Together, the team brings significant years of highly diversified business experience to give our clients the benefit of a unique perspective, tremendous commitment and world-wide practical experience to the issues.In addition to our internal capability within EHS we also have a strong relationship with our senior technical adviser who started the MSW recycling process in the early 1980s.
We also have access to:
“To provide the most advanced waste management facilities available that can assist governments with exceeding their environmental targets, increase global recycling standards and reduce the levels of environmental damage. Through this we aim to lessen the impact upon the world’s natural resources.”
"EHS has an internal team of professionals as its directors, officers and principal consultants, formed to develop the technical methodology, develop the business and build strong relationships with clients."
Our senior team currently consists of:
William Findlay
Chief Executive; Founder of EHS Global Solutions 2006
Mr, Findlay was educated at Kingsbridge Secondary High Glasgow Scotland, he moved to Jersey in 1978 Mr Findlay worked primarily in the finance industry and government as a civil servant in various department including income tax and law;
He undertook various contracts in the finance industry including Practice Accounting at Moore Stephens chartered accountants, client accounting and credit control, he also worked for various private banks and trust companies in similar positions.
Mr Findlay purchased a company in 2002 for £1 with a debt of over £1m his company is now turning over annually £5.5m and is currently increasing turn over year on year.
He recognized the economic and environmental benefits that will be derived by waste conversion technology. He conceptualized and brought to life an organization which could develop an economical, pollution-free process to convert 100% of curb side/landfill waste and scrap tires into profitable end-products. In 1997, EHS scientists began testing Mr. McMillan's concept that a process, whereby a mixture of shredded co mingled waste and polymer binders forced through a die or injected into a mould and subjected to heat and pressure, could create stable marketable products, such as construction materials. The work resulted in the patent for the "Process for Treating Municipal Solid Waste" (U.S. Patent No. 5,844,008) issued in December 1998. This patented process forms the core Dura-Build process which is one of the major components of EHS’s ConVerTec system. In addition to Dura-Build, in cooperation with existing technologies, ETA tested and verified the use of tire a devocalization process, which forms the Tycon process component of the EHS ConVerTec system. (U.S. Patent No. 5,437,237) This process produces usable end-products of grade 6 oil, carbon black and a methane type gas from waste tyres. The need for truly sustainable options for 21st century life remains one of the most critical challenges facing the global community. Land filling, global warming, pollution and ground water contamination are just among a few reasons that industrial companies are embracing sustainability as a core business strategy to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. EHS’s ConVerTec system directly addresses each of those issues and attains one of the most coveted goals in the environmental world: Zero-Waste.
Mark A. McMillan
(Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of ETA a wholly owned subsidiary of EHS Global Solutions)
Mr. McMillan brings skills and experiences derived from over 20 years in the construction industry, the last 12 of which involved his running of his own contracting company in Hawaii on the island of Maui, specializing in site work, heavy equipment operation and rental. His construction industry background incorporates the planning and supervising of major construction projects such as roads, bridges, concrete buildings and construction of sea walls.
In addition to developing the Dura-Build process, Mr. McMillan implemented the testing and verification of the end products produced in the ConVerTec system. Mr. McMillan also engineered the design and wrote the manufacturing procedure for conversion plants, which will utilize the ConVerTec technology. He is the founder and President of Environmental Technology Associates, Inc., this business entity responsible for the engineering, production, marketing and sales of the ConVerTec system as well as overseeing ongoing research and development of the various processes. Mr. McMillan brings to ConVerTec skills and experiences derived from over twenty years in the construction industry in Maui, Hawaii, where he has owned and operated his own engineering contracting company, specializing in site work, heavy equipment operation and rental. Through his intimate knowledge of project conceptualization, planning, cost and accounting estimation, permitting, construction and site work scheduling, supervising and managing projects and employees and working effectively with project owners, engineers and public regulatory authorities, Mr. McMillan’s skills enhance and infuse the implementation and viability of ConVerTec.
Dr. Thomas Black
(Vice President, Chief Technology Officer)
Over 20 years of professional experience providing technology development and business opportunity within the plastics industry. Professional, personable, internationally recognized polymer processing expert eager to develop new markets, establish new client relationships, and perform as an effective member of a sales, management and technology team. Experienced in customer needs assessment, process and product development, project, program and account management and commercialization of new technology. He has designed and installed over one thousand extrusion and injection moulding systems for such clients as Mobil, Lego and Texaco. He has international experience with all facets of extrusion design from mechanics to polymer chemistry.
Dr. Terence A Cooper
Technical Director and consultant Innovative scientist.
With over 39 years of increasing responsibility and achievements in worldwide polymer related RandD, manufacturing and market development, and quality functions. Demonstrated expertise in chemical and polymer science, technology and management. Responsible for work recognized in 40 U.S. Patents and applications and 55 publications. Extensive international experience and work experience in the United State, Europe and Japan.
Dr. Kathleen Ireland
Dr. Kathleen Ireland has a publication record in applied research and human physiology, including research articles in referred journals and educational publications (textbooks and short papers). She is on the editorial board for American Association of Computing in Education, a presenting member of National Science Teachers Association, Human Anatomy and Physiology Society and the College Board. Technical science writer for Wiley Publishing & National Geographic.
Keith Johnson
International Environment Adviser
ICI Zeneca/Syngenta Agrochemicals 30 years. Retained as consultant Companies served during my consultancy period (in addition to ICI/Zeneca.)
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Vienna, Industrial Effluent Treatment, Waste Recycling and Disposal Training in these areas. Essentially in developing countries, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Thailand, Indonesia and China.
Waste Management and Environmental Control (WMEC) Chichester, West Sussex. Industrial effluent treatment, process and plant design. Still involved from time to time. They market the 'Carbo-Flo' industrial-effluent water treatment process, which I devised while working for ICI.
Ron Smith Waste Recycling Ltd, Feltham, Middlesex, Application and processing new waste management licence,. Staff Training- EA Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC)
Country Skip Hire Ltd. Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Unit, Beddington Lane, Croydon. Processing and modification of Waste Management Licence, Training Staff COTC.
Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Lecturer and Assessor - Candidates for Corporate Membership (still ongoing)
Charles R. Kuhn
Senior Project Manager on environmental consulting projects
Serving as Senior Project Manager on environmental consulting projects. Includes modelling financial returns of divestiture project, transportation management, drafting Operations, solid waste management plans, financial forecasts, landfill and company audits, permits, conceptual transfer station and Material Recovery Facility designs, waste generation studies and statistical analysis and plans for adhering to new regulatory requirements.
James. R. Miller
Architectural Engineers Comprehensive Design Services and Permitting, Gold Award winners.
JRMA was a key design team member for the Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station (Industry, CA) for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), and the North Gateway Transfer Station and MRF (Phoenix, AZ) for the City of Phoenix Department of Public Works. These facilities were awarded the 2006 SWANA Gold Excellence Award for Transfer Station Design and Metal Architecture Magazine’s Honourable
Mention Award for Metal Building Design (Puente Hills) and 2007 SWANA Gold Excellence Award for Transfer Station Design and Metal Architecture Magazine’s Honourable Mention Award for Metal Building Design (North Gateway).
Mary Blaine Johnston
LAW
Mary Blaine Johnston is an attorney at law licensed to practice in the State of Hawaii since 1976. Her primary area of practice is civil litigation with a focus on commercial, employment and real property matters.
Ms. Johnston is an attorney at law, with an emphasis on commercial and business litigation as well as experience in construction, employment and real property law and litigation. She is a member of the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the American Bar Association and has served as a per diem judge since 1981 and acting as a consultant for EHSGS
Steve. G. Ushijima
Corporate Accounting and Finance.
Creative, analytical and results oriented individual with a “Big Five” background and twenty years of diversified experience in the real estate industry and corporate arena. Expertise in general and construction accounting, internal and external financial reporting, business plans, budgeting, cash management, contract administration, loan draws, cost controls and earnings improvement. Strong leadership, communication, problem solving and team building skills.
Terence Peter Carre
Financial Consultant to EHS
He began his career in finance at Citibank in Jersey in 1978 where he moved into the Treasury department achieving the rank of Assistant Manager before leaving in 1984 to move to London.
Terry worked in the Money Markets in London for various Banks and Broking Houses until 1998. The highlight of which was, his being voted the best off-balance sheet market maker for ECU (the fore-runner to the Euro) products by his peers in Risk Magazines annual survey in 1993. Since then he has worked at one of the largest Offshore Banks managing the Treasury Risk area responsible for all Market and Liquidity Risk of the institution.
EHS is a dynamic company seeking to improve the world that we hand-on to our children and grandchildren by the introduction of recycling technology that drives towards a “zero to be buried or burned” approach, arrived at without any pollution, especially of air and water. We are merely trustees of this planet for generations yet to come and we must uphold our responsibilities in this regard.