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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: September 20, 2024
Weston & Sampson hires Cook as senior technical leader and Davis as senior project manager
Reading, MA Weston & Sampson has welcomed Linda Cook as a senior technical leader with more than 35 years of experience in the analysis, assessment, and interpretation of environmental chemistry data. With expertise in PFAS analysis and data reliability, she has supported clients in the assessment of existing PFAS data. She has helped overcome the challenges associated with generating reliable PFAS chemistry data. A frequent presenter and writer on data management and forensics, Cook earned her MS in Nutrition Science from Tufts University and her BS in Biology from Salem State College.
Weston & Sampson has also welcomed Melissa Davis, REM, as a senior project manager with over 25 years of experience in a wide variety of senior environmental and compliance positions. Davis’ diverse experience includes environmental assessment, remediation, and brownfields redevelopment projects. Her expertise is in developing policies and implementing regulations to ensure compliance, including licensing and permitting, acquisition due diligence, Phase I / II ESAs, risk reviews, insurance and claims, and others. Davis earned her BS in Environmental Science as well as a graduate certificate in Off-Shore Wind Energy from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is also a Registered Environmental Manager (REM).
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