10 Republic Services engineering leaders
Director of engineering, director of engineering and infrastructure and engineering director for plastics circularity are among the current titles held by these ten Republic Services engineering leaders, one of whom has since moved on. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Republic Services from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Lopez
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director - Plastics Circularity · Republic Services
Andrew Lopez has been Engineering Director - Plastics Circularity at Republic Services since September 2025, with the role based in Las Vegas, and was General Manager - Polymer Center there from 2022 to 2025. Andrew Lopez was Vice President, Engineering & Facilities at rPlanet Earth from 2020 to 2022 and Director Of Engineering there from 2017 to 2020.
Bob White
LinkedInExperience: Director Infrastructure and Thermal Development · Republic Services
Bob White has been Director Infrastructure and Thermal Development at Republic Services since April 2026, based in Phoenix. Bob White was Director Bio-Refinery & Recycled Operation at Bridgestone Americas from 2012 to 2025 and Plant Manager at TODA America, Inc from 2010 to 2012, and the profile headline lists thermal and high-hazard operations and advanced process systems.
Chris Stanfill
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - ES Atlantic · Republic Services
Chris Stanfill has been Director of Engineering - ES Atlantic at Republic Services since February 2025, and the profile describes a process wastewater engineer specializing in industrial water quality. Chris Stanfill was Vice President Of Engineering at Shamrock Environmental Corporation from 2022 to 2025 and Associate Vice President at Arcadis from 2019 to 2022.
Joe Benco
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Republic Services
Joe Benco has been Director, Engineering at Republic Services since January 2019 and was VP, Engineering there from 2008 to 2018, based in Phoenix. Joe Benco was VP, Engineering & Environmental Management at Allied Waste from 1998 to 2008 and Environmental Engineer at Envirogen from 1996 to 1997.
Kevin Rose
LinkedInExperience: Director, Infrastructure Development · Republic Services
Kevin Rose has been Director, Infrastructure Development at Republic Services since November 2024, based in the Scottsdale area. Kevin Rose was Project Manager Air Quality Practice Group Lead at HDR from 2001 to 2024, and the profile headline describes finding environmental permitting and compliance solutions for industry.
Luke Cunningham, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Republic Services
Luke Cunningham, P.E. has been Director, Engineering at Republic Services since May 2025 and was Area Environmental Manager there from 2022 to 2025. Luke Cunningham was Environmental Manager at Republic Services from 2021 to 2022 and Solid Waste EIT at HDR from 2016 to 2020, and the profile lists a Professional Engineer license in Nebraska.
Steve Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director of Infrastructure Development · Republic Services
Steve Smith is Director of Infrastructure Development at Republic Services, a role the profile lists as current from October 1994, based in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The profile headline reads Director of Infrastructure Development (Not IT Infrastructure), which places the role outside information technology.
Tony Walker
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering · Republic Services
Tony Walker was Director, Engineering at Republic Services from October 2000 to February 2017 and has been Principal at Geo-Logic Associates since June 2017. The profile describes engineering support across construction, renewable energy, recycling, environmental and wastewater projects, and Tony Walker was Technical Specialist at GE Water & Process Technologies from 1997 to 2000.
Vaughn Thurgood
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering & Infrastructure · Republic Services
Vaughn Thurgood has been Director Engineering & Infrastructure at Republic Services since July 2022, based in Meridian, Idaho. Vaughn Thurgood was Vice President Engineering & Operations at US Ecology Inc., a Republic Services Company from 2019 to 2022 and Director of Engineering there from 2013 to 2019, and the profile lists design review and construction quality assurance.
Victoria Warren
LinkedInExperience: Director, Hydrogeology and Superfund · Republic Services
Victoria Warren is Director, Hydrogeology and Superfund at Republic Services, a role the profile lists as current from April 1997, based in McCordsville, Indiana. The profile headline reads Director, Hydrogeology and Superfund at Republic Services, Inc., and the Republic Services role is the only position the profile lists.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose engineering area is closest to your question, since landfill engineering, environmental solutions, plastics recycling, hydrogeology and infrastructure development leaders each work on different problems. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current engineering leadership role?
- 02How do you plan landfill and infrastructure projects so they stay on schedule?
- 03What has your own work taught you about engineering recycling processes for new materials?
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