SOUNDEARTH STRATEGIES - Key Persons


Brandon Gutierrez

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Staff Engineer
Brandon is a chemical engineer with a background in refinery operations and field work. He has training in responding to and mitigating hazardous material threats.… Read more: Brandon Gutierrez, EIT - Staff Engineer

Brennan Booker

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Brennan Booker comes to SES by way of Dearborn, MI, and St. Louis, MO. He has a bachelor's degree in earth and… Read more: Brennan Booker, GIT - Staff Geologist

Chris Carter

Job Titles:
  • Managing Principal
Chris has diverse experience as an environmental consultant in compliance-driven projects, including large commercial and industrial contaminated property cleanups, industrial and construction stormwater projects, source… Read more: Chris Carter - Managing Principal Chris has diverse experience as an environmental consultant in compliance-driven projects, including large commercial and industrial contaminated property cleanups, industrial and construction stormwater projects, source control studies and evaluations, brownfield redevelopment programs, due diligence projects, service station remediation and monitoring programs, U.S. Department of Defense environmental programs, residential heating oil inspection and remediation, and construction management projects.

Chris Cass

Chris is a licensed geologist with extensive experience in subsurface contaminant investigations, environmental due diligence, and environmental cleanups and monitoring. He has provided client services… Read more: Chris Cass, LG - Senior Geologist

Cindy Conway

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable Clerk
Cindy Conway is an Accounts Payable Clerk with our corporate accounting team. She is a graduate of the Utah Valley University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Cindy recently moved to Seattle and is an avid book reader.

Clare Tochilin

Clare is a licensed geologist with experience in geologic and hydrogeologic fieldwork, data management and analysis, and report writing involving hazardous waste site remediation as… Read more: Clare Tochilin, LG - Senior Geologist

Daniel Lipinski

Job Titles:
  • Senior Stormwater Scientist and Project Manager
Dan Lipinski is a Senior Stormwater Scientist and project manager with over 20 years' experience in stormwater and wastewater permit management, compliance program development, and… Read more: Daniel Lipinski - Senior Stormwater Scientist Dan Lipinski is a Senior Stormwater Scientist and project manager with over 20 years' experience in stormwater and wastewater permit management, compliance program development, and best management practice (BMP) evaluations, including design and implementation of various treatment technologies and systems. He has extensive experience in managing complex sites, including those discharging under both general and individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and those operating under Administrative or Agreed Orders.

Darshen Singh

Darshen Singh is a graduate of Washington State University. He is a sports fanatic, and loves watching basketball, football, soccer, baseball…You name it; he is… Read more: Darshen Singh - Staff Geologist II Darshen Singh is a graduate of Washington State University. He is a sports fanatic, and loves watching basketball, football, soccer, baseball…You name it; he is a fan. He even plays in a basketball league with many of his professors at WSU. He has a deep love of the outdoors, which sends him hiking in the Olympics often, and is why he is happy to have joined the ranks of the Environmental Consulting industry. His office will be in the great outdoors.

Ieva Brieze

Job Titles:
  • Billing Specialist
  • Key Member of Our Accounting Department
Ieva is a key member of our Accounting Department and works as our Billing Specialist. She received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She is excellent with interpersonal communications and customer service skills, and prides herself on being detail oriented and working well under pressure.

Jonathan Loeffler

Jonathan is a licensed geologist with professional experience in a wide variety of technical and task management roles. His areas of expertise include environmental subsurface… Read more: Jonathan Loeffler, LG - Project Geologist

Kelsen Kitchen

Job Titles:
  • Project Quality Manager
  • Technical Writer With
Kelsen Kitchen is Technical Writer with SoundEarth Strategies. She is a graduate of the Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in English and is currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Washington.

Kevin Heins

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Manager
Originally from Eugene, OR, Kevin Heins brings more than two decades of corporate accounting and finance experience to SoundEarth Strategies as the newest member of… Read more: Kevin Heins - Accounting Manager Originally from Eugene, OR, Kevin Heins brings more than two decades of corporate accounting and finance experience to SoundEarth Strategies as the newest member of our accounting team. His broad industry experience includes working for a global health technology company and a construction firm. Prior to earning a senior accounting certificate at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, he completed his studies in biblical literature with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwest College. In his spare time, he is a sports fan and games enthusiast, especially strategy games. He also has two cats, Suki and Whitman.

Kyle Lowery

Kyle's experience primarily includes subsurface investigations such as direct push, hollow-stem, hand auger drilling, USCS soil classifications and soil sampling. His expertise also includes groundwater… Read more: Kyle Lowery, GIT - Project Geologist

Lena Proietti

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
A California native, Lena comes to SoundEarth with a bachelor's degree in biology and minor in communications. She is passionate about wildlife biology, conservation, and… Read more: Lena Proietti - Administrative Assistant A California native, Lena comes to SoundEarth with a bachelor's degree in biology and minor in communications. She is passionate about wildlife biology, conservation, and sustainability, and channels those passions into her daily tasks supporting the SouthEarth staff. During her downtime, she explores the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through her art, hiking, and camping.

Levi Fernandes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Engineer
Levi has diverse experience managing and providing technical oversight of environmental projects, with expertise in the evaluation, design, operation, and optimization of remediation systems. He… Read more: Levi Fernandes, PE - Senior Engineer Levi has diverse experience managing and providing technical oversight of environmental projects, with expertise in the evaluation, design, operation, and optimization of remediation systems. He has implemented traditional and innovative technologies for treatment of a broad range of contaminants in soil vapor, soil, and groundwater. His experience also includes the evaluation of stormwater best management practices and the design and implementation of treatment systems for compliance with industrial and construction stormwater permits.

Linnea Coleman

Staff geologist Linnea Coleman comes to SES with a bachelor's degree in Geology from Whitman College. She was born and raised in the Lake Forest Park suburb of Seattle,… Read more: Linnea Coleman, GIT - Staff Geologist

Mindy Graddon

Job Titles:
  • PMP - Associate Geologist
Mindy is a Washington State Licensed Geologist and a Project Management Professional. Since 2007 her work has focused on applied geology, with responsibilities of well… Read more: Mindy Graddon, LG, PMP - Associate Geologist

Nimish Desai - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Nim has over two decades of experience integrating business, engineering, technology and policy strategies to address complex environmental challenges nationwide. His technical experience is focused… Read more: Nimish Desai - Chief Executive Officer

Nolan Conway

Nolan Conway is a Staff Geologist. Nolan studied Earth and Space Sciences and Geology at the University of Washington. A true geologist, his hobbies include hiking and rockhounding. Previous to joining SoundEarth Strategies he was a geologist in Montana and Nevada.

Ryan Bixby

Job Titles:
  • LG - Managing Principal
Ryan has experience working on complex environmental projects and is a registered professional geologist specializing in due diligence and solutions for a variety of environmental… Read more: Ryan Bixby, LG - Managing Principal

Sarah Bice

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administration Officer
  • SoundEarth 's Director of Human Resources
Sarah is SoundEarth's Director of Human Resources with expertise in the development, implementation, compliance, and management of human resources programs. She specializes in recruiting, employee relations and morale, compensation and benefits, performance management, and orientation and training.

Scott Alberts

Job Titles:
  • CAD Specialist
Scott is our CAD Specialist. He graduated with an Associate's Degree in AutoCAD Drafting Technology and has studied HVAC Design, Civil 3D, Graphic Design, and… Read more: Scott Alberts - CAD Specialist

Terry Montoya

Job Titles:
  • Principal Engineer
Terry has experience designing, building, and operating effective remediation systems under CERCLA, MTCA, and Washington State programs. His experience covers broad practical applications, including instrumentation design, materials handling, system design and automation, field implementation, and remedial system monitoring.

Tom Cammarata

Job Titles:
  • LHG - Principal Geochemist
Tom is a licensed geologist and hydrogeologist in Washington State with an advanced degree in the field of Geochemistry. He has extensive experience in environmental consulting… Read more: Tom Cammarata, LG, LHG - Principal Geochemist