Mr. Steven E. Jones, CHCM, Senior Vice President and COO of Raba Kistner Environmental (RKE) is pleased to announce the promotion of Rick V. Klar, PG to Vice President of the firm. Rick has been with RKE since 1996 and currently serves as the Manager of Operations for RKE, in addition to the corporate discipline leader for geosciences services. He is directly responsible for leading, guiding, evaluating, and supporting the work of environmental project staff, in addition to weekly operational planning and resource allocation. Rick also interacts with other RK companies as necessary to provide environmental support for complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
Rick is a registered Professional Geoscientist in the state of Texas and is responsible for implementing/overseeing site exploration and characterization activities in support of due diligence (Phase I, II, and III ESA) assessments, contamination assessments and remedial action plan development, soil and groundwater remediation projects, water quality/resources investigations, aggregate reserves planning, groundwater protection, in addition to a wide range of other environmental project types. His project experience includes design and implementation of innovative site assessment approaches and strategies to address regulatory requirements and meet our Client’s long-term planning and project objectives. Representative project experience includes geological mapping, karst feature surveys, surface and subsurface sampling of environmental media, landfill-gas and ground-water monitoring/recovery well design and installation, hydrogeologic investigations, and ground geophysical surveys.
According to Jones, “Rick is an extremely valuable leader in our department and a trusted resource for our clients. He has been with us for 18 years and his historical knowledge on our projects is extensive. Over this time period, Rick has worked extensively with the majority of our repeat clients in addition to sub-consultants, subcontractors, and strategic teaming partners, and has established excellent working relationships that greatly benefit our company on many different levels. He is an excellent communicator and takes exceptional pride in the preparation of the written project deliverables and other client correspondence. These relationships and unfailing commitment to high-quality work over his tenure have been recognized through this most recent promotion.”
Mr. Klar is currently a member of the Alamo Air and Waste Management Association in addition to the National Ground Water Association. He received his M.S. in Applied Geology (Hydrogeology) from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1996 and his B.S. in Earth Sciences from Saint Mary’s University in 1992.
About Raba Kistner, Inc.
Founded in 1968, Raba Kistner, Inc., parent company to Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc., is an Engineering News-Record “Top 500 Firm,” operating in eleven different markets in Texas, Utah, and México. Raba Kistner Environmental is recognized as one of the Southwest’s leading firms offering environmental consulting services. Our technical team consists of archeologists, biologists, engineers, environmental specialists, geologists, GIS analysts, and planners.
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