Bill Snedegar has been involved in petroleum recycling for more than 40 years. He is a second generation oil man. His father, Rex Snedegar Sr. opened the first facility in Central Ohio in 1950.

Mr. Snedegar, the founder of Heartland Petroleum, has been an officer of, or has held a seat on the board of Columbus Road Oil, Petroleum Products, Diamond Energy, Gold Standard Lubricants, and Intercoastal Trading Company. Mr. Snedegar has served on the National Business Advisory Council.

Mr. Snedegar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Ohio State University.

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
K. Gene Gornall

Gene Gornall has been involved in the environmental industry since 1983 when he started working for his father who owned Southeastern Waste Oil.

In 1986, US Pollution Control purchased the transportation division of Southeastern Waste Oil and requested Gene to come and manage the PCB Field Service Group. The training and management experience with a national company grew with the purchase of US Pollution Control by Union Pacific Railroad. Gene managed the environmentally safe removal of over 40 million gallons of PCB contaminated oil from utility and industrial customers.

Gene continued working in the environmental industry with Laidlaw Environmental Services after the purchase of the PCB Field Service Group from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Mr. Gornall has various sales and marketing abilities that have allowed him to work closely with the Heartland Petroleum customers and vendors.

PROCESS ENGINEER
Warren Wright

Mr. Wright is a chemical/environmental engineer with 20 years of experience in chemical and environmental engineering.  He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Ohio.  Mr. Wright earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. 

During his career, Mr. Wright has experience with a wide variety of engineering projects, including waste treatment systems evaluation and design, soil and groundwater remediation system evaluation and design, and aboveground and underground storage tank corrosion evaluations and upgrades involving protective coatings and cathodic protection.