Douglas D. Kaspar – Board Member
Douglas Kaspar graduated from Texas A&M University in 1980 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. While at Texas A&M University he was a member of the Corps of Cadets serving as an officer on the 4th Battalion staff and a member of the Ross Volunteers. His education included foreign studies at the Instituto Tecnologico in Monterrey, Mexico.
After returning to Kaspar Wire Works, Inc., a family-run manufacturing business founded by his great-grandfather in 1898, Douglas became Vice President of Engineering. He headed up many engineering projects and specialized in manufacturing systems design and factory layout. Projects have included factory expansions, manufacturing reorganizations, relocation of manufacturing operations, implementing inventory and production control systems, infrastructure upgrades to buildings and facilities, and waste water treatment. Douglas has also been in charge of Environmental and Safety Compliance and all Information Technology functions involved with the Kaspar Companies. The Kaspar Companies have become a model to industry in Texas for waste minimization and water conservation and were awarded the USEPA Region 6 Environmental Excellence Award in 1998.
As co-owner and co-inventor of KASELCO’s patented electrocoagulation technology, Douglas Kaspar is interested in exposing and developing electrocoagulation and offering its environmental benefits to a global environmental market.
Douglas J. Herber, PE -- President
A registered Profesional Engineer, Doug received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986 and 1988, respectively. His work experience in manufacturing operations spans some 20 plus years. From 1988 to 1995, Doug worked in a consulting engineer capacity serving large cotton processing facilities implementing systems and process controls to improve quality while lowering manufacturing costs. These process improvements included work on textile dye operations. In 1995, he began working as staff for privately held corporations on implementations of similar programs within their operations.
Doug has held responsibility within these organizations as Operations Manager, Executive-Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President, for single and multiple plant operations, with facilities in the US and Mexico. He has received training in numerous quality and productivity programs including lean manufacturing, 5-S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Deming, Juran, and ISO. He has participated in numerous mergers and acquisitions, representing both buy and sell sides. He has successfully managed the growth of organizations through both acquisition growth as well as organic growth, averaging growths of over 25%-40% per year. Doug joined KASELCO as a co-owner and President in October 2010.
Bruce J. Lesikar, Ph.D., P.E. -- Vice President Engineering
Bruce graduated from Texas A&M University with his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, in August, 1987, and Masters in May 1989. Next, he completed his Doctoral program and received his Ph.D, in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois in May 1992. Bruce also holds licenses as a registered Professional Engineer, On-site System Installer and Site Evaluator and Maintenance provider, as well as numerous other certifications.
Bruce’s professional career includes being a Professor, Associate Department Head and Extension Program Leader for Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Texas Agrilife Extension Service, Texas A&M University System, in College Station, Texas. His focus included improvements in the effectiveness of on-site wastewater treatment systems as well as educational program development and delivery for industry practitioners designing, siting, installing and maintaining on-site wastewater treatment systems.
Bruce has authored and co-authored hundreds of referred publications, editor-reviewed articles, extension publications, and research/industry bulletins, as well as presenting papers at regional, state, national, and international conferences, on water and wastewater. He holds and has held various positions for state and federal agency committees as both member and in advisory capacity. He is actively involved in a number of professional organizations. He joined KASELCO in the fall of 2010 as it’s Vice-President of Engineering, focusing on the research and development of water treatment and reuse systems, and the development of site specific water treatment systems for industrial users.
Paul Morkovsky – Consulting Chemist
Paul Morkovsky is a native Texan from San Antonio. He graduated in 1963 with a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from St Mary’s University, San Antonio, and then served 21 years as an officer in the United States Army Chemical Corps. These included tours at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. He was a member of the first Army agency dedicated to remediation of open and closed military installations. He designed processes and machinery for recovery and detoxification of chemical munitions and materiel and supervised a team of engineers establishing policies, procedures, and standards for future cleanup programs.
He joined the Kaspar companies in Shiner, Texas as General Manager of Kaspar Electroplating Corporation, later accepting the position of Compliance Officer for all the Kaspar companies. His efforts lead to the receipt of the Environmental Excellence Award from USEPA Region 6 in 1998. Paul has always had an interest in water and its wise use. He has assisted the State of Texas in developing waste minimization and water conservation programs and is a former member of Texas’ Clean Industries Steering Committee. He has assisted the state with instructional videos and pollution prevention instruction. He has served as keynote speaker for a USEPA multi-region seminar and as a subject matter speaker at seminars sponsored by the USEPA, Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. His particular area of interest is water conservation and pollution prevention with minimal investment.
His duties expanded to include the development and fielding of the KASELCO electrocoagulation process, and he is the co-inventor on numerous patents for that system. The process treats wastes electrochemically, reducing reagent usage and generating fewer dissolved solids in the discharged water. As Applications Engineer, he designs specific systems for various waste streams. He is actively engaged in research and development activities that are expected to extend the technology into many new areas.
