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www.sakcon.com <br />SAK CENTRAL REGION LETTER OF EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Robert Affholder – Vice Chairman <br />• Board of Directors and Executive Vice President, Insituform Technologies, Inc. 1995 to 2005. <br />• Board of Directors and President, Insituform Mid-America from 1986 to 1995. <br />• Formed Affholder, Inc. in 1968 to compete in the tunneling industry. Purchased first Insituform franchise in 1982, and took the company public as Insituform Mid-America, with Affholder, Inc. and six (6) Insituform franchise territories becoming wholly owned subsidiaries. Company revenues exceeded $125 million. <br />• 1996 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year. <br />• 1995 key facilitator of merger between Insituform Mid America and Insituform Technologies, Inc., <br />resulting in his being put in charge of all North American contracting for the corporation. <br />• President of Affholder, Inc. from 1968 to 2002. <br /> <br />Harry Miller – Safety Director <br />• Over 20 years’ experience working as a safety consultant and safety manager for firms such as <br />Black & Veatch and the Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis & Vicinity, joined SAK as Safety Director in January 2015. <br />• Division Safety Manager, Veatch and The Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis & <br />Vicinity, joined SAK as Safety Director in January 2015. <br />• Division Safety Manager, Black & Veatch Construction Inc. Responsibilities include <br />supervision of safety professionals on projects within the continental US and Alaska. <br />• Is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) <br />through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). <br />• Extensive knowledge of OSHA guidelines has Confined Space Training and Haz-Woper Certification. <br />• Occupational Safety and Health Administration 500 & 501 trainer. <br />• Professional Member American Society of Safety Engineers. <br />• B.A. in Human Resources, Lindenwood University. <br />• MSA in Business, Lindenwood University. <br /> <br />Joe Feuerborn - Vice President and General Manager, CIPP Division <br />• Over 27 years’ experience in the CIPP industry. <br />• In 2020, promoted to VP, GM CIPP Division, involved in the overall operations and management of <br />the company’s pipeline rehabilitation division nationwide. <br />• Pacific Region General Manager of SAK from 2011 to 2020, responsible for the management of business development, project management, engineering, and <br />operations teams. <br />• Responsible for all project acquisition and execution for SAK in the Pacific Region. <br />• Vice President / General Manager of Pipenology Inc. from 2008 to 2011. <br />• District Manager of Pacific Region at Insituform Technologies from 2004 to 2006. <br />• Project Executive for Insituform Technologies, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. <br />• Lead Project Manager for Insituform Technologies, Inc. from 1999 to 2001. <br />• Estimator/Project Manager for Insituform Technologies, Inc. from 1996 to 1999. <br />• B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri. <br /> <br />Steve Hirtz – Vice President Rehab Operations <br />• Over 38 years’ experience in the tunneling and pipeline rehabilitation industry. <br />• Vice President of Rehab Operations for SAK from May 2009 to present. <br />• General Manager for Mid America Pipe Services from November 2007 to May 2009. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the pipeline cleaning, CCTV Inspection and Assessment work done by the Company’s crews. <br />• Director of Field Operations for Insituform Technologies, Inc. form June 2004 to November <br />2007. Responsible for North American Field Operations of 65 crews producing $300 million in revenue annually. <br /> <br />