PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C. is excited to welcome Ms. Mayo Awobamise

Ms. Mayo Awobamise is a chemical/civil (environmental engineer) who joined PEER in July 2008 following the completion of her Master of Science Degree in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from Howard University.  Her Master’s Thesis was on a Method Development for Determining the Biodegradability of Wastewater Derived Organic Nitrogen.  Ms. Awobamise also holds as Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria.

Ms. Awobamise previous experience includes serving as an engineering intern for the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.  Her project include developing a standardized approach to measure biodegradability of organic nitrogen in treated wastewater effluents; evaluating the effects of different inocula  and treated wastewater source on the bioavailability of organic nitrogen for limit of technology nitrogen treatment, and conducting research on the bioavailability of wastewater derived organic nitrogen.  Ms. Awobamise is currently working on wastewater treatment projects.

Please welcome Mayo to PEER!

PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C. is excited to welcome Ms. Ye Cheng

Ms. Ye Cheng is a civil/environmental engineer, who joined PEER in August 2007.   She completed her Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering in 2007 from Syracuse University.  She also completed a Bachelors of Engineering in Civil Engineering from TongJi University, Shanghai, China  in 2002.   For her Master’s Project, she evaluated the effect of zinc orthophosphate corrosion control additives on the turbidity and residual aluminum concentration in treated drinking water.  Ms. Cheng is currently working on wastewater treatment projects.

We welcome Ye and look forward to working with her and receiving the enthusiasm and new skills she brings to PEER.

PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C. is excited to welcome Mr. John Corliss

Mr. John Corliss has joined PEER as the Director of New England Operations.  A public sector problem solver, he has a keen understanding of the needs of government officials and a proven track record of successfully developing and positioning projects for success.  Mr. Corliss is at his best working on multidisciplinary projects to provide sustainable improvements to living and working conditions and his management, process, and team building skills have led to numerous challenging assignments. 

Mr. Corliss has more than 25 years of U.S. and international management and consulting experience.  He spent 11 years with the wastewater planning program at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority – most of that time as the program’s manager.  He has led hurricane community recovery planning efforts in Louisiana, lived in the Caribbean for a year managing the development of a National Wastewater Master Plan, and prepared the strategic plan for the West Africa Water Initiative.  He has developed client relationships with UNICEF, USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the World Bank.  He began his career in Washington, D.C.  leading the development of the National Energy Plan projections for the U.S. Secretary of Energy.

At Purdue University, Mr. Corliss earned Master of Science degrees in both Industrial and in Public Policy & Public Administration, furthering the Urban Systems focus of his Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering.   A member of the Water Environment Federation, and the Project Management Institute, he is currently serving as the Northeast Region Vice President of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

We welcome John and look forward to working with him and to the high level of experience, commitment and enthusiasm he brings!

PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C. is excited to welcome Ms. Desiree Gordon

Ms. Desirée Gordon, a chemical/environmental engineer, joined PEER in May 2008.   She completed her Master of Science Degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  Her thesis was on the “Rapid Evaluation of the Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants Using Aerobic Respirometry.”  In 2006, she had completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Ms. Gordon is currently providing support for the preparation of Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, and Erosion and Sediment Control Plans. She is also providing support to the High Level Collection System Evaluation and Sewershed Plan, Baltimore, MD, responsible for Reviewing and evaluating manhole, smoke testing and sewer CCTV and GIS data for entry into the City of Baltimore’s master database for the overall sewershed evaluation program.

Please join me in welcoming Desiree to PEER!

PEER CONSULTANTS, P.C. is excited to welcome Mr. Bryan Harris

Mr. Bryan Harris joined PEER in August 2007, and is a field services supervisor.  He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from North Carolina Central University.  Mr. Harris is working at the Rockville Office, supporting ongoing infiltration and inflow, and Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES) studies.  He is also working to develop and train field personnel in performing activities related to local the infrastructure such as manhole inspections, CCTV, construction practices as well as monitor and track efficiency and productivity.

Mr. Harris’ previous experience includes serving as Drainage & Wastewater Collection Crew Chief for the Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle, WA, responsible for the operation of the Drainage and Wastewater Collection Systems.

Locally, Mr. Harris was involved with the Lower Moore’s Run project on Moravia Road where directional drilling was employed to install 4 -3000’ HDPE pipelines, eliminating the need to disturb a local water way.  He has been the foreman for sewer spot repairs while employed with a WSSC contractor.

Let's extend a warm welcome to Bryan!

Mr. Patti joined PEER in January 2008 as an environmental scientist.  He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science and a Master of Science Degree in Geogprahy, with an emphasis in GIS.

He has extensive experience in GIS applications, including GIS project design, implementation and management. He has strong working knowledge of Microsoft programs (Access and Excel), as well as with MS SQL Server.

Mr. Patti is currently providing support to the High Level Collection System Evaluation and Sewershed Plan for the City of Baltimore, responsible for data management and developing a custom applications for collecting, analyzing and managing smoke and dyed water testing data.   He also provides support for the Consent Decree Wet Weather Program Management for the City of Baltimore, supporting data management and QA/QC  for MACP compliant audits of manhole inspections conducted on approximately 500 sanitary manholes in 8 sewersheds.

Please extend a PEER hand to Samir!

Kudos to Mr. Tim Shea

“Tim Shea has been doing an excellent job for us on the Meriden,” Connecticut Wastewater Treatment Plan project.  This is typical of the response we have been hearing on all of the projects Tim has been working on for Metcalf and Eddy.

Tim provides embedded technical support services to M&E on water and wastewater projects, CWMP or I/I studies, among numerous other tasks.  With the flexibility of providing continuous staffing, team has become an integral part of several project teams.  Serving as an in-house technical resource has allowed Tim optimize efficiency, minimize delays, and freely interact with the various prime contractor departments involved in large scale projects.  It has also allowed him to work on a number of projects simultaneously while providing solid engineering services and helping our client meet contractual goals or MBE/WBE commitments.