Environmental Protection Industries

Joe joined EPI in 2000 as the Marketing Director after successful positions in the commercial real estate industry and Heitman Properties. He focuses on coordinating all new business opportunities in the environmental consulting industry, brownfields redevelopment, geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing, and manages all marketing and communications efforts. He represents EPI at strategic conferences and meetings and has facilitated EPI’s growth through the establishment of strong partnerships. Joe is a member of IAEP, USGBC, PMA ALA, and AIRE.

Michael Musa is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of executive leadership and management experience in environmental consulting, hospitality, communications, design-build/development, and sustainability.  Michael has deep rooted expertise in community and property development and has been successful in raising capital and securing financing for multiple mid-size large projects. A key focus has been evaluating and commercializing new and emerging environmental technologies that promote sustainability in critical areas of water and wastewater treatment, solar waste to energy, and cutting edge desalination technologies. 

Michael maintains an equity ownership interest in multiple companies spanning in a wide range of industries; however, his primary focus has always been to grow Environmental Protection Industries (EPI) and its real estate development arm that has since completed dozens of successful projects.  In 1993 after becoming its CEO, Michael grew EPI into a full service environmental consulting and remediation firm by expanding the remediation services division and retaining a uniquely talented team to implement cutting edge in-situ remediation technologies.

Seizing on opportunity in 2005, Michael engaged with key international and green technology companies to license and commercialize emerging environmental technologies. Michael continued to drive growth at EPI with the acquisition of  Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing in 2006. EPI International was launched in 2009, with a focus on sustained community and international development in the US and abroad. 

Michael and EPI have been involved in many successful development projects including shopping centers, strip malls, office buildings, industrial properties, schools, fire departments, condominiums, and multi-family residential communities.  His experience and longevity in the industry has built lasting client relationships, strong partnerships, and new business clients. Michael has been steadfast in maintaining these relationships even during several economic down turns.  Michael’s business practices are centered on the principle of hard work, integrity, assuring high quality work product with an unrelenting commitment to customer satisfaction. Michael has also repeatedly demonstrated the ability to make positive social and economic contributions to many communities.

Since 2014, Michael has continued to grow EPI by responding to the needs of his clients and the complex task of developing and managing contaminated sites with excess construction soils that do not meet “Clean Fill Standards”. EPI’s construction services now include Full Site Work and “Site Packaging” for redevelopment and new construction. “Site Packaging” includes all of the requisite site work for a particular project with the engineering and environmental components needed to successfully assure that impacted soil and fill are managed correctly, engineered barriers are installed, and there are no avoidable construction delays from environmental- issues pertaining to property. This capability leaves little to no guessing with respect to the management of Clean Construction and Demolition Debris (CCDD), special waste soils, installation of engineered barriers and institutional or building controls. Michael and EPI have successfully demonstrated that proper Soil Management during the initial phase of construction can reduce the overall cost of development significantly before the project goes vertical. 

In order to stay at the forefront of the industry, Michael keeps up-to-date with current market trends, environmental regulations, and new technologies. He has accomplished this by building a highly capable experienced management staff, which ensures efficient project management, continued research to remain current with emerging technologies and new environmental regulations, and a network of US and International Firms.

Recent business experience and travel include the following countries/regions:

Dubai                   England           United Emirates          Panama        Morocco

Kuwait                  Romania          Greece                        Iraq               Venezuela

Saudi Arabia        Germany         Jordan                        Syria              Colombia

US and International Entities:

IFC     USAID     OPIC     World Bank     US EX-IM Bank     USTDA     WHO

Companies and Board Memberships:

Enviro-Clean Contractors, Inc. – President (1996)

Pinnacle Construction, Inc. – President, Board Member (2004)

EPI International- President (2010)

MJ Investment Group, LLC – Manager, Board Member (2011)

Buffalo Wings and Rings International, LLC – Owner, Board Member (2014)

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, Business, Governors State University, University Park, Illinois 1988

Professional Affiliations:

National Groundwater Association (NGWA)

Petroleum Marketers Association

Hazardous Materials Control Resources Institute

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

Northwest Indiana Brownfield’s Technical Committee

Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce

Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals

Robert has been in environmental consulting since 1988. He joined EPI in 1995, and was promoted to Vice President in 1998. His previous experience includes establishing the Environmental Division for a Midwest civil engineering firm and the Manager of Assessments for a government contractor that included completing environmental compliance audits for industrial sites across the contiguous US and quantifying potential environmental liability/risk. His work experience includes facility decommissioning, remedial design, Potential Purchaser Agreements (PPAs) with the USEPA and the US Dept. of Justice for Superfund sites and expert testimony. He focuses on all aspects of EPI’s environmental consulting projects from proposal to project completion, health and safety, contract compliance, adherence to Project Goals and serves as the EPI QA/QC Officer. Robert is a member of the NGWA, ASTM, MEA, NIBTC, and PMA.

Anthony has 20 years of experience in environmental engineering and project management. He is responsible for designing and managing Phase II Subsurface Investigations and Risk Assessments, Remedial Pilot Tests and Feasibility Studies, and Remediation Systems for Superfund sites, Leaking Underground Storage Tank sites, State Voluntary Remediation Program sites, and RCRA projects. His experience also includes Geotechnical Engineering Projects, Construction Management and Oversight, SPCC plans and SWPPPs. Prior to joining the firm, he was with Secor International Incorporated. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and is LEED certified.

Matthew is a senior project manager at EPI. His focus is site packaging projects. He is responsible for cost budgeting, creating estimates, managing schedules for construction and demolition projects, tracking all active and upcoming project, and coordinating with all of the subcontractors. He is currently in the stages of becoming a licensed PE for the State of Illinois. Matthew graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Bradley University. Prior to joining EPI, he worked with Kiewiet as an estimator in Chicago, as well as a civil/structural field engineer for projects in Illinois, Maryland, and Indiana.

Sergio has over 30 years of geotechnical engineering experience. He joined EPI in 2006 and became the Director of Operations. He promotes and manages the Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing divisions of the Company. He has multiple state PE license and a PhD in civil/geotechnical Engineering. His experience includes investigations and testing for thousands of structures that include residential, commercial, industrial, warehouses, roadways, bridges, and high-rises. Sergio manages EPI’s construction materials testing laboratory. He is the company’s Nuclear Safety Officer and is a member of the ASCE, ALA, and AIRE.