Leo Crasti

Leo Crasti holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UTS and has been practising as an Engineer for over 50 years. During that time, Leo has been involved in various consulting and business related ventures in Australia and globally. Those ventures typically involved technology development, which included registering 38 patents.

The last 15 years have been dedicated to researching and developing systems to preserve the sustainability of water on planet Earth. This interest started in 1998 as part of the Olympic village construction and became a full time activity from 2009 when it was determined that sustainable housing actually relied on the proper management of stormwater as a sustainable resource.

Research by Leo revealed that pollutants were accumulating in water bodies and oceans at an alarming rate now estimated at 130 million tonnes per annum. That research led to developing a process of hydraulic separation for the removal of broad spectrum pollutants and oils. This was commercialised in 2017 as the range of Environmental Protection System (EPS), which is now an Australian major market disrupter with negotiations in progress for global distribution.