Our People and Services

Beach Recovery employs the most experienced and talented professionals. We supply our staff with global resources to understand any type of shoreline-restoration need in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Our employees are strategically located throughout coastal countries to support your immediate needs. We assess each client's needs individually and offer solutions to fit strategic, operational, and financial goals. After a thorough risk assessment and gap analysis, we recommend a solution just right for you. Preparation and installation are completed according to aggressive, yet realistic timelines.

We offer a quality service and product and recognize each installation has unique circumstances that we disclose to you on an ongoing basis. By working cooperatively with our clients, and assembling the best team for each installation, we develop a working relationship which ensures success every time.

Profiles of Key Executives

Gregory J. Sarno – Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sarno is an experienced and successful entrepreneur and is a long-time environmentalist. He has multi-disciplinary management experience including 14 years of commercial real estate development. Mr. Sarno was the initial capital investor for Beach Recovery.

Guy Picard – President
Mr. Picard has over 20 years of diversified sales and business experience. He also has a unique understanding of underwater construction operations and marine environments, including firsthand experience in erosion control installations, management of large-scale construction projects, and large-lift marine rigging.

Tony Rowan – Chief Engineer
Mr. Rowan has over 35 years of Construction Management experience, serving as the Senior Vice President of one of the largest construction firms in the nation. He is a certified Professional Engineer, has over $1.5 billion of work in place and has extensive experience in permitting complex projects. He received his education from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Philip P. Kocsis – Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kocsis is an experienced business manager having owned three businesses and working for Citicorp, Pitney Bowes, and AMAX. He is a lifelong environmental advocate well versed in environmental and ocean sciences as well as a SCUBA diver and underwater photographer. Mr. Kocsis received a B.S. in Marketing from Fordham University, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Bridgeport.

Greg DiCamillo – Chief Operating Officer
Mr. DiCamillo has extensive international business experience in the IT, import/export and healthcare industries. He speaks fluent Spanish and functional Italian, Hindi and Urdu. Mr. DiCamillo received a B.A. in International Studies from Fairfield University, public health education at Johns Hopkins University, and is studying for his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Jeffrey S. Mitchell – VP Real Estate & Special Programs
A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Mitchell was formerly the founder and President of software developer Insurance Software Solutions, Inc. Upon selling the company, he and his wife formed Paramount Realty, a full-service real estate firm and business broker. Mr. Mitchell received a B.S. in Political Science from Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Dick Holmberg – Chief Advisor
Dick is the owner / founder of Holmberg Technologies, Inc. of Englewood, Florida. He has over 40 years of documented success fixing the world’s coastline as the pioneer of accretion technology.