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Practice Leaders

These individuals have a unique combination of leading edge expertise and exemplary performance solving our clients' most difficult engineering and operational challenges.


Kam P. Law  
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Kam brings significant industry experience as a wastewater process engineer for facilities in the Upper Midwest and across the U.S. This includes planning and design for all aspects of water resource recovery facilities, from replacement, expansion, and construction of new facilities, to investigation of operational problems using process modeling software programs. As the Practice Leader for Wastewater Innovations, Kam will work to advance the wastewater field, guiding Donohue teams and our clients in their efforts to effectively employ and implement innovative and emerging technologies and practices.

Kam has a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Nevada-Reno, M.S. and B.S. degrees in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Kansas, and a M.S. in project management from Northwestern University.  


Steve Gress 400x500Steven P. Gress
Wet Weather Treatment Systems

Steve is an accomplished wastewater engineer highly experienced in the planning, design, and implementation of water, wastewater, and wet weather facilities. This includes the planning and design of storage, pumping, and treatment facilities to alleviate combined sewer overflow (CSO) occurrences. Steve has in-depth regulatory experience and is active in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) workgroups to develop Nonrule Policy Documents for CSO Treatment Facilities and E. coli effluent limits. Since 1990, he has provided instruction to over 800 engineers in the areas of hydraulics, hydrology, and water and wastewater treatment plant design.

Steve has an M.B.A. from Indiana University and a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Purdue University.


Bill Marten 400x500William L. Marten
Wastewater Biological Processes and Nutrient Removal

Bill has been involved with biological treatment and nutrient removal for over three decades, beginning as an operator at Madison, Wisconsin’s Nine Springs wastewater treatment plant and conducting graduate research on biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal at the University of Wisconsin. Since then he has worked with municipal and industrial clients to develop cost-effective, creative, and reliable solutions on hundreds of wastewater projects.

A Water Environment Federation (WEF) George Bradley Gascoigne Medal recipient, he is a leader in Donohue’s biological treatment and nutrient removal activities. This includes the use of process models, such as BioWin, and other tools in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting wastewater treatment systems and in training operating staff in these areas.

Bill has M.S. and B.S. degrees in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin and is a licensed treatment plant operator.


Jeff Wills 400x500Jeffrey L. Wills
Energy Recovery and Mechanical Systems

Jeff’s career is centered on the planning and design of mechanical, HVAC, and energy optimization systems for water and wastewater facilities. An expert in biogas conditioning and utilization, Jeff was instrumental in helping the Sheboygan, WI and the Stevens Point, WI wastewater treatment facilities obtain net zero energy status.

He is actively involved in energy master planning and implementation with other communities as they move towards energy independence. This is accomplished through biogas conditioning, management, and utilization; digester heating; effluent heat recovery; heating distribution; and energy modeling and management. Jeff is also skilled in completing energy grant applications to fund energy efficiency projects.

He has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.