Officers & Directors

Chris Schuler joined Miller Pipeline in 1984 as a laborer in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the next few years he served the company in many capacities, assuming the role of equipment operator in 1989 and foreman the following year. In 1998 Chris stepped into the role of superintendent over Kansas City and Indianapolis until 2005 when he was promoted to project manager. In 2009 he assumed the role of general manager of the Municipal Services Division, in 2021 he was promoted to Vice President of Municipal Services Division where he oversaw Miller Pipeline’s water/wastewater trenchless rehabilitation operations. In December 2024 Chris will transition to Underground Solutions to help build the internal joint seal business through their newly acquired WEKO seal product.

Chris attended Indiana University from 1983- 1986 focusing on Economics and Business. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in Commercial Economics in 2001. Chris serves as the current Miller Pipeline Representative for the Indiana Chapter of NUCA. He is also a member of the NASTT Program Committee in addition to his role as President of the MSTT Board of Directors.

Ryan Poertner is a General Manager of Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc. and lives in St. Louis, MO. Ryan’s main focus is on the growing market involving trenchless rehabilitation. APC is a leader in the industry providing all types of rehabilitation solutions for municipalities in need. Ryan has spent his 20+ years working in the water and wastewater rehabilitation fields. Ryan is a graduate of University of Missouri at Rolla with a degree in Engineering Management. Ryan is an active member of NASTT, NASSCO, WEF and local engineering organizations.

Robert Martin’s bio to come…

Steve Matheny, PE is a sales engineer for Logan Clay Products. He is a Board Member for ASCE and has authored a number of papers and articles. He is currently consulting on multiple PTM projects. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering are both from Wayne State University. Steve is currently a Board Member for the MSTT Chapter.

Jeff Boschert, P.E., BC.PLW, F.ASCE, is the President of the National Clay Pipe Institute (NCPI), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to research, education, and leadership in the vitrified clay pipe sanitary sewers industry for more than 100-years.

Jeff represents the industry on multiple ASCE and ASTM committees. Jeff was one of the principal authors of the ASCE/ Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute(UESI) Manual of Practice (MOP No. 133) on Pilot Tube and Other Guided Boring Methods. He has served on the ASCE/ UESI Pipelines Division Executive Committee (ExCom)and is the past Chairman of the UESI Pipelines Division Technical Committee-Trenchless Installation of Pipelines (TIPs). He served as conference chairman of the UESI Pipelines 2022 Conference.

Under Jeff’s leadership, NCPI has completed comprehensive updates of the Vitrified Clay Pipe Engineering Manual, the Vitrified Clay Pipe Installation& Inspection Handbook, and the Analyzing CCTV Inspection of Vitrified Clay Pipe Handbook. In 2020 NCPI introduced the VCP Operations & Maintenance Handbook, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive manual for cleaning and maintaining a sanitary sewer collection system.

In July of 2024, Jeff became a Board-Certified Pipeline Engineer-Water (BC.PLW) of the Utility Engineering & Surveying Certification Board (UESCB), a subsidiary of Civil Engineering Certification Inc. and the American Society of Civil Engineers. In November of 2024, Jeff was elected to serve on the 2025 NASTT Board of Directors.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T).