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Steve Wirtel is Executive Vice President of Business Development for Kore Infrastructure. Steve is a Registered Professional Engineer with 30 years of progressive expertise in water treatment technology. Prior to joining Kore, Mr. Wirtel was Senior Vice President of Nutrient Recovery for Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies and before that he was an owner at Carollo Engineers, an engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water treatment planning, design, and construction services. Steve also spent seven years as Executive Vice President of Municipal Sales and Marketing with U.S. Filter, a large water treatment technology provider acquired by Siemens. Between Carollo and Ostara, Steve operated a consulting practice, providing communication and business development services to engineers, architects, and contractors. Steve received a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
On the personal side, Steve enjoys playing ice hockey, golfing, and sampling wine from around the globe. He splits time between Phoenix and Chicago with his wife Donna and two teenage sons.