Mark Swyka

Background

About Mark Swyka

Mr. Swyka has 38 years of experience in waste management, and the design, permitting, and construction of municipal waste, industrial waste and hazardous waste landfills. His experience includes the design, construction, and certification of landfill baseliners, leachate and landfill gas management systems, and final cover systems. Mr. Swyka has contributed to the design of more than several dozen landfill facilities across the United States as project engineer, project manager, or certifying engineer. He is routinely called upon for expert project review and evaluation as well as preparation for testimony. His broad base of solid waste experience includes supporting municipal agencies and private firms with operations, procurement, and compliance. Mr. Swyka specializes in the areas of geosynthetics and alternate construction materials with a broad range of experience with performance based evaluation of equivalency of geosynthetic and alternative materials to traditional earthen materials. He has been active in the development of geosynthetic standards and geosynthetic application through past participation as a sponsor representative to the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), and formerly as a member of the National Sanitation Foundation Joint Committee on Flexible Membrane Liners, Standard 54. He is an active member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Chapter of SWANA. Mr. Swyka’s experience also includes participation in several research projects associated with liner performance and seaming. He frequently makes technical presentations at conferences and publishes articles in industry publications.