Rosene Nguyen, Sr. Consultant

Rosene Nguyen brings over a decade of experience managing solid waste programs from inside public agencies, giving her a firsthand understanding of the pressures that jurisdictions navigate every day. She has directed solid waste divisions, overseen compost facility and landfill operations and permitting, managed solid waste enforcement operations, developed new programs to encourage recycling and diverting from the landfill, and managed franchise agreements with haulers from negotiation through ongoing compliance monitoring. Her background in budget development, grant administration, and reporting to elected officials means she understands not just the technical side of waste management, but also the institutional context that informs future decisions. Rosene’s educational focus in Chemistry strongly supports her work because modern waste systems rely heavily on material science, emissions control, and environmental compliance and sustainability.

Rosene’s public agency perspective shapes everything she brings as a Sr. Consultant for R3. She is a careful, analytical thinker who takes the time to understand a problem fully before recommending a path forward and her instinct for spotting patterns and anticipating risks means clients get solutions that are not just sound on paper, but defensible in practice. She builds relationships grounded in trust and genuine investment in R3’s clients’ success, and her drive to keep learning ensures she stays current as the regulatory and operational landscape continues to evolve. She is a unique resource for R3 clients as someone who has sat where they sit and knows how to help them move forward.