EMC ENGINEERS/SCIENTIST - Key Persons


Jack Akin

Job Titles:
  • Professional Engineer and Environmental Scientist
Jack Akin is a licensed professional engineer and environmental scientist, trained and experienced in civil/environmental engineering works, bio-engineering, environmental assessment/cleanup, FEMA funding/grant writing, port & harbor engineering and permitting.

James Harrell

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Engineer
James Harrell is an environmental engineer with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing, consulting and water system construction, with a knowledge base that includes chemistry, regulatory compliance RE hazardous materials/waste, permitting, ESAs, agricultural irrigation design, pumping systems, hydraulics and water treatment for public water systems. Other skills include ARC-GIS, CAD and MS Office products.

Joel Woodward

Job Titles:
  • EMC Associate
Joel Woodward, an EMC associate, has been working with the firm for decades. Joel is a very skilled architectural and engineering computer-aided drafting and design professional.

Lorraine Akin

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Office Manager
Lorraine Akin is a trained office manager and accountant, with 23 years' experience as a business owner, purchaser, employer and investor.

Rick Gates

Rick Gates is a registered Geologist, geochemist and environmental scientist who has been engaged for the past 30 years in a broad range of projects requiring his skills in geotechnical investigation and modeling, subsurface investigation and environmental cleanup, laboratory analysis and inferencing, surface and groundwater hydrogeology and consultation.