- ASTM Site Assessments and Transaction Due Diligence
- Subsurface Investigations
- Soil Gas/Vapor Intrusion Evaluations
- Geophysical Evaluations
- Remedial/Feasibility Investigations, Design and Implementation
- Human Health and Ecological Risk Evaluations
- Site Remediation and Regulatory Closure
Our Services
Environmental Consulting
At Tighe & Bond, we offer our clients a wide range of environmental engineering and consulting services to fulfill their comprehensive needs. These full-service capabilities can take a project from preliminary due diligence through demolition, remediation, and redevelopment, including procurement of environmental regulatory permits as needed to develop and operate the facility. The environmental professionals within our firm have an in depth understanding of regulatory mandates and compliance across multiple markets, and provide advice to help organizations and communities comply with complex, changing local, state and federal regulations, thereby avoiding costly penalties and fines.
Our team includes Massachusetts Licensed Site Professionals (LSP), Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professionals (LEP), New England Licensed Asbestos Designers, Inspectors and Project Monitors, Professional Wetland Scientists and Soil Scientists, Professional Engineers and Geologists, Certified Hazardous Material Managers (CHMM), Certified Safety Professionals (CSP), and other Environmental Scientists and Technical Specialists.
Our Services
Expand AllSite Assessment & Remediation
Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup and Grant Writing
- Grant Writing
- State and Federal Grant Funded Assessment and Cleanup Projects
- Grant Management and ACRES
- Environmental Justice
- Public Involvement/Community Outreach
Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
- Compliance Auditing & Permitting
- Air Quality Assessment & Permitting
- Wastewater Treatment Systems, Design, Permitting & Operation
- Stormwater Permitting & Support
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Tanks System Design, Permitting, Operation, Closure & Release Response
- Toxics Use Reduction/Waste Minimization
- Environmental Health & Safety Compliance & Training
Hazardous Building Material Assessments (HBMA)
- For Renovation, Demolition & Worker Safety
- Asbestos, Paints, PCBs, Oils & Substrate Sampling
- Building Material Surveys & Condition Assessments
- Specifications, Reports, Drawings & Probable Cost Estimating
- HBMA Abatement Observation & Clearance Air Sampling
- Demolition Design with HBM Components
Wetlands, Water Resources and Ecological Services
- Environmental Permitting, Planning and Compliance Monitoring
- Freshwater and Coastal Wetland Delineations
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Wildlife and Fishery Habitat Assessments
- Climate Change, Resiliency
- Wetland and Ecological Restoration, Dam Removal, and Streambank Stabilization
- Rare Species Permitting
Solid Waste and Materials Management
- Assessment and Characterization
- Transport and Disposal Alternatives Analysis
- Waste Management Permitting
- Identification of Emerging Technologies
- Closure Plan Design and Implementation
- Operational Compliance and Technical Support
PFAS/PFOA and Emerging Contaminants
- Assessment and Method-Specific Sampling
- Source Identification and Regulatory Applicability
- Modeling and Mapping
- Community Engagement
- Treatment System Design, Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance
- Remedial Design and Implementation Including Emerging Technologies
Emergency Response
- Release Assessment
- Notification, Regulatory Coordination, and Technical Support
- Response Action Documentation
- Waste Management and Disposal Documentation
- Site Restoration
- Spill Response/Regulatory Closure
Daniel Rukakoski, PWS, CWS, PSS
Senior VP, Environmental Business Line Leader
Vice President Dan Rukakoski is the Business Line Leader of our Environmental Consulting services…
David Horowitz, PE, CSP
Vice President
David Horowitz provides regulatory compliance and industrial wastewater treatment plant design services to industrial, municipal, and in…
Sue Courtemanche, LSP, CHMM
Senior Project Manager
Sue Courtemanche is a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) who specializes in environmental …
Jeffery Thelen, PG
Principal Hydrogeologist
Jeffery Thelen is a veteran professional geologist and project manager with over 30 years of experience in solid waste assessment and landfi…
Gary Hedman, LSP
Senior Project Manager
Gary Hedman is a Licensed Site Professional with expertise in performing environmental assessment/remediation of sites under the Massachuset…
Michael Martin
Senior Project Manager
Michael Martin is part of Tighe & Bond’s Site Assessment and Remediation group with 21 years of experience, focusing on site assessmen…
Todd Kirton, LSP
Principal Environmental Scientist
Todd Kirton has conducted a variety of environmental site assessments and hydrogeologic investigations for many municipal and clients privat…
James Olsen, PG, LEP
Vice President
James has over 30 years of experience in providing environmental assessment/remediation, permitting, and abatement/demolition services to …
Katy Wilkins
Project Manager
Katy Wilkins has ten years of experience in wetland evaluations and natural resources surveys. She is responsible for inland and coastal wet…
James Webb
Principal Environmental Scientist
James Webb is a Principal Environmental Scientist who has 18 years of hazardous building materials assessment, management, and demolition ex…
Nicholas Granata, LEP
Principal Environmental Scientist
Nicholas Granata is a principal environmental scientist with over 20 years of experience providing site assessment and remediation consultin…
Matthew Abraham
Senior Project Manager
Throughout his two-decade career, Matt has worked in the environmental site assessment and remediation group. He currently manages the Emerg…
Jeffrey Arps, LSP
Vice President
Jeffrey Arps is responsible for the day-to-day management of numerous comprehensive site assessment and remediation projects as a Licensed S…
William Potochniak
Senior Project Manager
Bill Potochniak has 25 years of experience providing environmental engineering services to industrial and institutional clients. He speciali…
Melissa Coady
Project Manager
Melissa Coady is a project manager at Tighe & Bond with over two decades of experience in applied wetlands science and environmental per…
Shawn Rising, LSP
Senior Project Manager
Shawn is a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional and an active member of the Licensed Site Professional Association with over two decades…
Richard Canavan
Principal Environmental Scientist
Richard Canavan is a Principal Environmental Scientist with over 25 years of experience in environmental research, teaching, and consulting…
Rick Gille
Project Manager
Richard Gille is a Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) with 24 years of broad experience working for private and public se…
Amanda Houle, PWS, CERP
Senior Environmental Scientist
With almost two decades of experience, Amanda Houle has extensive expertise in wetland delineation, natural resource assessments, environmen…
Timothy Kucab, CHMM
Project Manager
Tim Kucab provides regulatory compliance and permitting support to a wide variety of Tighe & Bond’s client base. His background in envir…
Gabrielle Belfit
Senior Environmental Scientist
Gabrielle Belfit has a strong background in regional and community water resource planning through her work at the Cape Cod Commission…
Jeffrey Bibeau, REM, TURP
Principal Compliance Specialist
Jeff Bibeau, who has more than 30 years of environmental compliance experience, manages a wide range of regulatory compliance projects for…
Doug Stellato, PE
Project Manager
Doug Stellato provides environmental compliance and permitting support to our regulatory compliance group. His background in chemical en…
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