THE EWS TEAM
Environmental Waste Solutions was founded in 1994 and operates out of main offices in Sarasota, Florida and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Additionally, EWS has professionally trained and placed
a growing network of affiliate waste management consultants throughout North America, establishing the most comprehensive network of its kind in the waste and recycling industry.
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The EWS Team is managed by Mr. Darwyn Williams, President & CEO. The staff is managed by our three departments heads Mr. Douglas Maher, Mrs. Diana Shapiro, and Mr. Allen Banfield.
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Mr. Darwyn Williams President & CEO Prior to founding EWS, Mr. Williams served as the CEO of one of the fastest growing cost reduction firms in the country (an "Inc. 500" winner for three consecutive
years). He has been a popular national public speaker for over 20 years and has specialized in corporate cost reduction of waste management and recycling expenses for almost 15 years. Mr. Williams has been featured in Inc., Entrepreneur, Business Start-Ups, and Opportunity Magazines discussing his cutting-edge cost reduction techniques. He is highly regarded as a leader in corporate cost reduction and founded this industry of waste management consulting. Mr. Williams has a BS in Economics and Business Law. |
Mr. Douglas Maher
Director of Affiliate Development
Mr. Maher virtually grew up in the waste business, and now has over 10 years professional experience in the solid waste and recycling industry. He is responsible for managing the EWS Support Division, which is charged with aiding EWS Affiliates in their local practices as well as aiding them in generating joint venture accounts.
Prior to joining EWS, Mr. Maher spent many years working with one of the largest national waste hauling firms in the country. He has received numerous sales achievement and performance related awards, and he continues to motivate and train the EWS Affiliate base in their ongoing businesses. |
Mrs. Diana Shapiro
Vice President
Mrs. Shapiro has over 15 years of sales experience in “Corporate America” and has been with EWS since 2001. She is responsible for managing the team of National Sales Directors that aid EWS Affiliates in closing joint venture accounts. She is also responsible for screening new prospective affiliates that are interested in becoming EWS Affiliates. Prior to EWS, Mrs. Shapiro ran her own successful EWS Affiliate business with her husband in Southern California. She has worked in Corporate Sales for Merrill Lynch, Spherion Corporation, and Capital Management Sciences selling stocks, technology solutions, and fixed income portfolio analytic software. |
Mr. Allen Banfield
Vice President of Operations
Mr. Banfield joined the EWS team in 2000 after spending his entire adult career in the operational side of the waste and recycling industry. His twenty years of operational experience uniquely qualify Mr. Banfield to manage EWS’s Account Management Team – the largest division of EWS. Mr. Banfield and his staff are charged with working with the joint venture clients that EWS Affiliates bring to EWS in order to uncover the errors and savings opportunities in those clients’ accounts. Mr. Banfield has had an enormous impact in the organization and management of the practices and processes that have made EWS so successful. |
Mr. Stephen Ellis
Co- Founder (Retired)
Prior to founding EWS, Mr. Ellis spent almost ten years developing an in-depth understanding of the inner workings of the Waste & Recycling industry as the National Accounts Manager of the largest waste services provider in the country. Since 1994, Mr. Ellis has developed and refined the EWS system to save commercial and industrial clients millions in solid waste and recycling expenses. Mr. Ellis has a BS in Marketing. |
