Advocacy. Communication. Teamwork.
Water resource and environmental compliance needs can be complex and challenging. For both areas, the right regulatory strategy can make all the difference to your bottom-line. EHS Support has expanded our capabilities in these two service lines to enhance our delivery of innovative and sustainable client-focused solutions.
We are pleased to announce the additions of Ernie Marks and Bob Pickert to our Florida team. Ernie and Bob bring over 40 years of combined industry experience – expanding our firm’s expertise within the water resources and environmental compliance arenas. Having partnered with clients in a wide variety of industries, both understand the underlying challenges and opportunities, and have the experience to recognize the right regulatory strategy and navigate the requirements. Both bring networks of strategic partnerships to deliver client projects through to completion.
Meet the Newest Members of Our Team:
Ernie Marks is an accomplished water resources professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in water quality and restoration; ecological and natural resource preservation; flood control, water sourcing, supply, and security; coastal resiliency and saline intrusion; and sustainable management practices. He has held several high-profile leadership roles for public sector agencies including the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Ernie is recognized for his technical competency, environmental and regulatory knowledge, and policy and program management experience, with a network of strategic partnerships that spans the public and private sectors.
Bob Pickert is an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) manager with 25 years of experience leading and supporting cost-effective EHS compliance management systems and risk management programs for a wide variety of organizations. He specializes in environmental permitting and compliance programs, EHS audits and compliance verification, due diligence and M&A-related support, and occupational health-and-safety programs. Bob served as global EHS Manager for a Fortune 500 company for 12 years and is also the president and founder of the Florida EHS Roundtable (ehsroundtable.org), a peer group and network of EHS managers, and has been benchmarking and comparing EHS programs for over 20 years.