Our Principals and Associates are highly experienced professionals with extensive experience in
- Strategic Planning
- Technology Assessment
- Research and Development
- Design Engineering
- Procurement
- Implementation
Vikram M Pattarkine, PhD, BCEEM 
Chief Executive Officer
- Board- and C-level executive and entrepreneur with a
passion for identifying, developing, and implementing innovative environmental
stewardship strategies and solutions
- US citizenship through recognition of “extraordinary
ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through
sustained national or international acclaim” by US Citizenship and Immigration
Services
- Doctorate in environmental engineering from Virginia
Tech, USA
- Extensive international experience in consulting;
R&D; technology assessment, development, commercialization, and
application; manufacturing; training and capacity building
- Instrumental in founding several companies by providing
strategic advice to investor groups and assuming Board level, C-level, or
advisory positions in the businesses
- Led, managed, and participated in international projects
related to
- Energy-Environment Interface: Renewable Energy
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management
Plans
- Environmental Management and Policy: International
Development
- Global Environmental Issues: Climate Change
- Industrial, Hazardous, and Medical Waste Management
- Water-Wastewater: Process Engineering Design and
Troubleshooting, Nutrient Recovery and Removal; Energy Management and Recovery,
Energy-efficient Aeration Systems
- As founding CTO, guided the initial development of a water cleanup technology for the oil & gas, algae, and other water intensive industries
- Developed and led the Environment and Natural Resources
Management (ENRM) practice of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Asia’s largest
consulting firm
- Carried out and reviewed environmental assessments of
projects in several sectors including energy, transport, water, industry,
infrastructure, tourism, and urban development
- Managed and participated in projects funded by
multilateral donor agencies including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank,
OECF (Japan), and GTZ (Germany)
- Interacted with governments in the Asia-Pacific region
and other organizations including International Finance Corporation, United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, South Pacific
Regional Environment Programme, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme,
US Trade and Development Agency, and US-Asia Environmental Partnership for
projects related to environmental policy and management
- Strong managerial, business development, inter-personal,
and networking skills
- Sharp business acumen – led and worked with
inter-disciplinary, cross-cultural, multi-national teams
- Professional nominations: Chesapeake Bay Program
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, US Environmental Protection
Agency, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, Water
Environment Federation, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, Water
Environment Research Foundation
- Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member of the The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
- Adjunct faculty appointments: University of Missouri, Pennsylvania
State University
- Organized international training programs, conferences,
workshops, and seminars in USA, India, Bangladesh, China, Southeast Asia, and
Central Asia
- International publications and presentations on various
aspects of environmental engineering/management and renewable energy – authored
chapters in Water Environment Federation’s manuals on energy conservation in
wastewater treatment facilities and nutrient removal from wastewater, ADB’s
handbook of environment statistics
- Fluent in English and familiar with several languages of
south Asia – conducted training on technical writing and effective presentation
skills
Mrunalini (Leena) Pattarkine, PhD
Principal (Partner)
- Doctorate in Biochemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, one of the world’s leading academic institutions
- Currently Professor of Biotechnology at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania, USA
- Experienced in teaching, mentoring, training, and capacity building in biochemistry, biology, biotechnology (health, environmental, green biotechnology, applied biotechnology), and nanobiotechnology
- Over twenty years of research experience in biochemistry and nanobiotechnology, including membranes, proteins, lipids, DNA diagnostics (gene therapy, DNA chips), immobilization of biomolecules for developing them as nanobiotechnological material, establishing structure-function relationships for macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids), and developing liposomal systems for drug delivery
- Innovative approach with extensive experience in a variety of biochemical techniques
- Experience in formulating and supervising research projects and meeting deadlines by aggressive project monitoring
- Grant-writing experience
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Korah Abraham, PE
Chief Operating Officer
- Advised,
managed, participated in or approved numerous projects related to
- Renewable
Energy
- Environmental
Assessments and Impact Statements
- Environmental
Regulations and Policy Development
- Industrial,
Municipal and Hazardous Waste Management
- Water
and Wastewater Projects
- Administered,
participated in or approved numerous Water and Wastewater Project Planning,
Engineering Design, Construction Management, Financial Management,
Troubleshooting Operation and Maintenance Problems, Alternate Dispute
Resolution Process for Resolving Construction Claims, Value
Engineering/Analysis
- Advisory
Committee Activities:
- Small
Water Systems Technical Advisory Committee to Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP)
- Sewage
Advisory Committee to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Susquehanna
River Basin Commission
- PA
Governor Ridge's Sound Land Use Committee for Growing Greener Initiative
- Infrastructure
Committee for the Pennsylvania Economy League
- Advised,
managed, participated in or reviewed and approved numerous Environmental
Assessments and Impact Statements for projects in several Programs including
- Alternate
Energy
- Transportation
- Water
& Waste Water
- Industrial
Development
- Infrastructure
- Rural
Development
- Managed
and participated in projects financed by Governmental and local agencies and
financial institutions, including
- PENNVEST
- Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG)
- Appalachian
Regional Commission (ARC)
- Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
- US
Army Corps of Engineers (COE)
- US
Department of Energy (DOE)
- Organized
training programs, workshops, and seminars for Consulting Engineers, DEP staff,
COE staff and USDA employees on Project Planning, Environmental Compliance,
Development, Financing, Construction Monitoring, and Dispute Resolution
- Developed
Handbook and Guidance Documents for USDA financing: Uniform Environmental
Review Process, Pre-Construction Conference Guide, Natural Resources Management
Guide and PA Handbook on Financing Community Programs
- Obtained
Research & Technology development (Ben-Franklin) financing for a research
and development project
Chris Kaufman
Senior Associate
- Geological
and Environmental Engineer
- Over
20 years of experience in solid waste management comprising
- Landfill
design and construction
- Technical
investigations
- Site
work plans
- Engineering
reports and cost estimates
- Regulatory
oversight
- Recycling
and resource recovery
- Composting
- Hazardous
waste management
- Experience
in USA and UAE
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*PEACE is also the acronym for Pattarkine Environmental and Consulting Engineering. |
