Meet the Team

Our team

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Julie Spradley

CHMM, REM

CEO

Julie formed OCG in 2010 providing various environmental consulting and safety training. Her solid waste experience includes assorted technical & fieldwork for environmental engineering firms, a TCEQ Sr. Investigator and the EHS Manager for a RCRA TSDF and Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)
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Erasmo Yarrito Jr.

Solid Waste Industry Expert

Senior Instructor

Moe has over 25 years of experience as a former TCEQ Sr. Investigator, Program Manager, and Rio Grande Water Master. He has taught the MSW Supervisor courses since 2015.

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Gordon Spradley

AIPG, PG

International Landfill Operations & Remediation Expert

Gordon brings over 40 years of experience in Solid Waste operations and Hazardous Waste Superfund site remediation. His extensive expertise has taken him all over the U.S as well as Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

Texas Board of Professional GeoscientistsAmerican Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
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David Dugger

Solid Waste Industry Expert

Instructor

David has over 40 years of experience in Solid Waste Operations and Solid Waste International interface and outreach in Africa and Eastern Europe.

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Brad Newton

Solid Waste Industry Expert — West Texas

Instructor

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Monica Sowards

Solid Waste Industry Expert

Instructor

Decades of regulatory and operational expertise.

OCG is a TCEQ-approved training provider of MSW courses for Solid Waste Supervisors and associated staff.

Each of our instructors has over 30 years of experience in the solid waste industry with deep regulatory knowledge and practical experience.

Our courses cover background history on rule-making, obtaining and maintaining compliance with commission rules and site-specific authorization documents, as well as technical and operational expertise.

OCG takes great pride in ensuring that our materials reflect the most recent rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the TCEQ and industry practices.