Robert Adair | Chief Executive Officer
Schooled in architecture, with a career spanning both the construction and high technology industries, Bob has founded, co-founded or led a number of innovative new companies to success at regional, national and international levels, by establishing a dominant footprint in emerging markets.
In the sustainability arena, Bob led the formation of the Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum (HLWSF) in 2007 and has served as its Steering Committee Chair since inception. The HLWSF has been instrumental in the adoption, adaptation and implementation of Low Impact Development in the Houston area and has achieved local, regional and national recognition, from the EPA, and others for its unique, market-driven approach to driving change.
Bob is a multi-term member of the Board of the South Central Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), and is a recipient of that organization’s Sustained Contributor Award. He has served on the Small Business Advisory Council of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Steering Committee of the Environmental Forum of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, the Board of Directors of the Associated General Contractors-Houston, the national Stormwater Committee of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) where he was vice chair of the Focus on Innovation subcommittee, and currently serves on the Advisory Committee of the national Stormwater Technology Testing and Evaluation for Product and Practices (STEPP) Workgroup led by WEF and the USEPA. He’s also currently serving on the Board of Cy-Fair Christian Church.
He’s the proud father of a remarkable ‘cyber warrior’ son, the loving husband of a beautiful Venezuelana, and an avid sailor “with a Caribbean soul [he] can barely control.”
David Batts | President
Since 2006, David has been blessed to work with a team of highly creative and innovative individuals to collectively change the way stormwater is managed in Houston, throughout the state of Texas, and with Convergent Water Technologies, the rest of the country. His unique history managing stormwater distribution, installation and maintenance companies allows him to bring an expertise to Convergent that focuses on stormwater and the regulations that govern it through the lens of the designer, the contractor, and ultimately the developer or property manager. If your next project isn’t looking at smart, sustainable approaches, then you may be looking over one of the biggest opportunities to increase lot yield and drive value on your next project.
While being developer minded, David is also a LEED Accredited Professional, National Green Infrastructure Certification Program Trainer and specializes in Sustainable Site Design strategies and Low Impact Development. He challenges his team to look at every project through the eyes of the developer and the environment . How can we provide ecological benefits that result in immediate economic value to the property? We have shown the results on hundreds of projects.
Growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast, water has always been an integral part of his life. Exploring the estuaries, combing the beaches and spending his summers working on deep sea fishing boats gave him a unique perspective on what the results of urbanization look like to those downstream. His focus now is preserving those resources so that his children can enjoy that same love of water.
W. Scott Gorneau, P.E. | Executive Vice President
As Vice President of Stormwater for Convergent Water Technologies, Mr. Gorneau is responsible for managing accounts seeking to grow their businesses by offering innovative green infrastructure\low impact stormwater solutions that enable new applications and raise the bar on performance, cost effectiveness and verification.
Earning a BS in Biological Systems Engineering in 1996 and a MS in Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering in 1998 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provided the necessary knowledge for Gorneau to launch his career into the technical sales and the specified engineered products industry. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Maine and New Hampshire, and a Maine Certified Stormwater Inspector.
Growing up in Maine, he was fortunate to experience an abundance of natural resources in both summer and winter. He is an avid fishermen, outdoorsman and “defender” of natural resources. He and his wife of 23 years have been blessed with two remarkable children.