Our Company
Why We Created OMT
Water and wastewater infrastructure plays a critical role in protecting our environment and communities. At OMT, we believe the most sustainable solution is not always replacement, it’s maximizing the performance and lifespan of the assets already in place. By combining hands-on operational expertise with proactive maintenance and strategic upgrades, we help facilities operate more efficiently and reliably. Our approach focuses on extending asset life, improving performance, and identifying the right time, and solution, for equipment improvements or replacement.


Chris McCalib
With 20 years of wastewater operations experience, Chris has been responsible for 2 WWTPs, as well as numerous functional groups within the PNW region. Chris is actively involved in the Northwest Biosolids Management Association Board of Directors, serving as President, and is a past Vice President for the PNCWA Puget Sound Section. A U.S. Navy veteran, Chris enjoys fishing, hunting, traveling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and golf.
Tom Strottner
Tom has three decades of experience in engineering and operations across the industrial, environmental, and water treatment sectors, including EPC project management of multi-million dollar contracts and co-founding an engineering firm. Additionally, Tom holds U.S. Patent No. 10737954 for a water treatment innovation. In his spare time, Tom enjoys camping and hunting with his family, as well as reading history and science fiction novels.