Robert is the Chief Operating Officer for Bridgeport Manufacturing. Previously, Robert was the Vice President of Maintenance at WCA (2013-2015), President of Big Truck Rental (2010-2013) and President of Perkins Manufacturing (2002-2010). He has served on the Board of Directors for the Environmental Research and Education Foundation, the Chairman of WASTEC Board of Governors and Chairman of the association’s Statistics Program (2005-2013). Robert has served on EREF’s Auction Committee since 2008. In 2015 he was awarded the Air Quality Leadership Award from the Houston Galveston Area Council. Robert was also a Waste and Recycling News Rising Star in 2013. And in 2007 he was honored as WASTEC’s Member of the Year. Robert is a military veteran and holds a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University as well as a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Robert lives in Texas with his wife of twenty-five years, Sharlene, and their three children, Ryan, Dylan and Tera.