Board Members

Charles Tripp

Chair

Company: HDR

Charles Tripp, P.E. is a Pipeline Rehabilitation Technical Lead at HDR in Boston, MA. He has 18 years of experience working as a design engineer and project manager on a variety of trenchless projects including pipeline rehabilitation, condition assessment, risk modeling, and general asset management.
Charlie was first introduced to trenchless technologies through his involvement in multiple sanitary sewer rehabilitation projects. He also briefly served as a Field Engineer for a world leading CIPP construction company. This experience provided a wealth of exposure and instilled a desire to pursue and advocate for the use of trenchless technologies in projects as a way of mitigating the impacts of excavation in urbanized areas, but also as a means of cost-effective design.
Charlie studied Civil Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst earning his B.S. and went on to receive his M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a licensed professional engineer across New England and the Tri-State area. He is also PACP/MACP certified by NASSCO.
As Vice Chair for the Northeast Chapter of NASTT, a past recipient of the Trent J. Ralston Young Trenchless Achievement Award, and a qualified NASTT CIPP Good Practices Instructor, Charlie continues to capitalize on his devotion to trenchless technologies and in advocating for its use in the local construction market

Tom Loyer

Vice Chair

Company: Engineers Construction, Inc.

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Nick Strater

Treasurer

Company: Kilduff Underground


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Sam Wilbur

Secretary

Company: Brierley Associates Corporation


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Jonathan Kunay

Past Chair

Company: CDM Smith Inc. – World HQ

Jonathan Kunay, P.E., PMP is an Associate Engineer and the global Conveyance Market Discipline Leader for CDM Smith in Boston, MA. He has 20 years of experience working as a design engineer and project manager on a variety of trenchless projects including infrastructure assessment with traditional and state-of-the-art investigative techniques, rehabilitation using CIPP, HDD and pipe bursting, facilities planning and master planning, leak detection of water distribution systems, enterprise asset management and risk/criticality studies.

Eric Schuler

National Liason

Company: Mohawk Valley Water Authority

Experienced Municipal Engineer with a history working for well-respected private consulting firms.  Heavily involved in the trenchless evaluation/rehabilitation industry throughout Upstate NY.  High-level of familiarity with funding programs and grant opportunities.  Master Communicator.  Leadership roles in several professional societies. 

In my personal time I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter at our camp in the Adirondacks. Avid Skier.  Health food and workout nut.

Bill Jeffery

Board Member

Company: TT Technologies, Inc.

Sahar Kunay

Board Member

Company: AEGION

Don LeBlanc

Board Member

Company: DL Vews

Jesse Lubbers

Board Member

Company: National Grid

Jim Small

Board Member

Company: The Hallen Construction Company, Inc.

Brendan Stringer

Board Member

Company: Engineers Construction, Inc.

Kenneth Traub

Board Member

Company: Hemlock Directional Boring