Our Team
EnviroPhase was founded in 2005 with the goal of helping customers in the commercial real estate space best assess and mitigate environmental risks.
Today, we’re a full-service environmental firm that has helped thousands of clients, many who exclusively rely on EnviroPhase as a trusted advisor and partner. EnviroPhase is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and performs project work throughout the state of Texas and beyond.
Steve Haglund
Partner
Steve Haglund is principal with Escalante Growth Holdings, a lower middle market investment firm partnering with EnviroPhase. Steve has over twenty years of experience in strategy, business development, marketing, operations and practice development in the information technology and oil & gas industries. Before joining the EnviroPhase leadership team, Steve was president of NeoFirma, was general manager at Perficient, co-founded and served as president of Insolexen, and was a manager at Anderson Consulting/Accenture. Steve began his career as environmental engineer for FMC Corporation, and holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University.
Scott Bass has over twenty years and a proven environmental expert specializing in Phase I and II ESAs, property condition assessments, gas station tank removal, remediation, and asbestos project management. Scott founded EnviroPhase in 2005 and led the firm to consistent, steady growth. Prior to EnviroPhase, he was president of ATEC, a vehicle emissions testing company.
Kevin Almaguer
Program Director - PII/Mitigation Division
Kevin Almaguer is a professional geologist providing environmental consulting services with extensive experience developing workplans for subsurface investigations and working with state regulatory agencies to resolve pollution cases. Prior to joining EnviroPhase, Kevin was principal geologist at Earth Solutions where he performed environmental assessments at petroleum storage tanks and other industrial facilities.
Patty Trigueros
Operations Manager
Patty Trigueros leads the EnviroPhase back office where she is responsible for managing customer contracts and accounting. If you have ever done business with EnviroPhase then you will be familiar with Patty’s rapid response times and ability to field e-mails and phone calls all while coordinating multiple projects, including environmental site assessments, mitigation, remediation programs, soil management, tank removal, asbestos testing, abatement, air monitoring, RSRA’s records search and risk assessments.
Matthew Romer
Lead, Industrial Hygiene Division
Matthew Romer is a Licensed environmental inspector with extensive experience in asbestos inspections, abatement oversight, project management, code compliance, sampling under governmental AHERA standards, and industrial hygiene monitoring for lead, mold, and silica. Before joining EnviroPhase, Matthew was a project manager at The Vertex Companies and engineering technician at Enercon Services.
Michell Hales
Manager, Phase II/Mitigation Division
Michelle Hales is an experienced project manager with a distinguished career working in the environmental services industry and proven skills in RCRA, environmental compliance, remediation, sustainability, and hazardous waste management. Prior to EnviroPhase, Michell was a project manager at TRC Companies where she led a variety of strategic due diligence projects.
David Reynolds
Manager, Phase I ESA Division
David Reynolds is a proven leader in conducting environmental site assessments for commercial real estate with deep experience in Phase I to III ESA, soil remediation, hydrogeologic Investigations, affected property assessment reports, response action plans, wetlands, and municipal settings designation. Before joining the EnviroPhase management team, David was a senior environmental geologist at Raba Kistner.
Phil Rasor
Senior Environmental Consultant
Phil Rasor is part of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) group, performing site reconnaissance and reporting for commercial properties in the region. Additionally, Phil provides support to the Industrial Hygiene team as well has experience in Phase II and Phase III soil and/or groundwater remediation services. Prior to EnviroPhase, he worked at Professional Services Industry (PSI) for over ten years. Phil began his environmental career as a environmental specialist and progressed to a National Client Group project manager performing due diligence studies for sites throughout central and south Texas. Phil has a BS in Geology from Sam Houston State University, with an Earth Sciences specialization.
Gabriela Serpas
Associate Environmental Consultant
Gabriela Serpas is a geologist who specializes in Phase I ESAs. She obtained her B.S in Geology at Texas A&M University. Gabriela has experience and proven skills conducting Phase I and II ESA, environmental compliance, groundwater sampling, core sampling and petroleum and hydrocarbon system analysis. Before joining the EnviroPhase Phase I team, Gabriela was a senior well site geologist for Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation.
Myles Taylor
Associate Environmental Consultant
Myles Taylor began his career at EnviroPhase where he is part of the firm’s Phase I ESA practice. Prior to joining the EnviroPhase team, Myles interned with Tetra Tech, a global provider of consulting and engineering services to commercial and government clients with a focus on water, environment, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and international development. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in geological and earth sciences/geosciences from Baylor University.
Heather Douglass
Recruitment / Human Resources
Heather is an Air Force Veteran that brings over 20 years of recruiting and HR experience to EnviroPhase. Heather’s integrity, passion for building professional relationships and a quality focused recruitment process has secured her a position with the EnviroPhase Team. In addition to her full-cycle recruitment role with EnviroPhase, Heather is an HR Specialist for the Federal Government.
Ben Parker
Marketing / PR
Ben Parker brings more than 20 years of marketing and public relations experience to EnviroPhase where he leads the company’s brand awareness and demand generation initiatives. Ben’s deep expertise in traditional marketing and new media enable him to tailor the right marketing mix with pragmatic solutions that focus on measurable results. He has an extensive background in oil & gas where he has written extensively on environmental, social, governance (ESG).