YP Spotlight: Sam Rice

The SWANA Young Professionals (YP) group continues to grow and expand across the country. SWANA YP members have been busy this past year speaking at SWANA events, leading teams, mentoring students and making strides in every aspect of the industry. Let’s get to know some of these upcoming industry leaders!

Meet Sam Rice, Project Manager – SCS Engineers

Sam is a Project Manager for SCS Engineers where he develops and manages remote monitoring and control (RMC), supervisory control and data acquisition, and control systems for his clients. These include developing RMC systems for landfill facilities. Operators can remotely view, monitor, and control their landfill equipment from a phone, tablet, or PC, helping them reduce environmental health and safety risks. Other benefits include reducing operational costs while improving the quality of life for operators and the surrounding communities. Sam is proud of how the RMC systems he works on enabled his clients to continue facility operations during COVID without physically being on location and help lessen the impact of labor shortages for essential services.

Sam is also a recipient of Waste360’s 2022 40 Under 40 Award for inspiring and innovative professionals who make significant contributions to the waste, recycling, or organics industries. He has also been an active member of SWANA since 2019 and served as one of the presenters during SWANApalooza in June 2020.

When asked about his time as a SWANA YP, Sam shares, "SWANA’s YP emails have exposed me daily to new conversations in the waste industry, helping me gain perspective into what is happening across the industry. Attending SWANApalooza as a YP helped me to gain networking connections and discover new technologies and ideas that I can start to implement in my work.”

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