Theodore Roosevelt
“What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
Henry David Thoreau
"We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
Chief Seattle
About Us
Catamount subscribes to a different philosophy than most of our larger competitors...give our clients excellent service at a fraction of the price.
Catamount has spent over a decade developing relationships with a wide range of like minded environmental businesses, and it's these business to business relationships which allow for preferred service contracts with a network of drilling, drafting, analytical, engineering and environmental professionals. Ultimately this enables Catamount to have a large team, yet maintain a small staff, so with virtually no overhead, those savings get passed on to our clients.
David Buehler is the Principal of Catamount Environmental, LLC. He is a strategic, passionate and motivated leader with over twenty-five years of experience leading EHS initiatives, programs, and policy development for diverse institutions on a global scale. Dave is dedicated to ensuring corporate and government compliance and regulatory adherence in order to achieve corporate EHS goals while minimizing effects on business operations.
Having formally worked for Hoffmann La Roche Inc.’s Corporate Environmental & Safety Affairs (Roche), Dave standardized EHS Standards & Guidelines for domestic Roche operations. The focus of this effort was to develop EHS programs that are Environmental Management System (EMS)-based in order to more efficiently manage and audit corporate EHS affairs. Additionally, Dave played a key role in the business operations at Roche such as, business development, project management and continuous improvement of business functions.
Prior to Roche, Dave directed environmental investigations, audits, site assessments, regulatory compliance programs as well as litigation support projects for Kroll Associates, Inc. Possessing a background in site investigation and environmental assessment management, Dave has been responsible for the successful completion of numerous remediation projects through Superfund, the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), and underground storage tank programs. Dave has experience in international, federal and state regulatory matters, having prepared corporate protocol guidance documents for industrial clients dealing with CAA, CWA, RCRA and CERCLA compliance issues. Dave has performed both international and nationwide property transfer assessments and environmental compliance audits of various TSD facilities. Dave has completed environmental projects in China, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy, England, Ireland, Mexico, Canada and The Netherlands.
Dave has a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University-School of Law and holds a Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School, graduating magna cum laude and receiving special honors for academic work completed in "Ecology and Environmental Science." In addition, Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in International Environmental Studies from Rutgers University.
Certifications
- NJDEP- UST Certification in Subsurface Evaluation (UST Cert. #422549)
- California EPA – Registered Environmental Assessor (REA #04910)
- National Registry of Environmental Professionals – Registered Environmental Manager (REM #5816)
- 40-Hour OSHA Certified (Current 8 Hour Refresher)
Eugene is a United States Air Force Veteran and a graduate of Colorado State University with a B.S. in Environmental Health. With seventeen years of experience as an environmental professional, he brings a broad range of skills to Catamount including Preliminary Assessment (PA), Site Investigation (SI), Remedial Action (RA) and Vapor Intrusion (VI) Investigations and Mitigations. Eugene is also an experienced Industrial Hygienist specializing in environmental health and safety issues including environmental compliance, worker exposure assessments and environmental health and safety oversight.
With over twenty years of combined experience in the publishing, entertainment and environmental fields, and duel majors in both English and Psychology from SUNY Purchase, Alexandra has a keen sense of a client’s specific needs and is dedicated to addressing them in a professional and timely manner. She oversees Catamount’s daily office operations ensuring they run effectively and efficiently.
With over forty years of experience in the financial world, Mr. Sponheimer has a vast knowledge of the banking, financing and leasing industries, and is currently President and CEO of Fleetwood Leasing, LLC. Fleetwood Leasing specializes in leasing to the health care industry, law firms, fortune 500s, private corporations and state and local governments. Prior to opening Fleetwood Leasing, Mr. Sponheimer was President and CEO of Fleetwood Financial Corporation for over twenty years until its sale in 2007.
With over twenty years of extensive global experience managing information technology and finance functions at the Colgate-Palmolive Company, Mr. Toben most recently served as Senior Vice President of Global Information Technology and Business Services until his retirement in 2010. Prior to that, he served as Colgate-Palmolive Company's Global Chief Information Officer. Mr. Toben has served on the Board of Directors of Transora Corporation and on the Board of Governors of GS1 Uniform Code Council. He was also a member of IBM's Board of Advisors until his retirement. Currently he is a member of SAP's Independent Executive Advisory Council.