Bob Wallace

Current

• Principal & VP of Client Solutions at Waste Savings, Inc. (WSI)
• Principal & VP of Business Solutions at WIH Resource Group

Past

• Director of Transportation & Logistics at Waste Management, Inc.
• Regional VP - NW Area at Puget Sound Truck Lines

Education

• City University of Seattle
• Washington State University - WSU
• Washington State University - College of Business and Economics

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Bob Wallace’s Summary

Mr. Wallace has over 20 years experience in solid waste and recycling management, transportation/logistical operations, rail program planning, business development and performance improvement. Expertise in the areas of railroad negotiations, program planning and development, strategic business planning and conducting operational performance assessments. He has extensive experience in working with both private and public sector entities in recycling and solid waste management.

Wallace’s depth of project management experience includes the oversight of operations, fleet & stationary equipment maintenance, finance, human resources, business development, sales, safety and environmental compliance while maintaining responsibility for multi-million dollar publicly and privately held assets including: MRFs, transfer stations, WastebyRail intermodal facilities, regional trucking operations, bulk and containerized MSW barging operations, recycling centers, material recovery facilities, vehicle and container maintenance operations, maintenance facilities and customer service centers.

Wallace currently serves as a board member for the Arizona Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and serves on the national solid waste rate committee for the American Public Works Association (APWA). He is also active in several other solid waste and transportation associations.

Bob Wallace’s Specialties:

Solutions to daily business challenges, solid waste & recycling issues, as well as transportation and logistical challenges. We create solutions to solve complex business issues and solid waste transportation and disposal challenges for government municipalities, industrial companies and environmental & engineering firms. In addition, our relationships with our vast network of suppliers enables us to provide solutions from A to Z, ranging from aerial photography to Waste-by-rail.

Bob Wallace’s Experience

• Principal & VP of Client Solutions

  Waste Savings, Inc. (WSI)

  (Privately Held; Environmental Services industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Mr. Wallace started Waste Savings, Inc. (WSI) in 2007 as an an environmental and logistics solutions provider. He is a Prinicpal of the Firm and its Vice President of Client Solutions.
  
  He has over 20 years experience in solid waste and recycling management, transportation/logistical operations, rail program planning, business development and performance improvement. Expertise in the areas of railroad negotiations, program planning and development, strategic business planning and conducting operational performance assessments. He has extensive experience in working with both private and public sector entities in recycling and solid waste management.

• Principal & VP of Business Solutions

  WIH Resource Group

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Mr. Wallace started WIH Resource Group in 2005 as an an environmenta and logistics solutions provider. He is a Prinicpal of the Firm and its Vice President of Business Solutions.
  
  He has over 20 years experience in solid waste and recycling management, transportation/logistical operations, rail program planning, business development and performance improvement. Expertise in the areas of railroad negotiations, program planning and development, strategic business planning and conducting operational performance assessments. He has extensive experience in working with both private and public sector entities in recycling and solid waste management.

• Director of Transportation & Logistics

  Waste Management, Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WMI; Environmental Services industry)

  January 1999 — May 2005 (6 years 5 months)

  Prior to starting WIH Resource Group, LLC, Bob Wallace spent six years with Waste Management, the largest provider of solid waste management services in North America, as their Director of Transportation & Logistics. While with Waste Management, he was responsible for all of the
  transportation for Waste Management's Western Group (9 Western States) for Waste-by-rail, maritime (tug & barge) and long haul truck traffic as well as the transportation & logistics for most all new commercial, private, and municipal solid waste contracts.
  
  Before joining Waste Management, he spent eight years with a regional truckload carrier, as their Regional Operations Manager and five years with a national trailer leasing company where he served in sales, marketing, and in operational management positions.

• Regional VP - NW Area

  Puget Sound Truck Lines

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  January 1992 — January 1999 (7 years 1 month)

  Served in Regional Capacity overseeing three truck terminals in three states. Managed operational, sales and driver staff of over 160. Developed programs for increasing customer satisfaction, driver retention, safety improvement and region profitabilty. We were awarded recognition awards for three consecutive years in a row prior to my departure for best in performance among five company regions throughout the six state, an two Provinces, area we served.

Bob Wallace’s Education

• City University of Seattle

  MBA , Managerial Leadership , 1992 — 1995

  Now residing in Phoenix, AZ, he is a native of the Pacific Northwest and received his bachelor's degree from Washington State University and his MBA in Managerial Leadership from City University.
  
  Wallace currently serves on a variety of committees and is active in several professional associations, including the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the National Association of Rail Shippers (NARS), US Chamber of Commerce, Pacific NW Rail Shippers Association, Intermodal
  Association of North America (IANA), and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL). He has worked with several governmental bodies to assist in transportation policy development for the Western U.S.

  Activities and Societies:

  Dean's List in three separate Semesters.

• Washington State University - WSU

  BA , Business & Managerial Leadership , June 1986 — December 1988

• Washington State University - College of Business and Economics

  B.A. Business , Business, Economics, Statistics, Management Consulting , 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Bob Wallace’s Interests:

Family, Harley riding, water skiing, snow skiing, snorkeling, racquetball, swimming, golfing and discoveing solutions to client challenges.

Bob Wallace’s Groups:

Wallace currently serves on a variety of committees and is active in several professional associations, including the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), California Refuse Removal Council (CRRC), Washingotn Refuse and Recycling Association (WRRA), the National Association of Rail Shippers (NARS), US Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Pacific NW Rail Shippers Association, Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), National League of Cities, and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL). He has worked with several governmental bodies to assist in transportation policy development for the Western U.S.

•    Executive Suite
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    Alumni of Washington State University
•    Stealthmode Partners
•    GreenTek
•    Sustainable MBA Network
•    Renewable Energy Network
•    Consultants Network
•    The-Green-Group.com
•    Arizona Technology Council
•    Global Logistics www.GlobalLogistics.com
•    Sustainability Working Group
•    Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
•    Global Green Power plc
•    The Logistics & Supply Chain Networking Group
•    GOVERNING
•    Linked:Energy (Energy industry expertise)
•    Green
•    RENEWABLES AND ENVIRONMENT
•    Connect to the World
•    Transportation Law Group
•    Waste Management & Recycling Professionals
•    Philippines
•    Phoenix Professionals
•    Think Green
•    The Green Data Center Alliance
•    American Society of Transportation and Logistics (ASTL)
•    RAIL PROFESSIONALS
•    STRATEGY PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
•    Waste Management, Inc. Alumni
•    Compost Network
•    GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
•    Waste Savings, Inc. - Recycling and Waste Reduction Solutions
•    WIH Resource Group - Solid Waste, Recycling and Logistical Solutions
•    Arizona Manufactruers and Industrial Operations Managers, Executives and HR Professionals.
•    Office of Sustainability
•    Aberdeen ERP Research
•    Arizona Builders' Alliance
•    Collaborative 360
•    WIH Resource Group - Recycling & Waste Diversion
•    Green Thinking
•    Alternative Fuel Vehicles - AFV
•    United States Waste Management

Bob Wallace’s Honors:

Environmental Business Journal's (EBJ) 2008 Business Achievement Award for Outstanding Business Achievement in the Environmental Industry for project work completed for the CIty of Boise Idaho on the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in refuse collection vehicles (garbage trucks).

Bob Wallace’s Contact Settings

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