ENVIRO 21 - Key Persons


Bob Regola

Job Titles:
  • Government
Bob Regola - Government Affairs. Bob Regola is a retired Pennsylvania state senator. He specializes in advising Enviro 21 on government affairs in the local, state, and national arenas. He also owns Regola Consulting, assisting clients with government affairs.

John Hammer - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
John Hammer - Chief Financial Officer. John Hammer has extensive finance and corporate finance experience specializing in high-technology companies. He has 25 years experience investing in, founding, and operating early stage companies in Western Pennsylvania and New York City. John graduated from Northwestern University with an engineering degree and earned an M.B.A. from University of Pittsburgh.

John R. "Chip" Purcell - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Founder
John R. "Chip" Purcell - Chief Executive Officer. Chip is the founder and driving force behind the development of Enviro 21. Having begun in the waste industry in 1990 as a special waste sales and business development associate for Chambers Development, he quickly saw the industry potential. His entrepreneurial spirit led to his creation of Purcell and Associates, Inc., a Mid-Atlantic environmental waste consulting enterprise. He has handled the transportation and disposal components of three federal Superfund projects, been involved with numerous Army Corps of Engineer remediations, and conducted various aspects of waste projects with more than 20 Fortune 500 companies. His environmental companies were noted for their thoroughness and superior service. Though projects range from the single dumpster to the handling of nuclear waste, the same attention was offered to each.

John Richey

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
John Richey - Project Manager. John Richey works hands on with clients throughout the entire Enviro 21 reverse auction process, meeting with them, and guiding the client along by answering any questions regarding the bid. He also handles the technical aspects of the online reverse auction process. This includes the uploading, conducting, and monitoring of the reverse auction. He is a graduate of The University of Pittsburgh.

Lucas Lang

Lucas Lang- Lucas is going into his senior year at Robert Morris University. He is majoring in Strategic Communications, with a minor in Sociology. Lucas is assisting our team by learning about the process of reverse auctions, generating leads, and learning sales and general business. In addition, he works on research for auctions and projects for Enviro 21.

Patrick Gallagher

Job Titles:
  • Acting Chief Technical Officer
  • Vice President of the Metals Division for Management Science Associates, Inc
Patrick Gallagher - Acting Chief Technical Officer. Patrick is the Vice President of the Metals Division for Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA). His operation and development of ScrapSite and MetalSite for MSA has made him invaluable in the development of Enviro 21, and specifically in the eSource site that is the basis for the Enviro 21 Marketplace.