Principal /Senior Technical Advisor

Mr. Reid has directed his firm and participated in much of its technical work since its inception in 1972. He has managed the performance of work on over 300 environmental impact assessments and other technical studies. Mr. Reid has extensive experience in public representation of TRA’s work products. He is especially skilled at communicating in meetings and public hearings, and has a well-earned reputation for excellence of communication in the public forum and for technical input to conflict resolution.

Mr. Reid has particular skills to interface with project applicants and their engineers, architects, and other professionals to develop a full and accurate description of projects for the purpose of impact evaluation. His understanding of the interaction of many factors in causing environmental impacts also contributes to his aptitude to develop practical, effective and enforceable mitigation and performance standards for many projects.

Mr. Reid is well versed in the technical aspects of environmental impact modeling. His skills include aerial photo interpretation, computerized mapping, and modeling of noise, air and water quality. His skills in air quality impact assessment have kept pace with the steady increase in sophistication in the state-of-the-art analysis demanded by federal and state regulatory agencies. His work in this discipline has earned him the respect of air quality regulatory agencies at different governmental levels, and he has a good working relationship with these agencies.

Highlights

Directing preparation of the Placer County HCP/NCCP. Primary facilitator working with County, resource agencies, and private landowners to establish development and conservation areas within the Sacramento Valley historic floodplain. Also modeling habitat loss and mitigation requirements for the plan area for a variety of future growth scenarios.

Conducts or oversees air quality modeling studies from data collection to plume dispersion analysis. Projects include Quail Hollow Quarry, Bonny Doon Quarry, USS-POSCO Steel Mill, Aromas San Juan School District, Guadalupe Valley Quarry, RMC Cement Plant Material Storage Facility, Yuba Goldfields Operating Engineers Training Center, and Hollister Sand Plant.

Conducted an Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas and Energy Assessment for California State Parks of its annual Over Snow Vehicle Program. Project involved plowing and grooming equipment operations and snowmobile use on 26 trail systems in 11 national forests throughout California.

Conducts on-site noise impact analyses using sound level meters as well as computer-modeling traffic-related noise impacts with noise models recently developed by Caltrans. Noise study projects include: Lowes Facility, Yuba Goldfields Operating Engineers Training Center, Andreini Brothers Property, Berryessa Road Materials Recycling Plant, Hickey Boulevard Extension, Hollister Motorcycle Classic Event, San Mateo Skateboard Park, San Mateo Regency Plaza, and Sand Hill Road.

Personally directs the AutoCAD staff in developing three-dimensional terrain grid models useful in demonstrating impacts to viewshed from the perspective of sensitive receptors and alternative project design possibilities. Visual studies include: Serramonte Condominiums, Burlingame Holiday Inn, RMC Cement Plant Material Storage Facility, Burlingame Storage Facility, Crespi School Site, Phillips-Brooks School Site, Sunshine Condominium Project, Castlewood Tract 6130, and a private residence in Half Moon Bay.

Works extensively with AutoCAD to assess other environmental impacts such as loss of vegetative communities, maintenance of wildlife corridors and the graphic depiction of results gained from modeling of air and noise impacts.

Served as the primary facilitator working with the State Resources Agency and private participants involved in the Headwaters Forest project, which is the last privately held old-growth forest in Humboldt County, California. Served as scientific advisor to review the preparation of the Sustained Yield Plan, Habitat Conservation Plan and EIR/EIS.

Educational Background

Yale University, New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Graduate study in Biology

National Science Foundation graduate fellowship

Professional Societies

Member, Association of Environmental Professionals
Member, American Chemical Society
Member, Air and Waste Management Association
State of California Qualified Applicator Licensee (pesticides)