Bob Wallace, MBA ~ Principal & VP of Client Solutions

Prior to WIH Resource Group, Bob Wallace spent six years with Waste Management, the largest provider of solid waste management services in North America, as their Director of Transportation & Logistics. While with Waste Management, he was responsible for all of the transportation for Waste Management's Western Group (9 Western States) for Waste-by-rail, maritime (tug & barge) and long haul truck traffic as well as the transportation & logistics for most all new commercial, private, and municipal solid waste contracts.

Before joining Waste Management, he spent eight years with a regional truckload carrier, as their Regional Operations Manager and five years with a national trailer leasing company where he served in sales, marketing, and in operational management positions.

Now residing in Phoenix, AZ, he is a native of the Pacific Northwest and received his bachelor's degree from Washington State University and his MBA in Managerial Leadership.

Wallace currently serves on a variety of committees and is active in several professional associations, including the Solid Waste

Association of North America (SWANA); American Public Works Association (APWA); the National Association of Rail Shippers (NARS); US Chamber of Commerce; US Composting

Council (USCC); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Washington Refuse & Recycling Association (WRRA);, Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL).

He has also worked with several governmental

bodies to assist in transportation policy development for the Western U.S. throughout the past decade.

WIH Resource Group (WIH) is based in Phoenix, Arizona and provides its expertise to our clients in both the public and private sectors throughout North America. WIH and its affiliates also specialize in financial and operational analysis of integrated solid waste management. At WIH Resource Group, one of our primary missions is to serve the solid waste and recycling needs of local governmental agencies, municipalities and private sector clients. The combined team of experts at WIH Resource Group are uniquely qualified to assist you with consulting services.

National Leader in Solid Waste Consulting: The WIH Resource Group Team offers unique qualifications and experience needed to provide the full range of consulting, technical research and development services required to successfully complete integrated solid waste and recycling projects. The WIH Resource Group team has worked with hundreds of municipalities, multiple jurisdictional solid waste authorities and private sector clients across the Western United States to evaluate, plan, improve financials and operations, assess and improve their regulatory compliance and management throughout their individual organizations.

Knowledge of Local and National Solid Waste Systems, Trends, Regulations and Economics: The WIH Resource Group Team have established a track record of providing solid waste consulting services to numerous public and private sector clients. Key members of our Team have completed hundreds of solid waste and recycling projects throughout the United States.

Solid Waste and Recycling Cost of Services: As part of the WIH Resource Group team, our CPAs have developed and provide a tool known as the “Model Rate Program” that lists the major procedures and steps that typically are performed in a rate setting or cost of service analysis.

Program Development and Implementation: Working with cities on program planning and implementation is a primary service of the WIH Resource Group team. We have experience in solid waste and recycling program planning, development and implementation.

Waste Reduction / Diversion and Disposal Options: Members of the WIH Resource Group Team have performed and led large scale projects that focused waste reduction including identifying additional recyclables that can be collected, processed and marketed; improvements to recycling collection or processing operations.

WIH Resource Group and our diversified team of industry experts are commited to continue to provide our diverse client base with information and sustainable solutions that assist them in reaching their client-specific goals and various initiatives.