Tim Rynders, PE 

Tim Rynders is a process engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in project management, client service, planning, design, research and development, and startup and opti­miza­tion of water and wastewater treatment facilities.

He has provided process design for filtration, membrane separation, advanced disin­fec­tion treatment facilities, anaerobic digestion, industrial treatment, industrial reuse, sewer and process water heat recovery, and biogas condi­tion­ing and utilization systems. Tim has also designed and operated several pilot plant treata­bil­ity studies for treatment process R&D, selection, and opti­miza­tion.

Tim is part of CDM Smith's multi­dis­ci­pli­nary climate resilience leadership team, special­iz­ing in climate resilience solutions for drinking water. He works with the water team to ensure climate risk is understood and climate resilience is incor­po­rated to the extent possible. It's the concept of “humans thriving together with the earth, not just sustaining it,” that drives his success.

“My direct managers and technical mentors have worked hard to get to know my strengths, support me in my weaknesses, and give me a world of opportunity to be the most valuable engineer I can be. It’s our talented people that make up CDM Smith’s empowering culture,” Tim says.