Key Personnel 
Greg Thurman, PE - Executive Director / Managing Engineer
Mr. Thurman is a graduate from Georgia Tech with a degree in chemical
engineering. After spending several years overseas working on development projects, he returned to
the United States to begin a career in wastewater and pollution management. With a vision for
sustainable resource management, his path led him to CES 14 years ago where he is now a Managing
Engineer. His work is focused on the treatment and management of wastewater from municipal and
industrial sources including electrical power generation, coal bed methane production, food-processing
and others. He has participated and completed numerous industrial water reuse/recycling projects across
the United States and internationally. Mr. Thurman is currently located in Beijing China where he heads
CES’ international program.
Nan Zhou - Technical Manager
Mr. Zhou is the technical manager of Valmont Water Management Group,
located in Beijing China. He obtained his M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech
University. Mr. Zhou started his tenure with Valmont since 2005.