CIPP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- EVP
Ali Sheikh brings more than 20 years of financial and global leadership experience across energy, transportation, and industrial sectors. Prior to Aegion, Ali served as Chief Financial Officer for Wabtec's Freight Services business where he oversaw a $2.5 billion+ global P&L across multiple countries and led due diligence and acquisition to support inorganic growth. From 2008 to 2014, he was Chief Financial Officer for GE Power Generation Services business in the Middle East and Africa region where he designed the regional P&L structure and finance organization to align with the company's operating structure to provide operational partnership. Prior to GE Power, Ali held financial roles of increasing responsibility within GE Energy and GE Capital.
He holds MBA from Texas Southern University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Sales, Eastern Region
Andrew has worked in the trenchless water and wastewater industry since 2006. His experience includes positions in the contracting, manufacturing and distribution sectors. His expertise in the water/wastewater markets includes cementitious and polymer manhole rehabilitation, specialty coatings, cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation, carbon fiber remediation and concrete corrosion. He is currently the East Area Manager of Business Development for Insituform Technologies.
Based out of Monroe, NC, Bob has been the Business Development Manager for Insituform for North Carolina and South Carolina since 2016. Bob has over 30 years of technical sales experience. Prior to joining Insituform, Bob worked as Regional Sales Manager for PPG Industries, AKZO Nobel, Sherwin Williams and Duron, Inc. To contact Bob please call him at 704-221-8443, or email him at rvanhorne@aegion.com.
Job Titles:
- Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri
With Insituform since 2008, Brian McCrary has been a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri since 1988. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University and has expertise in Consulting Engineering and General Contracting.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- EVP
Burt Keating has spent the last 20 years leading global field operations in private equity-backed and publicly traded companies, as well as the military. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Operations at USIC where he led numerous operational excellence initiatives, including a transformation of the company's quality culture and programs. Burt also oversaw the integration of three utility locating company acquisitions.
Prior to USIC, he held multiple operational leadership roles at Granite Services, Inc. As Global Productivity & Quality Director, Burt led continuous improvement initiatives to standardize and optimize gas and steam turbine outage performance across 90 countries and 2,000 jobsites. In his role as Europe Region Director, he had full accountability for safety, quality, and productivity of projects in Italy, East Europe, and Russia. As Americas Region Director, he was responsible for maintaining GE's aeroderivative gas turbine fleet in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South America.
He also served 20 years in the U.S. Navy's Submarine Force retiring in 2020 as a Commander. Notable career achievements include two Western Pacific deployments; qualifying Nuclear Engineer Officer; serving as the U.S. Navy's representative to the United Arab Emirates; and finally, as the Commanding Officer of a submarine maintenance reserve unit.
Burt holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; he received his Master of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University.
Job Titles:
- Oregon & Washington, Strategic Account Manager
Chantal Evans specializes in various types of rehabilitation and government policy. She has also been involved with local NASTT and TTC committees and is an instructor for University of Colorado collection and distribution school and for AWWA chapters on trenchless technologies.
Chris has 30 years of experience in the water/wastewater industry. His experience includes working with flow monitoring, cleaning/CCTV, SSES, lateral lining and mainline CIPP. Chris has an economics degree from Pitt and is an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Christina "Chrissy" Koller has been a valued member of the Insituform team since 2001. She has contributed to a number of business aspects, including sales, marketing, and administrative support. Chrissy handles public bid solicitations in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Dan Schoenekase - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, SVP
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
- SVP
Since joining Aegion in 2015, Dan has served in a variety of legal roles supporting Aegion's portfolio of companies across the globe. Immediately prior to his current role as General Counsel, he had been the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Insituform's North American operations in which he was responsible for the profit and loss of the business. This operational experience prepared Dan to become a uniquely well-rounded counsel and advisor to Aegion. Prior to joining Aegion, Dan was a Shareholder in the global construction law practice at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. in St. Louis, MO. He is an Eagle Scout and former U.S. Army infantry officer with one combat deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dan earned his law degree from St. Louis University and his Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.
Dave has been in the construction industry for over 12 years and has held numerous positions ranging from operations to sales. A fundamental part of Mr. Raymond's career is focusing on proper safety protocols while maximizing profits. Dave graduated from the University of West Florida with a BSBA in Business Management and enjoys spending time with his family and fishing.
Jay Ferguson is responsible for account management and development for the Indiana, southern Michigan and NW Ohio markets. Jay has worked in the water and wastewater industry for over 20 years in a variety of different roles that position him well to advise customers on infrastructure solutions. In his current role with Insituform, Jay provides infrastructure system evaluation services to utilities in need of rehabilitating existing pipelines. Jay works with both utility personnel and consulting engineers to identify the best solution for the problem at hand.
Job Titles:
- SVP, Technology & Innovation
Jim brings 25+ years of global experience growing and operating tech-focused, B2B product and service businesses in multiple energy and industrial verticals. He has served in CEO, President and COO roles in the US, UK and UAE leading engineered product and solution businesses, which also included numerous standalone and bolt-on acquisitions. Jim's Oil & Gas industry expertise with downhole sensing & measurement is particularly well suited to help accelerate our Aegion innovation efforts.
Jim holds a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois and received his MBA from Emory University - Goizueta Business School.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Sales for the Western Region
- Vice President of Sales, Western Region
Joe Lane is Vice President of Sales for the Western Region. Prior to this role, his positions included General Manager of Insituform's Asia and Pacific CIPP operations and President of HEBNA Corp., an international energy services pipeline rehabilitation company. Joe began his career in the trenchless pipeline industry with Insituform in 1991 holding positions in operations, training, business development, sales management, and as General Manager of business units in the central and western U.S.
Joe holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Northern Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Business Management and the Leadership Program of the Rockies. He is active in several water and energy pipeline focused organizations, is an Executive Board Member for the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) and is Past President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of NASTT.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Controller
- SVP
John started with Aegion in 2013 and has nearly 20 years of experience in the accounting/finance sector in various roles. He majored in accounting at Southeast Missouri State University and has an MBA from Webster University. In his spare time, John can be found competing in extreme sporting events.
With Insituform Technologies for two years, Kenny has a background of over 13 years of consultation experience in the service, logistics and construction industries. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, you can usually find him either playing a local stage with one of his three bands, or helping out with local MS Society events. Contact 412.310.8826 or by email at kboeh@aegion.com.
Kevin started with Insituform in 2000 and works with customers to provide solutions to challenges in their sewer and water systems. Contact Kevin at 630-842-8539 or kcoburn@aegion.com
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager for the Colorado
Leanne Goodhue is the Business Development Manager for the Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming regions. Prior to her current role, Leanne served for nearly five years as a field engineer for Insituform.
Neal Shearer has worked for Insituform in Business Development for 26 years on industrial, commercial, DoD and municipal projects. Neal has bachelor and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, is a member of LES and APWA and serves on the executive board of Houmas Mardi Gras Carnival Club.
In his spare time, he enjoys attending and participating in auto racing and boating. Contact Neal at 985-507-2023 or nshearer@aegion.com.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Rob is an infrastructure executive with 25 years of global experience in water, power, oil & gas, renewable energy, and telecom sectors.
From 2014 to 2019, Rob was President & CEO of USIC, the nation's largest underground utility locating company with 9,000 field service employees. Under his leadership, USIC doubled in revenue and - through a dividend recap and subsequent sale - doubled the enterprise value of the company for shareholders while delivering safe, high quality services to customers across the U.S. Rob and his teams were directly responsible for rebuilding IT infrastructure with big-data tools and scalable dashboards; building industry leading field operations, training, and safety programs; and overhauling commercial operations. Over the course of six acquisitions, Rob grew and diversified USIC's service offerings and geographic coverage.
Prior to USIC, Rob was President & CEO of Granite Services (now Field Core, a GE company), servicing heavy rotating equipment for the power generation and oil & gas sectors from 1997-2014. The business grew from a group of 50 field engineers to a global services organization with 9,000 employees who maintained 15% of the world's electric-generating capacity. Work was performed at 2,000 jobsites in 90 countries on turbines, generators, compressors, and related systems in gas, fossil, nuclear, wind, LNG, and petrochemical applications.
Rob's team grew the wind energy services business for GE to 900 engineers and technicians globally, in addition to commissioning over 2,000 turbines per year. In the oil & gas midstream, Rob's team led record performances in plant turnarounds for ExxonMobil in Texas, Russia, Qatar (the largest LNG facility in the world), Fife Ethylene plant in Scotland, and Bonny Island LNG in Nigeria. Work in the nuclear sector included outage support for GE technology nuclear reactors in the U.S. and Romania as well as managing field operations that were ultimately impacted by the tsunami at Fukushima Nuclear station in Japan.
Prior to his GE affiliation, Rob formed his own company, Power & Water Consulting, to resolve the technical difficulties in the startup of the then largest (1000 MW) zero-discharge combined cycle power plant in the world being constructed by Fluor Daniel. After successful completion of the project, he joined forces with three colleagues to form Penpower, a power plant startup services company that was acquired by GE in 1997.
Rob's experience in water & wastewater began at Nalco Chemical Company in 1988 where he was a top sales performer in specialty chemical sales and worked in potable water, wastewater, and industrial water treatment. He led the first large cogeneration project in the U.S. for Nalco and was the customer lead for industrial applications in corrosion prevention and cooling water efficiency for Dow Chemical.
Rob has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Duke University. He is a member of U.S. Masters Swimming, an offshore sailor with 40,000 miles at sea, an occasional guest lecturer at the University of South Florida, and a member of the Tampa Bay Area Committees on Foreign Relations.
Robert Moorhead - Chief Commercial Officer, EVP
Job Titles:
- Chief Commercial Officer
- EVP
Robert brings more than 25 years' experience in sales, marketing, and operational leadership in public and private equity-backed businesses, both domestic and globally.
Most recently, Robert was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing of USIC. During his tenure, Robert's teams exceeded customer renewal revenue targets by 47%, increased national account revenue (and margins) 10% and grew the company's regional customer base by 24%. Robert initiated sales operations processes and a cultural shift towards utilizing customer data to improve service and results.
Prior to USIC, Robert held several sales leadership roles at Aegion. As Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing (2008-2018), Robert's teams focused on developing infrastructure renewal solutions with municipal and utility owners, consulting engineers and contractors. During that time, Aegion realized a 50% increase in customer orders along with improved margins.
Earlier in Robert's career, he held operations and sales leadership roles in public and private firms with heavy emphasis on utility infrastructure and field services. Robert was a founding team member of the NCCER, a national construction craft, safety and management training organization that standardizes development and delivery of training programs for the construction and maintenance industries.
Robert earned his M.S. from Johns Hopkins University and his B.A. from Colorado State University. Originally from the Washington, DC, area, Robert now resides in Florida with his wife and three boys.
Ryan Miller, P.E., is a seasoned project manager and engineer with nearly twenty years of experience in the private engineering consulting field. His areas of expertise include environmental, civil, stormwater and permitting. He has designed and managed numerous projects for the railroads, petroleum marketers, utilities, municipalities, and various other private and industrial clients. A licensed professional engineer in North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, Ryan has a BS in Biological Engineering with a soil and water concentration from North Carolina State University. He is a member or former member of the GPNC, NCCBI, NSPE, NCPE, TNPE, TNCC and NAJCC.
Job Titles:
- Regional Sales Manager of Pressure Pipe for the Eastern US
- Regional Sales Manager, Pressure Pipe, Eastern U, S
Steve Soldati is the Regional Sales Manager of Pressure Pipe for the Eastern US. Steve has extensive experience in construction management, sales, business development, project & program management, and asset management in both the private and public sectors. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the California State University, Chico, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California and Florida. Steve has more than 12 years of experience in the engineering & construction industry and has been with Aegion Corporation since 2020.
Tammi joined Aegion in 2005 and has led HR teams through a number of transitions, including the acquisition of Aegion in 2021. She has worked in the HR field for over 20 years, with a background specializing in HR Operations and Employee Relations. She obtained her Masters Degree in Human Resources from Webster University. Tammi and her husband enjoy boating and spending time at their lake property.
Terry Henry has been with Insituform for almost 20 years in a variety of positions including Wetout Superintendent, Field Superintendent, Field Engineer and Business Development Manager. Mr. Henry graduated from University of Redlands with a BS in Management and is a member of WEF and the CWEA.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- SVP
Thys has been with Aegion for 10 years as Chief Information Officer. He has 30 years of IT experience covering the manufacturing, packaged consumer goods, life sciences and construction industries. He obtained his BS in information technology at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. In his spare time, Thys is a keen amateur wildlife photographer.
Tim has over 30 years of experience in the development, deployment and construction of underground water utility infrastructure. His technical expertise includes the use of trenchless technology for the renewal of urban infrastructure systems, cost effective system renewal programs, CMOM field services and pipe asset management programs. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS in Industrial Distribution.
Tim Peterie has 18 Years with Insituform as a business development representative. He has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee and is past President of NTX Chapter of UCTA. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting and road cycling. Contact Tim by phone at 214-317-0950 or email him at tpeterie@aegion.com.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager for Insituform
Todd Venable is the Business Development Manager for Insituform in the states of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho. Todd has been with Insituform since 2016 and more than 15 years of engineered product experience. He resides in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area and has the support from a team of engineering and operational personnel to support rehabilitation challenges during the design phase and throughout the bidding and construction phases.
Todd can be reached at (480) 938-7145 or at evenable@aegion.com.
Tony Ostgulen was most recently employed by the Target Corp Distribution Center in Fridley, MN, were he was an Operations Manager for the Engineering and Facilities Team. Prior to that he spent 12 years in the US Navy, the last six of which were spent as a Supply Officer on Fast Attack Submarines. Tony is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and loves outdoor activities, including hiking, hunting, and fishing with his wife and two children. Contact Tony at aostgulen@aegion.com or at 651-253-0236.