Professional Staff

Professional Staff:

James R. Campbell

Daniel Forlastro

Diane E. McCausland


James R. Campbell, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal

Dr. James Campbell has over 20 years of experience in the wastewater treatment and hazardous waste management fields and has worked for a variety of clients across the United States. He specializes in management and negotiation services associated with construction and environmental liabilities as well as expert services for environmental and construction related dispute resolution.

Dr. Campbell started Engineering Management, Inc. over ten years ago to bring engineering and business principles to management of environmental liabilities. Previously, he worked as an expert, consultant and corporate environmental manager. He has RCRA and CERCLA (and state equivalent) corporate program management experience, including reporting to the CEO of a fortune 500 Company on financial and strategy issues. Dr. Campbell has managed a consulting company division, returning it to profitability following an acquisition and divestiture.
Dr. Campbell’s expert work includes MGP and wood treating Site analysis, industrial operations impact analysis, allocation analysis, NCP consistency, remedy driver analysis, and construction claim management.

Dr. Campbell holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Youngstown State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Dr. Campbell also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University.

 


Daniel Forlastro, P.E.
Senior Project Manager

Dan Forlastro has approximately 20 years of experience in the design, construction, and management of civil and environmental projects. For the past 12 years, he has worked primarily in the environmental field, designing and managing various projects with a broad range of client requirements and work aspects.

Mr. Forlastro has provided knowledge and guidance for all phases of projects, having served as field engineer, lead design engineer, and construction project manager during his career. He has also served as a client representative or project coordinator for various projects, negotiating with regulatory agencies, engineering consultants, and contractors on behalf of clients. With this diverse background, Mr. Forlastro is exceptionally qualified to handle a project at any point in its progress, from conception, to engineering design, construction, and through operation and maintenance.

At EMI, Mr. Forlastro has provided his experience and knowledge to assist in the preparation of expert reports and to resolve allocation issues. He has served as a client technical representative, acting as the agent on behalf of the client for all technical issues. As project coordinator, Mr. Forlastro has administered contracts, managed financial aspects, and handled claims on behalf of clients.

Before entering the environmental field, Mr. Forlastro worked for a mid-size construction firm, providing engineering design, field engineering, and estimating services for various civil construction projects.

Mr. Forlastro holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Professional Engineer’s License in Illinois, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

 


Diane E. McCausland
Senior Project Manager
Ms. McCausland has approximately 20 years of experience in environmental engineering and project management working for a variety of industrial clients throughout the United States. She has served as project engineer and project manager in all phases of environmental projects; from initial planning and investigation through design, construction, start up, and operation and maintenance. She has extensive knowledge of the wood treating, coke, and manufactured gas industries. Ms. McCausland is familiar with Superfund, the National Contingency Plan (NCP), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Ms. McCausland has served as a project coordinator for various projects, negotiating with regulatory agencies, engineering consultants, and contractors on behalf of clients. Her responsibilities as project coordinator include compliance with federal and state regulations and orders, managing and tracking project finances and budgets, contract administration, and day-to-day contact with regulatory agencies, engineering consultants and contractors regarding all technical aspects of projects.

Ms. McCausland has used her extensive experience and knowledge to support clients requesting expert representation. This support has been in the form of evaluation of NCP consistency, analysis of remedies and associated drivers, allocation analysis, detailed research concerning historical operating and waste handling practices by several industries, and preparation of expert reports.

Ms. McCausland has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.