Senior Staff
Senior Professionals
The Executive Management Team is augmented by senior technical staff responsible for project implementation and company operations. With entire professional careers in the environmental industry, diverse backgrounds and wide range of experience, they understand and advocate client goals, develop and communicate comprehensive project paths with definitive end-points. They apply aggressive, goal-oriented project management to achieve project milestones. Our senior staff has extensive experience working on complex projects subject to federal regulations and the state-level regulatory frameworks in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Eric Hoffmann, LSRP, CHMM
Associate
Mr. Hoffmann has a Bachelor of Science from Richard Stockton University and has been working in the environmental consulting industry since 2004. He is a Certified Hazardous Material Manager and a New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional. He has conducted numerous site characterization, ecological investigations, contaminant delineation, and remediation projects under both State and Federal regulations. Mr. Hoffmann has conducted many expedited site investigations and remedial alternative analyses, and has managed numerous remediation technologies for soil and groundwater, including electrical resistance heating, chemical and biological in-situ technologies, vapor recovery and treatment systems and soil methods.
Kassidy Klink, MS, LSRP, PG
Associate
Kassidy Klink has been working in the environmental industry since 2006. He is a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in New Jersey, and he holds a Professional Geologist (PG) license from Louisiana. He is 2024 Member of the Board of Trustees of the NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association (LSRPA). He is also the Chair of the LSRPA’s Continuing Education Committee. He is a senior technical resource for site remediation projects and he specializes in bioremediation technologies. Mr. Klink has managed complex projects throughout New Jersey as well as in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, and California. He has experience with Superfund projects, military bases, NJ ISRA transactions, redevelopment projects, Spill Act sites, underground storage tanks, and Brownfield sites. Mr. Klink earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Kean University and a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Florida.
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Carla Nascimento, MS, LSRP
Associate
Ms. Nascimento holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Rider University, and a Master of Science in Geology from Western Michigan University. She has been working in the industry since 1997 specializing in managing complex projects for clients in the petroleum and manufacturing industries. Ms. Nascimento is a New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional and holds a Professional Geologist license from Tennessee. She is an expert in sampling methods, soil chemistry, groundwater modeling and aquifer analysis, vapor intrusion investigations, and remedial technology. She has managed sites with impacts from petroleum compounds, chlorinated compounds, metals (including hexavalent chromium, lead and arsenic), and polychlorinated biphenyls. Ms. Nascimento is a remediation expert with extensive experience in the application of numerous technologies.
Jacqueline Ulrich, EP
Associate
Ms. Ulrich holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University and has been working in the environmental consulting industry since 2001. Her experience includes the completion of numerous NJ-compliant Preliminary Assessments, Site and Remedial Investigations. She managed Peak’s due diligence services and is an expert in ASTM compliant Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and Environmental Transaction Screens. Ms. Ulrich has extensive experience with NJDEP Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) sites. Her responsibilities also include projects subject to NJ Environmental Guidance for Child Care & Educational Facilities. Ms. Ulrich also assists clients with Brownfield Redevelopment Agreements to obtain funding.
Carly Atkins, MS
Senior Project Manager
Ms. Atkins has over nine years of industry experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Cornell University and a Master of Science, also in Environmental Science, from Rutgers University. She has managed a wide range of projects including investigation, environmental monitoring, and remediation. Her experience includes development and execution of soil and groundwater investigations in accordance with applicable technical regulations; procurement and supervision of subcontractor activities; sample collection and data interpretation. Ms. Atkins is also responsible for technical reports and environmental compliance activities.
Alyssa Cawley
Senior Project Manager
Ms. Cawley has been in the environmental industry experience since 2003. She holds an Associates Degree in Marine Biology from Brookdale Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science from Richard Stockton University. Ms. Cawley has extensive experience in sampling soil and groundwater, and has supported many site characterization and remediation projects. She has conducted countless ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and NJDEP Preliminary Assessment Reports. As a key member of our due diligence group, her work provides clients with innocent purchaser protections, identifies environmental risk associated with a property, and develops solutions to manage that risk.
Joseph A. Romeo
Senior Project Manager
Mr. Romeo’s career in the environmental industry began in 1995 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from West Chester University. Mr. Romeo has conducted numerous environmental investigations including preliminary assessments, site and remedial investigations, soil and ground water remedial actions, Underground Storage Tank closures, and due diligence property evaluations. Mr. Romeo has extensive knowledge of New Jersey regulations and his experience includes the design and timely implementation of investigation and remediation activities performed to support the redevelopment of large scale commercial and industrial properties. Mr. Romeo has overseen the design and implementation of various remedial treatment technologies including High-Vacuum Extraction and Treatment (HEAT). Other professional experience includes expertise in several software applications including Rockware, ArcGIS and AutoCAD.
Michael Stopen
Senior Project Manager
Mr. Stopen joined Peak in October 2014 after graduating from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey where he majored in Environmental Science and minored in Geology. As a Staff Scientist, he was trained and conducted air monitoring and sampling activities for Peak project teams managing brownfield projects. In 2016 Mr. Stopen was promoted to Project Scientist, and his increased responsibilities included coordination of environmental sampling and remediation activities at redevelopment projects, taking the lead role in many sampling teams, and interaction with the NJDEP in support of Peak’s ‘Analyze Immediately’ laboratory certification. As a Project Manager, he is now responsible for technical aspects of site characterization and remediation projects, including developing and implementing sampling plans, managing and interpreting data, and preparing technical reports.
Justina Anise
Project Manager
Ms. Anise began her career in the environmental industry at Peak as an entry-level Staff Scientist, collecting samples, completing regulatory tasks, and supporting environmental due diligence projects. She was then promoted to Project Scientist, gaining the experience and skills that have prepared her for the Project Manager role. Justina attended Drew University where she was a double major in Business and Environmental Studies & Sustainability. She is certified as a Zero Waste Business Associate, and she puts her passion for sustainability into practice through her work as co-chair of Peak’s Green Team and our new Sustainability Services committee. She also manages site remediation and due diligence projects and is a key team member for some of our largest redevelopment projects. As a Project Manager, she is responsible for technical, regulatory, and financial aspects of due diligence, site characterization and remediation projects.
Timothy Forrest
Project Manager
Mr. Forrest began his career in the environmental industry at Peak as entry-level Staff Scientist, collecting samples, completing regulatory tasks, and supporting remediation projects. He was then promoted to Project Scientist, gaining the experience and skills that have prepared him for the Project Manager role. Tim attended Rider University where he majored in Environmental Sciences and minored in Sustainability Studies. In addition to his sampling and compliance skills, Tim has specialized in the application of compliance tools to analytical data sets and has been instrumental in case closures through various statistical calculations. As a Project Manager, he is responsible for financial, technical and regulatory aspects of environmental projects.
Michael Klaser, MS
Project Manager
Mr. Klaser began his career in the environmental industry at Peak after serving in the U.S. Navy. He started as entry-level Staff Scientist, collecting samples, completing regulatory tasks, and supporting remediation projects. He was then promoted to Project Scientist, gaining the experience and skills that have prepared him for the Project Manager role. He attended Rutgers University where he earned Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degrees in Geology. In addition to his technical skills and experience, Michael has managed field operations, he holds a Remote Pilot Certificate for drone operation, and has been a primary contributor to our transition to Environmental Information Management, an environmental database platform that is modernizing the way we manage data. As a Project Manager, he is responsible for technical, regulatory and financial aspects of site characterization and remediation projects.
Charles Podesta
Project Manager
Mr. Podesta graduated from the Kean University of with a major in Geology and Earth Science. Charles began as a Staff Scientist at Peak and has moved through the ranks being promoted previously to Project Scientist, where he gained valuable experience and skills which have prepared him for the Project Manager role. Charles has experience in conducting multi-media environmental sampling, completing regulatory tasks, and supporting remediation projects including the installation and operation of many in-situ remediation and vapor intrusion systems. Charles is a valuable member of Peak’s environmental investigations and remediation group.
Steven Spreitzer
Project Manager
Mr. Spreitzer graduated from the State University of New York with a major in Geology. He also obtained an MS in Earth and Climate Sciences from the University of Maine. Steven joined Peak in 2021 as a Project Scientist and has become an integral and valuable member of Peak’s environmental investigations and remediation group. He has demonstrated the technical and regulatory aptitude as well as the ability to flush out data gaps that are required to manage projects in the remediation services area.
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