GEI Expands Pacific Northwest Staff, Services and Locations

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation's leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, announced today that the company has expanded its staff and services in the Pacific Northwest, moved to new offices in Portland, and opened its first office in Seattle. The new offices are located at the following addresses:

The Portland office led by GEI vice president Ginger Gillin provides a variety of environmental and ecological assessment, compliance and permitting services including hydropower regulatory compliance and environmental assessments, site investigation and remediation, program management and related services to utilities, dam owners, freight rail, industrial, and public entities across the Pacific Northwest and nationally.

GEI's first Seattle office adds expertise in water resources, NEPA, hydropower licensing and compliance, ecological services, and environmental compliance and permitting services. The office is led by GEI vice president Jeremy Pratt, who brings more than 38 years of experience moving large, controversial water and energy projects through complex regulatory processes. Kenneth Slattery joins the Seattle office with more than 34 years of experience in Washington water resources management, including six years as the state's highest ranking water resources official. Jeffrey Deason, formerly with the Okanogan Public Utility District, joins the Seattle office with more than ten years of experience overseeing environmental and hydro license compliance, and compliance management for transmission development. Shannon Luoma has more than ten years of Pacific Northwest experience with habitat restoration, native plants, invasive plant removal, and salmon habitat survey and monitoring. Stephanie Breeden brings 8 years of experience managing the environmental compliance and NEPA processes for federal agencies such as BPA, DOD, and USDA.

Jeremy, Ken, Jeff, Shannon and Stephanie join several additional new technical staff in GEI's Seattle office, supporting clients across the Pacific Northwest and western states.  

Review expanded employee biographies here.

GEI's multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists deliver integrated water resources, environmental, ecological, and geotechnical engineering solutions to diverse clientele nationwide. The firm has provided a broad range of consulting and engineering services on over 35,000 projects in 50 states and 22 countries. For more information, please visit the firm's web site at www.geiconsultants.com.

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