Timothy S. Payne

Tim is Vice President at EMA. He is a leader with a strong legal education and business background complemented by extensive experience in operations management, crisis recovery and leading performance improvement projects with major water/wastewater utilities throughout the industry. Tim is an expert at managing cross-functional teams, developing creative solutions, and thinking outside the box. He is a seasoned strategist with demonstrated success in developing projects from concept through completion. Tim has the hands-on experience of leading the Design, Build and Operation of the Tolt Treatment Facility Project for Seattle Public Utilities as Vice President/Project Director. As a former City Council member, Tim brings his clients an understanding of the perspectives of their elected official stakeholders.