Engineering Team
Leadership you can count on.
The engineering staff at ETEC, LLC takes great pride in our history of developing and delivering highly reliable environmental remediation solutions. Drawing on extensive experience with a wide-range of remediation technologies, our engineers can provide recommendations, design, and technical support during the project implementation that is invaluable to successful projects. Everyone on our staff is a masters-level educated engineer with a focus and passion for remediation. This is your assurance of the best possible treatment - whether it be physical, chemical, biological or a combination - for your contaminated site.
Brian Timmins – Director
Bringing trusted experience and leadership to ETEC, Brian Timmins holds a B.Sc. in
Environmental Science from the University of Florida and a M.Sc. in Environmental
Engineering from Oregon State University. Brian's graduate research focused on the
biological treatment of chlorinated solvents (PCE, TCE, etc.) using aerobic co-metabolism,
and the associated toxicity and nutrient demand of the process. This research included
pilot-scale demonstrations on active Department of Defense sites that evaluated this in
situ bioremediation approach for full-scale implementation.
Brian has spent more than 10 years working for state, federal, and private sectors
dealing with water quality, waste management, and environmental assessment and remediation.
His extensive environmental remediation experience includes design/installation/operation
of AS/SVE systems, P&T systems, horizontal wells, ex situ thermal treatment of soil,
in situ/ex situ chemical oxidation, in situ/ex situ bioremediation, and permeable reactive
barriers (PRBs).
Previously, as an environmental consulting engineer in Portland, Oregon, he spent several
years performing site characterization, regulatory compliance/negotiations, risk assessments,
and remediation services for large industrial sites. Brian is currently responsible for
managing multiple in situ bioremediation projects that are effectively treating an array of
chlorinated solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons.
David Laughlin, P.E. – Project Manager
Intimately knowledgeable throughout the full spectrum of environmental remediation, David Laughlin holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and a M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from New Mexico State University. David’s graduate research focused heavily on biological wastewater treatment, and his thesis included a mathematical model to predict treatment parameters for biological degradation of organic contaminants in industrial waste streams using Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) technology.
Subsequently, David has spent more than 12 years in the private sector gaining valuable experience with environmental remediation projects and civil engineering design projects. His environmental remediation experience includes design, installation, and operation of AS/SVE systems, pump and treat systems, and GW recirculation and oxygenation systems. As an environmental consulting engineer in Seattle, Washington, David spent several years performing site characterization, regulatory compliance, and remediation services for a large national petroleum retailer. More than 5 years were spent in Portland, Oregon providing product, equipment, and design services for in situ bioremediation projects to clients around the U.S.
He also has experience as a consulting design engineer for civil works projects such as potable water pump stations, municipal wastewater treatment plants (Membrane Bio-Reactor and conventional activated sludge processes), road improvement projects, and site development projects. David is a Professional Engineer registered in Oregon and New Mexico.
Eric Bueltel, E.I.T. – Project Manager
With over 9 years of wide-ranging experience in the environmental industry, Eric Bueltel earned B.Sc. degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Buena Vista University along with a M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU. His environmental remediation experience has included a variety of in situ and ex situ applications across the U.S.
Projects have included the design and implementation of groundwater recirculation/oxygenation solutions, air sparge/biosparge enhancements, stand-alone biological product applications, and landfarming treatments. Eric has also designed and managed several chemical oxidation applications at challenging sites, as well as specialized surfactant flushing treatments.
Other experience within the environmental industry includes conducting bench-scale treatability studies, management of watershed monitoring programs, wetland design/reconstruction, migratory bird research, and amphibian mutation investigation. With a deep care for the environment, he has also dedicated significant time to public environmental education and outreach. Eric is an Engineer-In-Training registered in Washington.
