Mark Zessin, P.E.
Mark Zessin is the president, a principal owner and one of the founders of Anchor Engineering. Mark has spent his life in Connecticut, growing up in Windsor, graduating from the University of Connecticut's School of Engineering in 1984, and earned his Master's Degree in Public Policy from Hartford's Trinity College in 1992. Prior to founding Anchor Engineering, Mark was an employee of the State's Transportation Department (1984-88), the State's Solid Waste Authority (1991-93) and was also employed at a private consulting firm (1988-91). While a student at UConn, Mark worked for the Windham Regional Planning Agency, participating in Federal Highway Administration sponsored studies. Mark also has had worthwhile experience as a member of the Glastonbury Water Pollution Control Authority, the Connecticut Transportation Institute and as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1982. Mark is licensed as a professional engineer in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio. Mark's professional work has focused on development of controversial projects and the development and operation of materials handling facilities. His experience includes several landfills, numerous waste handling facilities, quarries, gravel pits and recycling plants.
D. Scott Atkin, L.E.P.
D. Scott Atkin is the treasurer & vice president of environmental services, principal owner and one of the founders of Anchor Engineering. Scott manages Anchor Engineering's environmental permitting, compliance, Phase III site assessment, and remediation projects, including water quality monitoring projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and is a DEP-certified Solid Waste Facility Operator. Scott is a Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional experienced in the area of site assessments, investigations, and remediation. He has worked for municipalities, lending institutions, private developers, attorneys, homeowners, and adjacent property owners. His experience ranges from environmental file reviews, to Phase I - III site assessments, to design and oversight of clean-up projects. His experience also includes a variety of solid waste facilities, power-generating facilities, municipalities, and other industries.
James C. Otis, P.E.
Jim Otis is a principal owner and the corporate secretary of Anchor Engineering. Jim is a licensed Professional Engineer in Connecticut and Maine, and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree in 1983. Jim served on the Colchester Zoning & Planning Commission and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has managed a wide variety of projects for dozens of clients including Connecticut municipalities, state agencies, attorneys, private companies, developers and a Native American tribe. Jim's experience includes a variety of solid waste facility design and permitting, road design, bridge design, dam design & permitting, utility design (water, sanitary sewer, natural gas, pump stations), construction administration and inspection, and both residential and commercial development design and permitting.
William E. Wertz, L.S.
Bill Wertz is the vice president, a principal owner and chief of surveys at Anchor Engineering. Bill is a licensed land surveyor in Connecticut and has more than twenty years of experience in land surveying. His work experience has included rural and urban property surveys, land development, railroad and highway bridge surveys, roadway surveys, Alta / Acsm land title surveys and as-built surveys. He is 40 hour HAZWOPER trained and has worked on many landfills and transfer stations as well as landfill gas recovery system stake-out and as-builts. He is a member of the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors and has served on the Conservation Commission in Bozrah, CT. Bill is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Matthew Brown, P.E.
Matt Brown is an associate and senior project engineer with Anchor Engineering. Matt graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree in 1996. Matt began his professional career as a summer intern with Anchor Engineering in 1994. Matt is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and has both 40 hour HAZWOPER site worker and 8 hour HAZWOPER site supervisor training. Matt has over ten years of consulting engineering experience for both public and private clients, including numerous complex and controversial projects. His experience is diverse and includes site design, drainage design, hydraulic analysis, solid waste facility design and permitting, federal state and local permitting, environmental investigation and remediation design.
Brandon Handfield, P.E.
Brandon Handfield is an associate and senior civil engineer with Anchor Engineering. Brandon has spent his life in Connecticut, growing up in Lebanon, graduating from the University of Hartford's School of Engineering in 2000, and joining the firm as a full-time engineer following graduation. While a student at the University of Hartford, Brandon worked as an intern with the firm and also pitched for the Hawks baseball team. Brandon is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut. Brandon's professional work has focused on residential and commercial site development projects and hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design for developed sites, bridges and culvert throughout. His experience includes numerous land development sites and dozens of bridges and culverts.
Jeffrey C. Willson, LEP
Jeffrey Willson is a project manager and associate with the firm and serves as manager of the company's Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA's) and its stormwater compliance and permitting services. Jeff is a 1990 graduate from Southern Connecticut State University with a degree (B.S.) in environmental earth science. Jeff maintains the following licenses in Connecticut: Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP), asbestos inspector, asbestos management planner, asbestos project monitor, and lead paint inspector technician. He is a member of both the Environmental Professionals' Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) and of the National Groundwater Association (NGA). Jeff draws on his 17-plus years of experience in practicing environmental consulting services for both the private industry and the government sector.
Mark Zessin, P.E.
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