Bridging Science & Technology

We believe in synergy, various parts working together to produce an enhanced result. We are driven to build innovative solutions based on a foundation of solid science. Our team is focused on solving big issues that will have a significant impact on our backyard and beyond.

Our current breakthroughs in wastewater solutions create value for our clients while protecting the planet’s most valuable resources.

We believe in a living planet.

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“Societal and environmental pressures over recent years have led to a growing movement for industry to reduce its wastewater and to treat it before discharge. Wastewater is now seen as a potential resource and its use, or recycling after suitable treatment can provide economic and financial benefits.”

– UN Water Development Report, 2017

Team

Darrell Liski
President & CEO

Darrell Liski is a serial entrepreneur, having built and led companies across numerous industries including home construction, contract manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

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Upon successfully enhancing a portfolio of self-storage facilities and services, structured as a limited partnership, Darrell finalized the sale of this portfolio to a public company and secured a sizable return for the limited partners. In March of 2017, Darrell had successfully exited all active business interests and was ready for to take on a new challenge, Darrell started a new venture engaging people with a vision to make a real sustainable impact in the world.

Rodney Dickerson
Chief Technology Officer

Rodney Dickerson graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering as well as earned his registered professional chemical engineering designation.

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Rod has an extensive background in chemical engineering, project engineering and corporate development. He has worked on large-scale projects worldwide, with companies such as Crest Engineering and Petro-Marine Engineering.

The past 30 years have included work in the field of advanced microbial technologies for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. Additionally, Rod served as a founder and board member of In-Pipe Technology Company, LLC. Rod holds seven environmentally-related process patents as well as several patents pending. These process patents pertain to the treatment of contaminants and odors in both water and air, and application of microbes to wastewater collection systems.

Bob Dumur
VP – Production | Field Operations

Bob Dumur has over 35 years of experience as a Senior Level Process Administrator with in-depth knowledge on all levels of production process including MRP/ERP implementation, production cost build up and documentation.

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Bob empowers management, using a disciplined visual approach, to analyze operations and process equipment.  As Founder and President of Dumur Industries to 2013, Bob was instrumental in achieving top 50 Tier 1 supplier status to General Dynamics; Manufacturing parts and components to supply General Motors, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Navistar, Mercedes Benz and Mack Defense that were involved in projects for Canadian LAV, US Stryker, US Marine Corps, Austrian and Saudi Arabia ground military combat vehicles; Designer and manufacturer of TAGS vehicles, first armored unmanned vehicle deployment in Israel, European Union and purchased by the US government.  Bob was involved as a Designer of Mars lunar vehicle, program bid; Designer of 7 axis plasma cutting robot to cut first US Stryker blast proof hull; Supplier of components for metal disintegration on the hull of the Titanic; Also involved in Nano Powder development of specialty steel used in ballistic steel, corrosion protection from MIC Bacteria, and training VTT Finland.

Anson Liski, MSc
Market Development

Anson is a marketing and communications specialist with experiences that include being the marketing and sales lead for Modular Storage Systems until its sale in 2017. He also has experience working in non-profit, NGO, and IGO sectors, notably the University of Saskatchewan and the United Nations.

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Anson has a BA (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Saskatchewan and an MSc. in International Politics from Trinity College, Dublin. He has had a unique educational experience that required him to live and volunteer in Honduras and Ecuador, which is in addition to his extensive global volunteering in places like Haiti, Dominican Republic and Thailand. Having lived in communities around the world that have struggled to attain things as important as clean water, Anson is uniquely motivated to be a part of the EnBiorganic team.

Chip Johnson
Business Development Manager

Chip Johnson has been in the engineering and construction business for his entire 44-year with 16 being on the consulting side and the remaining 28 being in the specialty treatment and infrastructure construction. His primary field of technical expertise lies within the rehabilitation segment of the water, wastewater and stormwater industry, both treatment and conveyance. 

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He has been directly involved in the rehabilitation of over 1.4 million feet of pipe with sizes ranging from 3 inches to over 22 feet in diameter.  This involvement included the assessment, design and construction of the rehabilitation solutions.  In addition to the pipe work, Mr. Johnson has also been engaged in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of over 75,000 individual structures, including, manholes, lift stations, grit chambers, clarifiers, chlorine contact chambers, wet wells and digesters. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and currently resides in Auburn, Alabama.

Mark Heckman
VP – Market Development, Agriculture

Mark Heckman is skilled in Agricultural Market Forecasting, Risk Management, Procurement Direction, Hedge Program Creation and Sales Management. Mark has a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business from Iowa State.

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University, with a minor in Finance and Agri-Business Management. Mark has extensive affiliations with several professional associations, including the US Grains Council and the Iowa Corn Production Board. Mark joined the EnBiorganic team in 2020 and brings extensive experience in Agriculture. Mark’s Agricultural experience started over 30 years ago with his farming partnership and most recently as a Marketing Consultant with Main Street AG, LLC, and has worked with corporations such as Indigo AG, Kent Corporation, and Big River Resources. Armed with skills in Market Penetration and Cost Reduction experience, Mark is an analytical thinker with strategic planning skills, experienced in a portfolio approach to customer-centric grain marketing plans. Professional development courses completed include Dale Carnage Relationship Management, Iowa Corn Leadership and Development and Cornell Alliance for Science Leadership Training. Mark is also a member in good standing of the Global Farmer Network.

Taryn Kennedy
Special Projects Manager

Taryn has a diverse background in finance and as an executive assistant.  She graduated in 2002 with a diploma in New Media Communications from College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C.

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With prior experience from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Okanagan College, University of British Columbia Okanagan, she started with a local company as an Accounts Receivable clerk, moved up to Accounts Payable clerk and then to Office Manager.  In 2013 she made the move to join Modular Storage Systems, under Darrell Liski, as an Executive Assistant providing training / technical support for proprietary computer systems, Human Resources, and Accounting. Taryn has assisted in a variety of projects including marketing, social media management, key performance indicator reports, shareholder relations and accounting.

Valerie Vivian-Rogers, MSc
Senior Technologist

Valerie Vivian-Rogers is a microbiology specialist with a Master of Science in Biology and Microbiology. With over 30 years of industrial experience, microbiology has been at the forefront of Valerie’s career.

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Her passion for the field started with her graduate work on applied microbiological areas involving soil, environmental and petroleum microbiology. Since then, she has worked on numerous industrial projects for pioneering companies such as The Upjohn Company, Alpharma Animal Health Division, In-Pipe Technology, Infinity AG Solutions, and now with EnBiorganic Technologies. Val has spearheaded the design and management of numerous laboratories dedicated to food, water and soil quality with microbiological and chemical testing of inputs and outs. With such in-depth knowledge, she is considered a subject matter expert in her industry and has several published pieces. Some of Val’s most recent work relates to conducting and facilitating USDA Organic and Global G.A.P. audits, developing and maintaining SOPs for manufacturing and laboratory procedures and working on procedures for monitoring specific Bacillus strains in soil.

Malcolm Burbank, Ph.D.
Senior Technologist

Malcolm Burbank is an environmental scientist with a broad background in environmental microbiology and molecular biology. He has Ph.D.s in three domains – microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry.

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Dr. Burbank has worked closely with geotechnical and environmental engineers to develop microbiology-based technologies to address several issues. These issues include bioremediation of heavy metals by indigenous soil bacteria, seismic-induced liquefaction, the use of microbiology to increase soil bearing capacity, shear strength, altering the hydraulic conductivity and permeability of the soil. Dr. Burbank was the Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of BioCement Technologies, Inc. and is currently an Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member at Boise State University in the Department of Civil Engineering. He is also the editor at Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that provides rapid publication of articles in all areas of applied ecology and environmental sciences. Innovation is at the core of Dr. Burbank’s work philosophy. Having earned the 2010 University of Idaho Innovation Award, he has continued to push boundaries and has numerous patents in the field of indigenous microorganisms. Dr. Burbank is uniquely qualified to work on projects at the interface of microbiology and engineering.

Joyce Stroot, Ph.D.
Senior Technologist

Joyce Stroot, Ph.D. is a classically trained anaerobic microbiologist, as well as a molecular microbial ecologist specializing in diverse environmental systems. She has broad experience with bioremediation, gastrointestinal microbial fingerprinting, riparian watershed source tracking, biodefense threat detection and subsurface coal-bed methane production.

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Joyce obtained her Master of Science in Environmental Microbiology from Southeastern Louisiana University focusing on crude oil bioremediation.  She then obtained a Ph.D.  from the University of Illinois specializing in porcine gastrointestinal microbiota related to improving swine production practices.  While working in the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, she concentrated on developing fingerprinting methods for fecal contamination in riparian watersheds.  Joyce then joined the Advanced Biosensors Laboratory at the University of South Florida as a Sr. Research Associate and Laboratory Manager, specializing in improving biothreat detection.  Her most recent position was as Assoc. Research Director for Ciris Energy, Inc., focused on proprietary “green” methods of secondary methane generation.

Joyce’s experience has given her a broad knowledge base in molecular biology and microbial ecology, which has resulted in more than 23 international publications and a method patent.  She is skilled in bench research, laboratory and scientific team management, field technology transfer, technical and proposal writing, intellectual property, and regulatory permitting.

Dr. Luxmy Begum
Project Manager

Dr. Luxmy Begum is a highly accomplished Project Manager and Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the water, wastewater, and waste management sectors. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and is PMP certified.

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 Luxmy has worked with major consulting firms and government agencies, leading numerous projects across North America. Her expertise includes project planning, process design, and environmental compliance. An active member of Ontario professional engineers, Water Environment Association of Ontario and Canada Water and Wastewater Association. Luxmy has authored several publications and is known for her strong communication skills, technical writing, and dedication to sustainable engineering and environmental practices.