Prestige Environmental Inc. > About Us > Principal Bios

 

Girish Mehta, P.E., LSRP

Girish is the Principal Engineer at Prestige Environmental, Inc. and has over 30 years’ experience in environmental due diligence, engineering and planning, site remediation, and health and safety consulting. Mr. Mehta is also a Licensed Site Remediation Professional with over 20 years’ experience in site remediation in the state of NJ.  He founded Prestige Environmental, Inc. in 1993 in Edison, New Jersey with a focus on providing environmental and engineering services in the tri-state area. Mr. Mehta has significant experience with consulting on large-scale environmental remediation projects. Clientele of Prestige Environmental includes, but is not limited to, government agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate firms and developers, public sector services, industrial and manufacturing corporations, small businesses, small and big-box retail corporations, and law firms. Mr Mehta received his Masters of Science in Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). In addition to his education, Mr. Mehta is trained in OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER, and has regulatory training in the closure and subsurface evaluation of underground storage tanks in the State of New Jersey. He is a Professional Engineer licensed by the New Jersey Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Association of Professional Engineers. He is also a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in the State of New Jersey.

Xerxes Antia, P.E., LSRP

Xerxes is an Associate at Prestige Environmental, Inc. and has 30+ years experience in environmental assessments, due diligence, engineering and planning, site remediation, and health and safety consulting. Mr. Anita is also a Licensed Site Remediation Professional with over 15 years of site remediation experience. Mr. Antia joined Prestige Environmental in February 1999 and has focused on design, planning and implementation of long-term remediation projects. Mr. Antia has extensive experience with environmental assessments, site investigations, remedial investigations, and remedial actions on small and large-scale environmental projects for government agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate firms and developers, public sector services, industrial and manufacturing corporations, small businesses, small and big-box retail corporations, and law firms. Mr. Antia received his Bachelors of Science in Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and is a Professional Engineer licensed by the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers. Mr. Antia is also trained in OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER, and is licensed for closure and subsurface evaluation of underground storage tanks in the State of New Jersey.

Rutu Manani, P.E.

Rutu graduated with a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in 2003. She is a detail oriented licensed engineer with over eight years of experience in civil and environmental engineering. Her expertise includes site remediation, brownfield redevelopment, drainage and utility projects. Ms. Manani has worked on challenging projects from design to implementation. She has performed numerous environmental assessments, investigations and remedial actions for the federal, state and local government and private clients. Ms. Manani is licensed by the New Jersey Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. She also holds a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) license for closure and subsurface evaluation of underground storage tanks. She possesses 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training.

Archana Dave

Archana joined Prestige Environmental, Inc. in December 2005 with a primary focus on creating user friendly interface for managing project deadlines, task lists and reminders associated with regulatory permits, licenses and reporting requirements, online forms, built in workflow, and escalating e-mail notifications of critical activities. Ms. Dave is responsible for day to day tracking of data and centralizing of documents into a single web based interface which is remotely accessible to all staff members. In addition, she attends telephones, interacts with clients and vendors, maintains and updates company's qualifications and agency certifications. Ms. Dave also prepares proposals, project reports, permit applications, correspondence and invoices; compiles project cost information from time sheets, expense sheets and vendor invoices, keeps track of accounts payable and receivables, prepares weekly job cost report for the Principal Engineer, and provides project cost information to the Project Manager to monitor budget. Ms. Dave received her Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry from Holker Science College in India and a post-graduate diploma in Computer Applications from the University of Bombay, India.