MANAGING OFFICERS / PRINCIPALS

Dr. Quazi is the Chairman of the Board and Principal Engineer for Converse Consultants. Dr. Quazi is a registered civil and geotechnical engineer, with experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering, instrumentation installation and monitoring data analysis, earthquake engineering and construction material inspection and testing. As a long term employee, he has worked his way up through the company and now serves as a top operational manager as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Converse Consultants.  Dr. Quazi is directly responsible for the quality of work, technical accuracy and profit and loss for all Southern California. Responsibilities include meeting fiscal goals, staff development, technical management and maintaining long term working relationships with major clients.  As member of the Board of Directors, Dr. Quazi participates in the overall business management and success of the firm.  He is a member of the Executive Committee responsible for the Executive functions of the Firm as granted by the Board of Directors. He is the Chairman of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Committee responsible for maintaining consistency across the company in our deliverables.  As a member of the Professional Development Committee, he assists in targeting employee growth and potential and assisting Converse employees in reaching their professional goals.

Mr. Romero has worked for Converse Consultants since October 1989, holding numerous positions in accounting and finance. Mr. Romero is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President and is responsible for accounting, finance, collections and our company's information technology departments. He is also responsible for our company's vehicle fleet and services. Mr. Romero has successfully worked with many city, state and federal government audits to minimize the firm's exposure to any losses. He has also worked with many banks to receive the best credit terms and service possible. Mr. Romero attended the University of Redlands where he received his Master of Business Administration degree.

Mr. Chu is a registered civil and geotechnical engineer in the state of California, as a long term Converse employee he has experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering, instrumentation installation and monitoring data analysis, earthquake engineering and construction material inspection and testing. He has worked his way up through the Converse ranks and now serves as a top operational manager as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Converse. Mr. Chu is a Senior Vice President in charge of multiple offices in California, he assumes complete accountability for the quality of work, technical accuracy and profit and loss for these offices. Responsibilities include meeting fiscal goals, staff development, technical management and maintaining long term working relationships with major clients. As member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Chu participates in the overall business management and success of the firm. He is a member of the Financial Audit Committee who are responsible for an internal review of our financial status with reports to the Shareholders, Controller and Chief Financial Officer; and a member of the Executive Committee responsible for the Executive functions of the Firm as granted by the Board of Directors. In addition to those responsibilities, he serves as a member on the Technical Media Committee and the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Committees.

Mr. Eke is a long term Converse employee that now serves as a top operational manager as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Converse.  Mr. Eke is the Managing Officer and Senior Vice President in charge of environmental offices in California. In this capacity, he assumes complete accountability for the quality of work, technical accuracy and profit and loss for these offices.  Responsibilities include meeting fiscal goals, staff development, technical management and maintaining long term working relationships with major clients.  As member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Eke participates in the overall business management and success of the firm.  He is the lead member of the Financial Audit Committee responsible for an internal review of our financial status with reports to the Shareholders, Controller and Chief Financial Officer; a member of the 401K Retirement Plan Committee responsible for overseeing the 401k Administrator, due diligence and monitoring of fund performance within the program and reports to the Board of Directors for a competitive program; and a member of the Executive Committee responsible for the Executive functions of the Firm as granted by the Board of Directors.

As a Senior Vice President and a Southwest Regional Manager, Mr. Goebel serves on the Board of Directors, helping to guide the business decisions of the company and provide for its direction and continued success. Mr. Goebel's business philosophy is simply to help clients balance the needs of their business with the regulatory requirements. He is actively involved in long term client relationships, establishing new client relationships, technical accuracy of the work, staff development, and networking in the community. Mr. Goebel is the chairman of Converse's Technical Media Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and the Executive Committee, which is appointed by the Board of Directors to manage the executive functions of the firm. Mr. Goebel is also active in the local communities supporting local businesses, charities and interacting with various community leaders. He also serves, or has served, in community positions, such as Chairman of the local Air & Waste Management Association, Chairman of the local American Council of Engineering Company's Environmental Sub Committee, and President of the Geological Society of Nevada.

Mr. Brusse will celebrate his 20th year as a consulting geologist and Converse employee in 2008. Mr. Brusse is the Executive Vice President; the Northeast Regional Manager for Converse offices in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and a registered Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania. Mr. Brusse is responsible the operation and management of the offices, staff development, technical management and the maintenance of long term working relationships with major clients in the Northeast Region. As member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Brusse participates in the overall business management and success of the firm. Mr. Brusse is an experienced Brownfield's consultant, presented a paper (Brownfield's in Small and Rural Communities) at a National Brownfield's conference; and has used and provided seminars on the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Cleanup Standards Act.

Ms. Keith has worked in Converse’s Corporate Office since July of 1992.  She currently serves as Vice President of Human Resources and Risk Management, and Corporate Secretary.  In these roles, Ms. Keith oversees administrative; human resources management, recruiting, employee benefits; and, business insurance and risk issues, as well as corporate compliance for Converse.  Ms. Keith is active with a number of professional societies that help form regulatory policies for geotechnical and environmental engineering firms, at both state and federal levels.

Jim Werle serves as Vice President and Chief Geologist working in the Las Vegas office of Converse Consultants for the past 22 years. He is a registered professional engineer in Nevada and a registered professional geologist in California, Arizona and Idaho, with more than 28 years of progressive experience in geotechnical and geological engineering. Mr. Werle earned his Masters of Science degree in Geology from Eastern Washington University with his Bachelor of Science from the University of Washington. He is an active member of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and serves as a board member on the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council.