Wendy West - Environmental Scientist

Professional Summary

Wendy West has 8 years of experience in the biology field. Wendy is skilled in environmental characterization and field work, including sample collection (water, soil, biota), as well as preparing and analyzing laboratory samples. Wendy is supporting the work to develop natural resource remediation and mitigation plans as part of a project for Washington Closure Hanford. In this project, she is conducting ecological resource reviews of project activities, reviewing planning documents, conducting site walk-downs, performing revegetation monitoring and reporting, and conducting ecological investigations. She also provides guidance for mitigation of project impacts to natural resources of concern, prepares correspondence, and conducts consultations with the U.S. Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office, regulators, and natural resource agencies.

Wendy is a key field member for the Comprehensive Monitoring Program for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, Oregon, which involves collecting nearly 100 samples of soil, vegetation, and small mammals on a quarterly basis. Wendy routinely performs sample collections, including handling small mammals, field logbook record keeping, copy and scanning records, performing data QA checks, and summary report preparations.

Areas of Specialization

  • Field sample collection
  • Sample preparation and analysis
  • Ecological Resource Reviews
  • Mitigation Planning
  • Client/Customer relations

Relevant Work Experience

Before joining EAS, Wendy worked as a laboratory analyst with Severn Trent Laboratories. There, she gained experience in preparing and analyzing samples according to scientific and EPA methodology, and preparing reagents for sample analysis with compliancy standards. Wendy also was employed by Eastern Washington University as a biology laboratory instructor, where she facilitated and communicated laboratory instruction for 30 students.

Education/Training

  • B.S., Biology, Eastern Washington University, 2003
  • SCUBA Diver