Robert Blitz announced that he has left Southwest Water Company. Blitz was the Director of Finance for the Operations and Maintenance Business Segment of Southwest Water Company as well as for their Alabama and Mississippi utilities. Blitz also was the Managing Director of Colorado. Blitz stated that he left to pursue other opportunities after having led a turnaround of the business segment along with Mark Minter (former Managing Director). Minter also left the company within the past month.
Blitz announced that he is evaluating several options, all of which involve working at a senior level within the AE&C/Water industries. While evaluating options, Blitz has opened Robert Blitz Consulting to provide tailored solutions to the industry. The new firm will specialize in turnarounds, strategic planning and business development.
Prior to joining Southwest Water Company in 2008, Blitz spent over 20 years at senior level at engineering and construction firms such as Earth Tech (then a Tyco company and now part of AECOM), Fluor, Raytheon Engineers & Constructors and Ebasco Services.