Travis A. Brown Email & Phone Number

As the Director of Environmental and Permitting I lead discretionary land use and environmental permitting in support of SB Energy's development and construction portfolio for utility scale renewable generation and energy storage projects across the U.S. Key responsibilities include planning and overseeing the management and acquisition of local, state, and federal permitting processes as well as compliance during development and construction project phases.

Salt Lake City, Ut

•Oversee compliance, safety, and permitting of PacifiCorp’s portfolio of wind and solar projects representing more than 2,000 megawatts of generation capability and more than $4 billion in investment.•Support the origination, evaluation and execution of renewable development and acquisition opportunities.• Project management and support for permitting, environmental, compliance, safety and wildlife functions of company wind energy facilities.• Oversight for environmental… Show more •Oversee compliance, safety, and permitting of PacifiCorp’s portfolio of wind and solar projects representing more than 2,000 megawatts of generation capability and more than $4 billion in investment.•Support the origination, evaluation and execution of renewable development and acquisition opportunities.• Project management and support for permitting, environmental, compliance, safety and wildlife functions of company wind energy facilities.• Oversight for environmental and wildlife research, monitoring, and policy management for PacifiCorp wind and thermal generation facilities, including: greater sage-grouse telemetry studies, elk and antelope telemetry studies, red-tail hawk telemetry studies, long-term aquatic impacts monitoring, avian usage surveys, hunter management programs, land use management, implementing a range of experimental wildlife deterrent technologies, conservation easement management, general wildlife management, and policy document development and implementation Show less

Survey & Site Coordinator for a potential Berkshire Hathaway Energy nuclear reactor site in southwest Idaho. Supervised surveycrew and coordinated activities between surveyors, aerial flight contractors, contractor drill rigs, ecology teammembers, and on-site geologists. Responsible for on-site GIS and mapping coordination. Oversaw field ecology, including terrestrial, aquatic, and ornithological migration surveys, ecological habitat mapping, wetlands delineation, and preparation for small… Show more Survey & Site Coordinator for a potential Berkshire Hathaway Energy nuclear reactor site in southwest Idaho. Supervised surveycrew and coordinated activities between surveyors, aerial flight contractors, contractor drill rigs, ecology teammembers, and on-site geologists. Responsible for on-site GIS and mapping coordination. Oversaw field ecology, including terrestrial, aquatic, and ornithological migration surveys, ecological habitat mapping, wetlands delineation, and preparation for small mammal capture and identification. Assisted in nuclear QA program implementation and enforcement, as well as, temporary site safety trainer. Assisted in the creation of draft site layout, preliminary grading plan, emergency planning routes and emergency planning zones, and primary contact for on-site construction, restoration, and permitting. Assisted in surface and sub-surface hydrologic gauging, sampling, planning, and budgetary estimates. Show less

Project Coordinator for large scale remote sensing project in northern California for the USDA Department of Forestry. Responsible for QA program creation and implementation, GIS/Photogrammetry/GPS training, project proposal modifications and submissions, in-field quality assurance audits, map production, and database management.

Masters Of Applied Science, Environmental Policy And Management

B.A., Environmental & Forestry

Activities and Societies: Society of American Foresters, Student Association of Fire Ecologists, National Association for Interpretation.

A.S., General Science/Biology

Graduated Magna Cum Laude