Engineering professionals in Waste management

WM, or Waste Management, Inc., is the biggest employer in this waste management engineering group, with four current titles; the other six work at SUEZ, Recology, Republic Services, Interstate Waste Services, EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd and Waste Connections. Their work spans landfill construction, waste sorting plants, transfer stations and hazardous waste facilities, which suits anyone permitting a new facility or cutting its running cost.

10 professionals8 companiesData retrieved September 30, 2026

Professionals to explore

  1. Charlotte Delcourt

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    Experience: Technical Director · SUEZ

    The waste sorting technical department at SUEZ, which supports waste sorting plants in France, is where Charlotte Delcourt has been Technical Director since 2024, and was Technical and Process Optimisation Manager (2022–2024) and Technical Plant Engineer (2019–2022) there. Charlotte was also Industrialisation project manager (2016–2018) and Process Engineer (2014–2016) at FM Logistic, a fit for sorting plant optimisation questions.

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  2. Chris Rubak

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    Experience: Senior Engineering Manager · Waste Management, Inc.

    Since 2011 Chris Rubak has been Senior Engineering Manager at Waste Management, Inc., more than 15 years in one engineering management role at the company. That tenure makes Chris a fit for questions on engineering management at Waste Management, Inc. and on how its engineering priorities and constraints have shifted over that period.

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  3. Esme Gombault

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    Experience: Group Technical Director · EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd

    EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd has had Esme Gombault as Group Technical Director since 1988. Esme describes experience in the planning, development, construction, commissioning, operations, closure and rehabilitation of hazardous, industrial, general and HCRW treatment and disposal facilities, which suits questions on a hazardous waste facility's full life from planning to closure.

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  4. James Anderson

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    Experience: Director of Engineering · Interstate Waste Services, Inc.

    James Anderson, Director of Engineering at Interstate Waste Services, Inc. since 2021, was Director Solid Waste Compliance and Development at Mercer Group International of NJ, Inc. (2017–2021), Associate at T&M Associates (2005–2017) and Principal at JCA Associates, Inc. (1981–2004). James lists solid waste planning, transfer station planning and design, and material recovery facility and recycling facility planning and design as specialties.

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  5. Joe Benco

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    Experience: Former VP, Engineering & Environmental Management · Allied Waste

    At Allied Waste, Joe Benco was VP, Engineering & Environmental Management (1998–2008), then VP, Engineering at Republic Services (2008–2018), and has been Director, Engineering at Republic Services since 2019. Earlier, Joe was Environmental Engineer at Envirogen (1996–1997) and at RINA North America (formerly Patrick) (1993–1996), a fit for questions on engineering and environmental management at Allied Waste and Republic Services.

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  6. Johan Chabrel

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    Experience: Director of Engineering · WM

    WM's Director of Engineering since 2023, Johan Chabrel describes the role as Director of Engineering at Waste Management - Recycling, and was Project Engineer at WM (2013–2023). Before WM, Johan was Mechanical Engineer at RRT Design & Construction (2005–2013), so questions on designing and engineering recycling facilities fit.

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  7. Matt Crockett, P.E.

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    Experience: Eastern Region Engineering Manager · Waste Connections

    Region Engineer since 2013 and Eastern Region Engineering Manager since 2020 are the two current Waste Connections titles of Matt Crockett, P.E. Matt was Project Director at SCS Aquaterra (2005–2013) and Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Specialist in the US Army (1994–2000), so questions on regional engineering across a waste company's operations fit.

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  8. Nick Khoury, P.E.

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    Experience: Engineering Manager, Waste Management Inc. of Florida · WM

    For close to two decades, since 2007, Nick Khoury, P.E. has been Engineering Manager, Waste Management Inc. of Florida at WM, and was Project Engineer at Globex Engineering and Development (SCS Engineers Company) (1999–2007). Nick suits questions on engineering for WM's Florida operations and how its engineering needs have changed over that time.

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  9. Paul Yamamoto

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    Experience: Director of Technology and Engineering · Recology

    Two current Recology titles belong to Paul Yamamoto: Director of Technology and Engineering (since 2015) and Vice President and Group Manager (since 2006); Paul was also an Executive at Waste Management Inc. (1989–2005). Recology describes itself as a fully integrated recycling and residuals collection, processing and disposal company, so Paul fits questions spanning collection, processing and disposal technology.

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  10. Walter Hunt

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    Experience: Director - Engineering · WM

    Director of Landfill Construction at Waste Management is how Walter Hunt describes the current role. Walter has been Director - Engineering at WM since 2011 and was Engineering Manager - North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas there (2010–2012), a fit for landfill construction cost and scheduling questions.

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Choose the right perspective

For landfill construction, Walter Hunt is the direct match, and regional engineering questions suit Nick Khoury, P.E., Matt Crockett, P.E. and Chris Rubak. Transfer station and recycling facility planning fits James Anderson and Johan Chabrel, waste sorting plant optimisation fits Charlotte Delcourt, and Esme Gombault covers hazardous waste facilities from planning to closure; Joe Benco (Republic Services, formerly Allied Waste) and Paul Yamamoto (Recology) have held VP and director roles.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01What drives landfill construction over budget, and which design choices keep it in check?
  2. 02How do you decide whether a waste sorting plant needs new equipment or a process change?
  3. 03Which permitting steps take longest for a new transfer station, and how do you plan around them?

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