3:12 - the hrp podcast by HRP Associates Inc.

Connecticut's Release Based Cleanup Regulations are here! And HRP is here to help guide you through. Join Regional Manager Jason Beach, Senior Project Managers Lisa Aglieco and Matt Wujcik, as well as Consultant's Carly Saindon and Spencer Walker to break it down. 

We are starting 2026 with predictions from several of HRP Associates, top thought leaders. We want to know what they predict for 2026! Once we hear what everyone's predictions are, Brooke, Carly, and Ally join together to talk new year resolution ideas in bingo form!

It's time once again to join the C Suite of HRP Associates to discuss the previous year. We've got 2025 highlights, rookie of the year shoutouts, what we expect 2026 to bring, and a special message from each member of senior leadership. Join us as we bid 2025 farewell.

The Production department recently added Brooke Casella as Content Creator. She's joins HRP's Head of Content, Tom Simmons to talk about working as a creative at an AEC firm.

HRP's Rob Workman gives is the consultant's perspective on black mold. In the play hard section, HRP's Brooke Casella takes over hosting and his joined by three gnomes from the enchanted forest! 

It is time to sit down with our Chief Financial Officer Joe Cardinale as we look back at how things have been since he joined our C Suite 5 years ago. We talk about the business during Covid, what our CFO does, a new program Joe is starting, and some media entertainment during our Play Hard section. 

Welcome to Chicago! This episode was recorded at National Brownfields Conference. EPA’s Brownfields program is a multibillion-dollar program that provides the principal funding for communities to address brownfield sites. The national conference brings together those communities, The EPA, consultants, vendors, regulators and assistance programs for a comprehensive learning and networking experience. In this episode of 3:12 we’re going to hear a series of quick interviews that cover all kinds of topics, from AI integration, to sustainable plant-based remediation techniques, to training the next generation of environmental consultants. Our play hard section is, as always, a video segment! This time we’re meeting with Randi Mendes, Executive Director of the UCONN Technical Assistance to brownfields program. 

It’s hot and it’s dangerous out there! For the Work Hard segment of 3:12, join HRP’s Tom Simmons and Jessica Reece to talk heat and fire safety. On Play Hard we’re BBQing! We sit down with HRP staff to hear what their big summer vacation plans are.

It’s Storytime with… uncle Mike?? That’s right! HRP Alumni and beloved Dutch uncle, Mike Peck, is here to set the record straight on Storytime, HRP’s official, and occasionally accurate company history, as told by its longest serving employees. 

This episode was recorded at the 2025 Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit.

We're back with part 2 of the Mold podcast! In part one we spoke with Kirby Mitchell, an attorney and the legal director of the upstate Medical legal Partnership, a nonprofit that provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of South Carolina, helping folks deal with their mold issues. For part 2, we spoke with Dr. Kerry Sease, a pediatrician who represents the medical side of the MLP, and who was able to speak with us about the health effects of mold. For Play Hard, the fungus just doesn't stop! as we join HRP's CFO Joe Cardinale to talk about the hit show Last of Us, a show about how fungus ends the world.

Welcome to HRP’s new Massachusetts office! Located in the bustling heart of Plymouth, MA. We’re here to talk to Bryan Massa, HRP’s regional manager for Massachusetts, about the office, the staff, and what’s cool in Plymouth! 

Ever wondered what it’s like to have to work out in frigid conditions like the ones we’ve faced this year? Find out in this episode of 3:12 The HRP Podcast. HRP’s Field Services Team joins host Tom Simmons to share their cold weather war stories! 

In this episode of 3:12, the HRP podcast we have a very special conversation between HRP’s CEO Dan Titus and Yvonne Alston, Chief Culture Architect, CEO & Founder, of Indelible Impressions on the subject of antidiscrimination and the challenge of harassment in the workplace. 

It's time once again to join the C Suite of HRP associates to discuss the previous year. We've got 2024 highlights, rookie of the year shoutouts, what we expect 2025 to bring, and special message from each member of senior leadership. Join us as we bid 2024 farewell.

Join us in wish at happy 40th Work Anniversary to two of HRP’s longest serving employees, Deborah Berardi and Dave Adam! We sat down with both to discuss the professional and personal history of their tenure at HRP, how the company has changed, and what they hope the future holds for HRP Associates.

This episode of 3:12 The HRP Podcast is a dive into mold and the mold related work we do at HRP. In today’s Work Hard section, we speak with Kirby Mitchell an attorney and the legal director of the upstate Medical legal partnership, a nonprofit that provides free legal assistance to low income residents of South Carolina, helping folks deal with their mold issues.

Chris Parks, Digital Content Creator at NJIT TAB, joins HRP's Tom Simmons for an in-depth conversation on filmmaking and storytelling centered on the success story of New York's Mohawk Valley Brownfields Summit. The Mohawk Valley is an incredible success story of a small, rural area working together to revitalize their community.

Our industry runs on responsiveness. We sit down with HRP's senior leadership to talk about responsiveness, what it means to HRP and why it is so essential to how we serve our clients. 

The Supreme Court recently overturned the Chevron deference. A long standing and massively impactful legal methodology for regulatory and environmental laws. On this episode of 3:12, we’ll take you through the history of Chevron, and talk about what the future holds for a post-Chevron world. For the play hard segment, HRP CEO Dan Titus joins us to weigh in.

Let's hear it for moms! We're celebrating the working moms of HRP on this episode of The 3:12 Podcast. Each guest on this episode represents a different stage the saga of parenting, from raising a newborn to sending a young adult off to college. Join Sam Plude, Deanna Cranmer, Jackie Baxley, Jane Smith, and Alicia Washington, as they discuss finding the work life balance while raising kids. 

If you've ever wondered how safety rules get made and put in place, then join HRP's EHS&S experts as we take you behind the scenes on Hazard Identifications and Controls. Don't forget to check out the play hard section, where we'll get to know Jessica Eubanks, HRP's Corporate Health & Safety Officer.

HRP Associates leads the way on PFAS, bringing you this breakdown on the EPA's finalization of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. Guests Bryan Massa and Tom Darby represent the top talent in the PFAS field at HRP and are here to bring you the details.

To cap this year's Women's History Month, HRP's Women's Employee Resource Group is taking over 3:12! We'll here from women across the company, sharing their insights and experience, from those just starting their careers, to those marking over 25 years in the industry, and some who are marking a return to working at HRP. We then join our play hard crew for a few laughs.

HRP's New York office is one of the most exciting places to be in the company. For this episode of 3:12 we're checking in with the staff to hear about the exciting projects they're working on. For play hard, we go across the parking lot to talk to HRP NY's neighbor, Yankee Distillers, a favorite of folks in our NY office and one of the best parts of working out of that office.

HRP's regional manager for Massachusetts, and all around PFAS expert, Bryan Massa, joins host Tom Simmons for a wide ranging conversation on PFAS forensics, sampling techniques, working in Massachusetts, and what's coming up this year for HRP's newest office.

To wrap 2023 we’re bringing you our first full video-podcast episode! You hear the full audio hear, but don't miss out! Check the YouTube channel link below!

Recorded from the exhibit hall of the Society of American Military Engineers Small Business Conference, we hear from small businesses, both attending and exhibiting. We will be brining you these quick interviews, profiling each business that was kind enough to speak with us. HRP’s joint venture with Thunderbird environmental was one of hundreds of exhibitors at the SAME SBC. This conference brings together federal agencies and businesses operating in the federal marketplace to deliver comprehensive market research, learn of and/or share contracting opportunities, connect with teaming partners, support the nation's contracting goals, engage in networking between private companies and federal program managers and procurement/contracting officers. More than a dozen federal agencies have participated in SBC, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Naval Facilities Engineering Command; Air Force Civil Engineer Center; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration; Department of Energy; General Services Administration; Department of State; Small Business Administration; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Emergency Management Agency; and National Aeronautics & Space Administration.

We're using this month's podcast to tell you about the vital content happening on HRP's PFAS Pulse, and aggregator of all things PFAS. HRP's Environmental Practice Leader, Tom Darby tells us about the best articles we've seen so far. We then join Matt Wallace, cohost of P3, the PFAS Pulse Podcast, to look back at some of the best episodes we've put out. Finally, we're in HRP's South Carolina office this week! So, for the Play Hard segment, we headed on over to the Brewery we share a hallway with, to settle an office debate on appropriate hats.

On this episode of 3:12, we're taking a deep dive in the Women's Employee Resource Group (ERG). ERGs are employee identity or experience-based groups that build community. ERGs are sometimes known as Affinity Groups or Diversity Groups. ERGs are generally based on building community, providing support and contributing to personal and professional development in the work environment.

We're back in the city of Gloversville, NY! Gloversville is deep into the process of Brownfields assessment and potential redevelopment. This means that the former mills and tanneries that lined the city's streets are well on their way to a bright future. HRP has been a key asset in this process as the consultant selected through the official procurement process, to assist Gloversville with its Brownfield's investigations. We spoke with Gloversville Mayor Vince DeSantis to get his perspective on the status of the city's efforts. Along the way, we talked about the city's history and what makes it an attractive place to relocate.

Welcome Jonathan Borntrager, HRP's new Corporate Health & Safety Officer. He joins us to talk about the focus five, the five top hazards for folks in the workplace. We're then joined for a farewell play hard segment with Everett Anderson, who helped us kick off the very first Play Hard segment.

Michael Shaps Wineworks is a Virgnia based custom crush facility, making some of the best wines on the east coast. Tom Simmons and Jason Davis joined Michal Heny of Michael Shaps Wineworks to talk about how HRP assisted with the wastewater issues that come from the wine making process. For the play hard section, Tom is joined by Shaun Malin and Tad Goetcheus to sample a few of Michael Shaps choice vintages.

Join Shaun Malin, HRP's Southeast Regional Manger, and Jarrett Branham, President of The Branham Group, as they talk solar, sustainable, and renewable. For Play Hard, Tom Simmons and Joe Cardinale sample some of the sustainable spirits of local shop, Litchfield Distillery. 

To cap this year’s Earth Month, we’re chatting with folks from across HRP on what they’re doing to fulfill the mission of earth day and how HRP’s forward program is creating a sustainable future.

We're finishing up Women's History Month with a special episode on Erin Brockovich!  For those not familiar with the film or the person, Erin Brockovich was a central figure in the legal case against Pacific Gas & Electric, and the finding that PG&E caused severe hexavalent chromium contamination of drinking water in Hinckley, California. We'll be talking with a colleague from HRP's join venture partner, Thunderbird Environmental, who was instrumental in the sites remediation. We also have a discussion with some of HRP's leading ladies on what the film meant to them. Last, we'll wrap with a play hard section recorded at HRP's March Madness/Sausagefest/St. Patrick's Day/3:12 Celebration!

Happy #EWeek! Founded in 1951, Engineers Week was created to ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. So, what exactly do our engineers do at HRP? We talked with several of HRP's top engineers about Wastewater, Civil, Environmental, and Compliance Engineering. Don't forget to checkout or social media to see our engineers take the challenge! 

We are HRP’s Licensed Environmental Professionals and you can be too! Check out what it’s like to be an HRP LEP! If this sounds like the place for you, apply today!

Join host Tom Simmons, and HRP’s President/COO Tad Goetcheus, CEO, Dan Titus, and CFO Joe Cardinale, as we discuss HRP’s 2022 and look back at 40 years of HRP!

“VETCON is the premier annual conference dedicated to the education and professional growth of veterans through networking with entrepreneurs, state agencies, and industry leaders. Each year, VETCON brings together a growing number of state agencies, owners of veteran-friendly businesses interested in growing their state government portfolios, veterans in transition, and 300+ visitors over the course of two days.” From https://www.vetconny.com/

For this special episode of 3:12, we are bringing you P3, The PFAS Pulse Podcast. P3 is HRP’s other podcast, and a companion piece to the PFAS Pulse, HRP’s aggregator of all things PFAS. 

No, not that Patrick Stewart. Today we’re talking with President of Piedmont Energy Systems, Patrick Stewart, HRP COO, Tad Goetcheus, and HRP Project Manager Justin Evans on how PSM goes into practice at a long time HRP client. 

Clays 4 Cancer Sponsor Larry Eberhart (of Reeves Young) joins the 3:12 podcast host Tom Simmons and Shaun Malin (Regional Director of HRP’s Carolina offices) to talk the construction industry, participating in charity events, and hockey.

Voices of the HRP Alumni take us on a journey through HRP’s past, revisiting some of the company’s most memorable moments. From the founding of HRP to the present, come see how HRP’s culture was born!

In this episode, host Tom Simmons is joined by Alicia Washington, HRP's Director of Marketing and JEDI, and Nichole Petersen, Director of Marketing at Flow Tech, Inc. Alicia and Nichole share their experience as former chapter presidents of the Society for Marketing Professionals, and recount their recent attendance at the SMPS Amplify A|E|C Atlanta conference.

In this episode, host Tom Simmons is joined by HRP CEO Dan Titus and owner of Thunderbird Environmental, Darby Hittle, to discuss the new joint venture the two companies will embark on.

It's not just the heat that’s got us talking on this episode, but OSHA’s national emphasis program and the chatter around a possible new rule for heat illness and injury prevention. Join host Tom Simmons and HRP EHS&S Practice Leader Jackie Baxley as we give you the full details.

At the Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developers Summit in upstate New York, we hear from speakers and attendees on the value this summit brings to the region and the new future that’s on its way to the Mohawk Valley.

Yvonne Alston of Indelible Impressions joins HRP CEO Dan Titus and HRP COO/President Tad Goetcheus to discus the results of the employee survey on HRP’s core values, the first step in drafting HRP’s Values Statement.

Join Tom Simmons and several of HRP’s engineering professionals for Engineers Week. We’ll hear about some of the disciplines within engineering where HRP works, as well as the personal experiences of both fresh and seasoned engineering professionals. 

Content creator Tom Simmons is joined by CEO Dan Titus, EHS&S Practice Leader Jackie Baxley, and Director of Marketing and JEDI Alicia Washington for a conversation on ESG/sustainability at HRP.

HRP’s Dan Titus, CEO and Tad Goetcheus, COO join Content Creator Tom Simmons to look at HRP’s year in review. For the Play Hard section of the podcast, we’re trying something new, a video segment! Check out HRP’s YouTube Channel to see it.

Jackie Baxley, Dan Titus, Alicia Washington, Tom Simmons discuss OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID vaccination and testing. We get the details from Jackie, hot off the presentation of her webinar on the topic. 

To cap Diversity Month, Yvonne Alston of Indelible Impressions Consulting joins HRP’s Tom Simmons, Content Creator, and Alicia Washington, Principal, Director of Marketing and Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) to talk diversity, JEDI, the great resignation and more in the Work Hard Section of the pod.

HRP is launching a new podcast! The PFAS Pulse Podcast is a companion podcast for HRP’s free subscription service on all things PFAS. This bonus episode of 3:12 is episode one of the PFAS Pulse Podcast, click here to subscribe and make sure to subscribe to the PFAS Pulse Newsletter.

Garfield Drummond, Managing partner at Phoenix Global Health, joins HRP’s Shaun Malin and Tom Simmons to talk about the latest developments in at Home COVID Testing Kits. Don’t forget to stick around till the end of the pod for the Play Hard section.

Join HRP’s Jackie Baxley and Joe O’Grady for a conversation with Tom Simmons on thinking outside the box for EHS staffing solutions. Then Tom, Everett, and Joe, talk Dune in this month’s Play Hard Section.

Vyv’s anti-microbial lights promise a new way to protect your workspaces and the people working in them from the dangers of bioburdens. Joe Jefferies of Vyv discusses the benefits of anti-microbial lights with 3:12 host Tom Simmons.

HRP’s Shaun Malin is joined by Doug Cohen and Kyle Johnson of Brown Rudnick to talk about the past, present, and future of PFAS regulation. In the Play Hard section we talk soccer and cruise ships with CEO Dan Titus and CFO Joe Cardinale.

On the road in Greenville, South Carolina, Content Creator Tom Simmons sits down with HRP President and COO Tad Goetcheus and Regional Office Manager Shaun Malin to talk about the history of the HRP office in Greenville.

After a guest spot on Thompson Hine’s Environmental L.A.W.S. podcast EHS Practice Leader, Jackie Baxley, joined Nathan Hunt, Counsel at Thompson Hine LLP, for a discussion of how businesses can exit the pandemic with a more resilient Environmental Health and Safety program. 

Four leading women in AEC marketing discuss their approaches to the field. Stick around for a classic play hard segment of the pod.

What does risk mean in the EHS industry? We ask our experts in RMP, PSM, hazard assessment and more for their insights. We also hear from the Play Hard crew on the biggest risks they’ve taken and get a weather update from the frozen south.

A new year means the start of reporting season. HRP reviews your compliance and regulatory calendar and provides some essential context. We talk to our top reporting experts, then get a little respite from the drudgery and start talk’n pizza in the Play Hard section of the podcast.

Our second episode takes us through the year 2020. First we sit down with COO/President Tad Goetcheus & CEO Dan Titus and talk about the challenges they faced leading the company through a global pandemic. Then we take some time to interview several HRP employees who have had big years in 2020. Finally we round out the episode with a classic 3:12 conversation covering everything from the 2020 NFL season to why we do/don't like spiders.

On our first episode of 3:12, The HRP Podcast, we spoke with guests Garfield Drummond and Eric Retzlaff of Elysian Medical Distribution, Inc. on all things COVID testing. We also spoke with Alicia Washington, Director of JEDI and ERG on common misconceptions around diversity and inclusion. And we closed out the show  with the origin and meaning of the 3:12 name.