BATON ROUGE, La. – Waggoner Engineering, a full-service economic development, planning, program management, and engineering firm, and its wholly owned subsidiary Atakapa Services, LLC, a professional engineering pipeline cleaning and CCTV inspection company, welcome Mark Hatley as Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager.
This role will ensure compliance with all EHS regulations, promote a safety culture and implement strategies to reduce risks and improve overall safety performance.
Hatley joins Waggoner/Atakapa with 29 years of diverse experience in the water treatment industry, with a focus on EHS management, field service and biomedical technology.
As a Regional EHS Manager at Suez/Veolia Water Technologies, he was responsible for the health and safety of over 300 employees in a multi-state region. He was accountable for field technician training, issue reporting and audit findings.
“Mark’s demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to safety in his previous roles will benefit our operations at Atakapa and Waggoner,” stated Kenny Ferachi, PE, Chief Operating Officer of Waggoner. “I look forward to his contributions to a safe and productive workplace for all.”
Hatley is certified in Apollo Root Cause Analysis, an approach that involves problem definition, cause-effect analysis, solution generation and action implementation.
About Waggoner
Waggoner Engineering, founded in 1976, is a civil engineering firm with a passion for helping communities realize their full potential. Today, Waggoner has expanded to numerous offices in six states and Washington, D.C. and is recognized for its innovative, multi-disciplinary services that make it much more than a traditional engineering firm.