EXECUTIVE TEAM
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Thomas Lammons, P.G., CHMM
Mr. Lammons is a founding Principal, President and CEO of the firm with over three decades of professional experience in Hydrogeology,...
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Jeff Helvey, P.E.
Mr. Helvey is a Principal Engineer and Chief Operating Officer of the firm with over 25 years of professional geotechnical and solid waste...
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Daniel Bunnell, P.E.
Mr. Bunnell co-founded BLE with Mr. Tom Lammons in 1996. After a 44-year full-time career in consulting engineering, Mr. Bunnell is now...
DEPARTMENT MANAGERS
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Trevor Benton, P.G.
Mr. Benton is a Department Manager for Environmental Services at BLE with over 20 years of professional environmental...
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Andrew Colby
Mr. Colby is a Senior Engineering Associate serving as Branch Manager of the Columbia, South Carolina office location. He also leads the Electrical Leak...
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Robert "Ty" Hawkins, CHMM
Mr. Hawkins is a Department Manager for Environmental Services for BLE. He has over 20 years of professional experience...
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W. Bryan Howard, P.E.
Mr. Howard is the Geotechnical and Construction Services Group Lead for BLE's Columbia, SC office. With more than two decades of experience,...
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Jesse Jacobson, P.E.
Mr. Jacobson joined BLE in 2011 and serves as the Director of Technical Services. He has extensive experience in the subjects of retaining walls,...
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David Loftis, P.E.
Mr. Loftis is a Senior Engineer and the Branch Manager for BLE’s Asheville, North Carolina office. He offers over 20 years of experience...
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Tyler Moody, P.E.
Mr. Moody joined BLE in 2010 and has over 15 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing.
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Darren Nease, P.E.
Mr. Nease is the Construction Services Manager for BLE. He has been with BLE since 2002 following graduation from Clemson University...
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Chad Rowland, P.E.
Mr. Rowland joined BLE in 2021 and serves as the Department Manager for the Construction Quality Assurance Department.
Project Managers
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Andrew Alexander, P.G.
Mr. Alexander has over 30 years of experience as a professional hydrogeologist providing consulting services for broad spectrum of...
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James Belgeri, P.E.
Mr. Belgeri joined BLE in 2018 as Senior Consultant in the Asheville office. He has extensive geotechnical, geological, and...
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Rex Brown, P.E.
Mr. Brown is a senior project leader and client manager with over 29 years of professional geotechnical and construction materials...
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Matt Christie, P.E.
Mr. Christie is a Senior Engineer with BLE’s Construction Services department. With more than 20 years of experience, he has worked...
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T.J. Daniel, P.G.
Mr. Daniel serves as Project Hydrogeologist for BLE with over 5 years of experience in geologic consulting. His work experience includes...
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Tyler Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher manages BLE's Tank Compliance and Testing Services group. His primary responsibilities include scheduling and...
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Anna Franklin, P.E.
Mrs. Franklin is a senior project manager with over 18 years of regulatory and environmental consulting experience. She specializes in air...
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Jason Jansante, P.E.
Mr. Jansante is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with 9 years of professional experience. He is responsible for coordinating services amongst owners...
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Jimmy Ladd
Mr. Ladd is a Chief Building Inspector and Technician with over 19 years of experience in building code inspection, construction quality...
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William Mathews, P.E.
Mr. Mathews is a Chief Engineer with more than four decades of professional engineering experience. He is responsible for...
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Dan Matz, P.E.
Mr. Matz is a Senior Environmental Engineer with over 10 years of experience. His technical practice has included managing...
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Dan Osbourne P.G.
Mr. Osbourne is a Chief Scientist at BLE with over 20 years of environmental consulting experience. Mr. Osbourne is responsible for...
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Larry Simonson, P.E.
Mr. Simonson is a Senior Engineer with over 11 years of professional geotechnical and solid waste engineering consulting experience. He...
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Gwen Sollenberger, P.E.
Mrs. Sollenberger is a Senior Engineer with over 10 years of experience in managing and performing traditional geotechnical projects...
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Erika Thompson
Mrs. Thompson is a Senior Scientist with the Environmental Services department at BLE. She is a proven project manager with over 18 years of...
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Gary Weekly, P.E.
Mr. Weekly has served as a Senior Engineer with BLE since the company's inception. He has been involved in siting, design, and construction...
Corporate Administrative Office
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Shelly Faulkenberry
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Lauren Fitzgerald
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Stephen Dowd
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Kenn Sanders
Business Development Representatives
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Prescott May
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Derrick Durham
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Garrett Pittman
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