Management Biographies
Basil Falcone
Basil Falcone is the Founder and President of EnviroNova and is responsible for leading the strategic direction and growth of the firm. Mr. Falcone balances his leadership role of the firm with a hands-on approach to both business development and client delivery. His vision and outstanding client relationships have been fundamental to the firm's triple-digit growth since its inception in 2006.
Mr. Falcone has over 15 years of experience directing environmental safety and compliance programs for top-tier commercial, industrial and government clients including the Navy, CalTrans, Swinerton Builders, Shorenstein, NASA, the Air Force, USPS, and BART. During that time, he has led more than 1000 environmental safety projects and programs with particular expertise in hazardous materials management, environmental health and safety program design, asbestos and lead abatement, mold remediation, and regulatory compliance programs.
Prior to launching EnviroNova, Mr. Falcone was responsible for delivering environmental programs to commercial clients and government agencies at Mactec Engineering and prior to that at Harding Lawson Associates. His early career was at Waste Management of Alameda where he was directing the development and implementation of their Environmental Health and Safety programs.
Mr. Falcone served as co-chair of a working group of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), providing leadership on the development of new chemical regulations and co-authoring the worldwide (PFOS) voluntary agreement to the World Semiconductor Council and all its members. He has worked successfully with all regulatory bodies in the United States, Europe and United Nations, and is a frequent presenter at national and international industry conferences.
Mr. Falcone holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Dominican University and a Master of Science in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco. He is a Registered Environmental Assessor for the state of California, and a Certified Asbestos Consultant.
Pat Garrett
Pat Garrett joined EnviroNova in 2007 as Partner and Vice-President, co-launching the Construction Services division. In his leadership of this division, Mr. Garrett provides oversight for environmental assessment and hazardous materials remediation projects for commercial real estate development firms, industrial clients and government agencies.
With over 20 years of experience directing hazardous materials management projects, Mr. Garrett has managed thousands of diverse asbestos and lead-related surveys and abatement oversight projects. Clients include Turner Construction Company, Shorenstein Realty Services, Swinerton & Walberg, Hathaway/Dinwiddie, Redwood City School District, Kaiser Permanente, CalTrans, BART, and the University of San Francisco.
Mr. Garrett's certifications include: California/OSHA Certification, Asbestos Consultant DHS Certified Lead Inspector/Assessor and Project Monitor (# 110), DHS Interim Lead-Related Project Designer, 40 Hour HAZWOPER, and NIOSH 582 Phase Contrast Microscopy.
Rich Trinidad
Rich Trinidad is a Co-Founder and Vice-President of EnviroNova, leading the company's Environmental Health and Safety division. In that capacity, Mr. Trinidad utilizes his 12 years of environmental consulting experience serving multi-national corporations and government agencies to deliver state-of-the-art Environmental Health and Safety programs to clients.
Since 1997, Mr. Trinidad has created value for his clients through his experience in food processing facilities, fuel and chemical storage tanks, industrial and manufacturing facilities, electronics manufacturing, and office buildings. Previous and current clients include Avaya, the City of San Francisco, Foster Farms, GE, IBM, JSR Microelectronics, Maxtor, and Quantum.
Mr. Trinidad holds his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies in 1997 from the California State University, Hayward.
