Who We Are
Efficient Wastewater Solutions is a professional engineering firm dedicated to reliable, cost-effective wastewater projects. Our team brings decades of technical expertise to help municipalities and industrial facility managers optimize their wastewater footprint and ensure long-term regulatory compliance.
Pat McCleary
Patrick (“Pat”) McCleary – Founder, President, Managing Member
Pat is a Marine with 25+ years of experience in real estate & land development, corporate executive management, retail management, facilitating the financing for land-development projects, residential and commercial property acquisitions, and creating private utilities.
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks – Founder, Vice President, Managing Member
Gordon is a former NFL professional football player, former businessman in the oil & gas industry, and currently along with his wife heads a thriving multicultural, multimillion-dollar, non-profit ministry located near Seattle, Washington.
Lee Shull
Lee Shull, Ph.D. – Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Managing Member
Lee is an environmental scientist with 35+ years of executive-level business and management experience in global corporations preceded by 14+ years as a tenured research & teaching professor at two major U.S. universities in the areas of toxicology, health risk assessment, and environmental remediation.
Ben Roberts, P.E.
Benjamin (Ben) Roberts, Ph.D., P.E. – Chief Engineer
Ben has applied his expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, and process design for 40+ years in the water, wastewater, environmental, biotech and semiconductor industries, has instructed courses in these areas at both Stanford University and MIT, and served as CTO in large corporations.
Casey Colton
Casey has 25+ years of experience in both residential and commercial real estate development including both horizontal and vertical construction, is skilled in assisting property owners in securing entitlements and working through regulatory compliance challenges, and in contract negotiations.