MBA Marketing and Business Planning, State University of New York at Albany, 1981
BS Geology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1973

New York Construction Material Assoc.
Business Council of New York
Environmental Business Association
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Associated General Contractors
New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association

1993 to Present, Spectra Environmental Group, Inc.
1990-1993, Dunn Corporation
1987-1989, Clemente Latham Concrete Corporation
1975-1986, Valente Gravel, Inc.
1973-1975, Albany Gravel Co., Inc.

Mr. LaFleur's professional experience extends to all aspects of management. More specifically, while in the mining industry, he was responsible for one of the largest aggregate producers in New York State. His position included responsibility for resource evaluation, acquisition and permitting, as well as mine planning and aggregate processing. As a consultant, Mr. LaFleur has managed a group whose primary responsibility has been the environmental permitting for a wide range of industrial clients and applications. Mr. LaFleur has on many occasions provided expert testimony in both litigation and adjudicatory matters. Mr. LaFleur has also worked with industry leaders at the state level in the development of policy and legislation in the areas of the environment and transportation.

As President of SPECTRA, Mr. LaFleur is responsible for the overall management of the firm. He also continues in his role of Project Manager for large, complex environmental permitting projects. Specifically, he is responsible for the preparation of permit applications and Environmental Impact Statements and expert testimony.

Mr. LaFleur has represented both private and public sector clients in litigation settings. He has provided Supreme Court expert testimony in both New York and Massachusetts.

Mr. LaFleur has also provided expert testimony in a series of matters that resulted in adjudicatory hearings. His testimony has included a wide range of environmental and human resource issues. Mr. LaFleur has acted as project manager on the extensive power transmission project under Article VII of the Public Service Commission.

Mr. LaFleur is the Project Manager for the NYS Office for Technology (OFT) Statewide Wireless Network project. This ongoing project involves the establishment of a statewide wireless network to provide a secure, interoperable, communications system for all federal, state and local entities. Mr. LaFleur has been directly involved in the expansive SEQRA review process with a wide range of issues reflecting potential visual and aesthetic impacts of proposed wireless sites and the potential impacts and alternatives of different environmental settings throughout New York. He has taken a lead technical position at public meetings and hearings at multiple locations around the State. His overall management responsibilities have required close coordination between OFT, its technical contractor and its environmental review team.

As Project Manager for the permitting of a major cement manufacturing facility, Mr. LaFleur's responsibilities included coordination of all permits and the production of the Environmental Impact Statement. He was the liaison between the client, project legal counsel and all sub consultants. Mr. LaFleur also managed a large in-house group which prepared the technical permits for the facility.

Mr. LaFleur was the Project Manager for the siting and permitting of a recycle by-product management facility for a paper manufacturer. He managed the siting study and all permits necessary for a multi-use site which incorporated composting, land application and solid waste disposal of paper mill sludge. Mr. LaFleur was also involved in the overall permitting strategy development.

Mr. LaFleur has represented the host community, managed the technical and strategic review of several proposed power plants within the Article X framework.

Mr. LaFleur managed the renewal of the mining permit for a major cement producer. This project is especially significant, as Mr. LaFleur was able to gather the historic information that enabled the client to "grandfather" 1200+/- acres of reserves, thus avoiding an expansive environmental impact analysis.

Mr. LaFleur managed the siting and permitting of an industrial solid waste facility for the disposal of cement kiln dust. Included in this project, was the management of all sub consultants providing baseline studies, preparation of the technical permits and the writing of an Environmental Impact Statement.

Mr. LaFleur managed the permitting of a 400+/- acre site for the mining of sand and gravel from both above and below the water table. The project involved development of a mined land use plan, public presentation, all baseline studies, the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and expert testimony.

Mr. LaFleur managed the permitting of a 100 acre site for the mining of limestone both above and below the water table. The project involved the preparation of all permitting documents and the delivery of expert testimony.

In addition to the educational and project related experience, Mr. LaFleur maintains active involvement with industry trade groups in the area of environmental policy. He has participated in the review of draft changes to the SEQRA Rules and Regulations, as well as periodic updates to Mining Regulations in New York. His interaction with the Division of Environmental Permits in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as direct involvement with regional permit administrators across the State, gave him a broad based and up to the minute understanding of the SEQRA process.

Mr. LaFleur has participated in rulemaking negotiations with the USEPA on behalf of the cement industry.

President - Empire State Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association
Board of Directors - Empire State Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association New York Construction Materials Association