Press Release

SynTerra names financial strategist Andrew Rosenfeld to the firm’s Board of Directors.

Posted March 9, 2021

Andrew Rosenfeld has more than 35 years of financial and strategic planning experience in the industrial, chemical, and energy sectors.

GREENVILLE, SC — SynTerra Corporation, a science and engineering firm, has named Andrew Rosenfeld to the firm’s Board of Directors. Rosenfeld, a Principal at C14 Strategy, has more than 35 years of experience in industrial, chemical, and energy sectors specializing in financial and strategic initiatives.

“We are honored that Andrew accepted this position,” said SynTerra President Steve Precourt, also a board member. “He is uniquely skilled at the intricacies of corporate and client business development and market analysis. He blends different and sometimes disparate pieces into diverse and successful partnerships.”

Precourt and others on the SynTerra management team cited Rosenfeld’s expertise in the following areas:

Development of actionable business plans and strategies
Financial and operational economic analysis
Negotiations related to mergers and acquisitions
Best practices of leadership and relationship building

In addition to his 10 years of leadership at C14 Strategy, Rosenfeld was the Co-Founder, Vice Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Fiber Industries and the President of American Sands Energy Corporation. He previously served as Energy Analyst at PioneerPath (a division of Citadel); Managing Director covering energy at Impala Asset Management; and Refining and Chemical Equity Research Analyst at Prudential Securities and Schroders. He also held management, commercial, and technical positions at Koch Industries, Sirius Chemicals, and Marathon Petroleum.

Rosenfeld holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the American University ‒ Kogod School of Business. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Petroleum-Refining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.

In addition to Precourt and Rosenfeld, the other members of the SynTerra Board of Directors are: Kathy Webb, SynTerra Vice President of Sciences; Ruth Albright, SynTerra Vice President of Engineering; and Carlton Owen, Founding President and CEO (retired) of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.

Founded in 1993, SynTerra is an employee‐owned firm of engineers, geologists, scientists, and surveyors who help clients meet business objectives and address technical challenges. Clients include manufacturers, mining operations, utilities, pulp and paper companies, developers, and government agencies. SynTerra has offices in Greenville, SC; Birmingham, AL; Cary, NC; Charlotte, NC; Hendersonville, NC; Lexington, KY; Pikeville, KY; Tampa, FL; and Tuscaloosa, AL.

For more information, send an email to communications@synterracorp.com, and a SynTerra representative will contact you promptly.

Kathy Webb, P.G.

Senior Market Leader | Principal

Kathy, a founder of SynTerra (previously The Fletcher Group) in 1992, has completed remedial investigations and regulatory compliance projects associated with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facilities, state and federal Superfund sites, solid waste landfills, brownfield redevelopment, utility coal combustion residual (CCR) management units, and regulated industrial facilities. She has supported litigation as an expert witness related to chlorinated solvents, metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Kathy is known for her practical assessment strategy with the perspective of the client’s business objectives. She routinely evaluates groundwater corrective action systems for effectiveness and progress toward achieving compliance objectives. She has also co-authored a trade journal paper with case studies of low-impact remedial strategies. Kathy is a licensed Professional Geologist in North and South Carolina.

Mark Taylor, P.G.

Principal

Mark has worked more than 40 years in natural-resource based industries. His expertise includes mine geology and mine engineering, hydrogeologic and geotechnical investigations, solid and hazardous waste management, and regulatory negotiations. He has published peer-reviewed papers about coal geology, ore geochemistry, mineralogy, and solid waste management. He is a leading expert in mining and environmental permitting for litigation support.

Mark is licensed as a Professional Geologist in South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Washington. He serves on the boards of the Upstate Red Cross and Upstate Forever. He served on the South Carolina Board of Registration for Geologists for six years. Mark holds a Master’s degree in Geological Sciences from The University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Science from Harvard University.

Andrea Kehn, P.E.

Vice President of Engineering | Principal

Andrea, leader of our Civil & Environmental Engineering Business Unit, has 28 years of experience in chemical manufacturing and environmental consulting. She leads and supervises staff professionals on multidisciplinary projects for a variety of industrial clients. Andrea’s vast experience and expertise includes: air quality construction and operating permitting; air quality modeling; air permit record-keeping and reporting; Oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP); NPDES Permitting; water quality modeling; process safety management; risk management compliance and auditing; and RCRA compliance.

Andrea is registered as a Professional Engineer in South Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

Ruth Albright, P.E.

Vice President | Principal

Ruth has led projects for major industrial facilities throughout the Southeast and beyond. She built her knowledge of environmental regulations and their application to manufacturing operations while working for the second largest chemical manufacturing company in the United States. At SynTerra, she has expanded both her knowledge and reputation working for chemical manufacturing operations of all sizes. She has also worked extensively with other manufacturing operations, including pulp and paper, industrial equipment, pharmaceuticals, food, and automotive parts and assembly. Her experience includes air and wastewater permit compliance, solid and hazardous waste management, solid waste construction permitting, hazardous materials transportation, wastewater treatment systems, air pollution control equipment operations and maintenance, and ambient air monitoring systems.

Ruth is a professional engineer registered in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Michigan, Arkansas, and Kentucky. She is an active member of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Environmental Technical Committee and serves as the chair of the water subcommittee. She has previously served as the program and committee chair for the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce Environmental Affairs committee. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University.