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Our commitment to the water and wastewater industry emerges in our strong history and superior level of service throughout Pennsylvania, Southern NJ, Delaware, Maryland and the Washington D.C. area. The experience of our staff (licensed professional engineers, post graduate engineering degrees, certified operators) lends itself to assisting and understanding not only the economics of projects but also the detailed technical issues involved. This level of assistance is not available with a typical technical sales company. By not limiting ourselves to one process or equipment type, we are prepared to provide a complete solution, reviewing more than one option for all aspects of your project. We welcome the opportunity to work with you on any current or future projects. Call us today!

Carl E. Janson - Carl joined Riordan in February 1985 and is one of the principals of the firm and the President-CEO. He has a BS degree from Albright College in Biology/Environmental Science and has also completed additional courses at Penn State. Carl is very active in PWEA and is a Past President of PWEA.   He is currently serving as one of the PA WEF Delegates for a three year term which began in 2006.  Carl is also on the Board of Directors for the Eastern PA Water Pollution Control Operators Association and is also a Past President of EPWPCOA.  Carl is  the Chair of the EPWPCOA Computer Use Committee. Carl also serves as the President of the Philadelphia MANA (Manufacturers Agents of North America) Chapter.   He has two children, a son Chris who is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame in Architecture with a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from UC Berkley.  Chris is an Associate for an urban design/architectural firm in the San Francisco area.  His daughter Kim is an MD and is now completing her residency in cardiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Carl enjoys computers.

Thomas E. Schell - Tom is also a principal in the firm and joined Riordan Materials in 1982. Tom manages the Maryland office and is Vice President of Riordan Materials Corp. He has a BS Degree from Michigan State in Civil Engineering. Tom is based out of our Crofton, MD office.

Robert M. Smith, PE - Bob graduated with a BS Degree from Drexel University in Civil Engineering and also earned an MS Degree from MIT in Environmental Engineering. Bob has been a Sales Representative with Riordan since 1990.

Matthew M. Seng, PE - Matthew  joined our firm in 2001 and works out our Allentown office as a Sales Engineer.  Matt brings over fifteen years of sales and engineering experience in the water and wastewater treatment field to our team.  Mr. Seng has a BS in Civil Engineering from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point and an MS in Environmental Engineering from Villanova University.  After serving six years as a flight operations officer and helicopter pilot in the U. S. Army in Europe, Matt began his engineering career and  spent  twelve years in the consulting engineering field in Eastern Pennsylvania.  Prior to joining Riordan, Matt served as sales and project manager for water and wastewater projects at EarthRes Group, Inc. in Pipersville, PA.  He has been involved with a broad range of projects in both water and wastewater treatment, as well as other environmental areas.  Outside of work, Matt coaches his four children in basketball and lacrosse.  He also participates in many community activities with his wife, Deirdre.

Arthur W. Auchenbach III, PE - Art joined us in November 2000 and works out of our Reading office.  Art has a BS Degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Art began his career in the consulting engineering field (Ludgate Engineering and Spotts, Stevens & McCoy).  He then spent some time at Brentwood prior to joining Riordan Materials Corporation.  Art lives in the Reading area with his wife Amy, two sons and one daughter.  His hobbies include coaching soccer (a passion), hunting, and home projects.  Art is a member of PWEA, PA-AWWA, EPWPCOA, and CPWQA.  Art is covering accounts in the Southeastern PA  and South Central PA portion of our territory.

Thomas R. Rainier, Jr. - Tom joined Riordan in July 2004 and is working with Tom Schell in our MD office.  Tom has a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).  Tom spent five years with USFilter Memcor prior to joining our team.  During his time with Memcor he served as a process engineer and at different times was responsible for full scale design of membrane filtration plants, piloting and bidding of CMF and CMF-S plants on the east coast.  Tom lives in Randallstown, MD with him wife Kristina and daughter Samantha.  He enjoys fishing, crabbing and anything related to the bay and the ocean.  Tom is a member of CSWEA and CSAWWA and covers accounts in Central Maryland and New Castle County, DE