Experience

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  RailPros

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Industial Development Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
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  BNSF Railway

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Economic Development Manager

    • Mar 2003 - May 2020
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

    Bringing new customers in the Northwest to BNSF's railroad network. I provided site selection services and managed the process of designing and building rail infrastructure for new or growing factories, warehouses, and other rail served facilities. From March 2003 to June 2008 I worked at B...

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  AquaEnergy

  • Environmental Specialist

    • May 2002 - Feb 2003

    Prepared environmental documents and permits for an innovative wave energy conversion project in the protected waters of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Permits for the project require coordination with a multitude of disciplines and stakeholders while interacting with a variety of ...

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  Harding ESE

  • Environmental Specialist

    • Jul 1999 - Jul 2002

    Prepared environmental documents and permits for a variety of infrastructure projects in the Northwest. Projects required compliance with environmental regulations including SEPA, NEPA, SMA, and ESA. Drafted Growth Management Act regulations for local government clients. Clients include local ...

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  Preston, Gates, and Ellis

  • Attorney

    • Mar 1998 - Jul 1999

    Reviewed Microsoft documents for sensitive and privileged information in numerous high profile suits against Microsoft. Quickly promoted to a quality control/training position for accuracy, speed, and thoroughness. Reviewed daily trial transcripts and wrote summaries to inform attorneys of deve...

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  Helsell Fetterman LLP

  • Land Use Attorney

    • Jun 1997 - Dec 1997

    Researched and wrote legal memoranda on land use and environmental law issues for landowners, local governments, and public interest group clients. Legal research and writing on administrative law concerns involving SEPA, NEPA, GMA, SMA, and other environmental and land use laws. Additional res...

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  National Marine Fisheries Service

  • Environmental Specialist

    • Jun 1997 - Sep 1997

    Reviewed environmental compliance issues for federal fishery research facilities. Handled oversight of compliance with state and federal regulations dealing with hazardous waste and materials, occupational heath and safety, and other environmental concerns. Researched and Wrote memoranda on fed...

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  NOAA - Office of General Counsel

  • Legal Extern

    • Jun 1993 - Aug 1993

    Researched and wrote legal memoranda on environmental and administrative law issues for NOAA attorneys. Issues centered on NMFS’ role in the protection of endangered anadromous fish species under the ESA. Created a database of federal appellate caselaw for use by NOAA attorneys. Summarized num...

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  Dames and Moore

  • Environmental Geologist

    • Jun 1990 - Aug 1992

    Evaluated a variety of sites for environmental/geotechnical projects. Work included: SEPA checklist preparation, wetland delineations, hazardous materials sampling, construction monitoring, erosion/slide assessments and mapping, and geotechnical logging and sampling. Coordinated the completion...