SHN is pleased to announce that two experienced engineers have joined us.  They are Richard Culp, PE and Casey Christensen, PE.  Richard’s most recent work was with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), where he designed public utility infrastructure and managed construction.  He provided technical assistance to, and was the lead trainer for, water and wastewater operators.  Richard also was the General Manager of a rural, coastal special purpose district for over 10 years.  Casey comes to SHN from another consulting firm, where he provided structural design for private homes, K-12 campuses, and commercial developments.  Other recent hires include Natalie Mclaughlin (grants administration), Maya Rose (GIS, UAV), Alyssa Troia (geology), Brynn Huzzen (biology), Howie Hill (survey), Justin Delgado (planning), Renee Brown (admin), Amanda Gonzales and Leif Wanta (materials testing) and Tamara Emard, Jonathan Blout, Jared Goebel, Peter Dunn, and Kyle Reese (engineering).

Part-time and full-time civil engineering opportunities!  We are looking for mid- and senior level engineers for work in our North Coast and Mendocino regions.  Why engineering at SHN's Eureka, Willits, or Fort Bragg offices?

• Live, work, and play in the most beautiful places on Earth, offering river, ocean, trail, and many other outdoor sports and activities.  Humboldt and Mendocino Counties also offer vibrant music and arts communities, and award-winning schools.
• With over 40 years in business and community service, SHN offers an entree into our close-knit communities.
• Work flexibility; we are looking for part-time and full-time staff.
• Our small firm offers shareholder opportunities, a family-friendly and supportive team culture, and benefits for part-time employment.

To learn more about SHN and these positions, click here. 

Thanks to all of our clients, subcontractors, and teaming partners, who have been working hard along side SHN during this pandemic.  We appreciate your continuing trust in our work and your willingness to adapt with us as we find safer ways to perform fieldwork, travel to sites, and collaborate on designs and plans.

Because SHN is deemed an essential business, we closed our offices to the public but we continued working and now approximately half of our staff are working primarily from home.  If you have had any delays in reaching us, do not hesitate to call our personal cell phones and of course, we always check email frequently.  SHN will soon be submitting our re-opening plans to the agencies that have jurisdiction over our seven offices.

As we move forward, you can count on SHN to make it through these tough economic times ahead.  Many of our staff worked through the 2008-09 recession, and while it was far from pleasant, we know what we have to do so that SHN can continue providing the engineering, geosciences, surveying, planning and environmental services that you rely on. 

Thank you again for your support of SHN!

Gwen Erickson, PG, is teaching the required one-day, in-class portion of the Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) training in Eureka, CA.  QISP certification requires you to:

• Complete the online training administered by the Sacramento State Office of Water Programs website (it takes about 16 hours)
• Pass an online mid-exam--which must be completed before the in-class training!
• Attend a one-day, in-class training (for example, this one that Gwen is teaching)
• Pass an online final exam.

Please review this State Water Board factsheet if you are interested in becoming a QISP.  SHN's class will be at our Eureka office pn Wednesday, October 23, from 8 am to 5 pm.  This in-class training is $400 and you can sign up and pay at this eventbrite.com link.  For more information, call Gwen at (707) 441-8855.