Our team of engineers, chemists, toxicologists, and environmental specialists provide non-enforcement pollution prevention (P2) technical assistance to businesses like yours.
We provide services tailored to you. Our staff work with businesses throughout Washington to:
Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties
Amy has provided pollution prevention assistance to Washington businesses since 2017 and has over 10 years of work experience in academia, local and state public health, and environmental agencies.
Jenny focuses on the healthcare sector and is instrumental in developing our pharmaceutical waste policies and rulemaking. She has provided pollution prevention assistance to most types of businesses in our northwest region for nearly 20 years. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington.
Current projects:
Working with the healthcare sector and universities to find safer alternatives and establish safer work environments for healthcare providers, researchers, professors, and students.
Focuses on:
Healthcare.
Pharmaceuticals.
Biomedical research.
Colleges and universities.
Education:
Master’s in environmental engineering – University of Washington.
Bachelor’s in earth and planetary science – Washington University, St. Louis.
Rob has been a senior professional engineer working on toxics reduction for the past 30 years. Prior to working at Ecology, Rob worked on remediation projects at a national consulting company throughout the United States for four years.
Recent projects:
Working with aerospace facilities on their wastewater treatment methods and helping them choose less toxic chemicals in their vapor degreasing operations.
Focuses on:
Aerospace manufacturing
Surface finishing facilities
Education:
Bachelor’s in geology from Oregon State University.
Bachelor's in geological engineering from University of Idaho.
Master of Business Administration from City University.
Westley works with businesses from many sectors including aerospace, metal finishing, food and beverage production, and plastics and composites manufacturing. He has provided pollution prevention and toxics reduction assistance to businesses in Washinton since 2022.
Current projects:
Working with businesses in the food and beverage sector to reduce water and toxic chemical use in clean-in-place systems.
Improving energy efficiency and reducing utility costs at businesses through compressed air leak audits.
Focuses on:
Aerospace.
Metal finishing.
Food and beverage.
Plastics and composites.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Biology – University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry – University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – University of Alabama.
Paul has over 12 years of experience helping a wide variety of Washington businesses with pollution prevention. He currently manages the Automotive Mercury Switch Removal program.
Current projects:
Providing businesses with audits of their compressed air delivery systems to improve energy efficiency.
Focuses on:
Paints and coatings
Electronics manufacturing and assembly
Automotive recyclers
Wood, glass, and metal manufacturing
Education
B.S. in Environmental Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo
Gillian has provided pollution prevention outreach since 2018. Before Ecology, Gillian worked at a nonprofit where she built public awareness around pollution prevention, and coordinated marine debris cleanups and community science programs around the Puget Sound.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Science, Technology and Society from Butler University.
Jason is an engineer with over 20 years of experience in environmental engineering and consulting for private and public sectors. He supervises a team of technical assistance providers focused on reducing or eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation at Washington businesses.
Focuses on:
Industrial process engineering.
Lean manufacturing.
Dangerous/hazardous waste regulatory assistance.
RCRA & water quality permitting.
Dangerous and hazardous waste disposal technology.
Education:
Master’s degree in Geoscience – Hydrogeological Engineering from Montana Tech of the University of Montana.
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech of the University of Montana.
Lauren has 3+ years of experience supporting international NGO, higher education, and start-up teams coordinate their sustainability projects and programmatic efforts. She is committed to helping businesses reduce their environmental footprint through pollution prevention opportunities.
Focuses on:
Corporate sustainability & business strategy.
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
Communications and outreach.
Project management.
Education:
Master of Business Administration - Corporate Sustainability from Colorado State University.
Graduate Certificate in Carbon Management from Colorado State University.
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies from Western Washington University.
Certificate in Geographic Information Science (GIS) from Western Washington University.
Randy is a mechanical engineer with three years of process analysis experience. He helps businesses reduce their use of toxic materials and dangerous waste generation.
Education:
Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Saint Martin’s University.
Stephanie has two years experience as a technical consultant and a degree in chemical engineering. She focuses on reducing toxic chemical use and the generation of dangerous waste in a variety of businesses.
Education:
Bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Ohio State University.
Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties
Brad directs the pollution prevention grant program and is the point person for staff, businesses, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He re-joined the Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program in 2024. Previously, from 2007 to 2021, he managed communications and outreach for some of the biggest cleanup projects in the state and implementation of Ecology’s Environmental Justice program.
Outside of work Brad is usually watching or playing live music, working on a tennis comeback, his yoga practice, or sipping and selling great wines at Browne Family Vineyards.
Focuses on:
Grant coordination.
Strategic budget and planning.
Communications and outreach.
Leadership.
Education:
Bachelor of Science – Political Science; Idaho State University.
Masters Business Administration – International Relations; University of Washington.
Greg has over 20 years of hazardous waste experience and has led our Central Regional Office since 2017. He supervises a team of technical assistance providers and compliance inspectors focused on managing, reducing, or eliminating toxic chemical use and industrial waste generation.
Education:
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in geology and water resources.
Maryflor provides technical assistance to businesses by helping them find pollution prevention opportunities to help reduce and manage their dangerous waste.
Education:
Bachelor’s in Environmental Science from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Huckleberry has over 10 years of experience in engineering consulting and environmental regulation in the Pacific Northwest. He is a licensed professional engineer and works with businesses to reduce toxic or environmentally harmful materials in processes, products, and wastes, and to improve natural resource use efficiency.
Focuses on:
Process engineering
Energy efficiency
Stormwater management
Waste treatment
Pollution prevention technologies
Education: Master’s in environmental engineering from Washington State University
Rolfe provides technical support to businesses, helping them apply cost saving measures that result in eliminating or reducing toxic chemicals and dangerous waste.
Current projects:
Researching the hazard of metal working fluids to establish chemical use transparency
Identifying solvent alternatives for an offset printing operation
Craig is a chemist with over five years of experience practicing hazard assessment and chemical selection in the private and public sectors. He focuses on finding and evaluating safer chemical options for businesses.
Current projects:
Working on safer alternatives for detergents, metal can liners, thermal receipts, paints and inks, and tires.
Focuses on:
Chemical hazard assessment
Alternatives assessment
Cosmetics and body care industry
Automobile industry
Education:
Doctorate in chemical biology (chemistry) from Cornell University.