Our Environmental Engineers & Scientists

Science & Engineering Staff

You will need registered professionals to comply with local, State, and federal regulations. The McGinley & Associates staff are experts, including:

• Professional Engineers (P.E.)
• Professional Geologists (P.G.)
• Certified Hydrogeologists (C.Hg.)
• Certified Environmental Managers (C.E.M.)
• Specialized HAZMAT Consultants
• Formally Trained Technicians

We offer licensed professionals for Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Utah.

With current NCEES Records on file, MGA is able to quickly obtain comity/reciprocity licensure in any state.

The MGA Management Team – We Offer Experience, Performance & Results

Joe McGinley

Founder & Principal, P.E., P.G., C.E.M.

Mr. McGinley is the founding Principal of MGA, with more than 25 years of service to long standing and new clients alike. He has developed experience through a wide range of project types, environmental conditions, and multiple regulatory agency liaisons. Mr. McGinley has a strong background in site characterization, corrective action plan development and in the design and implementation of remedial systems. He is acutely familiar with federal, State and local environmental regulations and has developed a familiar relationship with the administrators of those agencies throughout the West.

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Brian Rakvica

Partner, Remediation Engineer, P.E., C.E.M.

Mr. Rakvica is a Senior Engineer with 14 years of professional experience in multi-disciplinary engineering projects. Mr. Rakvica’s areas of expertise include: environmental site assessment and remediation projects; detailed engineering design projects; litigation support; regulatory compliance and project management. Mr. Rakvica’s experience includes serving the public and private sectors with services to governmental, industrial, and academic clients. Mr. Rakvica has demonstrated success on a variety of engineering projects, has superb project management skills, and is highly regarded throughout the Western States.

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Brett Bottenberg

Project Engineer, M.S., C.E.M.

Mr. Bottenberg is an Environmental Scientist and Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience in conducting Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), NEPA reviews, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, Bioremediation Plans, Brownfields Assessments/Project Management, complex laboratory analysis, and analytical data review. Applied experience includes conducting over 400 Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, SPCC Plans and NEPA reviews throughout Nevada, California, Utah, and Arizona. Mr. Bottenberg’s diverse background provides project management experience in both the regulatory and construction industries.

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Brian Giroux

Founding Partner, Hydrogeologist, P.G., C.Hg., C.E.M.

Mr. Giroux is a Senior Hydrogeologist with 18 years of professional experience in water resource and contaminant investigations and remediation, serving the public, academic and private sectors. A broad scientific and practical background combined with a sharp focus on groundwater hydrology and contaminant fate and transport allows Mr. Giroux to establish confident science in each project. Central to Mr. Giroux’s effective project management style are clear and consistent client communications, persistent regulatory liaison and efficient data and deliverable QA/QC.

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George Hagan

Founding Partner, Senior Technical Consultant, C.E.M.

Mr. Hagan has over 15 years of environmental and remediation experience. He is a State of Nevada registered CEM and responsible for all MGA field technical operations including treatment system O&M, groundwater sampling, vapor sampling, soil sampling and conducts field pilot tests. He has supervised the installation of over 75 soil and groundwater remediation systems. He maintains all field equipment, performs troubleshooting on active systems, and keeps up to date fleet maintenance. Additionally, he is certified in the SensydineTM HAZCAT chemical identification procedures. A partial list of his project experience is provided herein.

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Tracy Johnston

Founding Partner, Remediation Engineer, P.E., C.E.M.

Mr. Johnston is a senior project manager with 15 years' experience in civil engineering and environmental projects. Mr. Johnston has served as project manager for numerous Phase II assessments, designing, installing and successfully remediating both hazardous and regulated wastes in soil and groundwater. Some of Mr. Johnston’s remedial designs include advanced in situ oxidation, aerobic/anaerobic biological treatment, air sparging, soil vacuum extraction, intrinsic remediation, dual-phase extraction, and groundwater pump and treat.

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