Dr. Mac Caskie keeps current in the field by review of professional journals as well as attendance at seminars and courses. In addition, he provides continuing-ed courses for other LEPs and LSPs, especially in the area of industrial chemical use. He has an extensive background in sciences (geology, geochemistry and industrial chemistry) and mathematics that support environmental investigations and remediation. His knowledge of Delphi and Visual Basic enhance his ability to process numerical and other site data, and to design and implement remedial systems.

Vidya N. Trivedi
PE (CT, NY), MSEE, CHMM
Environmental Health and Safety Services Manager

Mr. Trivedi entered the environmental field in 1989, earned his MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of New Haven in 1994, and became a Professional Engineer, licensed in Connecticut and New York, in 1998. He is a licensed Lead Inspector, Lead Project Designer, Lead Risk Assessor, Asbestos Building Inspector, Asbestos Project Designer, Asbestos Project Monitor, and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.
Mr. Trivedi has performed hundreds of asbestos and lead inspections, and has designed a similar number of lead or asbestos abatement projects. Many of these projects were performed for the Connecticut Department of Transportation and required liaison with various union organizations.
Other types of project that have been successfully completed by Mr. Trivedi include preparation of several Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, Title V Air Emissions Inventories, monitoring of ambient air quality and fugitive dust suppression, and decommissioning of large (420,000-gallon) above-ground storage tanks. He has written numerous Health and Safety Plans.
One of Mr. Trivedi’s more unusual projects was the preparation of a biomedical waste management plan, which required management of medical waste, hazardous waste, radioactive waste, and mixed wastes. A pharmaceutical wastewater discharge was permitted in accordance with 40 CFR 439.
Mr. Trivedi has also provided training to numerous groups, including State employees, in Hazardous Waste Operations, asbestos and lead issues.

Edwin M. Hortillo
MSEE (in progress)
Engineering Services Manager
Mr. Hortillo has completed numerous projects in the fields of civil, environmental, structural and mechanical engineering, project management, computer-aided design (CAD), structural and mechanical 3-dimensional modelling, and autolisp (AutoCad development language) programming.

Mr. Hortillo has performed assessments and evaluations of compliance with the Clean Air Act Title V regulations, NESHAP, and NSPS. He has prepared air and wastewater permit applications with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and asbestos abatement design of state owned buildings. He has performed air-dispersion modeling to determine compliance with NAAQS.

Mr. Hortillo’s experience also includes aggregate plant construction and process, industrial plant steelwork design, concrete foundations design, space frame and curtain wall design, design of conveyors and steel chuteworks, storage bins, and steel hoppers, using AISC and ACI design codes for steel and concrete. Mr. Hortillo is also familiar with BS 5950 and BS 8110 of the British Standards of Institution codes for steel and concrete. His structural design experience includes a number of structural steelworks analysis, design, and machine fabrication for several rock crushing and processing plants intended for the quarrying industry in South East Asia and Australia. He has also worked in an architectural and engineering consulting firm tasked in structural design of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures for its condominium and multi-storey entertainment and shopping mall projects.