“When I was 16, I had a summer job working with a hydrology tech for the U.S. Forest Service, and I’ve been doing this kind of work ever since.” — Rob
Rob Richardson, PG, PMP | Principal Geomorphologist
Rob’s career as a geomorphologist has focused on natural resource planning and management throughout the western United States and Alaska with an emphasis on river and hillslope processes as they pertain to habitat restoration, irrigation, infrastructure, and risk. During his career Rob has managed dozens of large interdisciplinary project teams with diverse stakeholders and broad objectives while obtaining singular, mutually agreeable outcomes supported by the best available science. Rob's technical approach includes understanding historical, existing, and potential future site conditions to develop appropriate solutions that address the problem rather than simply treat the symptom.
Whether managing a project or providing technical expertise, Rob specializes in understanding and incorporating the big picture into a practical plan to ensure successful project development and implementation. He works to oversee interdisciplinary technical components and coordinate with project partners to effectively and efficiently deliver solutions suitable over both the short- and long-term. Rob has successfully used this philosophy to complete projects within both the private and government sectors including river and habitat restoration designs, watershed- and reach-scale geomorphic assessments, channel migration zone analyses and other risk assessments, pipeline and bridge stream crossing evaluations, paleoenvironmental site reconstructions, climate change research, and interdisciplinary planning and prioritization studies. Rob is a licensed professional geologist in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and a certified Project Management Professional.
In his free time, Rob can typically be found enjoying time with his family, mountain biking, fishing, or building something in his shop.