First privately funded municipal water recycling facility in the US

25 new water and wastewater infrastructure facilities

Largest seawater desalination
plant in the western hemisphere

Brian Cullen
President & CEO

Brian is the President & CEO of VICO Infrastructure Company, a firm specializing in advisory, investment and management of sustainable infrastructure. He co-founded the firm in 2018 to leverage his experience, industry relationships, and innovative approaches to sustainable infrastructure developed over his extensive career.

Prior to co-founding VICO, Brian was President, Co-Owner and Board Member of PERC Water Corporation for 17 years. He was instrumental in completing over 20 mid-sized water infrastructure projects valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Most notably, Brian led the Santa Paula, California public-private partnership project, the first 100% privately funded project of its kind in the US. 

Before joining PERC Water, Brian served as Vice President, CFO, and Board Member of TRC Alton Geoscience, Inc., an environmental and engineering consulting firm specializing in the assessment and remediation of contaminated properties, principally for major oil companies. 

For more information about Brian, please visit his LinkedIn profile.

Samuel Kramer, P.E.
Vice President

Sam is a registered professional civil engineer with almost 30 years of experience in the environmental, water and sustainable infrastructure sector. Most recent work experience includes domestic and international project development, project team selection, proposal coordination and preparation, technical presentations, and commercial negotiations. His diverse technical background and experience are invaluable in assisting clients to develop cost-effective water treatment solutions offering long-term life cycle value and satisfaction. 

General prior professional experience includes environmental site investigation, regulatory compliance, engineering design and construction services, and operation and maintenance services at a wide range of petrochemical, aerospace, industrial, municipal solid waste, systems to remediate and mitigate the presence of industrial contaminants in soil and groundwater. Prior to joining VICO in 2019, Sam worked at PERC Water, IDE Americas, Worley Parsons Komex and GeoSyntec Consultants. His academic background includes a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University.

For more information about Sam, please visit his LinkedIn profile.

Teri Cullen
Vice President

Teri is the Vice President of VICO Infrastructure Company, a firm specializing in advisory, investment and management of sustainable infrastructure. She co-founded the firm in 2018, leveraging her industrial automation, technical writing, and marketing experience. 

Teri worked for Wonderware Corporation, now owned by Aveva Group plc. During her nine-year tenure, she led a course development team in the Wonderware Training division. She also created course materials for the various products of the Wonderware suite. In addition, Teri was a consultant for Irvine-based marketing and PR firm, Krush Creative where she developed client marketing programs, SEO, website content, and managed client relations.

Teri is a member of The Teen Project OC Advisory Board and co-founded the Orange County chapter in 2013. The Teen Project OC aims to change the lives of emancipated foster teens. Funds raised help to provide safe housing, financial support for education, counseling, and mentoring for teens who have become homeless and/or been victims of human trafficking.

For more information about Teri, please visit her LinkedIn profile.

Hope Lezcano
Director, Project Management

Hope is the Director, Project Management for VICO Infrastructure Company where she leads project management for clients developing large-scale infrastructure and innovative sustainability solutions. 

Hope brings over a decade of experience managing projects in the technology and private equity sectors. Her experience is complemented by her Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) certifications from the Project Management Institute, the globally recognized authority in project management.

Before joining the VICO team, Hope spent nearly four years at commercial aircraft leasing firm Wings Capital Partners coordinating contract management, corporate record keeping, and stakeholder communication alongside in-house counsel and executive leadership. During the seven years prior, she worked for Apple leading product launches and managing store operations while immersed in a world-class culture of technology and innovation. She is passionate about leveraging technology to find creative solutions to complex problems, especially those that have a meaningful impact on the environment.

For more information about Hope, please visit her LinkedIn profile.

  • "Brian is extremely knowledgeable, straightforward, resourceful and creative. He is also a person of great integrity and a pleasure to work with. I recommend him without reservation."

    Fred Gluck, former Global Senior Partner of McKinsey and Co. and former Vice-Chairman of Bechtel

  • "Sam is a dedicated team player and results-oriented leader who drives creative and cost-effective solutions to challenging problems."

    Michael P. Tramer, M.Sc., Vice President, IDE Water Technologies

  • "It has been my distinct pleasure to have worked closely with Brian on myriad strategic projects over the recent years and without a doubt, I place Brian in a special class within this water industry group.”

    Floyd Wicks, President, H2Options, Inc. and retired CEO of Golden State Water Company

  • “Sam and I started our relationship more than ten years ago while designing the award-winning Carlsbad Desalination Project. Since that time, we’ve worked on several desalination and advanced water treatment projects delivered through fixed price and progressive design-build models. Sam is a consistently good partner, a great communicator, and technically competent. I believe that you will find value in Sam as I have time and again.”

    William Searles Jr., P.E., Vice President, Kiewit

  • “I worked closely with Brian for 17 years as we developed many water infrastructure projects together. Brian brings a creative blend of technical and financial expertise to projects that result in a reliable solution. Brian’s business expertise allows him to see all sides of the deal and bring forward a solution that meets the needs of all parties..”

    Bob Nespeca, Vice President, PERC Water Corporation

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Sam while CEO of a large desalination company. Sam is an excellent customer-focused project manager and goes out of his way to exceed customer expectations. Sam is an extremely knowledgeable water and wastewater engineer and is respected by myself and many industry colleagues. Use Sam to solve water!”

    Mark Lambert, Former CEO, IDE Americas, Inc. and CEO, WaterMark Resource Development

  • “The VICO team has provided us with actionable insights ranging from high level strategic and organizational structural design to detailed projection execution and risk management considerations. The team brings decades of experience in the sustainable infrastructure sector, ranging from complex project development to firmwide operational enhancement.”

    Caleb Powers, Partner, Ember Infrastructure

We draw on a strategic network of industry partners and
advisors to create the right team with best expertise.

Peter Cullen
Strategic Advisor

Matthew Keenen
Development Advisor