Cathy West Dougherty, P.E., is CEO, Principal Engineer and owner with over 31 years of process, mechanical and environmental engineering and management experience. This experience includes over eight years as Manager or Principal for four other nationally recognized or local (Dallas-based) consulting firms, prior to founding dse eleven years ago. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and Corrective Action Project Manager (CAPM) for the State of Texas and a Registered Remediation Specialist.

Curtis W. Franklin, CHMM joined dse in 2007 as President and member of the Senior Management Team. He has 22 years of professional experience in air monitoring/sampling, health & safety, training, remediation oversight, emergency response, oil pollution prevention, counter-terrorism consequence management, Superfund removal operations, extent of contamination surveys and environmental site assessments. In addition to his technical capabilities, he has performed program and project management functions for a multidisciplinary staff of professionals under various A/E and Professional Services contracts for the past ten years. He has proven strengths including; project management, field supervision, contractor oversight, procedural development, report writing and cost estimating. He has demonstrated skills in leadership, resource management, operations, proposal development, problem solving and team building.

Charles W. Sprague, P.G., is Vice President of Operations and Principal Hydrogeologist with over 25 years experience in geology and hydrogeology. His specialty is hydrogeology and the use of groundwater modeling to review remedial options, evaluate ‘fate and transport’, developing contaminant plume management plans, estimate natural attenuation models and track potential contaminant impacts. His experience also includes a variety of practical applications for environmental geology, site assessments and management of complex projects with multi-disciplinary personnel. He is a Licensed Geoscientist in the State of Texas and a Licensed Professional Geologist in the State of Tennessee.

John Dougherty joined dse in 2006 as the Vice President of Marketing. He brings over 28 years of capital project management, environmental, facility construction and industrial engineering experience. His experience includes the direct management of technical personnel, vendors and project consultants. He has personally managed capital projects ranging from several thousand to over 1.6 million dollars.

In addition to our senior management team, dse has selected a core team of seasoned, qualified professionals to work with you and to manage your proposed project. The track record of the personnel at dse attests to the ability of these core individuals to manage one or several projects for you at various locations for diverse regulatory and operational needs.

Strong partnerships are a hallmark of our commitment to client satisfaction. Through our partnerships with other firms, we offer value-added benefits such as site-specific project teams, favorable fee schedules and strategic planning to minimize costs. dse works hand-inhand with our clients to develop solutions that meet organizational goals as well as regulatory requirements.