Everyday Hazmat User's Training Guide
About the Authors
J. Craig Erickson is a project manager for Management and Engineering Services, L.L.C. (MES). He received his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Wichita State University in 1969 and was a staff member of New Mexico State University for 18 years. Craig was instrumental in establishing a new business in progressive environmental management in the late 1980s and now owns that business, MES. He has worked with the USDA Forest Service to develop environmental management reference materials and conduct field surveys at forests, ranger districts, and work centers in the Rocky Mountain Region.
William H. McMullen is senior engineer and project manager for Management and Engineering Services, L.L.C. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1972 and has spent more than 20 years in environmental project activities and senior management of a midsized business supporting the nuclear industry and U.S. Department of Energy. Since joining MES in 1999, Bill has supported field surveys within the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service. He continues to support MES in developing computer-based tools for green purchasing and compliance auditing.
Wes Throop is a project engineer at the Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC). He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Idaho in 1983. Wes has worked as a smokechaser, hotshot, and engine foreman for the USDA Forest Service and as a civilian mechanical engineer for the U.S. Department of the Navy. Before coming to MTDC in 1999, he worked as a mechanical engineer at the test reactor area of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory near Idaho Falls, ID.
For additional technical information, contact Wes Throop at MTDC.
Phone: 406–329–3957
Fax: 406–329–3719
E-mail: wthroop@fs.fed.us
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