Membership

President

Brian McKeown has been working in the environmental field of supplying and installing geosynthetics for more than 20 years having held senior level positions in manufacturing, sales and construction. He first started in 1984 with National Seal Company of Galesburg, IL. After moving to Wisconsin in 1989 he worked for a large mid west installer for 15 years. At the company he started out as a regional sales manager and shortly there after, was promoted to Vice President of Construction. Brian managed their entire installation division for nearly 12 years. On January 1st, 2004 Brian and a partner founded Clean Air Water Systems. Installer

1st Vice President

“Demo” Dave McLaury is President of DEMTECH Services, Inc. a seaming and testing equipment manufacturing company located in California serving the geosynthetics installation industry since 1999. Prior to forming DEMTECH, Demo Dave was employed by Columbine for 14 years. His extensive knowledge of equipment designs as well as their use in fabrication and installation of geosynthetics provides a fresh perspective to the board, especially on seaming related issues such as the IAGI Certification program. Dave has been involved with IAGI since 1996 and is currently an official proctor for the certification program. Associate

2nd Vice President

John Heap has been in the geosynthetic industry since 1978. Working initially as a Field Supervisor for his first 8 years in the business, John moved into sales, estimating and project management in 1986. In 1992 John purchased CLI from his Father Robert A. Heap, and with a strong employee team and a customer first approach CLI has continued to grow by offering a wide range of high quality fabricated products and construction services. Installer

Treasurer

Steve is currently the Vice President of Construction & Sales for Geo-Synthetics, LLC Steve has over 20 years experience in the Construction Field. He has been involved in all aspects including field supervision, estimating, project management, sales, and executive management. He has worked extensively in earthwork, erosion control, and geosynthetics construction. He has been involved in Geosynthetics construction for the past 12 years in various capacities. He holds a BS from Duquesne University and an MBA from Louisiana State University. Installer

Director

Carl is a founding member and President of American Environmental Group, Ltd. (AEGL), a specialty construction contractor providing services to the solid waste and environmental industries. Among his duties, he is responsible for the company’s geosynthetics division which employs more than 125 people. Carl has more than 20 years experience in the environmental industry and has worked as a consulting engineer, landfill owner/operator, and contractor. He also managed the WENT Landfill project in Hong Kong for six years. Carl has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio University. Installer

Director

Nicky Araujo started his involvement with geosynthetics in 1985, working initially as a Field Supervisor for Field Lining Services in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, he decided to move back to Latin America and started Field Lining Services of Latin America, Inc. In 1993 a branch office called Servicios de Ingeniería Geosintetica, S.A. was opened in Costa Rica. Under his management, the group of companies has extended and now includes 4 offices in Central and South America. The companies provide engineering design services that incorporate geosynthetics, supply materials and do the installation and CQC that the customers may require. The primary concern of the companies lead by Nicky Araujo has always been to provide the customers with the very best geosynthetics and the best installation that the project and the customer may require, which has resulted in these companies becoming a leader in the Latin American region. Constant training of the personnel has also been a key element that allowed Nicky to count with a team of professionals of exceptional qualities. Installer

Director

Director

Bill has spent over 15 years in the geomembrane industry and is currently Seaman Corporation’s Geomembrane Marketing Specialist for North America. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Water Works Association (AWWA). Bill is married with twin children and enjoys hiking, golf and real estate investment. Manufacturer

Managing Director