Michael is a principal and vice president of process optimization and material recovery at RRS, where he works with material manufacturers, municipalities, solid waste and recycling companies, materials recovery facilities, NGOs, NPOs, and Fortune-500 consumer product groups. With over 40 years in field operations and development roles with the largest public recycling companies in the U.S., Michael is proficient in the technical execution of recycling systems pricing, mixed waste processing, landfill diversion technology, facility development, material streams, recycling/organics system economics, recoverable commodities behavior, supply studies, A&M due diligence, and process improvement. Prior to RRS, Michael directed WM’s E-cycling Unit, Single Stream pricing efforts, material stream analysis, and municipal recycling efforts. Michael also was Southeast Area VP for BFI over waste processing and diversion for 11 years and was with Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Company for 15 years.