Brandon Cruz has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Arizona State University and a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. During his undergraduate degree, he assisted research on biofilm prevention and microbial inactivation through nanoparticle-enabled optical fibers at the Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center. During his master’s degree, he evaluated bench-scale ion exchange and membrane systems for nutrient recovery from source-separated urine. At Trussell, Brandon has prepared permitting and engineering documents for California direct and indirect potable reuse projects, simulated risk for exposure from onsite non-potable water systems, and prepared design submittals for a groundwater arsenic treatment system. He is regularly involved in design projects, permitting, and treatment modeling.