Meet Our Team

Ryan Wurgler joined WRM as President & Chief Operating Officer in February of 2021 and became the Chief Operating Officer on July 1st, 2021.  Prior to joining WRM, Ryan served as Vice President of Operations for Stericycle Environmental, Senior Vice President of Operations for Clean Harbors, Divisional Vice President for Waste Connections and Division Manager for Waste Management.

In his 30-year career, Ryan has led organizations with up to $700MM in revenue, over $150MM in EBITDA and more than 2,100 employees.  Ryan has a demonstrated record of delivering strong stakeholder returns while focusing on hands-on leadership, team member development, operations management, organic growth strategy, M&A integration and superior sales & marketing performance.

Ryan holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the North Dakota State University, with a double major in Accounting and Economics.

Ed Hickman has served as Chief Financial Officer for WRM since 2016. Ed previously worked as the company’s Director of M&A.

Prior to joining WRM, Ed was the Senior Vice President of Relativity Capital, a private equity firm investing in aerospace & defense, transportation, and industrial businesses.

Ed has a Master of Business Administration degree from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Randall currently serves as a vice president for MFEI and has spent over 30 years as a managing partner of McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc. A Colorado native and mechanical history buff, Randy was formally trained as a tool and instrument maker, with a specialization in production engineering and scientific measurement. Prior to joining MFEI, Randall spent 13 years working with Triton Engineering and Mfg., Co. including 4 years as Assistant Manager. During that time, he purchased LPG Services, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of cutting tools for the aerospace and medical industries. In his spare time, he continues to pursue his interest in history and manufacturing by manufacturing obsolete parts for museums and private collections in his machine and pattern shop. His biggest hope is to pass on a few of these skills to his many grandchildren.

Scott is one of the original founders of McDonald Farms Enterprises, Inc. of Colorado, starting in 1984. He was an integral part of MFEI’s integration into WRM in October of 2020. He has an extensive background in wastewater treatment, solid waste management, resource recovery and logistics, government permitting and reporting. His primary focus within MFEI is new business development and expansion, environmental stewardship and resource recovery, real estate procurement and development. In his time at MFEI, he has fine-tuned his skills for developing propriety processing and problem-solving solutions.  With his exceptional customer relationship skills, he has assisted in mass expansion our clientele base over the last 40 years.

When Scott is not working, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, restoring collector cars, and playing with the grandkids.

Brandon, a Colorado native, started as a driver at McDonald Farms and was promoted to General Manager based on nearly 8 years of stellar service and dedication to safety. He has a wealth of knowledge in the transportation, wastewater, and recycling industries. To best support his team, Brandon is perpetually learning and maintains more than 10 safety certificates as well as an advanced diploma in Wastewater Treatment & Recycling. Additionally, he also holds a Class A Commercial Driver’s License. Outside of work, Brandon is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys spending quality time with his wife, 3 children, and dog.

Kelley is originally from a small town in upstate New York where he studied Criminal Justice and Penal Law.  He moved to Colorado in 2003 and joined McDonald Farms the same year. He has 30 years of experience in the transportation industry, half of which include railroad.  When he is not working, he enjoys scuba diving, flying airplanes, travel, hiking, reading, and learning languages.