• Mike Wallace, Director
• Michael Mongiovi
• Laura Battista
• Eileen Wolgast
• Kelly Jeune
• Pete Beckhusen
• Richard Rosfjord
• Richard Rawle

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Michael J. Wallace, Director

Background and Experience

Mike Wallace is the Director of New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention, located at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has thirty-four years of industrial experience, including thirteen years of environmental experience. Mr. Wallace is a former chairman of Synthetic Organic Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) Environmental Committee, and former chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers' Association (PhRMA) Solid Waste Committee.

Education

Mr. Wallace possesses has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

wallacem@admin.njit.edu
Phone: 973-596-5844

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Michael Mongiovi

Background and Experience

Michael Mongiovi has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and is currently pursuing a M.S. in the same area. He has been with NJIT since 1995, when he worked as an on-site consultant to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (formally Sandoz), and now for NJTAP. He has experience with dry cleaners, the NJ Pollution Prevention Act , permitting, and cost benefit analysis.

mongi@megahertz.njit.edu
Phone: 973-596-5863

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Laura Battista

Background and Experience

Laura L. Battista has a M.S. degree in Environmental Policy and is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. Environmental Science Program at NJIT. Ms. Battista is a pollution prevention analyst at NJTAP, working with manufacturing facilities in the areas of regulatory compliance, pollution prevention, and waste management.

battista@megahertz.njit.edu
Phone: 973-642-7539

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Eileen M. Wolgast

Background and Experience

Eileen M. Wolgast is a pollution prevention analyst the New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention (NJTAP). With an educational background in environmental science, environmental engineering, and occupational safety and industrial health, Miss Wolgast focuses on advising companies in areas such as pollution prevention and environmental health and safety. Her grant-funded background consists of working with federal and state agencies, as well as trade organizations. She has been employed at NJTAP since 1996.

wolgast@megahertz.njit.edu
Phone: 973-642-7369

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Kelly Jeune

Background and Experience

Kelly Jeune is the administrative assistant in the office. Ms. Jeune performs invaluable services to NJTAP and assists with all functions of the Program's day-to-day operations. Before joining NJTAP, she worked with the Office of the Public Defender (Union Region). Ms. Jeune attended Essex County College, in Newark, New Jersey, where she studied Business Administration.

jeune@admin.njit.edu
Phone: 973-596-5864

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program
for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio

Pete Beckhusen

Background and Experience

Pete Beckhusen is an environmental consultant with 35 years of experience in process control and plant design. Mr. Beckhusen has been working with NJTAP for eight years.

beckhuse@megahertz.njit.edu
Phone: 973-596-5864

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Richard Rosfjord

Background and Experience

Rich Rosfjord has over 25 years of environmental, health and safety(EHS) experience in the chemicals/plastics and the pharmaceutical industries, where his activities ranged from media sampling and analyses to EHS audit program development and implementation. In addition, he served with the NJ Department of State, Office of the Business Ombudsman, which facilitated business-government problem resolution and advanced regulatory reform initiatives.

Education

Rich has degrees in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University (BS, '66) and NJIT (MS, '75).

rosfjord@admin.njit.edu
Phone: 973-596-8195

New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for Industrial Pollution Prevention: Staff Bio Richard A. Rawle

Background and Experience

Richard A. Rawle is a graduate from NJIT with a B.Sc. in Chemical engineering (May 1997) and a M.Sc. in Environmental engineering (Jan. 1999). Mr. Rawle is a current employee of NJTAP as a pollution prevention analyst.

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