Built on Experience, Driven by Execution.

Meet the team turning wastewater challenges into clean, reliable, low-cost disposal solutions.

Our Leadership Team

Our Leadership Team

We build and operate sludge disposal facilities that deliver clean, reliable, low-cost service for utilities and haulers. Our leadership team brings together decades of experience in infrastructure, wastewater and project finance to ensure every facility performs as promised—built right, run right and built to last.

The Difference is Execution

Our team has built infrastructure, run wastewater systems and financed complex projects. We know what can go wrong, what it costs when it does and how to prevent it. Meet the people who turn disposal plans into real, working facilities—reliably, and for the long haul.
Tom Hurkmans

Tom Hurkmans

CEO, Principal

Tom is an accomplished infrastructure developer and operator with a record of building and scaling more than thirty companies and leading over a hundred large-scale energy and public-works projects.
At Orbital Biocarbon, he leads corporate strategy, partnerships and capital formation, bringing together technology, logistics and finance to deliver dependable, cost-stable sludge disposal.

Focus: strategic growth, investor partnerships and long-term operational performance.

Proof points:

  • 30+ companies built and scaled
  • 100+ energy and infrastructure projects delivered
  • 20+ years leading multidisciplinary project teams
John Day

John Day

President, Principal

John oversees origination, development and project finance across Orbital Biocarbon’s portfolio, driving facilities from concept through commercial operation.

He brings deep experience in infrastructure finance and deal structuring, aligning utilities, haulers and investors around projects that deliver reliable, low-cost disposal and lasting value.

Focus: origination, financial structuring and development execution.

Proof points:

  • Leads Orbital’s full project pipeline from concept to close
  • Structured major regional infrastructure financings
  • Bridges engineering, finance and operations to deliver results
Jim Protin

Jim Protin

Strategic Advisor

Jim is a senior infrastructure executive with more than three decades leading major engineering, water, energy and transportation programs across the Mid-Atlantic.

He advises on corporate strategy, stakeholder alignment and program delivery, applying his public- and private-sector experience to advance complex infrastructure from concept through operation.

Focus: strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement and disciplined project execution.

Proof points:

  • 30+ years leading infrastructure programs
  • Trusted relationships across utilities and municipalities
  • Proven record guiding complex, multi-stakeholder projects to completion

Our Trusted Partners

From process design to operations, our partners bring the technical depth and proven track record that help Orbital Biocarbon deliver clean, reliable, low-cost disposal at scale.

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Clean, Reliable, Low-Cost Disposal Starts Here.

Disposal shouldn’t be complicated. We make it simple, predictable and built to last.

NOW OPEN  ·  Orbital Capacity Reservation Process — regional New England biosolids disposal capacity.