GBB announces new promotions

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), McLean, Virginia, announces that Ljupka Arsova has been promoted to the position of project manager while Eric Weiss has been promoted to the position of senior consultant within the company.

"Both Ljupka and Eric joined GBB early in their careers and are valuable contributors to GBB project teams with their knowledge and passion for the environment," Lori Scozzafava, GBB senior vice president, operations officer, says. "These promotions reflect their overall enthusiasm, motivation, drive to learn and proven ability to take on more responsibilities going forward."

Arsova, who joined the firm in 2012, has 10 years of experience in the solid waste management industry and specializes in anaerobic digestion and advanced technologies for processing organic and mixed solid waste. Her experience includes assisting clients through strategic, technical and economic feasibility analysis; feedstock availability projections; and supporting procurement processes. For private-sector clients, she has completed due diligence studies for projects and technologies investments, market research studies for emerging technologies, and assisted in business development.

A project management professional certified by the Project Management Institute, she is a graduate of Columbia University with a Master of Science in Earth and Environmental Engineering. She also earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Ecology and Environmental Protection from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, in addition to a Young Master Degree in Sustainable Development from Lund University in Sweden.

Weiss joined GBB in 2014 after his graduation from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science, Integrated Engineering, Arts and Sciences. With GBB, he has served both public- and private-sector clients by working on solid waste technology review and analysis, strategic and business planning projects, project due diligence and financing, greenhouse gas emission analysis, procurements for waste collection, processing and disposal systems, and waste characterization studies. He provides technical and subject matter expertise in supporting the planning, development, implementation, operation and optimization of solid waste management systems and all integrated components.