John Richards has been involved in the environmental and solid waste engineering field since 1986. His experience includes project management, civil design, construction supervision, and construction quality assurance. His background includes the siting and design of landfill facilities, landfill closure design, leachate containment system design, liquids management, and engineering design of passive and active landfill gas control systems. He is also proficient with subsurface investigations for hazardous, industrial, and municipal solid waste containment, and remedial actions for contaminated soil and drummed waste. He has performed RCRA facility investigations, and prepared RCRA facility closure plans and remedial action work plans. He is an ASCE, NSPE, and SWANA member. Mr. Richards leads the solid waste engineering practice in the Northwest. From 1986 through 2007, his previous employment included Parametrix, Fletcher Group, IT Corporation, and Shaw Environmental. He is a licensed engineer in 10 states: AK, AL, CA, ID, MT, OK, OR, SC, UT, WA and NCEES, US
American Society of Civil Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
