CASCADE-ENV.COM - Key Persons


Bill Poupis

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Operations

Bobby Foley

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations for Cascade 's Civil
  • Director, Operations, Civil and Environmental Construction
Bobby Foley is the Director of Operations for Cascade's Civil and Environmental Construction service line. In this role, he leads his team of operations managers, project managers and field crews to ensure every project is completed on time and on budget. Bobby started his career in environmental services 34 years ago, and has extensive experience in demolition, wetland restoration, landfill repairs, excavation, T&D, and backfill projects. His long industry tenure means he understands the potential obstacles that can arise on these projects, and has the knowledge and experience to mitigate them. Clients and crews alike know Bobby's highest priority is safety, and rely on his regular communication to keep projects moving forward smoothly, safely, and achieving site goals.

Brenna Garmon

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Manager
  • Environmental Consultant
Brenna Garmon, a seasoned environmental consultant, brings more than six years of industry experience to her role. A proud alumnus of Vanderbilt University, she has cultivated a solid reputation through her work on numerous intricate groundwater remediation projects and instrumental involvement with various EPA superfund sites. Over the years, Brenna has refined her unique expertise in database management and the creation of 3D models. This has allowed her to set an industry standard in site characterization and investigation, further cementing her value in this field. As Client Services Manager, she actively manages and facilitates brown bag events and client meetings, offering a strategic platform to provide guidance and solutions to your projects. Clients in the southeast seeking comprehensive project guidance from start to finish reach out to Brenna. With her deep industry knowledge and unwavering commitment to exceeding expectations, every project she handles is navigated with expertise and precision, leading to successful completion.

Brook King

Job Titles:
  • Member of the ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY TEAM
  • EHS Director
Brook brings 21+ years of construction, drilling, environmental and EHS-related experience, and has been with Cascade for 15 years. He has several years of field experience in working with diverse types of Cascade technology, including, but not limited to: sonic, direct push, auger, rotary, injection/remediation operations, and well development. During his time at Cascade, Brook has held the role of Driller, Field Supervisor, Project Manager, Operations Support, EHS Regional Manager & current EHS Director. During his tenure as an EHS Regional Manager, Brook successfully led NW Region to 1800+ days at ZERO recordable injuries. He is experienced with EHS, Behavior Based Safety (BBS), Risk Analysis/Mitigation, Program Compliance, Incident Case Management, Training Coordination/Facilitation, Audits & Inspections, and Program Development/Implementation. Additionally, he has helped develop and implement several Cascade training and safety programs. He also worked on the original development team of the Cascade CORE™ Safety Program and has worked diligently with the EHS team, to implement those policies and procedures company-wide. He has a desire to help employees succeed, develop leadership skills, and reach their full potential while using the CORE™ safety program tools to help facilitate that process.

Chris Barden

Chris Barden has worked in the environmental drilling industry for 15 years. His previous experience includes working as a truck driver, equipment operator and foreman. Chris has received his Indiana well driller license, certifications in first aid and CPR, and has completed the OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120) and 10-hour Construction courses. He specializes in sonic drilling.

Dale Duscher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY TEAM

Dan Spencer

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Operations for Aquifer Drilling & Testing
  • Vice President, Operations at Aquifer Drilling & Testing, a Cascade Company
Dan Spencer is the Vice President of Operations for Aquifer Drilling & Testing, a Cascade Company (ADT). In his role, he oversees environmental and geotechnical drilling projects in the greater New York City metropolitan area. Dan has worked in many capacities over his years with Cascade, including as a program manager, regional fleet and maintenance manager, a sr. project manager, and director of analytics. His experience allows him to identify opportunities for greater operational efficiencies that can lower his clients' costs and improve their project outcomes. Dan manages more than 80 employees and a deep fleet of standard and specialized drilling equipment. His clients rely on him to ensure they have the right technology and skilled drillers to safely and efficiently do the work on every project site. Education: Bachelor of Music Performance and Pedagogy, University of Tennessee at Martin. Master of Music in Music Performance, Western Michigan University. Doctor of Music Arts, University of Iowa.

David Wilcox

Job Titles:
  • Field Supervisor
David Wilcox has been in the drilling industry for nearly 20 years and has experience in crew management, project management, rig operations and client relations. He is a licensed driller in both North and South Carolina and specializes in the operation of sonic drilling rigs.

Deborah Shaffer Schnell

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Operations, Innovative Technologies

Eliot Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Technology
  • Vice President, Technology and Business Development
Eliot Cooper is the Vice President of Technology and Business Development. In this role, he helps clients design efficient and cost-effective remedies using high resolution site characterization (HRSC) and a vast array of remediation options. His specialty is finding the right combination of tools and technologies for complex sites, and ensuring every step of the remediation process is optimized to achieve results. Eliot draws on a career that spans more than 30 years in the environmental remediation industry and includes hundreds of projects nationwide. He's remediated sites that involved hex chrome, fuel spills, and chlorinated solvents. He specializes in injected remedy delivery, remediation design support, characterization of VOCs, and tackling complex sites by combining multiple remediation technologies. Eliot previously served at the Environmental Protection Agency in both air pollution and hazardous waste management programs, as well as in the private sector providing thermal combustion and in situ remediation field services. Eliot now leads Cascade's in situ remediation solutions team to evaluate available technologies to meet client goals, provide advanced delivery techniques, and ensure HRSC results in actionable solutions. Education: MS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois

Eric Baumgardt - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM
Eric Baumgardt was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2023. Eric has over 11 years' experience as a CFO, with a longstanding career history of directing accounting and financial activities for startup firms, SMB/SME companies, and Fortune 500 companies. He has extensive experience in Banking, Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas and Automation industries. He has led international teams in budget preparation, forecasting and strategies to ensure business success. He is an operationally driven CFO focusing on improving top and bottom-line financial performance, data visibility, accuracy, stability and compliance. Being an avid triathlon athlete, he is always seeking out the next challenge and has a great affinity for dogs.

Eric Moskal

Job Titles:
  • Director of Technical Experts at Cascade Environmental
Eric Moskal is the Director of Technical Experts at Cascade Environmental. In this role, he helps develop and implement best practices for field crews to maximize safety, capability, and efficiency to ensure a positive return on Client investment for each site. Eric is a national expert on pneumatic and hydraulic emplacement of chemical oxidants, zero-valent iron (ZVI), combined ZVI-bioremediation remedies for complex chlorinated solvent sites, and remediation-engineered activated carbon for complex petroleum sites. He also provides pneumatic permeability enhancement of finer-grained soils to optimize soil vapor extraction (SVE) systems for both hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvent removal. Eric collaborates with his clients to identify a cost-effective, site-specific methodology for delivering amendments that will achieve their remedial goals. Previous projects have included everything from the site of a former corner gas station to personal residences to large federal sites. Eric has almost two decades of practical experience in the environmental services industry. He has extensive hands-on field experience and many years of project development and management experience. Education: BS Geology, University of Delaware

Gary Crueger - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM

James Goble

Job Titles:
  • Field Supervisor

James Smith

Job Titles:
  • Field Supervisor

Jeff Brink

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Manager

Jessica Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Director of Talent Acquisition and Chair, Cascade Inclusion & Engagement Council

Jim Galligan

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Operations, TerraTherm

Jim McCombs

Job Titles:
  • Key Accounts Manager

Jimmy Hall

Job Titles:
  • Field Supervisor

John LaChance

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Development

John McAssey

Job Titles:
  • Technical Expert, West

John Michael Gross - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM

Kellie Miller

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Manager

Ken Moses - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief People Officer
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM

Ken Post

Job Titles:
  • Regional EHS Manager

Lauren Divello

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Manager

Marti Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Project Manager

Matthew Vetter

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Operations

Michael Gerber

Job Titles:
  • Technical Expert

Mike Czech

Job Titles:
  • Field Supervisor

Ms. Devon Phelan

Job Titles:
  • Leader of TerraTherm 's Project Management Team
  • Vice President of Projects
Ms. Devon Phelan has nearly two decades of project management experience with TerraTherm and has successfully completed in situ thermal remediation (ISTR) projects across the United States. Ms. Phelan possesses a wide array of thermal remediation project experience at active and inactive Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites, and both operational and decommissioned private facilities. Ms. Phelan has managed projects using all major thermal technologies-Thermal Conduction Heating (TCH), Electrical Resistance Heating (ERH) and Steam Enhanced Extraction (SEE) as well as combinations of the three. As the leader of TerraTherm's Project Management Team, Ms. Phelan is responsible for successful project completion of all thermal projects, managing safety, design, construction, operation, sampling, and demobilization of thermal projects.

Pete Larsen

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Operations

Richard Boland

Job Titles:
  • EHS Trainer

Ricky Davis

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Operations

Rocky Tooyak

Job Titles:
  • Regional EHS Manager

Ron Thalacker - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE TEAM

Scotty Manning

Job Titles:
  • Construction Superintendent

Shawn Cain

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Operations

Steffen Griepke

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Technology

Steven Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Operations

Sue Bruning

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Client Experience & Sustainability

Will McAllister

Job Titles:
  • VP, Operations

William (Brad) Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Technical Expert, Site Characterization