Ricardo Bernal
Ricardo Bernal is the Senior Vice President of Business Development & Sales. His deep experience in the water industry spans more than 25 years and encompasses engineering, product management, project finance, and business strategy, with deep technical expertise in water/wastewater, desalination, biosolids, and PFAS. Immediately prior to joining WaterSurplus, Ricardo served as Senior Vice President of Project Development & Strategy for Heartland Water Technology, where he was responsible for overseeing and managing all commercial aspects of the company’s projects under Design-Build/Build-Own-Operate and recurring revenue models, from inception through commercial operations. He also spearheaded business development efforts for new markets and technologies within the water business. Earlier, he served as the O&M Sales Manager for Jacobs/Ch2mHill’s Water Business Group and as Managing Director for Abengoa’s Industrial Water Division. As a Senior Project Developer at GE Water, Ricardo developed multi-million-dollar desalination and water reuse projects globally and drove business development across GE Water’s product lines. Mr. Bernal began his career in the water industry at Ionics, Incorporated, where he served as the LAM Sales Manager and MBR Product Manager. Ricardo holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Xaveriana.
