Darrell Sofield Email & Phone Number

Bellingham, Washington, United States

With NHC, I conduct hydraulic and geomorphic assessments for fish passage through WSDOT culverts. Darrell reviews designs and modeling results and authors geomorphic assessments according to client objectives.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Managed environmental compliance and restoration projects and conducted GIS /database analysis. I managed projects to obtain construction and environmental permits and helped clients create programs to ensure compliance with permits and environmental health and safety regulations. Coordinated with clients and their subcontractors to collect data, review.

Bellingham

I have taught five quarters and assisted with other special projects with faculty. I recently taught ESCI 453, the Science and Management of Contaminated Sites, winter quarter of 2016-2017.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Served multiple functions; project manager, WIRA technical expert, and research scientist for the Natural Resource Division, who implemented salmon restoration projects in the Nooksack River's upper watershed. As a project manager, I developed project concepts, worked with stakeholders and landowners, wrote grants, conducted progress meetings, obtained.

• Member of Board of Directors, 2005-2007 Made budgets more closely match AEG's vision and goals
• Chair of Finance Committee, 2007-2009 Drafted updates to bylaws
• Technical programs co-chair, 2013 AEG Annual Meeting

Seattle, WA

• Primarily, I managed and conducted assessments on the potential for salmon and wetland habitat restoration or land-use redevelopment. These assessments included field investigations with sub-consultants and.
• LiDAR analysis, surveying, sediment supply for Toklat Road/ River Gravel Assessment, Denali National Park
• Gravel Pit/ River Restoration Planning and Feasibility Assessment at the 1,271-acre Willamette Confluence Preserve, The Nature Conservancy (Eugene Oregon)
• Bank Erosion and channel migration analysis. Oil Pipeline (Mississippi).

Bellingham, Washington

Teaming with other consultants or user groups, I created geodatabases, maps, and other visual aids that supported effective communication with the public, client, and regulators. Also, I designed, produced, and published a series of five recreation guides for public land within Washington State. I also operated this small business (conducted public.

Greater Seattle Area, Bellingham

Learning from my colleagues, I began conducting engineering geology, hydrogeology, and environmental contamination studies. Senior geologists and engineers mentored me in managing projects and budgets, contributing to multidisciplinary teams, and communicating results with clients and the public. After participating in two professional development training.

San Francisco Bay Area

Conducted field based data collection and analysis for ground water, soil, and surface water contamination. Created guidelines for collecting field data with a spatial reference. Developed techniques to visualize contamination using spatial and 3-D analysis.

Conducted research on the remote detection and quantification of ash from volcanic eruptions using weather satellites. Maintained, calibrated and conducted analysis on an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. Taught lab sections for two classes. Developed a field-based Volcanic Field Camp in Mexico.

Collected field based data (samples and measurements) for on-going research into volcanic processes and quaternary geologic mapping.

Ms, Geology (Volcanology)

Ba, Geology

Activities and Societies: Environmental Council, Nordic Ski, X-C Running

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