Data and analytics professionals in Waste management
WM's operations business intelligence and decision science, Biffa's group data function and Stericycle's BI and data services anchor this waste and recycling analytics group, alongside analytics at Dumpsters.com, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Cleanaway Waste Management, Waste Harmonics Keter and North London Waste Authority. Worth a call to learn which operational, revenue or customer data a waste business uses for operating and pricing decisions.
Professionals to explore
Adnaan Afzal
LinkedInExperience: Director BI & Data Services · Stericycle
At Stericycle, Adnaan Afzal moved from Data Team Supervisor, SRCL (2012–2015) and BI Manager, ERS & SRCL (2015–2016) to Manager BI & Data Services, EMEAA (2016–2022) and Director BI & Data Services since 2022. Afzal describes over 10 years in BI and IT and working as an IT business partner to management, which suits questions on how a waste company's BI team works with operations.
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Atul Khetarpal
LinkedInExperience: Head of Digital, Data and Technology · North London Waste Authority
Atul Khetarpal has been Head of Digital, Data and Technology at North London Waste Authority since 2025 and was Portfolio Manager - Enterprise Information Management at Southern Water (2020–2025). Khetarpal also held Head of Data and Analytics at Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd. (2017–2019) and Head of Finance and BI systems at easyJet (2015–2016), a fit for questions on digital and data strategy at a waste authority.
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Chris Ortman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Business Intelligence · Dumpsters.com
Business intelligence at Dumpsters.com has been Chris Ortman's area since 2019, as Director of Business Intelligence (2019–2020) and then Senior Director of Business Intelligence since 2020. Ortman also worked as Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst at MTD Products (2016–2018), Business Reporting Manager - International Sales at Vitamix (2013–2016) and Manager of Business Analytics at AkzoNobel (2010–2013), a fit for questions on BI and reporting inside a waste services business.
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Cooper Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Business Intelligence · Waste Harmonics Keter
Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and KPI design are the focus areas Cooper Murphy names, along with leading BI teams for C-suite reporting. Murphy has been Vice President of Business Intelligence at Waste Harmonics Keter since 2024 and held Senior Director of Business Intelligence there (2018–2024), with a Data Analyst role at Waste Harmonics (2016–2017), a fit for questions on which waste KPIs executives should watch.
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Eva Jordan
LinkedInExperience: Business Analytics Manager · Rumpke Waste & Recycling
Eva Jordan has been Business Analytics Manager at Rumpke Waste & Recycling since 2026. At 84.51˚, Jordan was Lead Product Manager, Core Sciences (2025), Director of Data Science, Digital Insights (2021–2025) and Director of Data Science, Supply Chain and Operations (2016–2021). That supply chain and operations data science background fits questions on applying analytics methods from other industries to waste and recycling.
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Gregory Hartz
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Operations Business Intelligence · WM
A team of Power BI developers, the Azure DevOps board and requirements gathering fall to Gregory Hartz as Manager, Operations Business Intelligence at WM since 2025; Hartz was Business Intelligence Developer at WM (2020–2025). Hartz also worked as General Report BI Manager at TGI Fridays (2006–2019), a fit for questions on operations dashboards at a waste company.
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Joel Clark
LinkedInExperience: Former Group Head of Data and Analytics · Biffa
A multi-year Data & Analytics strategy that moved Biffa to a Hub & Spoke model is what Joel Clark says the data role included authoring and executing, as Group Head of Data and Analytics there (2022–2026). Clark was also Group Head of Business Intelligence (2019–2022) and Head of Management Information (2015–2019) at Biffa, and held Data Warehouse & Reporting Manager (2013–2015) and Analyst Team Leader - MI & Data warehouse (2010–2013) roles at Care Quality Commission.
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Kory Hirak
LinkedInExperience: Business Intelligence Manager · Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Data governance links several of Kory Hirak's roles: Data Governance Program Manager at Dupaco Community Credit Union since 2025 and data governance roles at Blommer Chocolate Company (2023–2024) and Pitney Bowes (2016–2023), alongside Business Intelligence Manager at Casella Waste Systems, Inc. since 2026. Hirak describes 15+ years across ERP, data and cloud platforms and major system migrations, which fits data governance questions in waste operations.
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Nils Buch
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, ENP Decision Science · WM
Nils Buch has been Sr. Director, ENP Decision Science at WM since 2024 and was Director Of Revenue Management there (2019–2024). Other WM titles include Manager Enterprise Analytics (2017–2019), Sr. Data Scientist- Revenue Analytics (2015–2017) and Corporate Engineer- Decision Sciences & Operations Analytics (2013–2015), which makes Buch the clearest fit here for waste pricing and revenue analytics questions.
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Sean Lee
LinkedInExperience: Head of Analytics Engagement · Cleanaway Waste Management
Over 20 years across telecommunications, media, health and financial services, in data and analytics, information management and performance improvement, is how Sean Lee describes the background behind Head of Analytics Engagement at Cleanaway Waste Management, held since 2025. At RMIT University, Lee was Director, Advanced Analytics (2019–2025) and Assistant Director, Analytics & Insights (2016–2019), a fit for questions on getting analytics adopted in a waste business.
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Choose the right perspective
Operations reporting questions fit Gregory Hartz at WM and Chris Ortman at Dumpsters.com; pricing and revenue analytics fit Nils Buch, whose WM titles include Director Of Revenue Management. For setting up or reorganizing a data function, try Joel Clark, Cooper Murphy, Adnaan Afzal or Atul Khetarpal; Eva Jordan, Sean Lee and Kory Hirak bring data science, analytics adoption and data governance from other industries into current waste roles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which operational data, such as pickups, missed collections or container weights, actually drives decisions at a waste or recycling company, and how reliable is it?
- 02How do you build pricing or revenue analytics for waste services when costs vary by site, material and contract?
- 03What does it take to get depot and field managers to use BI dashboards in place of their own spreadsheets?
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