage feral hog populations at multiple locations. James successfully manages multiple projects in his area and is someone who is well trusted by his clients.
James currently resides in Millbrook, Alabama. He enjoys spending time with family, the outdoors, and playing the guitar.
Joey Haley
Joey Haley is a Project Scientist with Environmental 360. Joey received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, from Louisiana Tech University in 2005. Joey worked for Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for 10 years conducting LPDES, Title V, SPCC Plans, Stormwater Compliance Inspections, and ambient water quality sampling in Northwest Louisiana. Joey is OGI certified through Infrared Training Center. Joey has experience conducting OGI inspections for OOOOa Compliance.
Joey grew up in Bossier City, LA and is an Eagle Scout. He co-owned a crawfish stand while attending school at LATECH. Joey also worked for Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, as a Technician spraying herbicide for invasive species on the area lakes in Northwest Louisiana.
Joey lives in north Louisiana and conducts monthly inspections for LDAR, SPCC, and special projects in the Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas area. Joey enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and the outdoors.
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall is a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Environmental 360. After serving for 10 years in the Navy as a cryptologic technician, Charlie started his civilian career in IT as a developer. He worked in this role for 5 years and then transitioned to Quality Assurance where he worked for the next 14 years. Charlie then went on to a role as a Business Systems Analyst (PO) completing the hat trick of software production for 3 years before returning to software quality.
At Environmental 360 his role is Senior QA Engineer for EHSTracks. He will use his experience to help build solid and dependable software that will assist Environmental 360 and its customers to efficiently meet their goals with confidence.
Charlie currently lives in Greenbrier, TN. He is married to Brandi, who is an accomplished baker, and has a daughter.
Jimmy Hargrove
As a CEMS/COMS Regional Manager, Jimmy Hargrove came to Environmental 360 with over 25 years of analyzer experience. After serving 4 years in the United States Air Force as a Fire Protection Specialist Firefighter and Crash Crewman, Jimmy began his analyzer career as a Federal Firefighter Emergency Medical Technician and Hazmat Team Member servicing and maintaining the portable analyzers used for toxic, hazardous, and flammable atmospheres by the Hazmat team.
Jimmy then went to work in the semiconductor industry in Boise, Idaho, with Micron Technology. There Jimmy was a Toxic Gas Monitoring Systems Technician where he repaired, installed, and performed routine maintenance on analyzers and gas delivery equipment.
After 20 years with Micron, Jimmy took the opportunity to work with Insight Environmental in North Dakota. He started there as the contracted CEMS Technician at Dakota Prairie Refinery in Dickinson, North Dakota, the first refinery to start up in the United States in over 45 years. After the facility was then purchased by Tesoro Refining, Jimmy transferred to Tesoro’s Mandan (North Dakota) Refinery to manage their CEMS program. In the two years that Jimmy was the CEMS Manager at the Tesoro Mandan Refinery, he was tasked with implementing a contractor-based CEMS program and was instrumental in having the CEMS program in compliance with over 95% uptime for 5 consecutive quarters.
At Environmental 360, Jimmy completes project work for the clients primarily in the Pacific Northwest in all practice areas but specializing in CEMS/COMS and LDAR. He is also Method 9 certified for visible emissions and opacity.
Jimmy lives in the Pacific Northwest and enjoys traveling, fishing, hunting, and his Boise State Bronco’s football team.
Jaimie Hart
Jaimie Hart is a Software Engineer at Environmental 360. She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and Nashville Software School, and she started her tech career as a front-end web designer and content strategist. At Environmental 360, Jaimie is dedicated to revamping the apps performance and features while improving the user experience.
After growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida, Jaimie moved to Nashville in 2013 to work at Blackbird Studio. Since then, she’s become very passionate about technology and using it to make a positive impact.
Outside of work, Jaimie is a radio DJ at WXNA 101.5 FM in Nashville, and she enjoys playing drums.
Heather Herman
Heather Herman is an Accounting Specialist at Environmental 360. She has been doing Accounts Receivable and invoicing for three years. She started her career at SiteHawk Inc., a company that managed chemical data safety sheets for their clients. Heather then spent two years at Bridgestone Americas, Inc handling their global invoicing.
At Environmental 360, Heather will primarily be managing invoicing, as well as helping with other Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable duties.
Heather currently resides in Unionville, TN. She enjoys coaching softball, drawing, kayaking, and spending time with her family and friends.
Josh Howard
Josh Howard is a Project Scientist at Environmental 360. He graduated from Clemson University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. After college, Josh relocated to the Charlotte, NC area to work for three years in one of the largest national blood testing labs in the country. There he gained experience in quality control and assurance inspections.
Since beginning with Environmental 360 in 2017, Josh has expanded this knowledge to the pulp and paper, natural gas, and manufacturing industries. He is currently responsible for compliance plans and inspections and has recently begun working with CEMS projects. In addition to these skills, Josh’s hard work ethic is evident to Environmental 360 clients. He manages all practice area projects for the clients in Virginia and the Carolinas and is instrumental in special projects across the country.
Josh currently resides in Rock Hill, SC with his wife and enjoys attending Clemson football games each fall.
Mike Joseph
Mike Joseph is the IT Administrator at Environmental 360. Mike is a customer service focused, 15-year IT professional, starting his career at Peak 10/Flexential in Franklin, TN, a company that houses servers for clients across all industries. During his time there, he served as a Data Center Operations Technician, Data Center Supervisor, and IT Project Manager, supporting a wide variety of local and national businesses. He has a deep love of technology, computers, and gadgets of all varieties.
At Environmental 360, Mike oversees all aspects of internal and external IT services by maintaining company equipment and accounts.
Mike was born in Oak Ridge, TN and lived most of his youth in the East Tennessee area before moving to Nashville with his family in his teen years.
Mike currently lives in Murfreesboro, TN with his fiancée where they watch movies, play board games, and are generally nerdy about all things.
Brandon Kennemur
Brandon Kennemur is the Vice President of Industrial Services and a Senior Scientist at Environmental 360. Mr. Kennemur has been serving industrial clients for over 16 years. Upon graduating from Auburn University in 2002, he began his career with a small environmental consulting firm where he provided air compliance regulatory assistance to a base of industrial clients. He eventually took over as the firm’s leak detection and repair (LDAR) program manager for pulp and paper clients.
After two years, Mr. Kennemur acquired a position with a nationally recognized engineering and consulting firm. Starting out as a staff scientist, he continued to maintain and grow a large base of pulp and paper clients while expanding his expertise into the petrochemical and small manufacturing market. He gained valuable experience in the areas of SPCC, wastewater, stormwater, solid and hazardous waste, natural resources, and excelled in his work with LDAR and LDAR-related issues. During this time, Mr. Kennemur was promoted to project manager and was in charge of all management aspects of the LDAR program for over 15 pulp and paper facilities, including monthly and annual inspections, scheduling, schematic drawing and checklist creation, recordkeeping, and budgeting. In addition, he was responsible for spill prevention control, and countermeasures (SPCC) and stormwater compliance for multiple industrial facilities.
Today, by providing compliance solutions to over 70 pulp and paper facilities, Mr. Kennemur continues to expand the LDAR services practice both geographically and to new industrial sectors. Mr. Kennemur’s LDAR expertise continues to be highly regarded throughout the industry and has been designated as an internal best management practice by multiple pulp and paper companies. He manages the ever-expanding on-site compliance services practices that consist of water and air sampling, leak detection and inspections, tagging, labeling, and monitoring.
Mr. Kenenmur is also a certified optical gas imaging (OGI) thermographer and manages OGI LDAR services using infrared cameras to multiple industrial facilities.
He continues to grow the Environmental 360 industrial client base through customer-committed service, quality-driven work, word-of-mouth references, and long-lasting relationships.
Mr. Kennemur currently resides in Rogersville, Alabama with his wife and two boys.
Rebekah King
Rebekah King is the Marketing Coordinator for Environmental 360. Rebekah graduated from the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, receiving both her Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. During her time at the university, she worked as an assistant in the Graduate Programs Office, providing marketing support. She completed several internships as well, focusing on marketing and project management.
At Environmental 360, Rebekah manages all digital and print media. She works directly with the team to create a marketing strategy that will increase awareness of Environmental 360’s services and new products. Rebekah’s goal is for Environmental 360’s values to be at the front of their marketing efforts as she believes this is what makes them stand out from the competition.
Rebekah lives in Nashville, TN with her husband. She loves being outside, hiking, and attending local events.
Kim Manley
Kim Manley is an Environmental Scientist at Environmental 360. Kim received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Millsaps College in May of 2020. Kim began her career as an Environmental Scientist working for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in the Office of Pollution Control in December of 2020. Kim specialized in water pollution, where she conducted compliance monitoring inspections, reconnaissance inspections, multimedia site inspections, and public complaint investigations.
At Environmental 360, Kim will primarily be responsible for leak tracking management, CEMS/COMS QA/QC, and reporting. She will also oversee the structure of data for EHSTracks and eventually QA/QC other projects as needed.
Kim currently lives in Murfreesboro, TN with her dog Theo. She enjoys playing, watching, and coaching soccer, participating in outdoorsy activities, and spending time with her dog, family, and friends.
Cory Martin
Cory Martin is the Vice President of Natural Resources at Environmental 360. With a background in forest management services, Mr. Martin specializes in fiber procurement, reforestation, and forest sustainability. He has over 20 years of experience in the forest products industry, and is a registered forester in multiples states in the southeast. In addition, Mr. Martin is a licensed chemical applicator.
While attending Auburn University, Mr. Martin interned with Resource Management Services where he assisted in the management of several large landholdings which focused on maximizing investor returns. In 1998, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Operations and a Minor in Business. He returned home to West Alabama and began working as a forester for an Alabama-based forest procurement and management company. Today, he continues to serve clients by delivering raw materials to area forest product markets and providing forest management services to local landowners. In addition, Mr. Martin is a forester for a large reforestation company which plants approximately sixty million trees per year. At this company, he is responsible for securing contracts with landholding companies and managing reforestation projects.
At Environmental 360, Mr. Martin provides clients with a comprehensive land management program which focuses on maximizing timber, wildlife, and environmental development assets. He also serves on the leadership team casting long and short-term vision to the company. His background and experience in business has allowed Cory the knowledge to manage and advise the finances of Environmental 360 as well.
Mr. Martin currently resides in Butler, Alabama with his wife and two children. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and watching his boys play youth sports.
Dylan Mooney
Dylan Mooney is a Staff Scientist with Environmental 360. Dylan graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. During his time in college, Dylan used his drive and hard work ethic to hold multiple positions which helped set him up for a successful career. He was both a ranch hand and greenhouse student worker for the university where he co-managed a beef cattle and equine ranch and assisted with basic greenhouse duties. He finished his college career with an internship program with Foster Farms. Dylan learned and assisted in live production of commercial poultry. This internship allowed Dylan to become a full-time employee there after graduation. Dylan quickly moved from intern to management trainee to broiler field supervisor. Dylan helped poultry farmers to be most efficient with their flocks by always thinking outside the box. Dylan also learned EPA regulations as they relate to poultry farms to ensure the farms were in compliance.
At Environmental 360, Dylan handles environmental compliance with LDAR and SPCC for several pulp and paper clients located in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He currently resides in Haughton, Louisiana, with his wife and is a huge fan of all sports.
Chris Morgan
Chris Morgan is the Director of Technology at Environmental 360. Chris graduated from Lee University with a degree in Intercultural Studies. Chris started his career as a software developer and moved progressively into agile leadership roles. As his career progressed, he took on coaching and mentorship responsibilities. This reinforced his passion for helping people meet their potential.
At Environmental 360, his primary role will be to lead the app development for EHSTracks. His experience working in app development, driving transparency and efficiency, and creating custom reporting will be pillars of his role at Environmental 360.
Chris currently lives in Smyrna, TN. He is married to Nerissa and has a young son and daughter. Outside of work, Chris enjoys woodworking, weightlifting, the outdoors, and board games.
Brandon Nobles
Brandon Nobles is a Staff Scientist at Environmental 360. He graduates from Georgia Southern Armstrong University with a Cell & Molecular Biology degree in December 2020. During his time in college, he participated in undergraduate research in gene sequencing to grasp a better understanding of lab techniques, field work, and data collection. Brandon joined the Environmental 360 team in September 2020 bringing with him experience with natural resources, such as trapping wildlife and nuisance animals. Brandon serves the Southern Georgia and Northern Florida area clients in monthly, quarterly, and annual environmental compliance inspections, particularly LDAR and SPCC.
Brandon was born and raised in Ludowici, Georgia, a small one red light town where he still resides. He loves spending time outdoors with his fiancé and their dog. In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing, working on vehicles, and spending as much time as possible with friends and family.
Candace Ntembo
Candace Ntembo is a Software Engineer at Environmental 360. Candace developed the spark for software developing while working closely with other developers in the retail environment. After 20+ years in the big box retail world, she decided it was time to retire and pursue a career in IT after completing her certifications with Nashville Software School.
Candace was born and raised in Lawton/Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, receiving her bachelor’s in business administration at Cameron University. She migrated to Clarksville, TN via her husband, Victor, through the army.
Currently, Candace, her husband, and their three children live in Smyrna, TN. Candace enjoys cooking and spending time with family and learning all things new.
David Owen
David Owen, President and Senior Scientist at Environmental 360, is an environmental consultant with more than 20 years of environmental consulting experience with industrial and commercial clients. An Environmental Science graduate of Auburn University (2000), Mr. Owen spent the first two years of his consulting career with an environmental firm that specialized in clean air act regulations and automated environmental compliance management systems. Starting as an intern with the small consulting firm, he eventually became the engineering group manager responsible for assessing industrial facilities’ compliance and reporting needs and developing the specifications for automated environmental compliance systems. In addition, he developed turn-key compliance programs according to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) including leak detection and repair programs; startup, shutdown, and malfunction programs; and CEMS quality control programs.
Mr. Owen next worked for a prominent southeastern regional civil engineering and environmental consulting firm. Starting as a project scientist with the firm, he gained project experience in the areas of groundwater assessment and remediation, natural resources, stormwater, wastewater, and hazardous waste. Mr. Owen eventually started and became the operations manager for the firm’s Atlanta, GA office. He managed a team of environmental scientists, ecologists, and engineers for over six years. In addition to managing the employees and office operations, he was responsible for business development, budgeting, and profitability while continuing to serve his clients in the industrial and commercial markets across the southeast. Mr. Owen also started and managed an office in Nashville, TN while maintaining his duties with the Atlanta, GA office.
Today, Mr. Owen continues to service a large client base as a Senior Scientist and serves as the President of Environmental 360 where he is responsible for team member and client service. In addition to his he continues to provide air compliance consulting services and leads Environmental 360’s technology development with the EHSTracks brand of compliance inspection application.
Anna Raymond
Anna Raymond is an Environmental Scientist at Environmental 360. Anna graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2019 with a degree in Environmental Science focused on Natural Resources and Conservation. While in her final semester of school, she worked for the City of Chattanooga as an intern with the Stormwater Engineering Department. Through this internship she gained knowledge of stormwater BMPs, interpreted civil engineering drawings of stormwater conveyances, and added data to a GIS database of the city’s stormwater system.
In May of 2020, Anna began working as a consulting utility forester for a rural electric co-op in north Georgia. In this position, she quickly became knowledgeable of distribution power structures and safety standards and gained expertise in the identification and care of trees in the southeastern United States. While working as a forester by day, she studied nightly for several months and became a certified Master Herpetologist.
At Environmental 360, Anna is a vital part of the compliance plan team and assists with special projects. She helps develop and review various environmental compliance plans, including SWPPPs and SPCC Plans. Anna is a Fundamentals of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Level 1 Certified personnel in the state of Tennessee. She looks forward to significantly widening her knowledge and passion within the industry and being a member of the Environmental 360 team for many years ahead.
Anna and her husband currently reside in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they enjoy camping, playing board games, and visiting locally owned restaurants and breweries.
Andrzej Richardson
Andrzej Richardson is a Staff Scientist with Environmental 360. Andrzej is a recent graduate of North Carolina State University where he studied Sustainable Materials and Technology as well as Materials Science Engineering. Before joining the team, he completed two internships, most notably with a small company that created fertilizer from wastewater. In this role he performed Quality Assurance lab testing in addition to aiding Research and Development projects.
At Environmental 360, Andrzej handles monthly LDAR and SPCC inspections for clients in the Carolinas and Virginia as well as special projects in the area.
Andrzej resides in Raleigh, NC and enjoys bass fishing and spending time outdoors.
Chris Rogers
Chris Rogers is a Project Scientist at Environmental 360 specializing in LDAR, SPCC, and CEMS/COMS in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama. Chris has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Delta State University and an Associate of Science degree in Electronics Technology from Mississippi Delta Community College. After graduating, Chris acquired a position as a Biological Science Technician with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services. In this role Chris worked with cooperators to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts using wildlife damage management techniques. Chris next acquired a position with International Paper at the Columbus Cellulose Fibers Mill as an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician. His tasks included preventative maintenance, installation, troubleshooting, and repair of many process components to include: 3-phase motors and associated control circuits, automation equipment, variable speed drives, burner management systems, CEMS/COMS, turbine generators, automatic valves, and various process control transmitters.
Chris lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, with his wife. Chris enjoys hunting, fishing, and woodworking in his free time.
Logan Smith
Logan Smith is a Project Scientist with Environmental 360. Logan graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant and Soil Science. Growing up on a farm, Logan has always had a passion for agriculture, soil, and natural resources. Throughout his undergraduate degree, he held internships with TWRA and NRCS where he began learning about mapping and federal regulations.
Logan handles environmental compliance with LDAR and SPCC for the Tennessee, Kentucky, North Alabama, and North Mississippi region as well as special projects. Logan is a certified Level I Thermographer and handles Optical Gas Survey’s for several Natural Gas compressor stations in the Southeastern region. He is also a certified UAV pilot for special projects anywhere needed.
Logan currently resides in Milton, Tennessee. He enjoys spending time with family and the outdoors.
Dylan Stewart
Dylan Stewart is a Staff Scientist for Environmental 360. Dylan came to Environmental 360 from Airtek where he repaired recovery boilers throughout the Southeast in several papermills and a variety of other industries.
Dylan works out of Jesup, GA where he completes LDAR, SPCC, hog trapping, and special projects in South Georgia and North Florida. His experience in papermills and environmental compliance have built a strong foundation for his work here.
Tracy White
Tracy Hallums is the Accountant for Environmental 360. Tracy graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN receiving her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an accounting concentration. During her time in college, she worked as an accounting assistant in the country music industry providing business and personal financial management services to various country music entertainers. Prior to joining Environmental 360, Tracy worked at Kraft CPAs, a regional CPA firm in middle Tennessee, where she provided entrepreneurial and tax preparation support services to small business clients and individuals.
At Environmental 360, Tracy manages all accounting and daily financial responsibilities. She works directly with management and field team members providing financial statement reporting, accounts payable and receivables, and as well as various other administrative duties. Tracy’s goal is to be a vital part of the growth and cohesiveness within the organization of Environmental 360 by providing financial and accounting services to management and team members in the field that support our core values to ensure our client’s needs are met with the highest service, respect, and responsiveness.
Tracy lives in Murfreesboro, TN. She loves being outdoors, hiking, paddleboarding, college football, and live music events.
Seth Whitfield
Seth Whitfield is a Staff Scientist with Environmental 360. Seth graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 2013. After graduation, he went to work as a geologist for Spectrum Environmental in Robertsdale, AL where he collaborated with professional geologists to complete Monitoring Well Installations, Secondary UST Investigations, and a variety of Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site Assessments throughout AL, MS, GA, FL, and KY. He facilitated Wetland Delineations with certified biologists in AL & MS and cooperated with Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) employees to identify and locate Endangered Species in Alabama. He also assisted in Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for industrial and construction sites.
In 2016, Seth moved to Prattville, AL and began work as a geologist for Polaris Resource Engineering in Birmingham, AL. He worked in groundwater remediation involving Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs). He wrote comprehensive reports following guidelines laid out by the Alabama Risk-Based Corrective Action for Underground Storage Tanks and regularly submitted System Effective Monitoring Reports (SEMR) and Natural Attenuation Monitoring Reports (NAMR) to supervising team. Additionally, he conducted Preliminary and Secondary UST Investigations and Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site Assessments with the guidance of a professional geologist.
Seth’s experience in the environmental field combined with Environmental 360’s leadership has helped him to move into the CEMS/COMS division. Seth has been working closely with our experienced team members to develop his knowledge and expertise in the CEMS/COMS industry. He performs monthly CEMS/COMS maintenance, quarterly opacity audits, cylinder gas audits, and many other services as our clients’ needs comprise. Seth is also involved with environmental compliance with LDAR and SPCC and has worked with clients updating FRP, SPCC, and LDAR Plans for several pulp and paper facilities located in the southeast. Seth currently resides in Prattville, Alabama, and enjoys outdoor recreation and spending time with his wife and children.
