EA Engineering, Science & Technology Inc

Brian Lesinski, CPEA, EMS-LA, Vice President, is EA’s NSLPM for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Compliance Services. Brian has served EA in a variety of management and technical positions since joining the firm in 1999. Prior to taking on his national role, Brian managed EA’s New England operations from the firm’s office in Warwick, Rhode Island. Brian has more than 20 years of experience in consulting, with particular expertise in EHS regulatory compliance, policy, and strategic environmental management. He has leveraged his skills to increase EA’s visibility and success as a premier EHS compliance and management systems consultant. Brian holds a Master’s of Science degree in Natural Resources, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Resource Development, both from the University of Rhode Island. He is a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) with the Board of Environmental Auditor Certification, and a certified Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor (EMS-LA) with the Registration Accreditation Board – Quality Society of America.

In making today’s announcement, Ian MacFarlane, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “Chris, Paul, and Brian each possess unique blends of technical expertise, industry experience, and business acumen. These attributes, coupled with their long tenures with the firm and deep understanding of EA’s core values, enable them to efficiently harness the best of EA as they pursue client service.”

Christopher Canonica, P.E., Vice President, is Profit Center Manager for EA’s New York operations and works in the firm’s Syracuse office. In addition to his office management responsibilities, he serves in both a project and program management capacity for a variety of commercial, municipal, and state and federal governmental agency clients. Chris, a 21-year veteran of the environmental consulting industry, began his career at EA in 2002 as a senior engineer. From the outset, Chris distinguished himself as a highly competent civil engineer and staff mentor, as well as an excellent account executive and operations manager. In 2006, he assumed leadership of EA’s New York operations and took on additional responsibility as Manager of Engineering Resources for EA’s Northeast business unit. Chris earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University in 1989, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York.

What makes EA different than the universe of other environmental and engineering firms out there? To sum it up in one sentence, we are at our best when confronted by complex problems with compound technical and management challenges, most often requiring an integrated, interdisciplinary approach. In fact, we thrive on these types of projects, big or small, where EA can add value through first understanding the varied project challenges, then systematically peeling back the onion, so to speak, and making progress toward our client goals.

I credit our heritage as a scientific consulting firm, dealing with ill-defined problems 45 years ago, to putting EA on the path to this differentiation today. One of EA’s Core Values—Openness—in its broadest sense, stemmed from that scientific beginning and is now deeply engrained within our culture. Our Openness compels us to define problems deeply, analyze objectively, understand all viewpoints well, communicate respectfully, and generate ideas prolifically. From our founding, we have now developed an integration competence across the professional disciplines of engineering, science, and technology, yielding what I believe is a distinct ability to responsively address the complex challenges that face our clients today. In addition, what further separates EA is our capability, indeed our passion, to manage all of this efficiently, with “prudence” and a knack for doing more with less.

As a 100% employee-owned public benefit corporation, the future is bright for EA. We are healthy and growing, a testament to the confidence our clients and employees have in us. With environmental sustainability on front stage, combined with an increasingly resource-constrained world, our services—particularly the distinct way those services are delivered—will grow in demand. I look forward to exciting times ahead!

Paul Caprio, P.G., Vice President, is EA’s National Service Line Program Manager (NSLPM) for Site Characterization and Remediation (SC&R) Services, based in EA’s Sparks, Maryland office. Prior to assuming his national program role, Paul served in a variety of management and technical positions. Most recently, he was EA’s Chief Geologist and Director of SC&R services. Earlier in his career, he was Profit Center Manager for EA’s mid-Atlantic SC&R unit. Paul joined EA in 1984, and has more than 30 years of experience in consulting and remedial construction, with particular expertise in the technical, policy, regulatory, and contractual aspects of hazardous, toxic, radioactive, and munitions response environmental services. He often leverages his experience to negotiate and implement complex strategies for investigation and cleanup efforts under a variety of contracting scenarios, including performance-based acquisitions. Paul holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Geology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and is a registered Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania.