Mr. Crate is a practicing professional who has specialized in the
management of industrial and municipal waste for over 38 years. He has
been recognized as a leader in the field of waste management, and served
as Vice President and Managing Principal / Partner at Draper Aden
Associates, a regional Civil and Environmental Engineering firm for over 30
years. He has served as a Managing Principal, Project Manager, Project
Engineer, and Hydrogeologist for environmental projects conducted for
universities, local governments, industries, electric utilities and commercial
companies throughout Virginia, as well as in 11 states and abroad.
Project involvement and/or management has encompassed the breadth of
the solid waste management field, including planning, recycling, energy
from waste, disposal facility design, leachate management, construction
phase services, groundwater monitoring and remediation, landfill gas
management and beneficial use, and renewable energy at waste disposal
facilities. He is a frequent presenter for various trade organizations and
elected bodies.
In 2012, Mr. Crate was awarded the National Governor’s Special Award
(NW&RA) for leadership and service in the field. In 2014 he was appointed
by the Governor of Virginia to a 4-year term on the Virginia Waste
Management Board.
Leadership Positions Held
National Waste & Recycling Association - Virginia Chapter Chairman and
Board of Directors – recipient, National Governor’s Special Award - 2012
Solid Waste Association of North America - Virginia Chapter – Board of
Directors; Groundwater Committee Chairman
Southwest Virginia Solid Waste Management Association – President;
Board of Directors; Legislative Liaison
Draper Aden Associates (Civil and Environmental Engineering Consultancy)
– Managing Principal / Partner; Vice President; Board of Directors
Education
 B.S./Geology/
Virginia Tech
 M.S./Environmental
Sciences and Engineering/
Virginia Tech
Professional Experience
 Current: Waste Resource
Services, LLC - President
 1982–2014: Draper Aden
Associates, Blacksburg, VA
– Principal, Vice President
 1979–1982: Olver Inc.,
Blacksburg, VA
 1977 – 1978: Virginia Tech
(Antarctica Research Team)
Registration
 Professional Geologist
Multiple States
Areas of Focus
 Staff augmentation
 Public involvement and
education
 Recycling & material
recovery
 Landfill gas beneficial use
 Landfill mining
 Leachate management
 Facility siting, design and
permitting
 Environmental monitoring
 Corrective action
 Construction services
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Jeffrey T. Crate, PG
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Technical Advisory
Committee(s) - Solid Waste Management Regulations
Presentations and Publications
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Solid Waste Association of North America – Multiple presentations at State and Regional
Conferences, Training Programs ranging from renewable waste at solid waste facilities, to
construction and facility remediation
EPA International Solid Waste Symposium – Presenter on NIMBY to MAYBE – solid waste facility
siting studies
Tennessee Solid & Hazardous Waste Conference – Presenter on solid waste management facility
siting processes and public participation
Virginia Resources Authority – Presenter regarding solid waste management capital projects and
representative costs
Virginia Tech – Multiple lectures; solid waste management, environmental engineering
undergraduate, graduate and continuing educations classes
Virginia Review – Contributing Editor; waste management issues
World Waste Magazine – Multiple articles relative to solid waste management covering planning
to implementation of solid waste management systems
Local Governments – Multiple project presentations and training programs relative to waste
management
Representative Past and / or Present Clientele
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International - Central America (for commercial company); Eastern Europe – 3rd party review of USAID
draft solid waste management plan (for USAID contractor)
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Local Governments (Cities, Towns, Counties, Regional Entities) - Over 200 ranging from small
(25tpd) to large regional entities (over 3,000tpd), located in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, West
Virginia, and Alabama.
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Commercial and Industrial Sector - Small local C&D facilities, to large national companies; Utility Scale
Electric Power Companies; Landfill gas companies both regional and national; Manufacturing
Companies located in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, West Virginia, Indiana, and
Missouri.
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