Portland, OR, USA

Ecologist, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Employer Type: Private/Commercial

I'm currently working as a consultant for an environmental/water & wastewater engineering firm here in Portland.  Projects involve aspects of human and ecological risk assessment, remedial investigation, water quality, permitting, environmental compliance, stormwater, and recycled water.

Previously I worked for another consulting firm (Hart Crowser) in Lake Oswego as an ecologist specializing in Endangered Species Act compliance.  I currently am a member of the Engineers Without Borders-Portland Professionals chapter and on the Ecuador project team.

Courses I've taken that prepared me for my current job:
Principles of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Oregon Graduate Institute
Fisheries Biology
Wetland Ecology
Ocean and Coastal Law

Courses I wish I had taken:
More statistics probably (yuck)